New World Items to Farm as a Solo Player

Intro

In this guide we will be covering "named items" that you can effectively solo-farm in the open-world. Most Named Items drop at 590 Gear Score and can be upgraded to 600 Gear Score and beyond with umbral shards, which also upgrades the item from Epic to Legendary and unlocks its third perk.

We also have a video guide for those of you who prefer that format.

Whilst most of the items listed in this guide will not be BiS (Best in Slot), they're all generally worth farming for a player who has recently hit level 60 and is looking to improve their Gear Score and gear in general, before they step into the various expeditions available in New World's end game.

Along with the items listed in this guide, it's encouraged that you also go and complete as many main-story and side quests in the Schwefelsandwüste region as you can, as the rewards given range from Gipskugel, Leerer Schattensplitter, and 600 to 615 Gear Score Legendary Weapons! Full List of rewards here.

Note: This guide will not list items such as Finstere Rache, as although items like this are really powerful, they are not in a particular loot pool of any 1 enemy, and thus really hard to target farm for.

All items listed in this guide should be obtainable within a few attempts of killing each enemy, unless you are very unlucky!

Weapons

Sword

Entschlossenheit des Wächters is a great starting Sword for Corrupted Expeditions and drops from Rafik von Bishara.

Grubengrafbezwinger has more survivability in its perks and drops from Grubengraf Daehi.

Shield

Titanmauer has a great set of perks for starting tanks and drops from Titan Saturninus

Maats Schuppen works best when paired with a sword that does not have Eifrig or Eifrig Ermächtigung (allows you to maximize all perk slots, they do not stack) and drops from Richter der Reinheit.

Rapier

Faulige Fischgräte has a great set of perks for most Rapier builds and drops from Putris.

Hatchet

Knochenbrecher is a good hatchet to then bring into Garten des Ursprungs and continue your endgame journey, and drops from all mobs in the Aufstiegsreif location.

Greatsword

Gottesmesser works well for Corrupted expeditions and drops from Tribunin Ursula, die Gladiatorin.

Jupiters Urteil is a well-rounded Greatsword and drops from Khelone Khelydorea.

War Hammer

Zertrennende Schockwelle is a must-have perk for a Warhammer, but sadly, all open-world bosses that drop these hammers have 300,000+ HP. Yul‘kithir is solo-obtainable in that in only requires Level 200 Weaponsmithing, but for drops you could look at Wandbauer to bring into Das Lazarus-Instrumentarium. It drops from Koloss von Karnak.

Great Axe

Primusaxt starts with Vereitelnde Schläge, a strong perk for 300 Strength Melee users, and drops from Primus Galba.

Spear

Sadly there are no good spears that drop off of easy to kill enemies reliably, other than Khnums Schlüssel. This is not a bad spear for Das Lazarus-Instrumentarium, and drops from Hüter von Khnum.

Fire Staff

Signum Phalarae is beginner's Firestaff as its perks aren't great, but you can easily farm it from Verderbter Richter Luca.

Ice Gauntlet

Ewige Gabe starts with great perks, Eifrig and Wild, and also upgrades to get Erfrischende Bewegung, making it a great Ice Gauntlet for endgame. It drops for Dau-Shin der Unaufhaltbare.

Void Gauntlet

Verderbtes Opfer is the only reliable drop you can farm for in the Healing Void Gauntlet category (has Segen) and drops from Dau-Shin der Unaufhaltbare.

Tiefen des Zerfalls is a strong DPS Void Gauntlet for use in Corrupted Expeditions and drops off of Grubengraf Daehi.

Life Staff

Gezeiten des Mondlichts has Segen and Erfrischende Göttliche Umarmung, a good starting option if you're running single target heals. It drops from Anargirou von Duat.

Blunderbuss

Schwefelgebrüll has a decent set of perks and is one of a small amount of Blunderbusses that drop more consistently from open world mobs. It drops from Betaikha die Verbrannte.

Bow

Antwort des Wächters is a great pick-up bow for fresh level 60s to use, and drops from Wächter von Satet.

Musket

Eisenrindenbüchse is a strong musket that will last quite far into the endgame, and drops from Breitfuß (and from Knirscher, but has much higher HP).

Armor

For armor drops, we will be recommending drops using the following conventions:

• Heavy Equip Load = Every slot is heavy
• Medium Load = Heavy Helm and Chest, Medium Gloves and Boots, Light Legs
• Light Load = Medium Chest, Light Helm, Gloves, Boots and Legs

As a result, no recommendations will be made for Medium Helm or Medium Legs.

Helmets

Heavy

Krone von Sobek is a strong option for Medium DPS and Heavy Tanks in Garten des Ursprungs, and drops from Fürst Sobek.

Castrumkrone des Ziegenkönigs is a strong option for Medium DPS and Heavy Tanks in Das Lazarus-Instrumentarium, and drops from Stoppel der Ziegenkönig.

Light

The only reliable drop in this category you can farm is Klerikerkapuze, which is a decent helmet for Healers, but does feature the PVP perk Zähigkeit. It drops from Luxendra die Weise (Xyo's note: the monster, not the lovely Community Manager. I suggest not messing around with her).

Chests

Heavy

Kolossales Sturmschild gets Ahnenschutz when upgraded, and is not a bad starting tank chest for a fresh level 60. It drops from Koloss von Qebui.

Medium

Lederbrustwickel der königlichen Lagune is a good starting drop for Light Equip Load Dexterity users, though the perks are PVP orientated. It drops from Fürst Sobek.

Light

There are no good/solo-farmable named Light chests currently in game.

Gloves

Heavy

Andenken des Schmieds gives is a good Heavy tank item for Corrupted Expeditions but do not upgrade it past 590 Gear Score (the Unzerstörbar perk is quite bad). It drops from Primus Galba.

Medium

Handschuhe des Lanzenträgers have Ahnenschutz and work for a Medium Equip load dexterity build, and drop from Hüter von Khnum.

Light

Freudige Handschuhe are great gloves for healers fresh to Level 60, and drop from Ophois der Freudige.

Legs

Heavy

Beschwerte Beinschienen are a strong pick-up for tanks wanting to run Das Lazarus-Instrumentarium, and drop from Koloss von Qebui.

Light

Konzentration von Dalao are great legs for fresh level 60 healers as they have Verstärkender Gesegneter Boden on them, a must-have perk. They drop from Dalao von Harwa.

Gewöhnliche Hose are great for any light or medium equip load build as they have constitution on them, the only downside being that if you upgrade them to 600 Gear Score, they get Zähigkeit, a perk only useful (albeit VERY useful) in PVP. They drop from Heka vom Kreuzweg.

Boots

Heavy

Die schwere Last are the only solo-farm friendly heavy boots you can get, but contain the PVP perk, Zähigkeit, so will need to be replaced when an upgrade presents itself. They drop from Khelone Khelydorea.

Medium

There are no good/solo-farmable named Medium boots currently in game.

Light

There are no good/solo-farmable named Light Boots currently in game.

Jewelry

Amulets

Maats Segen works well for Healers but requires an upgrade to 600 Gear Score to get the must have Gesundheit Perk. It drops from Richter der Reinheit.

For Dexterity users, Requiem-Amulett is a reasonable starting amulet - it does have 9 focus on it so you'll need to replace later on, but the perks are strong. It drops from Tzi-Wang der Unverrückbare.

Intelligence users have the same option with Schatz aus der Grube. The perks are strong but it does provide 9 Strength and so will need to be replaced later. It drops from Grubengraf Daehi.

Rings

Herz von Dalao is a great ring to pick-up for those using more than 150 Dexterity or a Medium Equip load build (as Wacker is not present untill 600 Gear Score). It drops from Dalao von Harwa.

Herz von Hepu is a great ring for most builds as it has Wacker and Constitution. The addition of Slash Damage makes it particularly powerful for Great Axe, Greatsword, Hatchet and S&S users though. It drops from Gnädiger Hepu.

Baal-Reif is an alternative to Heart of Hepu that has Fire Damage instead of Slash Damage, so it is good for Firestaff users. It requires you to have the Ächzendes Gebälk quest active in order to spawn the mob it drops from, Rundumschuss-Ronaldo. This quest chain starts with Eine zunehmende Bedrohung.

Earrings

Sternen-Erinnerungsanhänger is a good pick-up for Strength users but do not upgrade it to 600 Gear Score, since the Manaumtrunk perk will not benefit you. It drops from Adjorjan.

Beschworen von ihren zwei Landen is a similar earring but for Dexterity users, and has a better 600 Gear Score upgrade. It drops from Hohepriester der Zwillingstüren.

Tarots Ritualschmuck is an "okay" earring for mages to start with, but you will want to replace it with a better drop as you advance through the endgame. It drops from Kilgoran.