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An MMORPG without classes means that any character can equip whatever weapon they choose. That meansNew Worldplayers that are building Mages and Rogues are free to add a war hammer to the mix. A two-handed weapon with some impressive crushing damage, any character can be a force for melee DPS when swinging this heavy hammer around.
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Barbarians, Warriors, Fighters, Gladiators, and Mountaineersare all examples of classesthat would carry a war hammer. On the other hand, the mighty war hammer can also be the central part of a build dedicated to melee DPS or for party defense. Paladins, Mercenaries, Privateers, and other more refined fighters would appreciate the kind of damage this weapon is capable of doing, and sacrificing a bit of speed just means a slower burn for that heavy impact.
Acquiring A Warhammer
Big, heavy, and intimidating, the warhammer is a player favorite. There are several ways a character can acquire this intimidating weaponeven at even the earliest levels.
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Attributes That Scale With The Warhammer
It reveals something about the nature of the war hammer that it scales with a character’sStrengthscore and nothing else. Aside from the battleax, no other weapon inNew Worldcomes closer in terms of size, and the battleax is the only other weapon that scales only withStrength.Taking on such a combinationwould be a fearsome melee DPS build, with the only other priority needed beingConstitutionfor the extra hit points.
This kind of build would simplify and speed up the leveling process earlier in the game when a character has fewer Attribute points to use. Adding points to another Attribute score to a third score would be easier at higher levels.
A pure Strength and Consitution build give the player a lot of extra Attribute points to use in fewer scores, but remember that this combination has the disadvantage of limiting a character’s access to ranged weapons. The spear and hatchet offer some options but also scale withDexterity.
Warhammer Mastery Trees
One side of the Mastery Tree for the war hammer is focused on crowd control and the other is about doing damage. It’s as uncomplicated as the weapon it represents.
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Warhammer Weapon Combinations
Priests. Shamans and Paladins are examples of combination classes that would carry a war hammer as part of their build. Other choices for these classes would be a Life Staff for healers, which would mean some extra points for the Focus Attribute score or a Void or Frost Gauntlet for DPS builds that scale with Intelligence.
