Greatsword War Hammer Bruiser PvE Build Guide for New World

This PvE bruiser build combines the hard-hitting damage of the Greatsword with the crowd-control capabilities of the War Hammer. It excels in both boss fights and trash mob clearing, ensuring you contribute both damage and utility to your group. This build is designed to maximize your burst potential while providing powerful debuffs and stuns to keep enemies at bay, making it an ideal choice for expeditions. For those looking to boost their progress, you can buy New World Coins to speed up your gear acquisition and enhance your build's effectiveness.

1. Overview: Greatsword War Hammer Bruiser PvE Build

In PvE, this build focuses on high single-target burst damage for boss fights with the Greatsword, while the War Hammer excels at crowd control and AoE damage against groups of enemies. This allows you to support your team in all phases of an expedition, from clearing trash mobs to dealing with powerful bosses. The build uses light armor to boost mobility and damage output. Recommended Weapon: Serenity Greatsword for its powerful attributes and synergy with the build.

2. Greatsword Build Abilities

The Greatsword is your primary damage weapon, best used in single-target encounters for its high burst damage.

· Relentless Rush: Primarily used for AoE damage, but also important for its empower effect when used on cooldown. This ability increases your overall damage output.

· Crosscut: A high-damage ability effective for both single-target and AoE when enemies are grouped together. It has a significant burst potential.

· Skyward Slash: A great tool for applying Rend on enemies, increasing their vulnerability. It provides both solid single-target and AoE damage.

3. War Hammer Build Abilities

The War Hammer shines in crowd control and AoE damage, making it perfect for clearing groups of enemies.

· Wrecking Ball: This ability provides both crowd control and a Fortify buff, which improves your survivability. It also has a large AoE knockdown effect, allowing for easy follow-up crowd-control combos.

· Shockwave: Best used immediately after Wrecking Ball to capitalize on the knockdown. This ability deals a massive AoE stun and debuffs all affected targets. With the right perks, it also Rends enemies, making them more vulnerable to damage.

· Path of Destiny: Use this for free AoE damage, and it provides a stagger effect, which interrupts enemies and applies a slow debuff to enemies within its range.

4. Attributes

The attribute distribution is key to maximizing your damage output and survivability in PvE.

· Constitution: Aim for 100-150 Constitution. This provides just enough health for survivability without heavily sacrificing damage output.

· Strength: Your primary focus should be Strength to scale the damage of both the Greatsword and War Hammer. Ensure you pump points into Strength for optimal effectiveness.

· Dexterity: While not essential, some points in Dexterity will increase your damage output with the Greatsword, as it scales well with this stat.

Important Note: Be cautious when using the Greatsword, especially in Onslaught stance, as it increases the damage you take. Use positioning and dodging effectively to stay alive.

5. Gearing and Perks

Gearing is crucial for maximizing your potential in this build. Below is the ideal loadout for your gear:

Legate’s Ring: This ring, dropped from Grave Offerings in Brimstone Sands, is ideal due to the Slash Damage and Keen Awareness perks, which cannot usually be found together.

Note: For additional flexibility in gearing, refer to the Greatsword Perks guide and War Hammer Perks guide to explore other options that may suit your playstyle.

6. Gem Optimization

For more specific gem optimizations, refer to our dedicated PvE and PvP Gem guides to further fine-tune your build.

7. Heartrune Selection

· Primary Heartrune: Brutal Heartrune of Detonate – This is your go-to Heartrune for maximizing damage output in PvE.

· Secondary Heartrunes: If you want utility, Brutal Heartrune of Grasping Vines and Stalwart Heartrune of Stoneform are great secondary options for crowd control and survivability.

8. Rotation and Priority List

8.1 Single Target Boss Rotation

1. Use Relentless Rush for the empower buff.

2. Use Skyward Slash to apply Rend.

3. Use Crosscut for additional damage.

4. Dodge to trigger the empower effect for the next 3 hits.

5. Heavy Attack 3 times.

6. Dodge again for the next empower.

7. Repeat.

8.2 AoE Trash Rotation

1. Use Wrecking Ball on groups of enemies.

2. Follow up with Shockwave for a massive AoE stun and debuff.

3. Use Relentless Rush to empower your abilities.

4. Use Skyward Slash for Rend.

5. Use Crosscut for high burst damage.

6. Heavy Attack with the Greatsword for additional damage.

9. Gameplay Tips

· Positioning: Always be mindful of your positioning, especially when in Onslaught stance with the Greatsword, as you’ll take more damage. Dodge frequently to stay alive.

· Crowd Control: Use Wrecking Ball and Shockwave to set up your group for devastating follow-up damage.

· Empowerment: Consistently use Relentless Rush on cooldown to maximize your damage by empowering your next attacks.

This Greatsword War Hammer Bruiser PvE build for New World allows you to play as a highly effective melee damage dealer with strong crowd-control and burst potential. Use this guide to optimize your gear, abilities, and gameplay for maximum effectiveness in expeditions and boss fights. For those looking to enhance their gameplay, you can buy New World Gold for sale at MMOEXP to help you acquire the best gear and speed up your progression.