New World is much more than just killing monsters and doing quests. As a life skill MMO, a big part of the gameplay revolves around various professions and trade skills, one of which is Weaponsmithing. In this guide, we will help you with New World Weaponsmithing Leveling so you can get better weapons.
New World Weaponsmithing Leveling
There are a total of 7 crafting-based trade skills to choose from in New World. Players can choose the profession in the game, which majorly focuses on crafting and also works as the main source of income through trading.
Here, we will first discuss the use of Weaponsmithing, followed by leveling up Weaponsmithing skill efficiently without wasting too many resources.
Which Weapons You Can Craft Using Weaponsmithing?
Leveling up weaponsmithing is a great way to ensure that you have the best gear to face the various dangers on Aeternum. Exploring the world, you will no doubt find a lot of resources, which can be utilized at a forge to craft gear.
There are however limits to how many weapons you can produce. The forge only allows the crafting of melee weapons. So, with the right materials, you can craft:
- Rapier
- Hatchet
- Great Axe
- War Hammer
- Spear
- Round Shield
- Longsword
Connected Skills
There are specific skills that can greatly boost your weaponsmithing endeavors. These skills can be beneficial in multiple ways, they can help in the actual crafting or help to get resources, and everything in between.
- Smelting
- Woodworking
- Leatherworking
- Mining
- Logging
- Skinning
Benefits of Leveling up Weaponsmithing
The way it works is, the more gear you craft, the higher your weaponsmithing skill will rise. And with new levels, you’ll be able to craft better equipment.
Each of your crafted items has a chance to have additional perks or attributes to it. The higher your weaponsmithing skill is, the better perks and attribute points you’ll get for your weapon.
How to Level Weaponsmithing Fast
Using normal methods to slowly progress your skills, can take a lot of time and be tiresome. Do you need good skills, and want to craft new and improved weapons for yourself as soon as possible?
If so, then we have to rely on power leveling our skill. This is done by, making a lot of the same type of items over and over again. All of this ultimately helps us with Town Projects as well through the ‘Weaponsmith’s Temperament’ crafting buff.
It should come as no surprise then that we would be requiring a lot of resources and money.
Each level benchmark is explained below:
Level 0 to Level 20
Craft 30x Iron Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 210x Iron Ingot
- 60x Timber
- 30x Coarse Leather
Level 20 to Level 60
Craft 191x Iron Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 1337x Iron Ingot
- 382x Timber
- 191x Coarse Leather
Level 60 to Level 75
Craft 74x Steel Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 998x Iron Ingot
- 333x Obsidian Flux
- 665x Charcoal
- 148x Timber
- 74x Coarse Leather
Level 75 to Level 80
Craft 34x Steel Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 458x Iron Ingot
- 153x Obsidian Flux
- 306x Charcoal
- 68x Timber
- 34x Coarse Leather
Level 80 to Level 105
Craft 287x Steel Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 3870x Iron Ingot
- 1290x Obsidian Flux
- 2580x Charcoal
- 574x Timber
- 287x Coarse Leather
Level 105 to Level 110
Craft 33x Starmetal Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 297x Starmetal Ingot
- 66x Timber
- 33x Coarse Leather
Level 110 to Level 125
Craft 135x Starmetal Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 1215x Starmetal Ingot
- 270x Timber
- 135x Coarse Leather
Level 125 to Level 160
Craft 657x Starmetal Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 5913x Starmetal Ingot
- 1313x Timber
- 657x Coarse Leather
Level 160 to 175
Craft 214x Orichalcum Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 2140x Orichalcum Ingot
- 428x Timber
- 214x Coarse Leather
Level 175 to Level 200
Craft 549x Orichalcum Round Shield. This will require the following items:
- 5490x Orichalcum Ingot
- 1098x Timber
- 549x Coarse Leather
