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 Sulfure region as you can, as the rewards given range from Orbe de gypse, Éclat sombre épuisé, and 600 to 615 Gear Score Legendary Weapons! Full List of rewards here.

Note: This guide will not list items such as Sombre vengeance, 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

Résolution de gardien is a great starting Sword for Corrupted Expeditions and drops from Rafik de Bishara.

Domination du seigneur de la fosse has more survivability in its perks and drops from Daehi, seigneur de la fosse.

Shield

Rempart de titan has a great set of perks for starting tanks and drops from Titan Saturninus

Écaille de Maât works best when paired with a sword that does not have Fougue or Pleinement renforcé (allows you to maximize all perk slots, they do not stack) and drops from Juge de la pureté.

Rapier

Arête putride has a great set of perks for most Rapier builds and drops from Putris.

Hatchet

Trancheuse d'os is a good hatchet to then bring into JARDIN DE LA GENÈSE and continue your endgame journey, and drops from all mobs in the COMPLAINTE DE L'ASCENSION location.

Greatsword

Couteau de Dieu works well for Corrupted expeditions and drops from Tribun Ursula, la gladiatrice.

Jugement de Jupiter is a well-rounded Greatsword and drops from Chélone de Khelydorea.

War Hammer

Onde de choc scindante 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 Brisemuraille to bring into L'INSTRUMENT DE LAZARUS. It drops from Colosse de Karnak.

Great Axe

Hache du primus starts with Frappes de déjouement, 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 Clé de Khnum. This is not a bad spear for L'INSTRUMENT DE LAZARUS, and drops from Gardien de Khnum.

Fire Staff

Signum Phalera is beginner's Firestaff as its perks aren't great, but you can easily farm it from Juge Luca altéré.

Ice Gauntlet

Don éternel starts with great perks, Fougue and Cruauté, and also upgrades to get Mouvement régénérateur, making it a great Ice Gauntlet for endgame. It drops for Dau-Shen l'Inarrêtable.

Void Gauntlet

Sacrifice corrompu is the only reliable drop you can farm for in the Healing Void Gauntlet category (has Bénédiction) and drops from Dau-Shen l'Inarrêtable.

Profondeurs dévastatrices is a strong DPS Void Gauntlet for use in Corrupted Expeditions and drops off of Daehi, seigneur de la fosse.

Life Staff

Marée lunaire has Bénédiction and Cercle divin régénérateur, a good starting option if you're running single target heals. It drops from Anargirou de Douât.

Blunderbuss

Rugissement sulfureux 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 l'incendiaire.

Bow

Réponse du protecteur is a great pick-up bow for fresh level 60s to use, and drops from Protecteur de Satet.

Musket

Carabine en ferécorce is a strong musket that will last quite far into the endgame, and drops from Largepatte (and from Mâcheur, 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

Couronne de Sobek is a strong option for Medium DPS and Heavy Tanks in JARDIN DE LA GENÈSE, and drops from Seigneur Sobek.

Couronne vallaire du roi des chèvres is a strong option for Medium DPS and Heavy Tanks in L'INSTRUMENT DE LAZARUS, and drops from Barbiche le roi des chèvres.

Light

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

Chests

Heavy

Plates de tempête colossales gets Protection anti-Anciens when upgraded, and is not a bad starting tank chest for a fresh level 60. It drops from Colosse de Qebui.

Medium

Couvre-poitrine royal du lagon is a good starting drop for Light Equip Load Dexterity users, though the perks are PVP orientated. It drops from Seigneur Sobek.

Light

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

Gloves

Heavy

Souvenir de forgeron gives is a good Heavy tank item for Corrupted Expeditions but do not upgrade it past 590 Gear Score (the Indestructible perk is quite bad). It drops from Primus Galba.

Medium

Gants de lancier have Protection anti-Anciens and work for a Medium Equip load dexterity build, and drop from Gardien de Khnum.

Light

Gants joyeux are great gloves for healers fresh to Level 60, and drop from Ophoïs le Joyeux.

Legs

Heavy

Jambières lestées are a strong pick-up for tanks wanting to run L'INSTRUMENT DE LAZARUS, and drop from Colosse de Qebui.

Light

Concentration de Dalao are great legs for fresh level 60 healers as they have Terre sainte fortifiante on them, a must-have perk. They drop from Dalao de Harouah.

Pantalon ordinaire 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 Résilience, a perk only useful (albeit VERY useful) in PVP. They drop from Heka du croisement.

Boots

Heavy

Le lourd fardeau are the only solo-farm friendly heavy boots you can get, but contain the PVP perk, Résilience, so will need to be replaced when an upgrade presents itself. They drop from Chélone de 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

Bénédiction de Maât works well for Healers but requires an upgrade to 600 Gear Score to get the must have Santé Perk. It drops from Juge de la pureté.

For Dexterity users, Pendentif de requiem 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 l'Inflexible.

Intelligence users have the same option with Trésors de la fosse. The perks are strong but it does provide 9 Strength and so will need to be replaced later. It drops from Daehi, seigneur de la fosse.

Rings

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

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

Boucle de Baal 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 Bois tremblant quest active in order to spawn the mob it drops from, Ronaldo Boulet-de-canon. This quest chain starts with Une menace grandissante.

Earrings

Charme de commémoration stellaire is a good pick-up for Strength users but do not upgrade it to 600 Gear Score, since the Supplément mana perk will not benefit you. It drops from Adjorjan.

Convoquée par ses deux pays is a similar earring but for Dexterity users, and has a better 600 Gear Score upgrade. It drops from Grand prêtre des portes jumelles.

Talisman rituel de tarot 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.