Upgrading this ability will grant fortify which will increase your defense for 4 seconds for all friendlies within 6 meters of you. It also deals slightly increased weapon damage. Clear OutĬlear Out is an ability that swings wide and will knock back enemies in the path of the swing. The taunt gem, along with the AOE stun and “weaken” status effect make this a solid choice to slot as a tank ability. The Final Shockwave Upgrade will increase its effective radius. Weaken will decrease the damage dealt by the target’s attacks for a short duration. The 2nd upgrade to the ability will also cause it to apply “weaken” to the targets affected by the ability. It will deal some damage, but more importantly, will apply a short stun to all the targets impacted. Upon activating Shockwave you will slam your hammer into the ground and cause a 3-meter radius AOE earthquake. The Shockwave ability is taunt gem compatible, making this a useful ability when tanking. The three active abilities in this tree are Shock Wave, Clear Out, and Path of Destiny and the key passive is Aftershock. The Crowd Crusher tree is heavily focused around crowd control. The remaining passives in the Juggernaut tree focus on additional armor penetration, reducing cooldowns, and increasing overall damage output by adding things such as grit to your war hammer heavy attacks. The final upgrade will allow you to knock down enemies within 1.5 meters of the target. Fortify will increase your damage resistance for a short duration. Although this ability does not do quite as much damage as the other 2 in the tree you will also gain fortify as a second upgrade to Wrecking Ball. This ability strikes the ground around your target and deals increased weapon damage. The third ability in the Juggernaut tree is Wrecking Ball. It’s important to note that this upgrade works just as any other key passive, you will still have to have 10 abilities in the tree unlocked prior to unlocking the final upgrade to Mighty Gavel. If fully upgraded you will also gain a second attack that deals 220% weapon damage. Instead, its an additional upgrade to Mighty Gavel once the ability is fully upgraded. The juggernaut tree does not have a key passive. As you progress further into this ability you gain increased stamina damage to your target, and will gain haste that will increase your movement speed for a short duration. You will deal increased damage to targets under 30% health. The first upgrade to the ability is an execute component. When activated you will leap into the air and crush down on your target dealing a large amount of damage. The staple ability in the Juggernaut tree is Mighty Gavel. Finally, when fully upgraded, you will gain increased damage against targets with full health making this ability a very strong opener. The 3rd upgrade to Armor Breaker adds rend. As you progress through the upgrades to this ability you will be able to add grit to the ability, making the attack unstoppable. Armor BreakerĪrmor Breaker is a hard-hitting melee attack that penetrates a portion of your target’s armor and deals an increased amount of weapon damage. The three active abilities in this tree consist of Armor Breaker, Mighty Gavel, and Wrecking ball. The Juggernaut tree focuses on armor penetration and hard-hitting abilities. The War Hammer mastery trees consist of Juggernaut and Crowd Crusher. In this guide, we will go over the war hammer’s mastery trees, recommended abilities for different scenarios, and tips to optimize the use of the war hammer.įor a complete list of changes for the War Hammer, you can check out our War Hammer change log. Light attacks deal 100% strike damage, heavy attacks deal 130% strike damage, and charged heavy attacks deal 170% strike damage. The war hammer has a 2 swing light attack chain and deals strike damage. It also has an ability that is taunt gem compatible making this a viable weapon to use for tanking in New World. It excels at crowd control, and although the swings are slow it can dish out decent amounts of damage. The War Hammer is a 2-handed weapon in New World that scales solely from strength. In our New World War Hammer Guide, we will walk you through the War Hammer Mastery Trees, Recommended Roles, and More! General information
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