Hatchet Tank Information

The Hatchet is an excellent weapon choice for novice Tanks in New World, as it plays a pivotal role in our New World Beginner Tank Build.

Thanks to its unique features, it equips you to withstand fatal blows effectively, this is made possible through a combination of the Defy Death passive. The AoE Taunt capabilities of Berserk, and the debuffs you can apply all collectively make it extremely user-friendly for beginners.

While pairing the Hatchet with a Sword and Shield typically yields the most benefits, it’s worth noting that this approach comes at the expense of forgoing Crowd Control and debuff advantages provided by the War Hammer.

Below, we’ve compiled a list of the best abilities, passives, and perks to maximize your Tanking effectiveness when using the Hatchet in New World.

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Hatchet Tank Build

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Hatchet Tank Build

New World Beginner Hatchet S3

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Hatchet Tank Abilities

Berserk

Enter a berserk mode that increases all attack damage by 20% for 12s. (Cooldown for this ability will not start until the mode ends.)

Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equipped in your hatchet, this ability inflicts taunt for 8s to all enemies within 8m. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)

Cooldown: 18 seconds

Raging Torrent

Perform 4 fast attacks, each dealing 90% weapon damage.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Infected Throw

Leap into the air and throw a hatchet that deals 120% weapon damage.
This attack inflicts 30% disease and 10% weaken to your target for 10s.

(Disease reduces target’s incoming healing efficiency.)
(Weaken reduces target’s outgoing damage.)

Cooldown: 15 seconds

The huge benefits of using a Hatchet for a beginner are that Berserk gives you a second AoE Taunt skill along with some lifesteal. Combining Raging Torrent with the Refreshing Torrent weapon perk means you’ll be able to reduce all of your Hatchet cooldowns super quickly. The most integral part of the Hatchet is the Defy Death passive which means you can avoid dying, and it gives you the opportunity to learn and make mistakes without having a detrimental impact on your group.

You still offer some group support with weaken from Infected Throw which also allows you to range aggro enemies but for all of these benefits you lose out on crowd control and rend.

Hatchet Tank Rotation

  • Instigate combat with Infected Throw which can be done from range and does a good amount of damage also applies weaken and disease
  • Once you reach the enemies you use Berserk to gain taunt and lifesteal
  • Hit enemies with Raging Torrent for damage and to proc your Refreshing Torrent weapon perk
  • You should regularly do a Heavy Attack which will give you a 15% fortify and when an enemy is under 30% health your heavy will do 20% more damage.
  • Use plenty of Light Attacks, 3 in a row gives you empower and crit light attacks regenerate Stamina helping you to sustain more block and dodge.

Named Hatchet’s To Use

These are some of the best named and upgradable Hatchets for a Tank: