Both the Crowd Crusher and Juggernaut tree provide plenty in terms of scaling damage, and you'll make short work of large groups of enemies, even though the weapon attacks slowly. The War Hammer excels at PvE thanks to its powerful AoE attacks. Experiment with some of these different abilities and see how they feel - we really like the Mighty Gavel buff, for example. You could swap out Shockwave for Wrecking Ball, for example, but the CC of Shockwave is still valuable even if its damage/rend is weaker. How do these changes impact the War Hammer? Well, there is a bit more variety when it comes to picking abilities, although these buffed/nerfed areas don't impact the below builds excessively. Shockwave is slightly nerfed, with the Rend effectiveness down to 10 from 20 percent. Its flat damage is increased from 120 to 130 percent, and its perk Safety Measures gives you 7s of Fortify rather than 4. Wrecking Ball, not one of the abilities we focused on much in our builds, also gets a buff.This is a pretty significant change for one of the most satisfying abilities in the game. Its Justice For All Perk is also buffed, with extra damage scaling from 200 to 220 percent. Mighty Gavel has its damage scaling increased from 160 to 170 percent.Armor Breaker is now more likely to hit thanks to a tweak to hitboxes on inclines/knocked down players. Opening Act is tweaked with extra damage from 15 to 25 percent. Armor Breaker is buffed - its perk, Lasting Traumer, has its Rend effect buffed from 15 to 20 percent.Here's a look at some of the tweaks and whether or not this will impact our best builds.
In an attempt to make the War Hammer more versatile, the 1.1 patch brings some buffs to the weapon's lesser-used, less-CC heavy tree, Juggernaut. Updated Decem: We've added our video breakdown of the best War Hammer builds in New World for a more in-depth look at putting together the best one possible. This guide covers the best attribute points to use for the War Hammer, which weapon to pair it with for a successful build, and the masteries that suit each build the best. If you love getting into the thick of combat, you'll want to give the War Hammer a try for your next build.
It deals immense damage, can stun enemies with ease, and works as a great taunt weapon for tanks. This heavy weapon is a valuable asset for tanky players, as well as well-balanced for PVP and PVE content. The War Hammer is a powerful two-handed weapon in New World, Amazon's take on the MMO genre.