New World’s 1.7 “Brimstone Sands” update brings a lot of new endgame additions as well as some balance. This Buy New World Coins article covers everything you need to know about the new content and features!

New World 1.7 Brimstone Sands Update Highlights
This is a big one. To help save you time reading the giant patch notes, here are some of the most important and interesting new features, content and changes explained. Each of these major new features has its own dedicated guide, of course.

New Region: Brimstone Sands
The Brimstone Sands is New World’s newest, and largest region so far. It draws plenty of inspiration from both New World Coins Egyptian and Roman architecture. Many of the enemies share in this design by sporting armor and weapons of similar inspiration.

The Brimstone Sands features some new creatures as well as new features. You can read our guide on how to unlock Brimstone Sands, also learn everything new about it and what to do once you are there.

New Expedition: The Ennead
At the Heart of the Brimstone Sands lies The Ennead Expedition. This new expedition has you taking on the Ancients and you fight and puzzle-solve your way through these Ancient Ruins.

With new challenges come new rewards. Exploring this new expedition is bound to bring you plenty of new rewards.

New Weapon: Greatsword
It’s finally here! The long-awaited Greatsword has arrived in New World. This new weapon boasts both incredible offense and reliable defense making it a very versatile weapon. With a Stance mechanic that changes as how certain passives and skill work, it’s a solid weapon with a lot of potential.

You can learn what this weapon is capable of and a few ways to build it by reading our Greatsword Guide. This in-depth guide breaks down every passive of the weapon to help you bring out its full potential.

New Feature: Heartrune Abilities
Ever felt like your build was missing something? Maybe mobility, perhaps defense, or just more damage. Heartrunes are a good answer to those issues. These new unique abilities can be unlocked through a quest in the Brimstone Sands area.

Our Heartrune Guide covers the steps you need to take to complete the quest to unlock this new feature. It also breaks down each rune and its upgrade paths to help you make an informed decision on which Heartrune could best fit your builds.

New Crafting: Runeglass Gems and Golden Scarabs
Runeglass Gems are a new upgrade to existing Pristine Gems. They provide an extra boost of power to every build you’d want to play, without removing the base effects of the Pristine Gems themselves. Be warned though, it’ll take skill in both Stonecutting and Weaponsmithing to successfully craft these.

You can read our Runeglass Gems Guide to learn how to craft them, and where to find the resources to do so. We even cover our preferred options for using them, so you don’t have to go into crafting them totally blind.

Golden Scarabs are a Legendary resource that can be found in the Ancient Glyph Chests spread across the Brimstone Sands. When used with a Timeless Shard, you’ll be able to select two perks of your choosing, allowing for some very high-end craft with minimal RNG.

New Event: Nightveil Hallow
This year’s seasonal Halloween Event has begun and lasts until November 1st! Take on Baalphazu, the marquis of Terror and his Pumpkinites all across Aeternum.

Like any seasonal event, this one carries with it a quest and many useful rewards, which include seasonal-themed weapons and armor among many other goodies.

Read the full guide to the Nightveil Hallow 2022 event to learn how to start it, how to participate, how to beat the boss, what rewards you can earn, and what things are available at the event shop.

Revamped Starting Experience
Windsward and Monarch’s Bluffs have been revamped with new streamlined stories, new dynamic quests, New points of Interest, and improved quest flow. Just ahead of the recently announced Fresh Start Servers, where you’ll be sure to see these if you participate.