Perk

Perks are modifiers on items that give boosts to various stats in New World. The rarity of an item will dictate the amount of perks an item can have. An Empty Gem Socket is not considered a perk and does not contribute to the rarity of an item.

See the Craft Mods page for a table of perks and their associated Craft Mods.

Perk types

 * For a list of Perks given by Cut Gemstones, see the Cut Gemstone Perks category. When applied to Weapons, these perks may change the attribute the weapon scales with.
 * For a list of Perks that affect attributes, see the Attribute Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that give Resistance, Protection, or Absorption for certain types of damage, see the Resistance Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks applied to Bags that help with the weight of items, see the Bag Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that give bonuses to crafting, refining, or gathering, see the Trade Skill Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that give bonuses to damage taken from or given to certain enemy types, see the Enemy-Specific Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that give bonuses to certain weapons or weapon abilities, see the Weapon Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that affect specific weapon abilities or skills, see the Ability Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that affect overall rates of damage, criticals, stamina, health, or mana regeneration see the Battle Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that affect or apply debuffs, see the Debuff Perks category.
 * For a list of Perks that affect or apply buffs, see the Buff Perks category.

Crafting
When crafting in New World, players can use a resource called Azoth to increase the chance for Attributes, Perks and Gem Slots on crafted items. Players can use up to 75 Azoth per craft depending on the tier of the item being crafted. Each increase in Azoth, in intervals of 15, confers a Very High chance for one particular crafting slot. Numerically this Very High chance is 75%.

Along with using Azoth, players can use Craft Mods to influence the item with certain perks. The chance for the perk is not 100% and selecting a resource will give the item an "Increased" chance to get the perk of the resource chosen.