New world aeternum trophy guide

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Introduction

New World Aeternum’s trophy system allows players to gain an increase in damage to each mob type across Aeternum. This helps you get the most out of your DPS in each expedition and mutation. Whenever you acquire a trophy you can hang it in your house to receive the global damage increase to that particular mob type. You can hang 1 of each type of combat trophy in each of your 3 houses. To get the maximum benefit from the trophies you will want to acquire 3 of each type.

You will receive the following damage increase for each type of trophy:

Minor +3%
Basic +4%
Major +5%

The maximum benefit from having 3 major trophies hung in your houses would be +15% damage increase to a particular mob type. The trophy must be active in you house to receive the buff for whichever monster type you are fighting. You can avoid switching trophies by acquiring Ultimate Combat Trophies (more on those below).

This guide will teach you how to get the mats to craft each Major Combat Trophy in our New World Combat Trophy Guide.

Minor and Basic Combat Trophies

Each Major trophy will also require a Minor and a Basic Trophy to Craft. These can be purchased

New World Aeternum Combat Trophy Manual 2025

If you're playing through Modern World: Aeternum and want to squeeze every ounce of harm out of your PVE adventures, combat trophies are your ticket. These handy home decorations donate you a global damage buff against certain mob types - think Ancients, Corrupted, or pesky bears - and they're a game changer for expeditions, mutations, or just smashing stuff in the open world. With Small, Basic and Major levels, plus an Ultimate option for the lazy (or rich), there's a lot to unpack. Let's grab a look at how they work, how to get them, and why you'll want three of each to maximise your DPS in 2025.

What Are Combat Trophies and Why Bother?

Combat trophies are craftable items you hook in your houses to enhance damage against specific enemy types. Each trophy type targets one mob category - Ancient, Enraged Earth, Corrupted, Human, Lost, or Wildlife - and comes in three flavours:

Minor: +3% damage

Basic: +4% damage

Major: +5% damage

Hang one in each of your three houses, and bam, you're stacking up to +15% damage with three majors. That's a hefty chunk of extra pain for those Lazarus Ancients or Shattered

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While in reality, achieving 100% completion may not seem attainable - this guide is just a reference point for the many listed achievements; sorted into categories with brief descriptions and their respective unlocked widget/icon.

⚠️ Fixed // Broken Achievements

This section lists achievements that are currently bugged or broken and is one to be continually updated with community findings or from the comments down below.

Arcana I: Making Potions And Prods
Craft 100 Arcana items.

Arcana is an expansive Crafting skill that covers a very large variety of items including magical weapons such as Fire Staves and Ice Gauntlets, Potions, Weapon Coatings and Tinctures. It is performed at an Arcane Repository which can be f

New World: Aeternum

Trophy Guides

Description

Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. As a shipwrecked explorer who washes ashore on the mysterious island, forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.

Discover the island of Aeternum: Explore a massive, beautiful world and uncover the secret truth of the eternal island and its strange inhabitants. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await among the island's wilderness and ruins.

Play your way: Play solo or use cross-platform play to team up with others, or compete head-to-head in a variety of PvP battles. Customize the look, skills, and abilities of your character, and experiment with different builds to suit your play style.

Swords, guns & sorcery: Control magical forces or wield deadly melee and ranged weapons. Timing and positioning are key to defeating enemies in combat. Use your skills to survive the island's horrors and reap its valuable rewards.

Grow in power: Gather resources and refine them into working materials to craft powerful new potions, weapons and gear, and increase your

New World Aeternum Major Trophy Farming Guide

Want to boost your damage in New World: Aeternum without breaking the bank - or your sanity? Major Battleground Trophies are your answer, providing a sweet +5% damage boost per house against certain mob types. Even better, farming their legendary materials can line your pockets with gold, and it's a lot easier than most players think. No crazy raids or endless grind - just a few smart spots, some patience, and maybe a friend or two. Here's your no-nonsense guide to where you can get these goodies, how long you'll have to wait, and why it's worth your time in 2025.

Why farm major trophies?

Major combat trophies—think Ancient, Corrupted, or Human—give you that juicy +5% damage edge when hung in your houses (up to +15% with three). They're made from legendary resources, which sound intimidating but are completely farmable. And if the RNG isn't your friend, every kill drops a guaranteed shard - 100 shards to craft into a legendary material in a workshop, no skill required. Sell them at the trading post or keep them for use on expeditions. Zero gold upfront, pure profit potential - get on with it.