Sword and shield, SnS abilities in game New World character builds

List of all abilities for Sword and shield in New World. Each ability linked with builds with SnS created on New World Guide and sorted by amount of likes from users

Defender's Resolve

For 8s, reduce the incoming base damage from attackers by 30% and reduce the attacker's stamina damage while blocking by 20%. This ability has grit. (Grit prevents you from being staggered by incoming attacks.) Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equipped in your sword, activating this ability inflicts taunt for 8s to all enemies within 8m. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)

Deals 50% weapon damage, staggering and stunning foes in front of you for 2s. This ability has grit. (Grit prevents you from being staggered by incoming attacks.) Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equipped in your sword, this ability inflicts taunt for 6s to all enemies hit. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)

Rush forward 5m, staggering and pushing back foes. This attack deals 100% weapon damage. This ability has grit. (Grit prevents you from being staggered by incoming attacks.)

Intimidating Rush

On a successful hit, all enemies within 5m of you are slowed by 30% for 4s. (Slow reduces target's movement speed.)

On a successful hit, all enemies within 5m are inflicted by 20% weaken for 10s. (Weaken reduces target's outgoing damage.)

When you block an attack, gain a stack of 3% empower for 5s. (Empower increases damage.) (Max 5 stacks.)

The final attack in your light attack chain inflicts a 15% rend for 2s. (Rend reduces target's armor.)

Successful heavy attacks grant you 30% empower for 5s. (Empower increases damage.)

Defensive Training

When you block an attack, gain 20% fortify for 5s. (Fortify increases armor)

Defensive Formation

While blocking, reduce damage to all allies within 4m by 30%. (Cooldown 1s.)

On a successful hit with Reverse Stab, all other sword cooldowns are reduced by 25%. (Max 1 reduction per ability use.)

Cowardly Punishment

On successful hit, inflict a 30% slow for 3s. (Slow reduces target's movement speed.)

Whirling Blade inflicts a 15% rend for 10s. (Rend reduces target's armor.)

Critical Precision

On critical, gain 20% haste for 5s. (Haste increases movement speed.)

Quickly spin around while extending the sword out, dealing two hits of 80% weapon damage to all foes within 2m.

Unstoppable Stab

Reverse Stab now has grit. (Grit prevents you from being staggered by incoming attacks.)

The third attack in your light attack chain deals 15% more damage and causes more threat.

Stamina damage is reduced by 15% when blocking a ranged attack with a shield.

Intimidating Bash

Shield Bash causes greatly increased threat and now deals 75% weapon damage.

Stamina damage is reduced by 15% when blocking a melee attack with a shield.

While holding a sword, the damage of all group members is increased by 10%.

Leap forward, dealing 100% weapon damage and staggering your target.

Final Countdown

If your health is above 50%, damage reduction is increased by 20%.

Tactical Strike

Whirling Blade reduces its own cooldown by 5% for each enemy hit.

All incoming healing and regeneration is increased by 10%.

Sword and shield critical strike chance increased by 10%.

If you hit a foe below 30% health, deal 50% more damage.

Abilities deal 10% more damage to slowed foes.

Concussive Bash

Shield Bash stun duration increased by 1s.

Move 33% faster while blocking.

One with the Shield

When you block with a shield, all sword and shield cooldowns are reduced by 1%.

Invigorating Bulwark

Gain 15 stamina when hitting a target with Shield Bash or Shield Rush.

Freeing Justice

Successfully hitting with a heavy attack causes you to lose 1 debuff.

When Defender's Resolve ends, heal 15% of your max health.

A stab attack that deals 175% weapon damage.

Elemental Resistance

Reduce damage from all magical types by 10%.

While health is full, deal 15% more damage.

Grants an additional 15% physical armor.