Weaponsmithing Leveling Guide for New World Aeternum

Weaponsmithing in New World: Aeternum is an exteremely rewarding and useful trade skill that allows players to craft a wide variety of primarily melee weapons, including Sword and Shields, Great Axes, Rapiers, War Hammers and more. These crafted weapons are crucial for both PvE and PvP content, making this trade skill an extremely useful benefit for any New World player.

In this guide, we'll cover the most efficient ways to max out your Weaponsmithing level, how you can make some gold with this trade skill, how to obtain weaponsmithing gear, and more.

Weaponsmithing is a fairly straight-forward crafting skill to level. There is a heavy emphasis on metals farmed from Mining, so be prepared to need a lot of ore.

There are a few ways to progress through Weaponsmithing with ease, and maybe even make some gold in the process. The "best" choice will differ from server-to-server and person-to-person, but we've created the typical leveling path that seems to be most effective for player.

Below is a list of recommended items to craft at certain level ranges in order to be most cost-effective with your Weaponsmithing leveling strategy. To learn more about the specific ingredients for each craft, click on the item and you'll be able to see all additional details.

• Levels 0-50 — As you start out your Weaponsmithing leveling adventure, it is best to produce a handful of Iron Greatswords. These weapons are very easy to craft, as they only require Iron Ingots, Timber, and Coarse Leather. You will need to craft approximately 43 of these to reach level 50.
• Levels 50-100 — Congrats - you can now work with steel! With that being said, it's most effective to start crafting Steel Greatswords. You will need to craft approximately 124 of these to reach level 100.
• Levels 100-150 — Next up, we have starmetal! Keep the greatsword trend going at this point to craft a large handful of Starmetal Greatswords. You will need to craft approximately 167 of these to reach level 150.
• Levels 150-160 — For the next 10 levels, it is recommended to keep crafting greatswords, but this time they are Orichalcum Greatswords. You will need to craft only about 30 of these to reach level 160.
• Levels 160-205 — At level 160, things get interesting. You have the option to start crafting either Garden Keeper Greatsword of the Cavaliers, or Complex Conqueror's Greatsword of the Cavaliers. Depending on which you choose, you will need either Sticky Vines (farmed from the Genesis Expedition, or Ancient Talismans (farmed from the Ennead Expedition. You will need to craft around 193 of these to reach level 205.
• Levels 205-250 — This is the last stretch! For the remaining levels, you will want to craft either Mythril Greatswords or Mythril War Hammers. These require the same amount and type of resources, so you may want to mix it up just to get something a little new. Depending on how young your server is, and how populated it is, you may have some luck reselling these on the Trading Post too. You will need to craft a combination of 178 of these to reach level 250.
• Levels 250+ — You made it! You're now max level in the Weaponsmithing trade skill. The fun doesn't stop here though - you can continue crafting melee weapons and items to gain "Apptitude Levels", which grants you with unique rewards, such as the Package of Specialized Weaponsmithing Materials. At this point, you can start focusing on crafting items that are most sought-after to generate more gold. More info on some of these items can be found below.

Depending on the server you're on, there are certain items that hold a large value. Below is a list of items that we recommend you consider implementing within your leveling strategy in order to potentially "break-even" as you craft, as they tend to be easily sold to other players within the Trading Post. Again - this is dependent on server. The list below showcases some of the most sought-after items that you can craft utilizing your Weaponsmithing trade skill.

• Mythril Weapons — When you're max level in the Weaponsmithing trade skill, you'll be able to craft max gear score melee weapons, which are the most sought-after weapons for melee player. If you're lucky when crafting and hit a good set of perks on certain weapons, you will have a HUGE chance of making profit by selling it to other players in either the "Trade" in-game chat, or the Trading Post.
• Powerful Honing Stones — At level 170 Weaponsmithing, you'll be able to start crafting Powerful Honing Stones, which are some of the most powerful consumables in the game. When consumed, Powerful Honing Stones increases the player's weapon damage by 7% for 40 minutes. Regardless if you are PvE-focused, PvP-focused, or a mix of both, these will be very useful for you. Due to how useful they are, and how the typical player consumes at least one in every war and/or M3 Expedition they run, they are also valuable. You won't have a problem selling these for a profit on the Trading Post and to other players.
• Weapon Matrix — At level 250 Weaponsmithing, you will be able to craft a Weapon Matrix. This matrix is used when altering the final perk for named weapons, or even artifact weapons, making it an extremely large benefit for players trying to max-out their builds. These crafted items will be bound to you once crafted, but are essential to making sure you have your build ready-to-go.

There are multiple ways to boost the gear score of your Weaponsmithing crafts. These bonuses can either increase the minimum and/or maximum gear score of your crafts. Below is a list of what you can do to improve the gear score of your crafts.

Crafting Bonuses	Minimum Gear Score Increase	Maximum Gear Score Increase
Skill Level	0	+25
Crafting Materials	+45	+45
Crafting Food	+15	+15
Gear Perks	+15	+15
Trophies	+15	0
Town Project Board	+5	0
Faction Owning the Mourningdale Fort	0	+5

Weaponsmithing has a unique set of gear that can be equipped to increase the gear score of your crafts by +2 per item: these are the Weaponsmith Gloves, Hat, Pants, Shirt, and Shoes. You can also acquire an earring with a crafting related perk that grants +5 gear score increase while crafting, which are not specific and can come on any earring. You can generally find these as drops or on the Trading Post, however some pieces can be much rarer than others and therefore more costly.

Armor	Drop Source
Weaponsmith Hat	Package of Specialized Weaponsmithing Materials or High Priest Oseguera - Great Cleave
Weaponsmith Shirt	Package of Specialized Weaponsmithing Materials or Artifex Faetum - Shattered Mountain
Weaponsmith Gloves	Package of Specialized Weaponsmithing Materials or Juna - Edengrove
Weaponsmith Pants	Package of Specialized Weaponsmithing Materials or Articulon the Unshackled - Great Cleave
Weaponsmith Shoes	Package of Specialized Weaponsmithing Materials or Sesa - Ebonscale Reach

Trophies can be placed in each of your three houses that grant a +3/4/5 (Minor/Basic/Major) minimum gear score increase for all of your crafts related to that trade skill.

In order to craft any Basic or Major trophy, it will require a special crafting ingredient that can be obtained from Supply Stockpiles. These can be found below.

Item	Trophy
Quartermaster's Notes	Basic
Forgemaster's Notes	Major

Savory Vegetable Medley will increase the minimum and maximum gear score of your Weaponsmithing crafts by +15. It lasts 40 minutes, so try to have all of your materials prepared beforehand.

Each settlement will have different town projects working at any given time, and you can check what bonus perks are active by going to the to territory planning board in any settlement. As a note, you must own a house in the settlement to receive the town project bonus.

Most crafts will enable you to use materials that are higher than what's necessary to craft them, allowing you to increase their gear score. When you are aiming to craft those high gear score items to either use or sell, you will always want to use the highest materials possible.

Your crafting skill also increases the gear score of items you can craft by up to +25 at maximum crafting level. Long story short, the higher your Weaponsmithing trade skill level is, the better the outcome!