Welcome to the latest 2024 Paladin Build Guide, our focus is on the Vengeance artifact and advanced combat strategies in New World Season 4. In this guide, you will learn how to maximize your Paladin's potential in support and damage roles, using the latest gear, attributes, and combat techniques. Solo play or group battles, we've got you covered.

 

• Gear & Attributes
• Shield Choices
• Vengeance Artifact
• Flail Weaponry
• Jewelry & Artifacts
• Gems & Attributes
• Hrons for Various Scenarios
• Tips, Tricks & Combos
• Final Thoughts

 

↖ Gear & Attributes

• Headgear – Enchanted Ward (Damage Reduction), Refreshing (Absorption), Slash Conditioning (Damage Mitigation against Light & Heavy Attacks).
• Gloves – Enchanted Ward / Fortifying Sacred Ground / Slash Conditioning.
• Legs & Feet – Enchanted Ward / Refreshing / Slash Conditioning.

 

 

↖ Shield Choices

• N Veil Round Shield – Easiest shield parts to start with for beginners. Offers Refreshing Move & Flame Conditioning.
• Tempered Disruption – Drops from Overseer Levy in Shattered Mountain. Offers Shield Aggression / SL Shield Ward / Arcane Shield Ward & Refreshing Move.

 

 

↖ Vengeance Artifact

The Vengeance artifact has been a game changer for AOE healers especially. It requires a playstyle focused on area-of-effect healing. For solo / small group scenarios this artifact is extremely strong.

 

↖ Flail Weaponry

Cleansing Whip Flail – Burdening Smite / Plague Strikes / Flame Atunement.

 

↖ Jewelry & Artifacts

• Amulet – Tangle Vine Amulet for thrust protection.
• Ring – Hardy Sacred Healing Breeze.
• Artifact – Endless Thirst is a significant game changer in S4.

 

↖ Gems & Attributes

• Gems: Primarily Opals. Countering the magic damage heavy meta that’s going on right now with opal gems can get you killed very quick.
• Attributes: Mix of STR FOC CON to balance your damage output versus your overall resilience as a player.

 

↖ Hrons for Various Scenarios

• Cunning Heart of Primal Fury: For turning into a beastly attacker.
• Cunning Heart of Bio Bomb: Slows and reduces healing of targets.
• Stalwart Heart of Stone Form: Provides healing over time.
• Brutal Heart of Grasping Vines: Offers rent and enfeeble effects to targets.

 

 

↖ Tips, Tricks & Combos

• Heavy Attacks Post Ability Use – Heavy attacks after each ability for Plague Strikes & cleansing effects.
• Max Damage Combo – Auto attack into trip auto attack into arcane eruption. This is gonna be your highest damage combo
• Escaping Tough Situations – Barrage ability is sometimes your best escape mechanism or ability to engage effectively.

 

↖ Final Thoughts

This Paladin build is tailored towards the 2024 meta in general but has very high damage absorption values, impactful support, and extremely aggressive offense capabilities. With the right gear and skillful play anybody can dominate any battlefield scenario.