New World Weapon Perks and Mods

Every Weapon Ability in New World has a corresponding Perk that can be found on armor and weapons. Most of the perks scale in power with the Gear Score of the item they are on. It’s important to note that you can only benefit from one instance of a weapon ability perk at a time. You can obtain the weapon perks randomly from drops or you can craft gear with the specific perk on it. You can enhance your chance of obtaining a specific perk by utilizing timeless shards. Below is a list of all the New World Weapon Perks and Mods.

It’s worth pointing out that while crafting gear with skill perks players often times opt to craft armor with the weapon-specific perk on it in order to take advantage of other perks on the weapons that cannot be crafted on armor. However, having the perk on your weapon will scale better and more powerful as noted in the below chart.

Bow

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Enfeebling Poison Shot	Poison Shot’s arrow also applies Weaken, reducing target’s damage by X% for 6 seconds	14%	25%	Steel Bow Charm
Energizing Evade Shot	Gain “X” Stamina and reduced cooldown by X% after hitting a target with Evade Shot	19, 14%	34, 25%	Starmetal Bow Charm
Lasting Rain of Arrows	Slow and bleed last longer	20%	30%	Orichalcum Bow Charm
Penetrating Rapid Shot	Increase armor penetration all Rapid Shot attacks	19%	33%	Reinforced Steel Bow Charm
Refreshing Penetrating Shot	Penetrating Shot kills reduce this ability’s cooldown	14%	25%	Reinforced Starmetal Bow Charm
Empowering Explosive Arrow	Explosive Arrow hits grant Empower, increasing damage by X% for 10 seconds or until the next attack	19%	34%	Reinforced Orichalcum Bow Charm

Blunderbuss

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Exhaustive Net Shot	Net Shot inflicts exhaust, reducing target’s stamina regeneration by X% for 8s	34%	57%	Steel Blunderbuss Charm
Leeching Shrapnel Blast	Heal for a percentage of the damage dealt from Azoth Shrapnel Blast	15%	24%	Starmetal Blunderbuss Charm
Venturing Claw Shot	When Claw Shot connects to a target at least 10m away, gain X% Empower for 3s or until next hit	19%	33%	Orichalcum Blunderbuss Charm
Plagued Splitting Grenade	Splitting Grenade hits inflict disease, reducing healing efficiency on target by X% for 8s	15%	24%	Reinforced Steel Blunderbuss Charm
Resupplying Mortar Charge	Mortar Charge kills reload 1 additional canister and grant X% Empower for 5 seconds. (Mas 1 reload per shot. Will not trigger after final shot).	8.7%	14%	Reinforced Starmetal Blunderbuss Charm
Crippling Blast Shot	Targets hit by Blast Shot are slowed by X%, reducing movement speed for 5s	19%	33%	Reinforced Orichalcum Blunderbuss Charm

Fire Staff

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Accelerating Flamethrower	Using flamethrower against a target with 2 stacks of smolder grants Haste, increasing movement speed by 20% for 2s. Burn from Flamethrower lasts X% longer.	15%	19%	Reinforced Starmetal Fire Staff Charm
Empowering Incinerate	Incinerate deals +X% damage to targets with Burn.	17%	30%	Reinforced Steel Fire Staff Charm
Fortifying Burnout	Burnout applies a stack of X% Fortify for 5s for each target hit (Max 3 stacks)	10%	13%	Reinforced Orichalcum Fire Staff Charm
Refreshing Pillar of Fire	Reduce this ability’s cooldown per enemy hit with Pillar of Fire. (2 hits max.)	12%	20%	Steel Fire Staff Charm
Empowering Meteor Shower	When Meteor Shower hits gain X% Empower for 10s (Max 10 stacks)	2%	2.9%	Starmetal Fire Staff Charm
Empowering Fireball	Fireball impact deals +X% damage to targets above 50% Health.	32%	58%	Orichalcum Fire Staff Charm

Great Axe

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Refreshing Charge	Hitting a target with Unpredictable Strike reduces the cooldown by X% (1 hits max)	30%	54%	Steel Great Axe Charm
Crippling Reap	If target hit with Reap is below 50% health, they are Slowed by X%, reducing movement speed for 4 seconds	31%	50%	Starmetal Great Axe Charm
Mending Execute	Gain a percentage of the damage dealt back as health with Execute (Limit 1 trigger per ability)	30%	49%	Orichalcum Great Axe Charm
Fortifying Whirlwind	Whirlwind hits grant Fortify on self, increasing armor by X% and slash damage by X% for 2 seconds (5 stacks max)	9.3%; 7.8%	15%; 12%	Reinforced Steel Great Axe Charm
Enfeebling Maelstrom	Targets hit by Maelstrom’s No Reprieve are Weakened, reducing their attack damage by X% for 8 seconds	14%	25%	Reinforced Starmetal Great Axe Charm
Insatiable Gravity Well	Heal for X% of the damage dealt by Gravity Well (Limit 1 target). On hit, cast another 4m radius burst around you that deals 50% weapon damage.	34%	52%	Reinforced Orichalcum Great Axe Charm

Great Sword

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Relentless Freedom	Activating Relentless Rush removes roots and slows. Also increases critical hit chance by X%	12%	19%	Starmetal Greatsword Charm
Leeching Crosscut	Heal for X% of the damage dealt by the final strike of Crosscut (Max 1 trigger per ability use).	49%	72%	Steel Greatsword Charm
Skyward Nullification	Hitting an enemy with Skyward Slash removes one of their buffs. Reduce remaining buffs by X% (Only affects non-consumable buffs).	20%	29%	Orichalcum Greatsword Charm
Energizing Counter	When Calamity Counter is activated, immediately gain X stamina	20	29	Reinforced Steel Greatsword Charm
Steadfast Purification	Each attack of Steadfast Strike reduces debuff durations on you by X%. (Max 1 reduction per attack.)	14%	20%	Reinforced Orichalcum Greatsword Charm
Slowing Rupture	Slow enemies struck with Roaring Rupture by X% for 5s.	23%	34%	Reinforced Starmetal Greatsword Charm

Hatchet

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Crippling Feral Rush	When Feral Rush hits, cause a X% slow for 3s.	20%	29%	Steel Hatchet Charm
Keen Berserk	Increase Crit Chance by X% while under 50% HP while Berserking	14%	27%	Starmetal Hatchet Charm
Refreshing Torrent	Every hit of Raging Torrent reduces all Hatchet cooldowns by X%	4.8%	8.5%	Orichalcum Hatchet Charm
Empowering Rending Throw	Ranged Hatchet attacks deal X% more damage vs Rending Throw targets	21%	31%	Reinforced Steel Hatchet Charm
Refreshing Distancing Throw	Social Distancing attacks within 6m reduce the cooldown by X%	30%	49%	Reinforced Starmetal Hatchet Charm
Exhausting Infected Throw	Direct hits with Infected throw causes Exhaustion, reducing target’s stamina regeneration by X% for 10 seconds	21%	31%	Reinforced Orichalcum Hatchet Charm

Ice Gauntlet

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Pylon Burst	Ice Pylon deals +X% damage and a burst of damage to enemies within a 3m radius every 2s.	5.9%	10%	Reinforced Orichalcum Ice Gauntlet Charm
Deadly Frost	While the Frigid Showers upgrade is active, Ice Shower’s Frostbite deals 8% weapon damage per second to affected enemies. Reduce Ice Shower’s cooldown by X%	9.8%	14%	Reinforced Starmetal Ice Gauntlet Charm
Healing Tomb	Heal for a X% of your base Health after Entomb ends	18%	30%	Reinforced Steel Ice Gauntlet Charm
Iced Refresh	Kills with Ice Spike’s Mighty Spike or Spiky Reach reduce all Ice cooldowns by X%.	43%	75%	Orichalcum Ice Gauntlet Charm
Unending Thaw	Ice Storm deals X% more damage. Frost effects remains on enemies for 2 seconds after exiting Ice Storm	5.8%	10%	Starmetal Ice Gauntlet Charm
Unbroken Winds	Wind Chill deals +% damage. Gain 10% of your max Mana after a full Wind Chill burst.	25%	40%	Steel Ice Gauntlet Charm

Life Staff

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Accelerating Light’s Embrace	Allies below full Health hit with Light’s Embrace gain Haste, increasing their movement speed by X% for 5s.	18%	30%	Reinforced Starmetal Life Staff Charm
Mending Protection	+X% damage based healing power for 3s if Orb of Protection heals an ally below 50% Health.	24%	42%	Reinforced Steel Life Staff Charm
Keen Beacon	When Beacon heals a player, they gain X% critical chance for 6s.	6.1%	10%	Reinforced Orichalcum Life Staff Charm
Refreshing Divine Embrace	When Divine Embrace is used on a target below 50% Health, reduce the ability’s cooldown by X%, and gain X% of your max Mana.	41%; 3.5%	69%; 5.8%	Steel Life Staff Charm
Fortifying Sacred Ground	Allies healed by Sacred Ground gain Fortify, increasing armor by X% for 5s.	9.7%	16%	Starmetal Life Staff Charm
Purity of Light	Allies with a debuff removed with Splash of Light are healed for X% your weapon damage.	48%	85%	Orichalcum Life Staff Charm

Musket

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Crippling Powder Burn	Targets hit with Powder Burn are slowed by X% for 5 seconds	24%	42%	Steel Musket Charm
Refreshing Power Shot	Power Shot kills reduce its cooldown by X%.	54%	98%	Starmetal Musket Charm
Empowering Shooter’s Stance	Hitting a target while in Shooter’s Stance grants a stack of Empower, increasing damage by X% for 6s. Effect is removed when stance is exited (Max 4 stacks).	9.7%	15%	Orichalcum Musket Charm
Repulsing Stopping Power	Increase Stopping Power’s knockback distance by X%.	97%	151%	Reinforced Steel Musket Charm
Accelerating Traps	+X% movement speed for 5s after deploying a trap (Does not stack).	19%	33%	Reinforced Starmetal Musket Charm
Mending Sticky Bombs	Every hit of Sticky Bomb heals you for X% of damage done.	21%	31%	Reinforced Orichalcum Musket Charm

Rapier

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Keen Tondo	+X% critical chance by against targets affected by Tondo’s Bleed.	12%	21%	Steel Rapier Charm
Deadly Flourish	Flourish deals +X% damage against targets below 50% Health.	25%	39%	Starmetal Rapier Charm
Leeching Flurry	Heal for X% of the damage dealt by Flurry.	29%	47%	Orichalcum Rapier Charm
Sundering Riposte	Riposte inflicts Rend, reducing armor on the target by X% for 10s.	15%	24%	Reinforced Steel Rapier Charm
Omnidirectional Evade	+X% damage for 2s after using Evade. Adagio upgrade is applied when evading in any direction.	10%	19%	Reinforced Starmetal Rapier Charm
Refreshing Fleche	Hitting a target via a critical Backstab with Fleche reduces its cooldown by X%.	19%	33%	Reinforced Orichalcum Rapier Charm

Sword and Shield

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Diminishing Shield Bash	Reduce non-consumable buff durations for enemies hit by Shield Bash by X%.	30%	45%	Steel Shield Charm
Fortifying Shield Rush	After hitting a target with Shield Rush, gain Fortify, increasing armor by X% for 6s.	19%	33%	Starmetal Shield Charm
Accelerated Resolve	After triggering Defender’s Resolve, increase movement speed by X% and incoming healing by X% for 6s.	19%; 7.7%	33%; 13%	Orichalcum Shield Charm
Contagious Reverse Stab	Hitting a target transfers an active debuff from yourself to the target. Reverse Stab deals +X% damage.	10%	15%	Steel Sword Charm
Empowering Whirling Blade	When 3 or more enemies are within its radius while performing a Whirling Blade attack, gain X% base damage.	30%	49%	Starmetal Sword Charm
Empowering Leaping Strike	Sword attacks deal +X% damage to targets Slowed by Leaping Strike’s Cowardly Punishment upgrade.	17%	31%	Orichalcum Sword Charm

Spear

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Bleeding Sweep	Sweep’s Coup De Grace now applies Bleed for X% of weapon damage for 8s.	9.6%	17%	Steel Spear Charm
Sundering Javelin	Javelin inflicts Rend to targets above 50% Health, reducing the target’s armor by X% for 10s.	19%	25%	Starmetal Spear Charm
Leeching Cyclone	Cyclone hits heal you for X% of weapon damage.	32%	53%	Orichalcum Spear Charm
Fortifying Perforate	Perforate hits gain a stack of Fortify, increasing your armor by X% for 6s.	5.8%	10%	Reinforced Steel Spear Charm
Enfeebling Skewer	Skewer hits apply Weaken, reducing the target’s damage by X% for 8s.	24%	44%	Reinforced Starmetal Spear Charm
Keen Vault Kick	Vault Kick increases critical chance by X% for 5s.	19%	36%	Reinforced Orichalcum Spear Charm

Void Gauntlet

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Voracious Blade	While below 50% Health, heal for X% of the damage dealt by Void Blade.	31%	51%	Steel Void Gauntlet Charm
Nullifying Oblivion	When activated, Oblivion removes limited duration buffs from enemies within its radius and recharges X% faster.	9.8%	14%	Starmetal Void Gauntlet Charm
Putrefying Scream	Petrifying Scream inflicts Disease on hit, reducing the target’s healing by X% for 8s.	29%	40%	Orichalcum Void Gauntlet Charm
Diminishing Orb	Orb of Decay reduces the duration of the target’s non-consumable buffs by X% on hit.	52%	70%	Reinforced Steel Void Gauntlet Charm
Slowing Tether	Baleful Tether inflicts Slow on hit, reducing the target’s movement speed by X% for 3s.	31%	41%	Reinforced Starmetal Void Gauntlet Charm
Refreshing Rupture	When you hit a target with Essence Rupture, reduce Essence Rupture’s cooldown by X%.	31%	49%	Reinforced Orichalcum Void Gauntlet Charm

War Hammer

Weapon Ability Perk	Description	Armor	Weapon	Crafting Mods
Repulsing Clear Out	Increase Clear Out’s knockback distance by X%.	146%	209%	Reinforced Starmetal War Hammer Charm
Sundering Shockwave	Shockwave inflicts Rend, reducing the target’s armor by X% for 10s.	9.8%	14%	Reinforced Steel War Hammer Charm
Leeching Path of Destiny	Heal for X% of the damage dealt by Path Of Destiny.	29%	47%	Reinforced Orichalcum War Hammer Charm
Empowering Armor Breaker	If Armor Breaker breaks a block, the next attack within 5s deals +X% damage.	29%	50%	Steel War Hammer Charm
Refreshing Mighty Gavel	Mighty Gavel hits reduce the ability’s cooldown by X% (Max 2 activations per impact).	9.8%	14%	Starmetal War Hammer Charm
Penetrating Wrecking Ball	Wrecking Ball penetrates X% of the target’s armor.	19%	33%	Orichalcum War Hammer Charm