The best weapon in this category is undoubtedly the Life Staff. Paired with the Life Staff, the Hatchet can quickly turn you into a one-stop shop for both damage and healing at high levels (which incidentally is just about the only way to play New World solo for any length of time). Going down the Berserker Mastery route also adds the ability to heal your character while its key skill is active, which is obviously very desirable. Despite lacking the finesse of the other one-handed melee weapons, the Hatchet is an absolute beast of a damage-dealer, making it a desirable PvP weapon even if it's a bit more indifferent in PvE scenarios. Our time with both the closed and open New World betas taught us that the Hatchet is way better than it sounds, or indeed has any right to be. Keep reading for details on each weapon and why we rate them as highly (or not so highly) as we do. B-Tier: Ice Gauntlet, Spear, War Hammerīroadly speaking, weapon types in New World are all equally easy to come by - you'll be given a Sword and Shield during the Prologue quest, but once the game opens up you should find yourself collecting a varied arsenal in no time.

A-Tier: Fire Staff, Great Axe, Sword and Shield.

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