In New World, there are 11 different weapons to choose from. You have the options of one handed weapons, two handed weapons, ranged weapons and magic weapons. Your decision is important because in New World, the weapons are what represents the player and separates the players from one another on their journey through Aeternum. Will you wield the weapons of strength, intelligence, dexterity, or focus? Or maybe you shall find balance in a combination of two. Anything is possible, for in Aeternum, you decide, choose your weapon.

There are three different categories of armor in New World: Light, Medium, and Heavy. The three armor types offer various bonuses, depending on what your character is wearing.

Light Armor is the “DPS” and most mobile armor in the game. Light armor provides the largest dodge in the game while offering a 20% damage bonus. If you want to do as much damage as possible, then light armor is for you.

Meanwhile, Medium armor increases all damage by 10%, which is 10% less than Light armor. However, your Medium armor status enhances your CCs (crowd control) effects by 10%. Also, your dodge turns into a hop, which creates enough space to escape the wrath of your enemy.

Finally, we have Heavy armor. Heavy armor absorbs the most damage of all the New World armor types. However, your dodge doesn’t create as much space as Light or even Medium due to its weight. The trade-off is that the CC effects increase by 20% and your block stability by 15%. Heavy armor is better suited for CC bots, tanks, or other juggernaut frontliners for PvP who want to control the battlefield.