New World: How To Increase Your Gear Score

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The leveling process in New World is separated into three parts: character level, trade skill levels, and your Gear Score. As important as character leveling is, Gear Score becomes much more important once you reach the level cap of 60.

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Gear Score dictates the strength of your gear and overall power level in endgame content. Increasing your Gear Score is incredibly important if you want to experience everything New World has to offer. In this guide, we'll give a brief overview of what Gear Score is, how to increase it, what Expertise is, and some great strategies for increasing your Gear Score and Expertise.

Gear Score is a numerical value tied to every item in New World, determining the item's base stats and effectiveness in endgame content. As you obtain items during leveling, you'll find that your character's overall Gear Score will increase, allowing you to tackle tougher content.

These Gear Score increases start to slow down once you reach Gear Score 500, which occurs when you reach level 60. The Gear Score cap in New World is 625. Increasing this score is required for Legendary variants of Expedition and arena gear to drop.

Any item you obtain in New World has a chance to drop at a higher Gear Score than what you currently own. The Gear Score jump you experience will vary on a multitude of factors, ranging from your level to the content you're farming. Gear Score jumps in the early game are fairly large, while Gear Score jumps post level 60 are quite slow. Elite enemies, elite chests found in endgame zones, and Expeditions give the largest Gear Score increases.

In New World, your overall Gear Score is calculated by your average Expertise. This is a value that