This means that you will not be able to unlock every ability in a weapon's mastery trees, and will need to choose wisely which you'd like to obtain. However, Weapon Masteries have a cap of level 20 while each Mastery's tree has 19 abilities that can be unlocked for a total of 38 abilities per weapon type. As there are no classes in New World and any character can equip any weapon, it is possible to master all weapon types.

You are not locked into any one tree and can spend your points however you wish as you make your way down the tree's ability line. Leveling in a Weapon Skills awards an ability point, which can then be spent on one of the abilities available in either tree of the weapon's mastery. Leveling Weapon Skills is done by equipping a weapon and using it in combat, defeating enemies to gain experience points towards that weapon type's mastery. Each weapon type has two Mastery Trees with a selection of active abilities, passive modifiers and bonuses that are exclusive to that weapon type. Note that these Weapon Skills trees are shared between all weapons of the same type. These icons will be from the previous Call Of Duty games, and you can add them when you reach Prestige Master. Its purpose is to unlock Legacy Prestige Icons when you use them at the Prestige Shop. There are currently 11 Weapon Types in New World that the player can master. Once you’ve got a Prestige Key in your hands, you may be wondering how you can use it.

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