Blood Rapier

The Blood Rapier build is a high-skill ceiling option that offers some of the highest damage potential in New World. The key to this build is stacking three Bleeds and then popping them with Finish (FnF) for massive damage. A common combo is Tondo > Flurry > Tondo > Finish, allowing you to quickly apply and detonate multiple bleeds. If someone on you're team is using an Evade Rapier , you can opt for Evade > Flurry > Finish, capitalizing on the extra bleeds applied by others. Mastering this rotation can result in unmatched single-target DPS.

Attributes

For this build, aim to reach 350 Intelligence and allocate the remaining points into Dexterity. Using Attuned Leather Pants allows for 25 points in Strength and 25 in Focus, which provides nearly the same cooldown reduction as the Nimble Coat (only 3% less) but grants an additional 40 attribute points. Blood rapier suffers alot when you remove points for constitution so this is a 5 con only build realistically

Armor

As always with armor you are looking at as much enchanted ward as possible while having your 4 refreshing stacks , leeching flurry is a mandatory perk but can be on any armor piece , fill any gaps with health , conditioning or other weapon perks you may want , harnessing is not needed with this build. Ensure your amulet is Health , Empowered & Protection , empowered is mandatory for this builds efficiency.

Remember as always , perks over gearscore. you are better having 680 gs purple with the right perks than 724 gearscore with no perks , always priorities enchanted ward.

Weapons

Finisher is basically always going to be your go to for blood rapier , look at putting distained as the chosen perk, use a diamond or a rune glass diamond if you have elemental band in the weapon.

Skill Tree

Standard Blood Rapier Build

Evade Blood Build

Offhand Options

There are many different offhand options but below are a few different ones for different scenarios.

Ice Gauntlet

The Ice Gauntlet is a versatile offhand weapon in New World, offering strong crowd control, AoE damage, and utility. It pairs well with physical and magical weapons, providing excellent battlefield control through abilities like Ice Storm (slows enemies in an area) and Ice Shower (roots enemies). Its Entombed ability offers a defensive option to regenerate mana and avoid damage, making it a valuable tool for sustain. And Pilon giving some nice passive dps. The Ice Gauntlet is especially useful for builds that benefit from slowing or controlling enemies or opening up for some nice damage over time while you switch back to you mainhand, allowing players to maintain distance or set up powerful combos.

Skill Tree

Weapons

On your ice gauntlet look for a damage increasing perk like vicious or enchanted and a weapon perk like unending thaw or ice pilon

Fire Staff

The Fire Staff is an excellent offhand choice for applying high burst damage and damage-over-time (DoT) effects when entering fights in New World. As an offhand, it shines in quick, aggressive engagements by using abilities like meteor shower, fire ball and Pillar of Fire to apply consistent DoT pressure. You can also look at opening with Burn Out allows for fast positioning while leaving a trail of burning damage. For those not using an artifact weapon as a mainhand, consider the Inferno artifact to boost damage further and capitalize on the Fire Staff’s high elemental damage output. It’s perfect for those looking to frontload damage at the start of engagements.

Skill Tree

Weapons

You want to be lookin at perks that increase damage like vicious , enchanted , keenly empowered, distained and having a weapon perk, inferno used just as an example.

Void Gauntlet

he Void Gauntlet is a powerful offhand weapon in New World, excelling in debuffs, self-healing, and sustained damage. As an offhand, it shines with abilities like Tether, which will empower you and weaken them. Orb of Decay is a versatile ability, dealing damage when cast and then healing on return, making it great for both offensive pressure and survivability. Rupture adds a burst of damage and debuffs enemies with a weakening effect and life steal on hit, ideal for softening up targets for your mainhand weapon. This setup is excellent for hybrid builds that need utility and sustain in the heat of battle.

Skill Tree

Weapons

You want to be lookin at perks that increase damage like vicious , enchanted , keenly empowered, distained and having a weapon perk. With elemental band currently stacking with attunement you want to look at having attunement with a runeglass that has 2x different elements , don’t be too stressed about vg perks as an offhand as you’re just using it to stack debuffs and empower essentially.

Spear

The Spear as an offhand option offers a decent amount of crowd control and bleed damage, making it a solid choice for various encounters. You can start by opening with Skewer to empower yourself and apply a bleed to your target. Follow that up with Bleeding Sweep to maintain pressure and inflict more damage over time. From there, you can either use Perforate for additional burst damage or Cyclone for some area-of-effect control. Make sure to equip Leeching Cyclone on your armor to benefit from the life steal, which can greatly enhance your survivability in prolonged fights.

Skill Tree

Good option for pugs / open world where you need to apply rends with perforate

Weapons

Take bleeding sweep ideally but if you dont have an enfeebling skewer spear in the group or if youre using for open world take an enfeeble skewer spear.

Great option for when you can trust the soear mainhand to keep up perforate rends.

Bow

The Bow in New World has always been a solid option for leveling, offering strong ranged damage, good mobility, and utility. Its ability to kite enemies and maintain distance while dealing consistent DPS makes it a great weapon for open-world PvE and questing. However, it was often overlooked in late-game PvP and PvE content due to the preference for other high-DPS weapons and meta builds.

That said, as New World transitions more into raid content and larger-scale battles, the Bow has seen a resurgence in late-game viability. Its range and ability to consistently apply debuffs such as Rend make it an attractive choice for players looking to contribute from a safe distance while still dealing meaningful damage.

Skill Tree

You can adjust the skill tree to your game mode and requirements but this is a super solid option for gorgons and worm raid bosses.

Weapons

For your weapon look for damage con like distained , vicious or enchanted , Keenly empowered with weapon perks like pen rapid shot or enfeebling poison shot.

Musket

For this Musket build, we're running Power Shot, Shooter's Stance, and Powder Burn, making the Musket an ideal offhand option for the Rapier in specific scenarios like difficult boss fights or when a ranged option is needed in dungeons like Savage Divide. The rotation is simple: enter Shooter's Stance for faster firing, open with Power Shot to deal burst damage, and follow up with Powder Burn to apply a damage-over-time effect. This combination allows you to maintain consistent damage from a safe distance while the Rapier handles close-quarters combat.

Skill Tree

Weapons

You want to be lookin at perks that increase damage like vicious , enchanted , keenly empowered, distained and having a weapon perk.