How to level Weapon Masteries in New World

Weapon Masteries are the core way to develop and level up your character’s combat abilities in New World. Depending on your choice of Masteries, you’ll be able to unlock abilities, modifiers, and bonuses.

Levelling Weapon Masteries is incredibly easy. All you need to do is head out into the world with the weapon you want to increase Mastery in equipped and kill some enemies! For example, if you’re using a sword and shield, you'll get XP for the weapon, which will increase your Mastery.

The amount of Weapon Mastery XP you gain in battle scales with the amount of regular XP you’re gaining and the enemy level. Killing higher-level enemies will give your more Weapon Mastery XP.

Related: All New World Skills, Weapon Masteries, Trade, and Crafting Explained

Weapon Master has two skill trees to choose from. It’s impossible to level up both skill trees fully, as you can only acquire 19 total points of Weapon Mastery for each weapon. However, there’s no limit to the number of weapons you can level up. In total, there is currently 11 Weapon Masteries you can level:

• Sword and Shield Mastery
• Hatchet Mastery
• Rapier Mastery
• Spear Mastery
• Great Axe Mastery
• War Hammer Mastery
• Musket Mastery
• Bow Mastery
• Ice Gauntlet Mastery
• Fire Staff Mastery
• Life Staff Mastery

If you’re not happy with your Weapon Mastery points choices then you can respec using Azoth, so don’t use it all for fast traveling!

Now you know how to level them, check out PGG's New World Weapon Tier List – All Weapons Masteries – Which should you choose?