Every Weapon Ability in New World has a corresponding Perk that can be found on armor and weapons. Most of the perks scale in power with the Gear Score of the item they are on. It’s important to note that you can only benefit from one instance of a weapon ability perk at a time. You can obtain the weapon perks randomly from drops or you can craft gear with the specific perk on it. You can enhance your chance of obtaining a specific perk by utilizing timeless shards. Below is a list of all the New World Weapon Perks and Mods.
It’s worth pointing out that while crafting gear with skill perks players often times opt to craft armor with the weapon-specific perk on it in order to take advantage of other perks on the weapons that cannot be crafted on armor. However, having the perk on your weapon will scale better and more powerful as noted in the below chart.
Bow
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfeebling Poison Shot | Poison Shot’s arrow also applies Weaken, reducing target’s damage by X% for 6 seconds | 14% | 25% | Steel Bow Charm |
| Energizing Evade Shot | Gain “X” Stamina and reduced cooldown by X% after hitting a target with Evade Shot | 19, 14% | 34, 25% | Starmetal Bow Charm |
| Lasting Rain of Arrows | Slow and bleed last longer | 20% | 30% | Orichalcum Bow Charm |
| Penetrating Rapid Shot | Increase armor penetration all Rapid Shot attacks | 19% | 33% | Reinforced Steel Bow Charm |
| Refreshing Penetrating Shot | Penetrating Shot kills reduce this ability’s cooldown | 14% | 25% | Reinforced Starmetal Bow Charm |
| Empowering Explosive Arrow | Explosive Arrow hits grant Empower, increasing damage by X% for 10 seconds or until the next attack | 19% | 34% | Reinforced Orichalcum Bow Charm |
Blunderbuss
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhaustive Net Shot | Net Shot inflicts exhaust, reducing target’s stamina regeneration by X% for 8s | 34% | 57% | Steel Blunderbuss Charm |
| Leeching Shrapnel Blast | Heal for a percentage of the damage dealt from Azoth Shrapnel Blast | 15% | 24% | Starmetal Blunderbuss Charm |
| Venturing Claw Shot | When Claw Shot connects to a target at least 10m away, gain X% Empower for 3s or until next hit | 19% | 33% | Orichalcum Blunderbuss Charm |
| Plagued Splitting Grenade | Splitting Grenade hits inflict disease, reducing healing efficiency on target by X% for 8s | 15% | 24% | Reinforced Steel Blunderbuss Charm |
| Resupplying Mortar Charge | Mortar Charge kills reload 1 additional canister and grant X% Empower for 5 seconds. (Limited to 1 reload per shot. Will not trigger past 3 canisters or after final shot.) | 8.7% | 14% | Reinforced Starmetal Blunderbuss Charm |
| Crippling Blast Shot | Targets hit by Blast Shot are slowed by X%, reducing movement speed for 5s | 19% | 33% | Reinforced Orichalcum Blunderbuss Charm |
Fire Staff
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerating Flamethrower | Applying 3 stacks of burn damage on a target with Flamethrower grants Haste, increasing movement speed by 20% for 2 seconds. Burn from flamethrower lasts X% longer | 15% | 19% | Reinforced Starmetal Fire Staff Charm |
| Stable Incinerate | Incinerate gains grit, and deals additional damage | 12% | 20% | Reinforced Steel Fire Staff Charm |
| Efficient Burnout | After activating Burnout, your mana regen rate is increased by X% for 8 seconds. Additionally, your next hit deals X% increased fire damage | 77% 19% | 132% 33% | Reinforced Orichalcum Fire Staff Charm |
| Refreshing Pillar of Fire | Reduce this ability’s cooldown per enemy hit with Pillar of Fire. (2 hits max.) | 17% | 30% | Steel Fire Staff Charm |
| Empowering Meteor Shower | When Meteor Shower hits gain X% Empower for 10s (Max 10 stacks) | 2% | 2.9% | Starmetal Fire Staff Charm |
| Empowering Fireball | Fireball impact deals additional damage | 32% | 58% | Orichalcum Fire Staff Charm |
Great Axe
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refreshing Charge | Hitting a target with Unpredictable Strike reduces the cooldown by X% (1 hits max) | 30% | 54% | Steel Great Axe Charm |
| Crippling Reap | If target hit with Reap is below 50% health, they are Slowed by X%, reducing movement speed for 4 seconds | 31% | 50% | Starmetal Great Axe Charm |
| Mending Execute | Gain a percentage of the damage dealt back as health with Execute (Limit 1 trigger per ability) | 30% | 49% | Orichalcum Great Axe Charm |
| Fortifying Whirlwind | Whirlwind hits grant Fortify on self, increasing damage absorption by X% and slashing damage by 3% for 2 seconds (5 stacks max) | 6.6% | 10% | Reinforced Steel Great Axe Charm |
| Enfeebling Maelstrom | Targets hit by Maelstrom’s No Reprieve are Weakened, reducing their attack damage by X% for 8 seconds | 14% | 25% | Reinforced Starmetal Great Axe Charm |
| Insatiable Gravity Well | Gain a X% of your damage with Gravity Well back as health, and cast another 4m radius burst around you on successful hit that deals 100% weapon damage | 34% | 52% | Reinforced Orichalcum Great Axe Charm |
Great Sword
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relentless Freedom | Activating Relentless Rush removes roots and slows. Also increases critical hit chance by X% | 12% | 19% | Starmetal Greatsword Charm |
| Leeching Crosscut | The final strike of Crosscut heals you for X% of the damage dealt. (Limit 1 trigger per ability use.) | 49% | 72% | Steel Greatsword Charm |
| Skyward Nullification | Hitting a foe with Skyward Slash removes one of their buffs. Remaining buffs have their duration reduced by X%. (Only affects non-consumable buffs.) | 20% | 29% | Orichalcum Greatsword Charm |
| Energizing Counter | When Calamity Counter is activated, immediately gain X stamina | 20 | 29 | Reinforced Steel Greatsword Charm |
| Steadfast Purification | Each attack of Steadfast Strike reduces debuff durations on you by X%. (Max 1 reduction per attack.) | 14% | 20% | Reinforced Orichalcum Greatsword Charm |
| Slowing Rupture | Foes struck with Roaring Rupture are slowed by X% for 5s. | 23% | 34% | Reinforced Starmetal Greatsword Charm |
Hatchet
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crippling Feral Rush | When you successfully hit with Feral Rush cause a X% slow for 3s | 20% | 29% | Steel Hatchet Charm |
| Keen Berserk | Increase Crit Chance by X% while under 50% HP while Berserking | 14% | 27% | Starmetal Hatchet Charm |
| Refreshing Torrent | Every hit of Raging Torrent reduces all Hatchet cooldowns by X% | 4.8% | 8.5% | Orichalcum Hatchet Charm |
| Empowering Rending Throw | Ranged Hatchet attacks deal X% more damage vs Rending Throw targets | 21% | 31% | Reinforced Steel Hatchet Charm |
| Refreshing Distancing Throw | Social Distancing attacks within 6m reduce the cooldown by X% | 30% | 49% | Reinforced Starmetal Hatchet Charm |
| Exhausting Infected Throw | Direct hits with Infected throw causes Exhaustion reducing targets stamina regeneration by X% for 10 seconds | 20% | 30% | Reinforced Orichalcum Hatchet Charm |
Ice Gauntlet
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pylon Burst | Ice Pylon deals X% more damage and a burst of damage to foes within a 3m radius every 2 seconds | 5.9% | 10% | Reinforced Orichalcum Ice Gauntlet Charm |
| Deadly Frost | When the Frigid Showers upgrade is active, Ice Shower’s frostbite debuff will deal 8% weapon damage per second to affected enemies. Ice Shower cooldown reduced by X% | 9.8% | 14% | Reinforced Starmetal Ice Gauntlet Charm |
| Healing Tomb | Heal for a percentage of your base Health after Entomb ends | 18% | 30% | Reinforced Steel Ice Gauntlet Charm |
| Iced Refresh | A killing blow with Ice Spike’s Mighty Spike or Spiky Reach will reduce all Ice cooldowns by a percentage | 43% | 75% | Orichalcum Ice Gauntlet Charm |
| Unending Thaw | Ice Storm deals X% more damage. Frost effects remains on enemies for 2 seconds after exiting Ice Storm | 5.8% | 10% | Starmetal Ice Gauntlet Charm |
| Unbroken Winds | Wind Chill has grit and deals X% more damage. Gain 10% Mana after a full Wind Chill burst | 25% | 40% | Steel Ice Gauntlet Charm |
Life Staff
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerating Light’s Embrace | Allies below full health gain Haste when hit with Light’s Embrace, increasing movement speed by X% 5 seconds | 18% | 30% | Reinforced Starmetal Life Staff Charm |
| Mending Protection | Increase healing power by X% for 3 seconds if Orb of Protection heals an ally with less than 50% health. | 24% | 42% | Reinforced Steel Life Staff Charm |
| Viscous Beacon | When Beacon heals a player they gain +X% critical chance for 6 seconds. | 6.1% | 10% | Reinforced Orichalcum Life Staff Charm |
| Refreshing Divine Embrace | Using Divine Embrace on a target below 50% health reduces the cooldown by X% and gain 1% of your max mana. | 41% | 69% | Steel Life Staff Charm |
| Fortifying Sacred Ground | Allies healed by Sacred Ground gain Fortify, increasing damage absorption by X% for 5 seconds. | 9.7% | 16% | Starmetal Life Staff Charm |
| Purity of Light | Allies with a debuff removed with Splash of Light are healed for X% your weapon damage. | 48% | 85% | Orichalcum Life Staff Charm |
Musket
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crippling Powder Burn | Targets hit with Powder Burn are slowed by X% for 5 seconds | 24% | 42% | Steel Musket Charm |
| Refreshing Power Shot | Power Shot kills reduce this ability’s cooldown by X% | 54% | 98% | Starmetal Musket Charm |
| Empowering Shooter’s Stance | Hitting a target while in Shooter’s Stance grants a stack of Empower, increasing damage by X% for 6 seconds. Effect is removed when stance is exited. (Max 4 stacks) | 9.7% | 15% | Orichalcum Musket Charm |
| Repulsing Stopping Power | Stopping Power knockback distance is increased by X% | 97% | 151% | Reinforced Steel Musket Charm |
| Accelerating Traps | Increase movement speed by X% for 5 seconds after deploying a trap. (Does not stack.) | 19% | 33% | Reinforced Starmetal Musket Charm |
| Mending Sticky Bombs | Every hit of Sticky Bomb heals you for X% of damage done | 21% | 31% | Reinforced Orichalcum Musket Charm |
Rapier
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keen Tondo | Increase Crit Chance by X% against targets affected by Tondo’s Bleed | 12% | 21% | Steel Rapier Charm |
| Deadly Flourish | Flourish deals X% more damage vs targets below 50% | 25% | 39% | Starmetal Rapier Charm |
| Leeching Flurry | Each hit of Flurry restores returns X% of the damage as health | 29% | 47% | Orichalcum Rapier Charm |
| Sundering Riposte | Riposte inflicts Rend, reducing damage absorption of target by X% for 10 seconds | 15% | 24% | Reinforced Steel Rapier Charm |
| Omnidirectional Evade | Gain X% damage for 2s after using Evade. Adagio upgrade is applied when evading in any direction | 10% | 19% | Reinforced Starmetal Rapier Charm |
| Refreshing Fleche | Hitting a target via a Crit Backstab with Fleche reduces this ability’s cooldown by X% | 19% | 33% | Reinforced Orichalcum Rapier Charm |
Sword and Shield
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diminishing Shield Bash | Foes hit by Shield Bash have their non-consumable buff durations reduced by X% | 30% | 45% | Steel Shield Charm |
| Fortifying Shield Rush | After hitting a target with Shield Rush, gain Fortify, increasing damage absorption on self by X% for 6 seconds. | 19% | 33% | Starmetal Shield Charm |
| Accelerated Resolve | Movement Speed Increased by X% and incoming healing by 2% for 6 seconds after triggering Defiant Stance | 19% | 33% | Orichalcum Shield Charm |
| Contagious Reverse Stab | Reverse Stab transfers an active debuff from self to target hit. Reverse Stab deals X% more damage | 10% | 15% | Steel Sword Charm |
| Empowering Whirling Blade | Base damage is increased by X% while performing a Whirling Blade attack if 3 or more enemies are within the radius of the attack | 30% | 49% | Starmetal Sword Charm |
| Empowering Leaping Strike | Sword attacks deal X% additional damage to targets slowed by Leaping Strike’s Cowardly Punishment upgrade | 17% | 31% | Orichalcum Sword Charm |
Spear
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleeding Sweep | Sweep’s Coup De Grace now applies Bleed for X% of weapon damage for 8 seconds | 9.6% | 17% | Steel Spear Charm |
| Sundering Javelin | Javelin inflicts Rend, reducing target’s damage absorption by X% for 10 seconds | 19% | 25% | Starmetal Spear Charm |
| Leeching Cyclone | Every hit of Cyclone heals you for X% of weapon damage | 32% | 53% | Orichalcum Spear Charm |
| Fortifying Perforate | Gain a stack of Fortify, increasing damage absorption by X% for 6 seconds per successful Perforate hit | 9.6% | 17% | Reinforced Steel Spear Charm |
| Enfeebling Skewer | Skewer hits apply Weaken, reducing target’s damage by X% for 8 seconds | 24% | 44% | Reinforced Starmetal Spear Charm |
| Keen Vault Kick | Vault Kick increases random Crit Chance by X% for 5 seconds. | 19% | 36% | Reinforced Orichalcum Spear Charm |
Void Gauntlet
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voracious Blade | While below 50% health, successful Void Blade hits heal self for X% of the damage done | 31% | 51% | Steel Void Gauntlet Charm |
| Nullifying Oblivion | On activation, Oblivion removes limited duration buffs from enemies within its radius. Obilivion recharges X% faster | 9.8% | 14% | Starmetal Void Gauntlet Charm |
| Putrefying Scream | On successful hit, Petrifying Scream inflicts Disease, reducing the target’s healing by X% for 8s | 29% | 40% | Orichalcum Void Gauntlet Charm |
| Diminishing Orb | On hit, Orb of Decay reduces the duration of the target’s non-consumable buffs by X% | 52% | 70% | Steel Void Gauntlet Charm |
| Slowing Tether | On successful hit, Baleful Tether inflicts Slow, reducing the target’s move speed by X% for 3s | 31% | 41% | Starmetal Void Gauntlet Charm |
| Refreshing Rupture | When you hit a target with Essence Rupture, Essence Rupture recharges X% faster | 31% | 49% | Orichalcum Void Gauntlet Charm |
War Hammer
| Weapon Ability Perk | Description | Armor | Weapon | Crafting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repulsing Clear Out | Clear Out now knocks targets back an additional X% | 146% | 209% | Reinforced Starmetal War Hammer Charm |
| Sundering Shockwave | Shockwave inflicts Rend, reducing target’s damage absorption by X% for 10 seconds | 9.8% | 14% | Reinforced Steel War Hammer Charm |
| Leeching Path of Destiny | Heal for X% of the damage dealt from Path Of Destiny | 29% | 47% | Reinforced Orichalcum War Hammer Charm |
| Empowering Armor Breaker | If Armor Breaker breaks a block, the next attack within 5 seconds deals X% additional damage | 29% | 50% | Steel War Hammer Charm |
| Refreshing Mighty Gavel | Mighty Gavel hits reduce the ability’s cooldown by X%. (Max 2 activations per impact.) | 9.8% | 14% | Starmetal War Hammer Charm |
| Penetrating Wrecking Ball | Wrecking Ball penetrates X% of the target’s armor | 19% | 33% | Orichalcum War Hammer Charm |
