Formulas

How is damage calculated?

A list of useful formulas and charts for calculating / understanding New World’s game mechanics.

Damage formula

Damage = base weapon damage * (1 + attribute bonus + armor bonus + sum of equipment and passive bonuses) * (skill damage + skill damage bonus) * critical modifier * (1-damage reduction) * enemy level modifier

In short, this formula shows that a 10% damage bonus won’t always be a 10% boost in damage, and you get more diminishing returns when you stack more % damage for your build.

Base Critical Chance and Damage

All melee weapons have a guaranteed critical on backstab (attacking an opponent from behind), non magical ranged weapons have a guaranteed critical on headshot, and magical weapons have no guaranteed critical mechanic.

    Weapon
    Critical Chance (%)
    Base Critical Damage Bonus (%)
    Guaranteed Critical
  


    Bow
    5%
    + 30%
    On Headshot
  

    Fire Staff
    4%
    + 20%
    None
  

    Great Axe
    3%
    + 40%
    On Backstab
  

    Hatchet
    4%
    + 40%
    On Backstab
  

    Ice Gauntlet
    3%
    + 30%
    None
  

    Life Staff
    2%
    + 20%
    None
  

    Musket
    2%
    + 30%
    On Headshot
  

    Rapier
    5%
    + 40%
    On Backstab
  

    Spear
    5%
    + 30%
    On Backstab
  

    Sword And Shield
    3%
    + 30%
    On Backstab
  

    War Hammer
    2%
    + 20%
    On Backstab
  