Great Axe Skills are one of the Weapon Skill Masteries available in New World. The Great Axe is a powerful 2-handed weapon that can excel in either powerful, single-target damage or wide, cleaving, area-of-effect attacks that works great for crowd control. The Great Axe is slightly more agile than the Warhammer, but both make for powerful Weapons that trade speed for brute force.
The Great Axe Mastery is made up of the Reaper and Mauler trees.
What attributes improve Great Axe damage?
Damage dealt with Great Axe abilities can be improved by assigning points to Strength.
Great Axe Attacks
- Light Attack: .Deals 100% Slash damage.
- Heavy Attack: .Deals 120% Slash damage.
- Charged Heavy: .Deals 160% Slash damage.
New World Great Axe Skills
Reaper Tree Active Abilities
Charge
Charge 10 meters dealing 120% weapon damage when you reach a target or press LMB. This ability grants Unstoppable, preventing you from being interrupted. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Upgrades:
Frenzied Momentum: Charge now deals 120% to 140% damage depending on how far you traveled before reaching your target.
Unpredictable Strike: During a Charge, you can press RMB to execute a swing attack dealing 140% to 165% weapon damage depending on how far you traveled before reaching your target.
Reap
Extend your axe 5 meters, pulling foes towards you and dealing 110% weapon damage.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equipped in your Greataxe, this ability causes a 4s taunts when it hits. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you) Cooldown: 18 seconds.
Upgrades:
The Collector: Reap's range is now 8 meters.
Hunger: Heal yourself for 30% of the damage done by Reap.
Fatal Attraction: After you pull do a spin attack dealing 115% weapon damage.
Execute
A powerful overhead attack dealing 200% weapon damage. Execute deals 30% more damage against enemies below 50% health. Cooldown: 25 seconds.
Upgrades:
Unstoppable Greed: Execute gains Grit during the attack, making the attack unstoppable
Executioner:Excecute ciritcal hits 100% of the time against foes below 30% health
Reaper Tree Passive Abilities
Critical Gains
When you deal a critical hit with a Great Axe, you heal yourself for 10% of the damage done.
Frustration
After one of your attacks is blocked, gain 15% damage for 10 seconds. (Max 1 stack)
Keen Edge
Critical damage increased by 10%
Feed
Great Axe attacks on foes below 30% health heal you for 10% of damage done.
Greed
Light Attacks with your Great Axe 10% give you 5% damage for 5 seconds. (Max 3 stacks)
Death's Embrace
Great Axe attacks against foes below 50% health: penetrate armor by 10%
Critical Condition
Great Axe attacks against foes below 30% health : critical 15% more often
Executioner's Speed
Hittin 2+ targets with a single Great Axe light attack swing grants 3s of 20% Haste (You move faster.)
Blood Lust
You move 30% faster and deal 15% more damage when looking at a foe within 15 meters.
Mauler Tree Active Abilities
Whirlwind
Spin attack dealing 50% weapon damage to all nearby foes. If you hit a foe spin again(Max 4 spins) You can move while spinning. This attack cannot backstab. This attack has Grit.
(Grit prevents you from being staggered by incoming attacks)
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Upgrades:
Gusting Winds: Whirlwind's maximum number of rotations is increased to 7.
Unending Winds: Movement speed during Whirlwind increased by 50%.
Surrounded:If you have 3 or more enemies around you, Whirlwind deals 30% more damage.
Maelstrom
Fast-spinning attack that pulls enemies closer to you and deals 110% weapon damage. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Upgrades:
Storm's Reach: Extends the reach of Maelstrom's pull effect by 50%.
Absorb: Consums all projectiles while Maelstrom is active.
No Reprieve: Maelstrom does an extra spin attack that pulls in foes and deals 110% weapon damage.
Gravity Well
Throw your axe to create a vortex that pulls foes towards its center for 3 seconds. Ends with a damaging Burst 125% weapon damage. Range: 10 meters. Cooldown: 30 seconds.
Upgrades:
Crowded Well: Increase burst damage by 10% for each foe caught in the vortex.
Unyielding: Allies gain 20% Fortify while standing in your well. (Fortify reduces damage received)
Mauler Tree Passive Abilities
Mauler's Resolve
If you get hit while holding a Great Axe while below 50% Health, gain 40 Stamina. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Gravity
After you cause a pull, your foe is rooted for 0.25s.
Center of Attention
While holding a Great Axe, gain 10% damage while 3 or more foes are within 4 meters.
Heavy Pull
Heavy Attacks with a Great Axe pull foes closer to you.
Enduring Strike
Adds Grit to Great Axe Heavy Attacks, and grants a 20% damage reduction while the Heavy attack Grit is active.
(Grit is an added stagger resistance that stops attacks from being interrupted by reactions)
Revenge
When you block an attack with a Great Axe, gain 5% damage for 5 seconds. (Max 3 stacks)
Crowded Protection
While holding a Great Axe, gain 10% damage absortion while 3 or more foes are within 4 meters.
Mauler's Fury
Great Axe attacks increase damage by 3% for 3 seconds. (Max 10 stacks)
GreatAxe Abilities Comparison Table
Quick Search of Sword and Shield Abilities
Name |
Tree |
Type |
Effect |
Tier |
Requirement |
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Reaper | Active | Charge 10 meters dealing 120% weapon damage when you reach a target or press LMB. This ability grants Unstoppable, preventing you from being interrupted | Tier II | 1 Tier I Ability |
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Reaper | Active | Extend your axe 5 meters, pulling foes towards you and dealing 110% weapon damage. | Tier I | N/A |
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Reaper | Active | A powerful overhead attack dealing 200% weapon damage. Execute deals 30% more damage against enemies below 50% health | Tier III | 1 Tier II Ability |
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Reaper | Upgrade | Charge now deals 120% to 140% damage depending on how far you traveled before reaching your target. | Tier III | Charge |
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Reaper | Upgrade | During a Charge, you can press RMB to execute a swing attack dealing 140% to 165% weapon damage depending on how far you traveled before reaching your target. | Tier V | Frenzied Momentum |
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Reaper | Upgrade | Reap's range is now 8 meters. | Tier II | Reap |
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Reaper | Upgrade | Heal yourself for 30% of the damage done by Reap. | Tier IV | The Collector |
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Reaper | Upgrade | After you pull do a spin attack dealing 115% weapon damage. | Tier V | Hunger |
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Reaper | Upgrade | Execute gains Grit during the attack, making the attack unstoppable | Tier IV | Execute |
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Reaper | Upgrade | Excecute ciritcal hits 100% of the time against foes below 30% health | Tier V | Unstoppable Greed |
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Reaper | Passive | When you deal a critical hit with a Great Axe, you heal yourself for 10% of the damage done. | Tier II | 1 Tier I Ability |
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Reaper | Passive | After one of your attacks is blocked, gain 15% damage for 10 seconds. (Max 1 stack) | Tier III | 1 Tier II Ability |
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Reaper | Passive | Critical damage increased by 10% | Tier IV | 1 Tier III Ability |
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Reaper | Passive | Great Axe attacks on foes below 30% health heal you for 10% of damage done. | Tier V | 1 Tier IV Ability |
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Reaper | Passive | Light Attacks with your Great Axe 10% give you 5% damage for 5 seconds. (Max 3 stacks) | Tier I | N/A |
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Reaper | Passive | Great Axe attacks against foes below 50% health: penetrate armor by 10% | Tier II | 1 Tier I Ability |
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Reaper | Passive | Great Axe attacks against foes below 30% health : critical 15% more often | Tier III | 1 Tier II Ability |
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Reaper | Passive | Hittin 2+ targets with a single Great Axe Light Attack swing grants 3s of 20% Haste (You move faster.) | Tier I | N/A |
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Reaper | Passive | You move 30% faster and deal 15% more damage when looking at a foe within 15 meters. | Tier VI | 10 Previous Abilities |
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Mauler | Active | Spin attack dealing 50% weapon damage to all nearby foes. If you hit a foe spin again(Max 4 spins) You can move while spinning. This attack cannot backstab. This attack has Grit. | Tier II | 1 Tier I Ability |
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Mauler | Active | Fast-spinning attack that pulls enemies closer to you and deals 110% weapon damage | Tier I | N/A |
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Mauler | Active | Throw your axe to create a vortex that pulls foes towards its center for 3 seconds. Ends with a damaging Burst 125% weapon damage. Range: 10 meters | Tier III | 1 Tier II Ability |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Whirlwind's maximum number of rotations is increased to 7. | Tier III | Whirlwind |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Movement speed during Whirlwind increased by 50%. | Tier IV | Gusting Winds |
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Mauler | Upgrade | If you have 3 or more enemies around you, Whirlwind deals 30% more damage. | Tier V | Unending Winds |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Extends the reach of Maelstrom's pull effect by 50%. | Tier II | Maelstrom |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Consumes all projectiles while Maelstrom is active. | Tier III | Storm's Reach |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Maelstrom does an extra spin attack that pulls in foes and deals 110% weapon damage. | Tier IV | Absorb |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Increase burst damage by 10% for each foe caught in the vortex. | Tier IV | Gravity Well |
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Mauler | Upgrade | Allies gain 20% Fortify while standing in your well. (Fortify reduces damage received) | Tier V | Crowded Well |
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Mauler | Passive | If you get hit while holding a Great Axe while below 50% Health, gain 40 Stamina. | Tier I | N/A |
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Mauler | Passive | After you cause a pull, your foe is rooted for 0.25s. | Tier III | 1 Tier II Ability |
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Mauler | Passive | While holding a Great Axe, gain 10% damage while 3 or more foes are within 4 meters. | Tier V | 1 Tier IV Ability |
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Mauler | Passive | Heavy Attacks with a Great Axe pull foes closer to you. | Tier I | N/A |
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Mauler | Passive | Adds Grit to Great Axe Heavy Attacks, and grants a 20% damage reduction while the Heavy attack Grit is active. | Tier II | 1 Tier I Ability |
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Mauler | Passive | When you block an attack with a Great Axe, gain 5% damage for 5 seconds. (Max 3 stacks) | Tier IV | 1 Tier III Ability |
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Mauler | Passive | While holding a Great Axe, gain 10% damage absortion while 3 or more foes are within 4 meters. | Tier V | 1 Tier IV Ability |
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Mauler | Passive | Great Axe attacks increase damage by 3% for 3 seconds. (Max 10 stacks) | Tier VI | 10 previous Abilities |
