Finisher Bleed Build – New World Season 9
Finisher is one of the top DPS weapons in New World, even when utilizing two totally different playstyles it offers: Bleed and Evade. It is worth it to learn how to play both, but this Finisher Bleed Build for New World Season 9 focuses on the clear strengths of Finisher, which is the Bleed build. Check out the Evade Rapier Build.
Mainhand Weapon
Finisher with Distained Infliction
Offhand Weapon (options)
Hoplite Void Gauntlet with Nullifying Oblivion
Fire Staff for burst damage
Musket for Ranged
Bow for DoT damage
Attributes
| Strength | 5 |
| Dexterity | fill the rest |
| Intelligence | 350 |
| Focus | 25 |
| Constitution | 5 |
Armor
Prioritize armor perks in the following order:
- Enchanted Ward
- Refreshing 4x
- Weapon Perks
- Leeching Flurry
- Mortal Power and Mortal Refreshment
Jewelry
Pick the best Protection amulet that matches the most common damage you will be taking in the activity you are in. For example, Echidna from Hive of Gorgons uses Strike Damage, so you’d want a Strike Protection Amulet.
Perks to aim for in an amulet:
Health
Protection
Empowered
Ring options are usually Elemental Band, Azoth Crystal Ring, or an equal Gorgon ring.
Perks to aim for in a ring:
Hearty
Keen Awareness
Leeching
Perks to aim for in an earring:
Nimble
Refreshing Toast
Empowering Toast
It’s important for the Earring to be Dexterity in this build to hit the correct attribute splits.
Heartrune
Brutal Heartrune of Grasping Vines
Typical Buffs and Trophies
In order to do maximum damage, the correct trophies and damage boosting buffs should be applied. The example below is for the Hive of Gorgon’s Raid, where you should ideally have 5 buffs above your health bar, and Major trophies at each of your 3 houses matching the enemy type.
- 3x Major Angry Earth Trophies – 3×5%(15%) Angry Earth Damage
- Infused Angry Earth Coating – 15% Angry Earth Damage
- Infused Angry Earth Ward – take 10% less damage from Angry Earth enemies
- Powerful Honing Stone – 7% Empower
- Desert Sunrise – reduce duration of incoming DoTs by 17.5%
- +48 food Fried Albenaja
How to Play
- Tondo
- Flurry
- Tondo
- Flourish and Finish
Abilities are the primary source of your damage, so only light attack between abilities if they are all on cooldown.
Empower details
| Powerful Honing Stone | 7% |
| Elemental Affinity x1 | 4% |
| Empowering Toast | 10% |
| Oblivion (self) | 15% |
| Baleful Tether (self) | 20% |
| Leadership (team) | 10% |
| Total | 66% |
To know where your current Empower total stands, check out the Empower Calculator.
Tips to remember
A Bleed Rapier build is mostly used in a team setting where you have other Evade Rapiers already on your team, because Flourish and Finish can consume other ally rapiers bleeds on enemies as well.
Build made using the free tools at New World Buddy.
For unfamiliar terms, please refer to our terminology guide.
