Best weapon combo to try Outor

Key Takeaways

• The Bow and Hatchet combo is great for high damage, perfect for solo adventurers.
• Fire Staff and Rapier focus on DOT, dealing constant damage over time.
• Great Sword with Sword & Shield is designed for heavy hitters who can switch between big hits and defense.

Although the player is given a weapon pairing at the beginning of the game New World: Aeternum well, it's worth looking at other tricks as the game progresses. While one weapon combo may be sufficient for the first stages of the adventure, it may become apparent that the player's strengths lie elsewhere.

This is especially evident when players engage in PvP or team up with other heroes in raids. The recommendations below offer a combination of powerful weapons suitable for all styles. Whether a player likes to go solo or wants to try out different builds, combos offer something new to play with.

1 Bow and Hatchet

For Agility and DPS

• Best bow skills: Humble shot, dodge shot, poison shot
• Best Hatchet Skills: Berserk, Torrent Collapsing, Blasting

The Bow and Hatchet weapon combo New World: Aeternum is good for players who appreciate skill and quick attacks. The Bow is a favorite weapon of players who love weapons, especially those who like to play alone. On its own, it provides great range, a lot of damage with fast cooldown, and some AOE abilities. When the Hatchet is added to the mix, players become a force to be reckoned with at range and in close combat.

The Hatchet delivers a very powerful and damaging attack at range and offers the player the option of throwing a large hatchet quickly. Adding this underrated weapon to a fan favorite like the Bow creates a powerful weapon in both PvP and PvE situations.

Both weapons are easy to use and come with powerful abilities to use for Attribute Points. Hatchet's Berserker and Throwing abilities deal damage and increase the player's speed to attack enemies. The Bow, on the other hand, has AOE damage with the Skirmisher skill tree and a fast and powerful buff in the Hunter category.

2 Fireworker and Rapier

Due to damage over time

• Best Firefighter Skills: Fire Ball, Fire, Pillar of Fire
• Best Rapier Skills: Flurry, Boom and End, Tondo

The combination of Fire Staff and Rapier carries a similar vibe to Bow and Hatchet, with a focus on speed and damage. This alliance has a strength in dealing damage over time (DOT) instead of AOE damage. Players have a little more range with the Fire Staff than with the Bow, but the consistent DOT added to the skill makes up for it.

When the distance between the player and the enemy closes, the one-handed Rapier comes into play. If the enemy is suffering from burning damage due to the Fire Staff, the Rapier can add more DOT with the blood effect. It's a powerful combination of constant damage, and the reduced cooldown means the ability refreshes quickly.

The Fire Staff skill trees are Fire Mage and Pyromancer, offering the player magical abilities that cost Mana to use. The abilities presented by each try to keep the enemy at a distance, damaging them so that they will be healthy by the time they reach the player. The most powerful Rapier wood, Ra, brings three abilities to boost the player's DPS, with bonus grit to stop any impact.

3 Greatsword and Sword & Shield

For Heavy Hitters

• Best Greatsword Skills: Continuously run, attack, Slash in the sky
• Best Sword and Shield: Chaos, Spinning Blade, Shield Bash

The Greatsword ability allows the player to deal massive damage, but with a downside: the damage taken also increases. This is why pairing it with slash-and-block weapons like Sword and Shield is important. The combo gives the player the chance to deal a big hit, but have time to block the incoming attack.

This two-handed weapon combo rewards powerful attacks, meaning players are slower to attack but deal more damage. The ability of the Greatsword can slow the player down, but when the Sword and Shield come in, the player can deal with attacks faster, blocking the shield and avoiding the confusion of the enemy. This weapon pairing can take some time to master, but once players know when to switch between the Greatsword and the Sword and Shield, they can become powerful.

The Onslaught skill tree for the Greatsword is the best choice for damage-focused players. As mentioned earlier, this ability builds buffs to deal damage, but also increases damage taken. It's an easy trade-off though, as a well-timed heavy attack from the Greatsword can put even the strongest enemy on the back foot. The Sword and Shield skill trees, Swordmaster and Defender, offer a few buffs to a player. This eliminates the stagger effect, keeping players on their feet and ready to attack.

4 Musket and Rapier

For Range and Trap

• Best Rapier Skills: Roar, Boom And End, Tondo
• Best Musket Skills: Blocking power, traps, sticky bombs

The combination of the Musket and the Rapier gives the player a lot of full damage. The musket is a long-range weapon with a powerful shot, rewarding players who get critical hits and hits. While accuracy is important to the Musket, its portability can also help in mid-range and close-range combat. Bring the high-speed Rapier to the party as well, and the result is a powerful weapon combo.

Players attempting this combo should be prepared to deal some real damage from long range before closing. With the Musket's trap in hand, players can slow the enemy down, giving themselves time to equip the Rapier and launch a quick attack. The most powerful Rapier ability provides a bonus DOT effect, which can be useful if the player has to deal with multiple enemies at once. The balance between the Rapier and Musket can take some time to master, but once the player knows how they work, combat can be very rewarding.

The Musket's Trapper skill tree should be the main focus of players. When the entire Trapper side is completed, the Lethal Combo effect activates. All enemies slowed by Musket debuffs are dealt extra damage. If the player keeps throwing traps and sticky bombs, the enemy will be slow and sluggish to attack. This gives the player time to execute a good swing with the Rapier to finish them off.