Hello, adventurers! Season 10 of New World: Aeternum has arrived, and I’m excited to share an effective build focusing on the Fire Staff and Great Axe. This guide will delve into the attributes, abilities, and gear you’ll need to dominate your enemies while enjoying a high damage output and survivability. Whether you’re looking to excel in PvP or PvE, this build has something to offer for everyone. To enhance your experience even further, consider acquiring New World Coins to help you gear up more effectively, which you can conveniently purchase from reputable sites like MMOEXP. Let’s get started!

Attributes

For this build, we are aiming for a total of 200 Constitution. You might wonder why we’re not hitting that 250 mark; with the recent changes in Season 10, particularly adjustments to Great Axe scaling and the diminishing returns system, 200 Con provides a sweet spot for survivability and damage.

Attribute Breakdown

· Constitution: 200 (+48 from food)

· Intelligence: 50 (optional) - This can be adjusted based on playstyle.

· Strength: The remaining points are allocated to Strength for more weapon damage.

Weapon Loadout

Primary Weapons

1. Great Axe 

· Skills: Whirlwind and Maelstrom

· Whirlwind is your main damage dealer with multiple hits for high sustained damage in AoE situations.

· Maelstrom adds to your crowd control while inflicting area damage without compromising your ability to deal single-target damage.

· Charge Ability: Utilize the Intangible Charge perk for increased damage and the ability to go through body-blocking enemies.

2. Fire Staff

· This serves more as a stat stick with your main focus on using Inferno to boost your Great Axe damage.

· Fire Staff Abilities: Burnout, Fireball, and Pillar of Fire are useful for poking and applying elemental charge procs.

Gear Selection

Armor & Sets

1. Artifact: Jyn

· Provides 5 stacks of Invigorated, giving you resistance against debuffs like Weaken, Disease, Exhaust, and Rend.

· Include one of each Keenly perk (Keenly Empowered, Keenly Jagged, and Keen Thought).

2. Elementally Charged Set

· This set synergizes well with your Fire Staff. When you deal damage with the Fire Staff, your next hit with the Great Axe triggers an additional 10% weapon damage for each ability tick.

· Aim for 2-piece Elementally Charged and Invigorated gear.

3. Consider Faction Gear for Starters

· If you’re new to PvP, faction gear is a cost-effective way to obtain decent sets that come with necessary perks and slots for gems.

Gems & Perks

· Opal: Use for increased damage output.

· Stifling (Great Axe): Silences enemies after your abilities cool down, disrupting their counterattacks.

· Runeglass Gems: They no longer have a negative effect, so use them liberally to increase your damage.

Additional Gear Pieces

· Enrage: While you lose defenses, the damage boost fits perfectly into this build as you’ll be in melee range often.

· Aim to get one ring with Intangible Charge and the other capable of providing great synergy with your abilities.

Gameplay Strategy

How to Approach Combat

· Stamina Management: Before initiating your Whirlwind, intentionally deplete your stamina. This will grant you a 20% damage boost and an uninterruptible state, a crucial mechanic for maximizing your damage output while remaining tanky.

· Ability Rotation: Start your fights with your Great Axe skills, transitioning into Whirlwind for maximum AoE damage. Use your Fire Staff to poke and maintain elemental charge for higher damage ticks.

· Positioning: Maintain close proximity to enemies to maximize damage and utilize your charge ability efficiently.

Closing Thoughts

This build is all about confidence in your playstyle, knowing when to charge in and hit hard. With Season 10 bringing new mechanics, you can feel empowered to tackle both PvP and PvE content efficiently with this Fire Staff and Great Axe build. To further enhance your journey, consider checking out New World Gold for sale to help you acquire necessary gear and resources, with reputable options like MMOEXP available for your convenience. Happy adventuring, and see you in Aeternum!