How do you use the shield in New World?

Shields are categorized as Weapons in New World. They have to be equipped in the character's offhand slot. When equipped alongside a Sword, it allows the wearer to access the Sword & Shield Skills. Note that this skill tree CAN'T be used if you equip any other 1-hand weapon that is not a Sword.
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Do you have to use a shield in New World?

You can't tank without a Shield in this game. Use the shield to parry enemy attacks and avoid taking in too much damage. Use your sword to deal a lot of damage fast and precisely. A Sword and Shield combo is your best option.
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Can I use shield with hatchet New World?

New World doesn't support dual-wielding. You can't dual wield one-handed weapons such as swords and hatchets. You can't dual wield smaller weapons such as daggers either. But you can use the good old sword and shield combo for PvP action.
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Can you only use a shield with a sword in New World?

Is there a New World shield without sword option? The only way to use a one-handed sword without the shield in New World is to use the rapier, which is the only available one-handed sword that can be used on its own.
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What shield should I use New World?

If you are looking to have an easier time absorbing damage then you will want to use a Tower Shield. We recommend using a Tower Shield in all PvE content because this will make managing your Stamina much easier. At lower levels it might be difficult to find a Tower Shield, so use a Kite Shield when you can.
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How do you shield bash in the New World?

Leaping Strike > Shield bash > weapon swap > x,y,z for a combo. For healers and fighting in open world however (Dynasty docks) I've used the shield bash to knock people off the dock edges with it lol. or push healers or targets out of sacred ground.
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Is there Katana in New World?

with the katana, there can be made two different styles the regular cut and slash, and a more specialized style which uses sword and sheath style battou style. In New world, These can be used in the skill tree to let players customize the type of katana style they want to use. This weapon would scale by dexterity.
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Are tanks necessary in New World?

Everyone needs a tank. Builds like this always have a space in Expeditions. Heavy armor. Less mobility, but you can tank damage and block the rest with your shield.
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Is Hatchet good in New World?

The hatchet is a particularly formidable weapon due to the Berserk ability, which grants you a substantial attack damage boost, and can be upgraded to increase your movement speed, give you massive health regeneration, and grant immunity to crowd control.
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Does shield do anything without sword New World?

Conversation. Currently, the sword is the only weapon in-game that you can use with the shield.
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Does shield do anything on your back New World?

Shield Gives +10 Stat. Kononeko: Having a weapon on your back still gives the passive stat increases from that weapon, and this applies to every single weapon in the game except for shields. If it does, should be fixed, only the bonus of the wielded weapon should count.
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Is New World Holy Trinity?

New World is, if you'll recall, a class-less MMO, with the weapon and armor builds you turn to effectively creating your class for you. However, despite not having a class, it still relies quite a bit on that traditional “Holy Trinity of MMOs:” tank, DPS, and heals.
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Is there healers in New World?

A Support Healer is one of the classic MMO archetypes, and it works well in New World for leveling and endgame. Welcome to the Life Staff.
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What is the best build in New World?

Best DPS build in New World
  • Main weapon: Musket — Sharpshooter Mastery or Rapier — Blood Mastery.
  • Secondary weapon: Fire Staff — Pyromancer Mastery.
  • Key Attributes: Dexterity, Intelligence.
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What is the best sword in Project New World?

Dark Blade, often considered the best sword in the game, can only be purchased from an in-game shop for 800 Robux. If you have the money and you want this cool sword, then you can buy it anytime during your gameplay. That's all you need to know about all weapons locations in Roblox Project New World.
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Will New World Add greatsword?

According to the update video, the game devs said that the new update will include three new weapons in the New World. These three weapons will be: Blunderbuss. Great Sword.
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What weapons can use shield New World?

The sword is currently the only weapon in New World that can be used with a shield – although the sword is fairly weak compared to other hefty New World weapons, it can be used to build a highly defensive tanky loadout for both PvE and PvP.
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How does Sword and Shield scale New World?

Swords damage scales primarily with strength but also benefits from dexterity. Swords can be used in combination with a shield. Light attacks deal 100% slashing weapon damage, and can build up combo points, dealing 105% slashing weapon damage in a 360 degree melee radius at the third attack.
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What weapons should a healer use in new world?

Healers in New World are more straightforward compared to other classes. There's only one healing weapon, the Life Staff, and it depends on a single Attribute Point, Focus.
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Melee
  • Swords. ...
  • Rapiers. ...
  • Warhammers. ...
  • Battleaxes. ...
  • Hatchets.
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Does New World have tank healer DPS?

New World is an MMO that diverges from the traditional formula in many ways but that doesn't mean you won't find some similarities. Whilst you won't be selecting a specific class and you can customise your character to play how you want, the traditional MMO role trifecta of tank, DPS and healer still apply.
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