New World Rapier Build 2024 - PvE & PvP
Oct. 14, 2024Positioning and timing your combo between abilities is crucial for success with theRapier. Ideally, you want to use anability, pull off the combo, then repeat the pattern. You can break out of the combo in a pinch if things go wrong with other abilities, and you should. A big part ofRapiergameplay is reactive—learning when to stay in the fight and when to reposition while keeping up your combos is key to mastering this weapon.
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The first ability here isFlurry. It is a rapid, five-hit ability that deals more damage than normal attacks. It hits quickly but is a longerchannel ability. You can cancel it anytime by dodging or using another ability so chaining combos with it gets easy. It also grants yougritwhile executing the ability, making youunstaggerable. Progressing this skill line allows you to reduce its cooldown when you successfully land hits, inflictbleedon enemies, and extend the debuff’s duration.
Next isFlourish and Finish, an interesting ability that starts with a quick horizontal slash calledFlourishwith a largerhitbox, knocking enemies back. Then, you can quickly follow up by a lunging attack calledFinish, which consumes any activebleedsto deal significant thrust damage. The morebleedsyou have on the target, the more damage it does, making it a powerful ability when timed right. The capstone increases the damage from the consumedbleeds, further boosting its power. Use this after you’ve stacked one or twobleeds. Progressing this skill line grants yougritwhich makes youunstaggerable, replenishing your stamina by 20 if you land a successful hit, and reducing this skill’s cooldown by 3.5% for each tick ofTondo’s bleed damage. This means ideally you’d use this skill before Tondo.
Tondois an ability where you make a slash dealing Slash Damage that reaches 5m and applies ableeddebuff to anything in front of you. It deals both initial damage and damage over time, and has a pretty generoushitbox, making it easy to land. Unlike mostRapierabilities that are more thrust-focused with narrowhitboxes,Tondois straightforward and reliable. It’s great to open with, setting up thebleedearly on. Its bleed debuff is also unique in that it deals 10% of your weapon damage for 10s. It can also stack thrice, which resets the 10s duration of the debuff. Progressing this skill line allows you to reduce its cooldown and increase its attack potency.
Thecapstonefor this skill tree,Bloody End, boosts the attack potency ofFinishby consuming the stacks of bleed inflicted on enemies. It doesn’t seem to affect the other skills, makingMomentuma much better option.
First isFleche, a fantasticmobilityability that shines inPvP. It works as a greatgap closerto catch up to enemies or escape if you’re being overwhelmed. Progressing this skill line, lets you reduce the skill’s cooldown by 80% by finishing a target withFleche, allowing you to use it again after just a few seconds. This makes it an excellentfinisherin both PvE and PvP.Flechealso has a widehitbox, so you can dash through multiple weakened enemies, kill them, and reset thecooldown. It’s versatile and powerful, allowing you to use it repeatedly in quick succession if timed right.
Next isEvade, which is one of the best abilities in this tree. It lets you dodge in any direction with a very shortcooldown, and it doesn’t consumestamina. Paired with alight build, you can dodge, useEvade, then dodge again, making you incredibly hard to hit. As you upgrade it, yourlight attacksreduce thecooldownfurther, so you can use it even more often. A skilled player can use this to become nearly untouchable. The trick to masteringEvadeis remapping your keys. Mapping it to a button you can easily access makes it much easier to dodge while maintaining movement. Progressing this skill line allows you to reduce its cooldown with light attacks and grants youhasteif you successfully evade an attack using this skill.
The last one isRiposte, which is highly skill-based because it requires you to anticipate enemy attacks. This can be tricky if you’re unfamiliar with your opponents’ attack patterns, especially inPvPagainst a smart player.Riposteallows you to enter a defensive stance for 1s to block an attack and then stun the attacker with a counter. Once upgraded, it also grants a brief window of invulnerability and reduces thecooldownsof your other abilities. It’s easier to pull off against early-game enemies since they tend to be aggressive, but using it effectively against experienced players takes practice. Newer players might spam attacks, making it easier to counter, while more skilled players will be harder to predict. Learning when to useRiposteis key. Progressing this skill line grants you empower and reduces your otherRapierability’s cooldowns when successfully counterattacking.
Thecapstonefor this skill tree,Momentum, grants you a 30% increase in damage to yourlightorheavy attackafter you use a Rapier ability for 3s. In my opinion, this is good if you don’t plan on usingFlourish and Finish.
New World: AeternumRapier Buildspairs well with any otherdexterity-scaling weapon or even anintelligence-based weapon. A popular PvP combo is theIce GauntletandRapier, which providesAOEandcrowd control (CC)from theIce Gauntletcombined with theRapier’sstrongmobility. TheRapierexcels at quick movement and dodging, but its biggest drawback is its very short range. You need to get close to deal damage, and if your opponent has goodmobility, it can be tough to land hits.
Other solid pairings for theRapierinclude theMusketorSpear. TheSpearcan help cover theRapier’srange weakness, allowing you to fight at a distance until the enemy closes in. Once they get close, you can switch to theRapierfor close-range combat, using abilities likeEvadeto dodge around. You can then swap back to theSpearif the enemy tries to keep their distance again. Alternatively, you could use aranged weaponto soften up targets before closing in withFlechefor melee combat.
While you can pair theRapierwith various weapons, you’ll mostly want to stick todexterityorintelligencebuilds. As mentioned, theIce Gauntletis a great choice inPvPdue to abilities likeEntombed, which provides protection, andIce Storm, anAOEattack. The common strategy is to throw downIce Storm, protect yourself withEntombedif outnumbered, then pop out and use theRapierto dash through enemies withFleche, landing quick hits, and finish them off. This cycle of freezing and dashing works very well in PvP.
As for thearmor, using theRapierwithLight Armormaximizes your mobility and grants you a 15% damage boost as a bonus, making you nimble and painful at the same time.
That wraps up ourRapier weapon guide. We’ve got moreweapon guidesincludingMusket,Spear,Bow, andHatcheton the way, so keep an eye out for those If you have any questions about the weapons or the game, feel free to check out the wiki. What weapons are you planning to use at theNew Worldlaunch? What build are you going for? Let us know in the comments!
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