The Ultimate Guide to Epic Chest Runs (ECRs) in New World

Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or just starting your journey in New World, Epic Chest Runs (ECRs) are an essential part of maximizing your loot and profits. These runs offer rare equipment, trophy artifacts, crafting resources, and much more. In this guide, we will break down everything you need to know about ECRs—from the basics to expert strategies that even veteran players might not know! Before you start, equip your luck gear to improve your odds, drink a Topaz Gypsum Potion for extra gypsum, and eat a Monstrous Turkey Leg to further boost your loot potential. Additionally, to ensure you can purchase any elusive items you desire, consider options to buy New World Coins to keep your inventory well-stocked.

What Are Epic Chest Runs?

Elite Supply Chests, Grave Offerings, Beast Hordes, and Ancient Chests can be opened once per day and yield location-based armor sets, weapons, furniture schematics, refining supplies, dark matter, consumables, and crafting mods. Additionally, stockpiles (such as supplies, provisions, and alchemy) provide trophy crafting artifacts, refining materials, glyphs, dyes, and consumables.

Other types of chests include:

· Ancient Glyph Chests and Ancient Offerings: Provide unique rewards.

· Supply Chain Chests, Crates, and Caches: Also appear as Ancient Coffers and Urns, rewarding players with refining supplies, crafting mods, and location-based patterns.

Best Chest Run Locations and Rewards

1. Cutlass Keys Chest Run

· Popular for: Large number of supply stockpiles.

· Notable Drops: Mystic Tomes, trophy artifacts, furniture schematics, cooking recipes.

· Tip: Stick with your group to avoid missing any chests.

2. Brimstone Sands & Solarium Kei

· Chests: 4 Elite Chests, 2 Ancient Coffers.

· Notable Drops: Scarabs, Sun G Stones, Smelter Headgear, area-specific schematics and furniture.

· Entry Requirement: Auber Glyph (found at the Lamp of Oaris POI).

· Tip: The boss spawns once per day during daytime.

3. Heliopolis

· Bosses: One spawns during the day, another at night.

· Notable Drops: Golden Scarabs, Smelter Set (Smok Mitts, Pants, Shoes), Strengthened Chaos Glyph Stones.

· Tip: Know all Brimstone Sands Glyphs to interact with the required glyphs.

4. Castrum

· Chests: Stockpiles and supply chests.

· Notable Drops: Golden Scarabs, area-specific furniture and schematics, Destruction Glyph Stone.

· Tip: Often combined with other runs due to short length.

5. Beds (Brimstone Sands)

· Start: Nomad's Temple fast travel point.

· Notable Drops: Scarabs, Shadow Livstone, Keratin and Syncretic gear, Bark Flesh (Queen Scorpion drop).

· Tip: Requires Zuo Glyph (found at Hero Plazas POI).

6. West Wall (Brimstone Sands)

· Floors: 3 floors of chests.

· Notable Drops: Scarabs, schematics, furniture, Auber Glyph Stone.

· Boss: Colossus of Mnon (drops "Sin" artifact hatchet).

· Tip: The "Sin" hatchet extends debuffs on both weapons.

7. Ebonscale Reach (Atus)

· Loot: Refining materials, Flame Cores, Creed Boots artifact, high-value schematics.

· Final Boss: Sir Juni the Strategist (drops "Human Idol").

· Tip: The "Human Idol" is used to craft Major Human Combat Trophy.

8. Imperial Palace (Ebonscale Reach)

· Start: Bridge entrance.

· Loot: Golden Steel Storage Chest Schematic, Goldfish Bowl, Phoenix Artifact.

· Tip: High chance of valuable food items and recipes.

9. Alikhan Wilds (Tribunal High Mount)

· Loot: Artifact Flail "Odo," Artifact Round Shield "Gladiator," Golden Scarabs.

· Tip: Stick with the group due to aggressive wildlife.

10. Alikhan Wilds (Zoran)

· Start: Shrine of the Lion.

· Loot: Finisher, Lifetaker, Boltcaster Artifacts, Scarabs.

· Tip: Features jumping puzzles—follow the raid closely.

11. Reekwater (Siren's Stand)

· Loot: Armorer’s Shirt, Gloves, Pants, Deep River Warhammer, refining materials.

· Tip: Hard to catch up if left behind—stick with the group.

12. Shattered Mountains (Mines)

· Loot: Armor’s Hat, Soul Shroud and Corrupt Progenitor weapons.

· Tip: Great source of refining materials.

13. Shattered Mountains (Merkguard)

· Loot: Major Breach Caches (250 gold per day), Weapon Smith's Hat and Shirt.

· Tip: Keep extra caches for another day if already at gold cap.

14. How to Join Chest Runs

To participate in ECRs, watch the Recruitment Chat and respond to group invites. Groups form daily, and knowing where the different chest runs take place will help you plan effectively.

Final Tips

· Stick with your group to maximize loot efficiency.

· Use Luck Gear, Topaz Gypsum Potions, and Turkey Legs to increase your loot chances.

· Learn and memorize the glyphs required for Brimstone Sands chests.

· Elite chests reset daily, so make ECRs part of your routine.

· By mastering these chest runs, you can maximize your profits and gear progression in New World. Additionally, you might want to consider options to buy New World Gold coins through trusted sellers like MMOEXP to enhance your gaming experience and acquire coveted items more easily.

MMOexp New World Team