With the new patch on October 18th, New World not only gets the new area Brimstone Sands, but also some new features. One of them are the Heartgems, which give you an additional ability. We at MeinMMO reveal how you get them and what skills there are.
What are Heart Gems? Heart Gems are an item that you can equip like a weapon. This item unlocks a special ability depending on what Heart Gem you equip. The Heart Gems come in different tiers, and you can swap them out like a weapon at any time to customize your ability.
How exactly do the heart jewels work? Heart Gems come in three tiers: Minor (blue), Major (purple), and Legendary (orange). There are a total of 15 legendary runes, each with different effects, which we will present in more detail later in a list.
If you have a heart jewel, you can equip it in your inventory. Then a new ability unlocks on the “G” key. You can use this ability in the future if you have charged the ability.
You charge the ability by performing light and heavy attacks, actively blocking damage, or healing allies. As soon as you use the ability, you have to fully charge it again. There is no cooldown.
In the inventory you can equip the new heart gem.
This is how you can get and upgrade the Heart Gems
Where can I get the first Heart Gem? You get that through them Quest “Secrets of the Heartgem”, which also explains the basics of this new system. You get them from the NPC Anna Rozsa northeast of the city of New Corsica in the new area Brimstone Sands. This is a side quest that only unlocks once you’ve completed the area’s prologue quest.
You can get more minor heart jewels (the first level) as a drop in the dungeons or via crafting:
Minor Heart Rune of Cannonshot – As a drop in the Barnacles and Gunpowder dungeon or for 8,000 materials from the dungeon
Minor Heart Rune of Dark Ascension – From the Heart of Storms dungeon or for 8,000 materials from the dungeon
Minor Heart Rune of the Twining Vines – From the Garden of Cure dungeon or for 8,000 materials from the dungeon
Minor Heart Rune of Stone Form – From the Lazarus Instrumentarium dungeon or for 8,000 materials from the dungeon
Minor Heart Rune of Exploding – From the new dungeon in Brimstone Sands or for 8,000 materials from the dungeon
How do I upgrade the runes? Each of the minor runes can now become a major (purple) rune. For this you always need:
The respective minor rune
5 rune stones
5 plaster balls
5,000 Shadow Shards
5 Corrupt Magnetite
3 Brimstone – a new material in Brimstone Sands
In order to turn the major runes into legendary runes, you also need materials for the upgrade. However, this is where it gets interesting. Because each major rune can become three different legendary runes.
What do I need for the legendary runes? The basic materials are the same for all runes. You need:
10 plaster balls
5 rune stones
10 Wooden Coin – found in Elite chests
10 sulfur
However, each major rune has three different materials that are used to upgrade it into a different Legendary Heart Gem:
runemajor runespecial materialMajor Heartrune of StoneformMajor Heartrune of Stoneform50 Vial of Dormant AzothResilient Heartrune of StoneformMajor Heartrune of Stoneform 5 Writ of AdventureBrutale Heartrune of StoneformMajor Heartrune of Stoneform5 Corrupted MagnetiteSly Heartrune of ExplodeMajor Heartrune of Detonate 50 Vial of Dormant AzothReinforceable Heartrune of Writable Detonate Heart5Detonate Heart5 Detonation Heartrune of Detonate Detonation Heartrune of DetonateMajor Heartrune of Detonate 5 Corrupted MagnetiteSly Heartrune of the Squirming VinesMajor Heartrune of Grasping Vines50 Vial of Dormant AzothResilient Heartrune of the Scouring VinesMajor Heartrune of Grasping Vines 5 Writ of AdventureBrutal Heartrune of the Squirming VinesMajor Heartrune of Grasping Vines5 Corrupted MagnetiteSly Heartrune of Dark AscentMajor Ascent 50 Vial of Dormant AzothResilient Heartrune of Dark AscensionMajor Heartrune of Dark Ascent 5 Writ of AdventureBrutal Heartrune of Dark AscensionMajor Heartrune of Dark Ascent 5 Corrupted MagnetiteSly Heartrune of CannonshotMajor Heartrune of Cannon Blast 50 Vial of Dormant AzothResilient Heartrune of CannonshotMajor Heartrune of Cannon Blast 5 Writ of AdventureBrutal Heartrune of CannonshotMajor Heartrune of Cannon Blast5 Corrupted Magnetite
All legendary heart jewels at a glance
Each Heart Gem brings different attributes (damage, critical hit chance, etc.). The Heart Jewels ability is identical for the same type. However, each rune gets two effects on its own, one being the same for all and one being different.
RuneSkill Effect 1Effect 2Greater Heart Rune of Stone FormArms you with layers of glow, removes all crowd control effects and grants immunity to stagger and crowd control for 5 secondsAdditionally gain 10% damage absorption for 5 seconds per hit taken (maximum 30%)Damage absorption increases by 10% while active increased.Resilient Heart Rune of StoneformArmor yourself with layers of glow, removing all crowd control effects and grants immunity to stagger and crowd control for 5 secondsHeal for 75% Heart Rune damage per second, but incoming damage is reduced by 20%Damage absorption is increased by 10% while activeStone Form Brutal Heart RuneArms you with layers of illusion, removing all crowd control Effects and grants immunity to stagger and crowd control for 5 secondsThe stone form will explode if it expires or you activate the button again. The explosion deals 200% heart rune damage in a 3m raid, but its duration is reduced by 2 seconds. Damage absorption is increased by 10% while active.Cunning Heart Rune of ExplodingCharge yourself with energy for 3 seconds, then blast yourself dealing 100% heart rune damage in a 5m radius.Your movement speed is increased by 30% while charging.By you damage dealt is reduced by 20% while charging, but blast damage is reduced by 15%.Redidable Heart Rune of ExplodingCharge yourself with energy for 3 seconds, then blast yourself to deal 100% heart rune damage in a 5m radius.Your movement speed increases while charging increased by 30%.Heal yourself for 50% of damage dealt, but blast damage is reduced by 30%.Brutal Heart Rune of ExplodingCharge yourself with energy for 3 seconds, then blast yourself for 100% heart rune damage in a 5m radius .Your movement speed is increased by 30% while charging.Explosive damage is increased by 30%, but you take 15% more damage while charging s.Cunning Heart Rune of the Writhing VinesSummon tendrils around you that deal 100% Heart Rune damage and root enemies in a 4m radius for 3 seconds.Heal yourself for 20% of the damage you deal to rooted targets.Inflicts Weakened on a successful hit. , reducing the target’s damage by 20% for 8 seconds.Resilient Heart Rune of the Writhing VinesSummon tendrils around you that deal 100% Heart Rune damage and root enemies within a 4m radius for 3 seconds.You gain buff upon activation, increasing your power for 5 seconds Damage absorption increased by 20%, but reduces your damage by 20%.Inflicts Weakened on a successful hit, reducing the target’s damage by 20% for 8 seconds.Brutal Heart Rune of the Writhing Vines Summon tendrils around you that deal 100% Heart Rune damage and root enemies in a 4m radius for 3 seconds.On a successful hit, inflicts Ripped open which lasts 5 seconds ak reduces the target’s damage absorption by 20%, but also reduces your stamina regeneration by 50% for 5 seconds.Inflicts Weakened on a successful hit, reducing the target’s damage by 20% for 8 seconds.Cunning Heart Rune of Dark AscensionFly up into the sky and then fall back to the ground, inflicting staggering in a 3m radius and dealing 100% heart rune damage. Press the button while hovering to instantly trigger the fall.On a successful hit, inflicts Slow, reducing the target’s movement speed by 30% for 4 seconds.Heal yourself for 100% of damage dealtRedidable Heart Rune of Dark AscensionFly up into the sky and then fall back to the ground, inflicting staggering in a 3m radius and 100% heart rune damage. Press the button while hovering to trigger the fall instantly.Gain Reinforcement on hit, increasing your damage absorption by 10% but reducing damage by 10% for 5 seconds (max 3 stacks).Heal yourself for 100 % of damage dealtBrutal Heart Rune of Dark AscensionFly up into the sky and then fall back to the ground, staggering in a 3m radius and dealing 100% Heart Rune damage. Press the button while hovering to instantly trigger the fall.Successful hits deal 150% heart rune damage but no longer staggerHeal yourself for 100% of the damage dealtCannonshot Cunning Heart RuneSummon a cannon and fire a powerful long-range shot that deals 100% heart rune damage. The cannonball flies through enemies and cannot be blockedInflicts Combustion on successful hits, dealing 10% Heart Rune damage per second for 5 seconds.Resilient Cannonshot Heart RuneSummon a cannon and fire a powerful long-range shot that deals 100% Heart Rune damage.The Cannonball knocks enemies down but only deals 30% Heart Rune damage.Causes Combustion on successful hits, dealing 10% Heart Rune damage per second for 5 seconds.Brutal Heart Rune of CannonshotSummon a cannon and fire a powerful long-range shot that deals 100% Heart Rune inflicts damage.The cannonball explodes on impact, dealing damage in a 3m radius, but the damage is reduced by 20%.Inflicts Combustion on successful hits, dealing 10% Heart Rune damage per second for 5 seconds.
What are your thoughts on this new system and the skills you can unlock? Feel free to write it in the comments.
However, the new patch Brimstone Sands not only brought the heart jewels, but also a number of other innovations. We have put together everything you need to know about the update and the patch notes:
New World today brings the first new area since the release – all about the time and patch notes
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