Hatchet Tank

Can be paired with any of the weapons in the tank section but hammer is usually best for trash mobs

Hatchet tanking build for New World, start by using Berserk to taunt enemies, benefiting from its self-healing and increased damage. When Berserk is on cooldown, switch to Rending Throw to apply Rend, which lowers enemy defenses and Infected Throw triggers the Freya’s passive for nearly instant cooldowns on Berserk. This allows you to return to Berserk quickly, keeping you in control of aggro and maximizing uptime on your taunt and healing.

If you want to run Greatsword instead of hammer then look at its respective build for information / skill trees , essentially all take weapons are interchangeable.

Attributes

Due to grit being attached to heavy attacks on 300 con this is the best breakpoint for you to be hitting , when you reach 725 gear score you will have more points to allocate , Ideally we would look at going for 350 strength and keeping 300 con for that damage boost. With almost all 725 gear being magnify though , youll need to go 300 str 350 con with str hammer and gnufish to reach these break points.

Heavy Armor

As always with armor you are looking at as much enchanted ward as possible while having your refreshing stacks , slash conditioning is very strong on tanks as most trash mobs wlll do slash damage, giving you essentially 5 moonstones worth of protection. The standard for tanking is heavy armor but when you are more comfortable at tanking you can look at goin glight or medium for more damage and mobility.

Remember perks are the key , perks are more important than gear score, you don’t have to have Bis gear score , substitute with what you have available like azoth crystal gear

Light Armor

Light armor offers significantly less protection but give 20% more base damage and a high level of mobility , usually only recommended for experienced tanks & not for all situations.

Weapons

higher damage

Skill Tree

Safe as you have a second life