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New World attributes: what do Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Focus, and Constitution do?Here’s how the five New World attributes actually work
Here’s how the five New World attributes actually work
Want to learn about the New World attributes and how they work?WithNew World’s first major content update now live, a number of systems have been overhauled. While Attributes haven’t seen too many changes, the introduction of a brand-new weapon type means that there’s a whole new balancing act to get used to if you want to scale your attributes to make the most of your new toy.
Whether you’re picking up the game for the first time or checking back in to see how the newVoid Gauntletworks, understanding how Attributes affect your progression is key to success in this colossalMMO. Each of your character’s 5 core attributes offers you a variety of different bonuses and boons, and before you have a good idea how to level up your character, you’ll need to understand what each attribute does for you. Read on to find out the threshold bonuses andweapondamage stats associated with each of New World’s core attributes.
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New World attributes explained
With the exception of Constitution, each of the attributes affects the damage you deal with certain weapon types. Some weapons scale only with a single attribute, but most weapon types have a primary attribute and a secondary attribute which both work together to influence the damage you deal.
In addition, each attribute has 6 threshold bonuses which you unlock after you reach certain levels in that attribute. Read on to find out exactly what these threshold bonuses are, and the weapon types which scale with particular attributes.
If you need help increasing your Attribute points as quickly as possible, check out our page onfast New World leveling methods.
Strength
Each point of Strength increases damage for the following weapons:
The threshold bonuses for Strength are as follows:
Dexterity
Each point of Dexterity increases damage for the following weapons:
The threshold bonuses for Dexterity are as follows:
Note: Dexterity does nothing for your overall movement speed. If you want to get from place to place more quickly than on foot, you’ll need to usefast travel, because unfortunately there are nomountsin New World.
Intelligence
Each point of Intelligence increases damage for the following weapons:
The threshold bonuses for Intelligence are as follows:
Focus
Each point of Focus increases damage for the following weapons:
The threshold bonuses for Focus are as follows:
Constitution
Each point of Constitution increases your overallHealth. Constitution is the only attribute that does not increase the damage of a certain weapon type.
The threshold bonuses for Constitution are as follows:
That’s all the stats and information we have on New World’s five core attributes. If you find yourself specialising in a certain area it’s best to have friends with you to compensate for your weaknesses, so have a read of our page onhow to play with friends in New World. Elsewhere there’s our primer onhow to make and upgrade your Camp, and a handy map of all theNew World Hemp locations. And if all this is too specific for you, a good place to start would be ourNew World tips and trickspage.
