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New World Trade Skills: how to level up engineering, armoring, arcana, and moreEvery Trade Skill in New World and the activities that increase your skill level
Every Trade Skill in New World and the activities that increase your skill level
How do you level up Trade Skills in New World?Trade Skills are non-combat skills inNew World— just about any activity your character takes part in that isn’t tied to theirweaponsis linked to a Trade Skill. There are 17 of these skills in all, separated into three sub-categories: Gathering, Refining, and Crafting.
Every New World Trade Skill goes up to Level 200, meaning you’ll be levelling up pretty frequently, although the real rewards for levelling up (better-tier materials and craftables) tend to kick in every 50 levels or so. Read on below for information on how to increase your skill levels in every practical activity New World has to offer.
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New World Trade Skills leveling
To level up a Trade Skill in New World, you simply need to use that skill over time. In New World as in life, practice makes perfect, and since there are no evening classes to attend on Aeternum, you just need to roll up your puffy renaissance sleeves and get started.
How to level up your Gathering skills in New World
Gathering skills are the ones that take you out into nature to explore and exploit Aeternum’s abundant resources. Unlike most Refining or Crafting skills, you don’t need to be in a Settlement to progress your talent for Gathering, and there are no fixed locations at which you can ply your craft — though you will still need some equipment.
Here’s how to level up your Gathering skills:
How to level up your Refining skills in New World
Refining skills are something of a midway point between Gathering and Crafting, but that’s no reason to neglect them. Raw materials are all well and good, but if you want to craft something really high-end and durable, you need to refine your ingredients first. Refining stations can be found in all Settlements.
Here’s how to level up your Refining skills:
How to level up your Crafting skills in New World
While every New World Trade Skill is vital to life on Aeternum, there’s no denying that Crafting skills are the heavy-hitters, or at least the attention-grabbers. Crafting allows you to take all your lovingly Gathered and/or Refined materials and turn them into desirable items to make life on the island more pleasant (or at least less deadly) for your character.
Here’s how to level up your Crafting skills:
How to level up your Trade Skills fast
If you’re looking for advice on how to level up your character and their weapon skills, then be sure to check out our guide tolevelling fast in New World. Or, if you want a more in-depth look at how character building works in the game, be sure to take a look at ourNew World best buildsguide.
