A Guide on Named Items in New World

Once you hit level 65 in New World: Aeternum, you will likely begin to focus on perfecting your build(s). Instead of investing a large amount of gold and resources, there is actually a good chance that the exact weapon, armor piece, or jewelry piece you're looking for can simply be dropped and upgraded from an enemy.

In this guide, we will share the best Named Items for each type of character, including what the two locked perks are on each item, and where you can find them. Additionally, we will share how you can take these items and upgrade them to 700 gearscore at the Gypsum Kiln. Some of these items will even have an option of upgrading to 725 gearscore!

For a quick overview on the best Named Items in New World: Aeternum, watch the video above. If you're interested in taking a deeper dive, take a closer look at the full guide below.

Before diving into the best Named Items for each class, it's worth sharing a useful resource that you will be able to reference while creating different builds. This resource contains every useful Named Item in the game, including weapons, armor pieces, and jewelry – each including information on the locked perks and location on where to loot them.

This guide can be accessed by clicking here.

Once you obtain a named item, there's a very high chance it will not be 700 gearscore, and an even higher chance it won't have all three perks you're looking for. In order to upgrade your named item (or Artifact), and gather the perks you're looking for, you will need to gather a handful of materials, including either a Armor Matrix, Weapon Matrix, or Jewelry Matrix (depending on the Named Item you are upgrading), Dark Matter, Gypsum Orbs, and lastly, Chromatic Seals. Once you have gathered these items, visit a Gyspum Kiln in any main city, and you will have the opportunity to upgrade the Named Item to 700 gearscore, where you will also be able to select the third perk for it yourself.

Item Name	Locked Perks
Taiyi Great Axe	Refreshing Move, Enchanted
Keratin Great Axe	Rogue, Keenly Jagged
Commanding Strike	Thwarting Strikes, Keenly Jagged

Item Name	Locked Perks
Soul Shroud War Hammer	Trenchant Crits, Abyssal Attunement
Corrupt Progenitor War Hammer	Trenchant Strikes, Lifestealing
Deepriver War Hammer	Keenly Empowered, Trenchant Strikes
Tendril of Thalum	Refreshing Mighty Gavel, Trenchant Rend

Item Name	Locked Perks
Soul Shroud Greatsword	Trenchant Crits, Plagued Strikes
Bouldershard	Trenchant Crits, Keenly Jagged
Branch of Deretole	Trenchant Crits, Keen

Item Name	Locked Perks
Deepriver Hatchet	Keenly Empowered, Rogue
Syncretic Hatchet	Keenly Jagged, Rogue

Item Name	Locked Perks
Heavy Chain	Keenly Jagged, Powerful Eruption
Syncretic Flail	Keenly Jagged, Rogue
Deepriver Flail	Keenly Empowered, Thwarting Strikes

Item Name	Locked Perks
Meatgrinder	Enchanted, Refreshing Move
Deepriver Blunderbuss	Keenly Jagged, Enchanted

Item Name	Locked Perks
Syncretic Bow	Enchanted, Keenly Jagged
Oil Jar	Enchanted, Flame Attunement

Item Name	Locked Perks
Soul Shroud Fire Staff	Keen, Vicious
Tanglevine Fire Staff	Keen, Keenly Empowered

Item Name	Locked Perks
Shardshot	Keenly Jagged, Enchanted
Snowmelt	Flame Attunement, Keen Speed

Item Name	Locked Perks
Lieutenant's Void Gauntlet	Refreshing Move, Putrefying Scream
Lifering Void Gauntlet	Blessed, Refreshing Move
Ritual Blessing	Vicious, Arboreal Attunement
Corrupt Progenitor Void Gauntlet	Keen, Keenly Empowered

Item Name	Locked Perks
Lifewell Channeler	Blessed, Refreshing Divine Embrace
Ritual of the Hereafter	Fortifying Sacred Ground, Refreshing Move
Swabbing Staff	Purity Of Light, Purifying Breeze
Daemon Stomach	Savior, Refreshing Divine Embrace
Corrupt Progenitor Life Staff	Blessed, Refreshing Move

Item Name	Locked Perks
Lifering Rapier	Vicious, Rogue
Keratin Rapier	Rogue, Keenly Jagged
Deepriver Rapier	Vicious, Keenly Empowered

Item Name	Locked Perks
Flamespout	Flame Attunement, Keen
Syncretic Musket	Arboreal Attunement, Keenly Jagged

Item Name	Locked Perks
Lifering Longsword	Vicious, Enchanted
Keratin Longsword	Rogue, Keenly Empowered

Item Name	Locked Perks
Keratin Spear	Rogue, Arboreal Attunement
Lifering Spear	Vicious, Keenly Empowered

The best named armor pieces is dependant on not only the weapons you plan on using, but also your attribute scaling and weight class. The resource listed above showcases all of the top armor pieces in the game, but it's important to call out the following armor sets are the most sought-after in the game.

• Woodgrain Set
• Frigid Dawn Set
• Azoth Crystal Set
• Corrupt Progenitor Cuirass Set

For more information on each of these sets, and additional useful armor pieces, reference the resource here.

Similar to the best named armor in the game, the best named jewelry is entirely dependant on the attributes and playstyle you're going for. Below is a list of some of the most sought-after named jewelry in the game.

• Soul Shroud Amulet
• Tanglevine Amulet
• Passage of Time
• Corrupt Progenitor Amulet
• Lifeloop
• Riptide Earring
• Taiyi Earring
• Yuanqi Earring
• Azoth Crystal Ring
• Privateer's Heirloom
• Soul Shroud Ring

There are also a handful of open-world bosses throughout Aeternum that can drop a handful of useful Named items that were mentioned above, and some unique resources that could lead to major gold-making opportunities. To learn more about these bosses and what they drop, watch the video below.

Please note: Some of the highest gearscore named items in the game is only available by completing the Hive of Gorgons raid. Some of these items can be upgrade to 725 gearscore through the Gypsum Kiln.