New World Season 10: Ultimate AoE Bow / Void Gauntlet DOT Build Guide

This guide details a high-skill, high-reward AoE (Area of Effect) and Damage-Over-Time (DOT) build combining the Bow and Void Gauntlet. It excels at applying multiple debilitating effects (Poison, Bleed, Burn, Disintegrate) to melt groups of enemies in both PvP and PvE. The playstyle involves applying your damage-over-time effects and strategically kiting while enemies "rot" down. Acquiring the best-in-slot gear for this build can be a significant grind, and players looking to speed up the process often choose to buy New World Coins from trusted sources to fund their crafting and trading endeavors.

Core Concept & Playstyle

This is not a single-target sniper build. It's a rot and area control spec designed to:

· Apply multiple, stacking damage-over-time effects to entire groups.

· Kite and control the battlefield with slows, roots, and debuffs.

· Transition seamlessly between PvE and PvP with minimal gear/skill changes.

· Achieve massive "dopamine hit" numbers from numerous simultaneous ticks.

· Weapon Combo: Bow (Nature Gem) + Lifetaker (Void Gauntlet Artifact)

Gear, Artifacts & Perks

Weapons

1. Bow: A crafted or dropped bow with a Gem Slot is mandatory.

2. Gem: Cut Pristine Nature Gem (Converts 50% of physical damage to Nature).

3. Ideal Perks (In Order of Priority):

· Vicious / Attunement (For raw damage and additional nature DOT).

· Plagued Strikes / Plagued Crits (Applies Disease, reducing enemy healing).

· Empowering Explosive Arrow (Key for your damage combo).

· Why NOT Contagious Plague or Akenite? These artifact bows deal Thrust damage that cannot be converted, making it harder to scale your Nature and Poison damage synergistically.

4. Lifetaker (Void Gauntlet Artifact): The core enabler of this build.

5. Key Effect: Your ranged attacks inflict Disintegrate (a Void DOT that also applies Rend, reducing enemy armor).

6. Scales with Dexterity, aligning with your Bow.

Armor & Jewelry

· Primary Stat Focus: Dexterity (Primary), 100+ Constitution.

· Mandatory Offensive Charm Perks (Aim for 5/5 on each):

1. Nature Harnessing: Increases your Nature damage (which is half your bow damage, all your poison, and your heartrune).

2. Poisoning: Increases Poison duration and damage.

3. Bloodletting: Increases Bleed duration and damage.

4. Key Weapon Skill Perks on Gear:

· Empowering Explosive Arrow (On Ring or Gloves): Your next skill after Explosive Arrow deals 20% more damage. Use Explosive Arrow BEFORE Poison Shot.

· Lasting Rain of Arrows (On Gloves): Increases the duration of the Rain of Arrows bleed.

· Crippling Tether (On Void Gauntlet): Causes Tether to slow enemies.

· Defensive Perks: Enchanted Ward, Elemental Aversion, or specific weapon conditioning (e.g., Thrust Protection) are recommended.

· Artifacts: Winged Leather Shoes (for damage while Hasted) are a strong choice.

Heartrune & Consumables

· Heartrune: Biobomb (Recommended). Deals Nature damage, which is buffed by your Nature Harnessing.

Consumables:

· Food: T4 Dexterity Food.

· Honingsone: T4 for increased weapon damage.

· Coating: Desert Sunrise (Reduces duration of enemy DOTs on you in PvP).

Skill Trees & Rotation

Bow Skills (AoE & DOT Focus)

1. Poison Shot: Your main DOT applicator. Benefits from all Poisoning and Nature damage perks.

2. Explosive Arrow: Applies a Burn. Use this FIRST in your combo to proc Empowering Explosive Arrow.

3. Rain of Arrows: Large AoE that applies a powerful Bleed, extended by the Lasting perk.

4. Bow Passives: Focus on passives that boost DOT damage, AoE size/duration, and the "From the Shadows" passive (50% Empower for 5s after a dodge roll). With your Nature Harnessing gems, this easily caps your 50% Empower.

Void Gauntlet Skills (Utility & Control)

1. Orb of Decay: An AoE projectile that also slows debuffed enemies.

2. Tether: Applies Rend and Weakens enemies while Empowering you. With the Crippling perk, it also slows.

3. Scream: A close-range AoE root and stagger for emergency peel or setup.

4. Void Gauntlet Passives: Invest in passives that boost Oblivion effects (from Tether) and utility.

Basic PvP/PvE Rotation:

1. Open from range: Explosive Arrow (for Burn + Empower buff) -> Poison Shot (for main Poison DOT).

2. Follow up: Rain of Arrows (for large Bleed) -> Biobomb Heartrune.

3. Control & Rot: Switch to Lifetaker. Use Orb of Decay and Tether to apply Disintegrate, Slow, and Rend. Use Scream to root pursuers.

4. Kite: Dodge roll to maintain your 50% Empower cap and avoid damage while your suite of 6+ DOTs (Poison, Burn, Bleed, Attunement tick, Disintegrate, Biobomb) melt the target(s).

Attribute Points & PvE Adjustments

· Attributes: ~464 Dexterity, 100+ Constitution. Adjust CON based on your comfort with survivability.

PvE Adjustments:

· Gear: Swap your Earring for one with the Beloved perk (reduces threat).

· Skills: On the Void Gauntlet tree, move 3 points out of the Scream root and into the Rupture passive for group healing. This is the only skill change needed.

Final Tips & Notes

This build is about stacking multiplicative damage effects. Each perk (Nature Harnessing, Poisoning, Bloodletting) makes all your DOTs significantly stronger. Positioning is key. You are not a tank. Your goal is to apply your DOTs and control the engagement distance with slows, roots, and dodges. Gear is a grind. Focus first on getting the correct perks (Nature Harnessing, Poisoning, Bloodletting) on your armor/jewelry. The "perfect" bow is a long-term goal. To efficiently acquire the necessary materials and gear for this process, many players look for cheap New World Gold from reliable vendors. For a secure and cost-effective marketplace, MMOEXP offers competitive prices and a trusted platform to support your endgame progression. The build creator, Arrow, emphasizes this is an AoE specialist. For single-target focus, check out his other "One-Shot" bow build. Enjoy watching health bars disappear under a storm of numbers!