What is the focus of the Mutated Tank Build in New World Season 10: Nighthaven?

The Mutated Tank Build focuses on survivability and team support in Mutated Expeditions, using The Wall gear to mitigate elemental damage abundant in mutations.

What mainhand weapon should I use for the Mutated Tank Build?

Equip Wit with a Taunt Gem, Keenly Fortified, and a Defensive Perk of choice for aggro and survivability.

What are the offhand weapon options for this build?

Use The Wall with two Defensive Perks, a Hammer with Sundering Shockwave, Sundering Destiny, Taunt Gem, and Trenchant Rend, or a Greatsword with Energizing Counter.

How should I allocate attributes for the Mutated Tank Build?

Set attributes to Strength 200, Dexterity 5, Intelligence 5, Focus 5, and Constitution 350.

What armor perks and gear should I prioritize?

Prioritize Weapon Perks (Fortifying Shield Rush, Accelerated Resolve), Gem Slot with Onyx (x5), Grit Ward (x5), Fixed Perks (Lifestealer's Draught, Prolonged Favor x2, Slash Conditioning x2, Strike Conditioning x2), and Elemental Aversion and Physical Aversion. Avoid Shirking perks.

What jewelry should I choose for this build?

Select a Protection Amulet matching the activity’s damage type with Protection, Well-Being, Gem Slot, Grit Ward, and Enchanted Ward perks (II versions). Use a Blooddrinker Ring with Leeching and Enfeebling perks. Equip an Earring with Despised, Refreshment, Gem Slot, Leeching, and Refreshing Move perks.

Which Heartrune is best for this build?

Use Stalwart Heartrune of Stoneform for uninterruptible damage mitigation.

What buffs and trophies should I use for Angry Earth enemies?

Apply 3x Major Angry Earth Trophies (15% Angry Earth Damage), Infused Angry Earth Coating (15% Angry Earth Damage), Infused Angry Earth Ward (10% less damage from Angry Earth), Powerful Honing Stone (7% Empower), Desert Sunrise (25% reduced DoT duration), and +48 food. Aim for 5 buffs above your health bar.

What is the combat rotation for the Mutated Tank Build?

Follow this sequence: 1. Use Resolve to taunt mob clumps, 2. Activate Stoneform if taking heavy damage or stagger, 3. Use Whirling Blade to damage and maintain aggro, 4. Use Shield Rush, 5. Swap to offhand when safe, 6. Use Shockwave, 7. Use Destiny, 8. Use Armor Breaker on single targets, 9. Rotate 1 heavy attack and 3 light attacks.

What are some tips for optimizing this build?

Understand damage types for each Expedition and boss to spec gear appropriately. Avoid Fortified Shield Rush due to rarity of suitable Tower Shields; prioritize cooldowns and aggro. Land Upheaval on at least one enemy for 25% Resolve cooldown reduction. Save offhand abilities for elites and bosses. Use the Empower Calculator to track your 47% Empower total (from Powerful Honing Stone, Empowered Stab, Leadership).

Mutated Tank Build - New World Season 10

Mutated 3 expeditions in New World is some of the hardest PvE content in the game, and this Mutated Tank Build for New World Season 10: Nighthaven will help you to stay alive and support your teammates as best as possible. The primary difference between this build and some of the other common tank builds is that it uses The Wall gear to help in mitigating damage from all elemental damage, which is abundant in mutations. The Greatsword Tank Build is also very viable for Mutated Expeditions, assuming you modify the Jewelry and Tower Shield to adapt to the weekly modifier.

Weapons

Mainhand

Wit with:
Taunt Gem
Keenly Fortified
Defensive Perk of choice

The Wall with:
2 defensive Perks of choice

Mutated Tank Build mainhand New World Season 10

Mutated Tank Build shield New World Season 10

Offhand (options)

Hammer with:
Sundering Shockwave
Sundering Destiny
Taunt Gem
Trenchant Rend

Greatsword with:
Energizing Counter

Mutated Tank Build offhand New World Season 10

Skill Tree

If you are using Greatsword as an offhand for tank, replace Relentless Rush with a 1 point Skyward Slash.

Attributes

Strength	200 [fill the rest]
Dexterity	5
Intelligence	5
Focus	5
Constitution	350

Armor

This gear serves as a starting point to build upon as some of it may get replaced when you come into Set pieces with infixes. Infixes should replace your least favorite fixed perk on each piece. The Gem slot serves as your defensive piece with an Onyx.

Weapon Perks
- Fortifying Shield Rush
- Accelerated Resolve
Gem Slot x5
Grit Ward x5
Fixed Perks
- NO SHIRKING
- Lifestealer’s Draught
- Prolonged Favor x2
- Slash Conditioning x2
- Strike Conditioning x2
Elemental Aversion and Physical Aversion to fill the gaps

Jewelry

Pick the best Protection amulet that matches the most common damage you will be taking in the activity you are in. Assume all perks are the new “II” or “2” versions.

Amulet Perks:

Protection
Well-Being
Gem slot
Grit Ward
Enchanted Ward

Ring Perks:

Blooddrinker with:
Leeching
Enfeebling

Earring Perks:

Despised
Refreshment
Gem Slot
Leeching
Refreshing Move

Some of the Offensive and Defensive sockets are flexible for your to pick the your preferred perk.

Heartrune

Stalwart Heartrune of Stoneform

Typical Buffs and Trophies

You should ideally have 5 buffs above your health bar, and Major trophies at each of your 3 houses matching the enemy type you are facing. For example:

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 25%
+48 food

How to Play

Resolve
Stoneform
Whirling Blade
Shield Rush
Swap to offhand when safe
Shockwave
Destiny
Armor Breaker on single target

Run into the center of a mob clump, and activate Resolve to taunt as many enemies as possible. In a higher-level mutated expedition your teammates will ideally be waiting on your to engage other enemies.

When you have the clump all on you, activate Whirling Blade to do damage to the entire clump and maintain aggro. On large clumps, the cooldown of this perk will be reduced significantly. If taking too much damage or being staggered to much, activate Stoneform to become uninterruptible for 4s right when you are attacking the clump.

Aim to land a clear and intentional Upheaval on atleast 1 enemy – to reduce resolve’s cooldown by 25%.

After this, rotate 1 heavy attack and 3 light attacks, and repeat to keep Rend and Empower applied.

Offhand abilities are generally best to save for Elite enemies and bosses when you need to apply extra Rend or Weaken.

Empower details

Powerful Honing Stone	7%
Empowered Stab	30%
Leadership	10%
Total	47%

Empower is capped at 50%, but having more than 50% can help you manage to stay at cap at all times. To know where your current Empower total stands, check out the Empower Calculator. Even with Defiant Stance taking 15% empower away, you are still able to hit Empower Cap with a timed rotation.

Tips to Remember

Being fully aware of the damage types you will encounter in each Expedition, and specifically what damage the bosses do will be very important so you can spec your gear and survive accordingly.

I do not use Fortified Shield Rush in this build, because this perk is best suited as a Tower Shield perk, and Tower Shields with the correct protection type AND Fortifying Shield Rush are very rare. And if you ran Shield Rush, you’d be sacrificing either rapid cooldowns or loss of ability to maintain easy mob aggro.

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Mutated Tank Build – New World Season 10