Archery is an elegant and ancient practice, a graceful art form as well as a precise and deadly way of battlefield prowess. New World has some interesting options for players interested in building a character with bow expertise; a sniper in a PvP environment, a survivalist with simple weapons living off the land, or a warrior laying waste for the riches of Aeternum.
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The best bow build in New World is a versatile one that works with PvP or PvE and also blends well with at least one other weapon, depending on the player's preferences. The role-playing possibilities are endless and include a soldier who wields their weapon with trained discipline as part of a unit or a rugged hunter that has crafted their own weapons and honed their skills alone.
The bow is easy to find or make, which is why many players start with a bow build even if they don't plan on leveling to the endgame with one. However, the bow requires ammunition in New World, unlike other MMOs where ammunition is either magical or unlimited depending on the nature of the ranged weapon. These can be crafted at the Workshop or found in chests, but they can't be retrieved from enemies without a special skill in the Mastery Tree.
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The Bow is one of few weapons that only scales with a single Attribute score, and in this case, it's Dexterity. This gives bow users a lot of options when it comes to choosing a secondary weapon because so many other weapons scale with Dexterity and one other Attribute. This also leaves more Attribute points available for Constitution which means more hit points, which is ideal for any character build
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