Hatchet

[Vlad 411]

This thread is for comments about our Hatchet Weapon Guide and Builds for New World.

[Guest Kinglewie]

How come the weapon mastery only has 18 points placed I thought you would spend 19 points?

[DonTheCrown 0]

On 10/1/2021 at 4:30 PM, Guest Kinglewie said:

How come the weapon mastery only has 18 points placed I thought you would spend 19 points?

Hey good catch, getting this updated, thanks!

[Guest Civrock]

The Hatchet Leveling build image doesn't match the text below it. Specifically, Raging Torrent vs Rending Throw and related points.

[Guest ZxCara]

Could you include a section on rotations.

[Guest Koro]

A number, if not all of the images for the builds do not match the text below it.

[DeathByTenor 0]

I believe that the photos for PvE recommended build and PvP recommended builds are backward based on the written description as Koro stated.

[DonTheCrown 0]

Good catch on the images, we've updated them to match now

[DonTheCrown 0]

On 10/5/2021 at 2:37 PM, Guest ZxCara said:

Could you include a section on rotations.

Unlike other mmo's you don't really have to rotate ability cooldowns for most weapons (except maybe the spear) , also you have to make sure that your attacks are going to connect before just blindly using attacks in a preset rotation.
For the Hatchet the mastery Relentless Fury makes your next 3 seconds of attacks or 4 hits hit harder, so whatever you want to do during that time will be stronger. Heavy attacking before a Raging Torrent can be a good idea, if you know you are going to land the Heavy. Likewise Acculumated Power makes your next attack do 30% extra damage after 3 light attacks, so its not bad to make this a heavy attack.

[Melari 0]

Greetings, in the build is a line that refers to grit, as i learned with the new changes grit is no longer part of strenght but now constitution, does this not change the complete build?

[LemoniNW 1]

On 4/23/2023 at 3:54 AM, Melari said:

Greetings, in the build is a line that refers to grit, as i learned with the new changes grit is no longer part of strenght but now constitution, does this not change the complete build?

Hello!

I would still be running the suggested split. But just be mindful that there is no longer grit. That will need to be changed 🙂

[Guest Spambi]

If you do an alternate hatchet build that specialized in throwing, you can add a ranged weapon to a strength build. Other than the  blunderbuss. In that case, the "Empowered Rending Throw" is S+ Tier, as you can have close to 100% uptime on that rend, especially in PVE or or single target PVP situations. So a 31% increase to ALL damage (not just weapon damage like the attunements) is a must-have.