New World Sword and Shield is a common build both for tanks in PvE as well as DPS in PvP. However, compared to most other weapons, SnS has received a relatively small number of adjustments over time. Many of the abilities feel sluggish or outright bad to use for a variety of reasons. Some abilities, like Shield Bash, are pretty much mandatory in every PvP build, while Whirling Blade is almost never used in both PvP and PvE. In this video, we'll talk about the problems in detail. While they primarily affect SnS DPS, many are still a factor for heavy tanks, too.
00:00 - How SnS Used To Be
00:39 - Major Changes Since Then
02:13 - ONE Issue Almost All SnS Abilities Share
04:31 - Reverse Stab
05:15 - Whirling Blade
07:13 - Leaping Strike
08:02 - Shield Bash & Defender's Resolve
08:25 - Shield Rush
09:34 - Sword WITHOUT Shield?
10:23 - Shield Weights
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