Path of Exile 2: All Ascendancies Revealed

Path of Exile 2 is a game renowned for its depth and complexity, offering players the ability to tailor their characters with a vast array of skills, items, and customization options. Just when you think you've mastered the intricacies of your character, the game presents you with the crucial decision of selecting an Ascendancy Class.

Currently, in the early access phase of PoE2, each class has two progression paths, but by the full release, players can expect three. Let's delve into the existing Ascendancies and what they offer.

For those looking to optimize their gameplay from the start, make sure to check out our article on choosing the best build to kick off your journey.

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Table of Contents

• Witch Ascendancy Classes in PoE2
• Infernalist
• Blood Mage
• Sorcerer Ascendancy Classes in PoE2
• Stormweaver
• Chronomancer
• Warrior Ascendancy Classes in PoE2
• Warbringer
• Titan
• Monk Ascendancy Classes in PoE2
• Invoker
• Acolyte of Chayula
• Mercenary Ascendancy Classes in PoE2
• Witchhunter
• Gemling Legionnaire
• Ranger Ascendancy Classes in PoE2
• Deadeye
• Pathfinder

Witch Ascendancy Classes in PoE2

Infernalist

The Infernalist stands out as one of the most powerful Witches in PoE2, equipped with a formidable arsenal of fire spells. If you enjoyed summoning minions early on, the Infernalist will delight you with the new Infernal Hound skill, a minion straight from the underworld. For those who dream of transforming into a demonic entity, the Infernalist allows you to take on a hellish form, boosting your attack damage and mobility at the cost of increased health loss. To extend your time in this form, the Loyal Hellhound skill is crucial. Additionally, investing in Beidat's Will, which ties your Spirit to your maximum HP, will be beneficial. This setup lets you command a formidable army of the undead.

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Blood Mage

While not as popular or balanced as the Infernalist, the Blood Mage offers an engaging gameplay experience. Utilizing Sanguimancy, you'll constantly balance on the edge of life and death, as your character uses HP instead of MP. This unique mechanic demands careful management to avoid quick demise. Skills like Vitality Siphon and Life Remnants help you drain health from enemies, while Sunder the Flesh and Gore Spike enhance your critical hit and attack damage capabilities.

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Sorcerer Ascendancy Classes in PoE2

Stormweaver

The Stormweaver Sorcerer excels in dealing massive elemental damage, often with high critical hit chances that trigger Elemental Storm through Tempest Caller. Key to their gameplay is inflicting status ailments, enhanced by the passive skill Strike Twice. With Spirit Gems, Stormweavers can amplify their elemental attacks against groups of afflicted enemies. Enhancements like Constant Gale and Force of Will improve spell casting speed and MP regeneration, essential for a magic-focused playstyle. The Heart of the Storm node significantly boosts survivability by converting some Elemental Damage into an Energy Shield.

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Chronomancer

A fresh addition to Path of Exile, the Chronomancer manipulates time to control the flow of battle, offering innovative combat strategies. Exclusive spells like Temporal Rift and Time Freeze open up new combo possibilities. While currently not the strongest Sorcerer Ascendancy, the potential is immense. With abilities like Now and Again, which can bypass cooldowns, and Apex of the Moment, which slows nearby monsters, along with Quicksand Hourglass, which accelerates magic creation, the Chronomancer is poised for greatness.

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Warrior Ascendancy Classes in PoE2

Warbringer

The Warbringer combines war cries with totem summons, focusing on close combat and maximizing melee damage. Effective against bosses, totems distract and absorb damage, allowing for safer engagements. Skills like Imploding Impacts and Anvil’s Weight enhance armor penetration, boosting effectiveness. Warcaller’s Bellow causes enemy corpses to explode upon Warcry use, while Greatwolf’s Howl removes Warcry cooldowns. For a more defensive approach, Renly’s Training and Turtle Charm improve your shield and blocking capabilities.

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Titan

If you prefer controlling the battlefield over taking risks, the Titan is your path. With slow yet powerful attacks, Titans paralyze enemies, forcing them to break through thick armor. Stone Skin increases defensive power by 50%, while Mysterious Lineage boosts max HP by 15%. Though primarily defensive, Titans can deal significant damage with Earthbreaker and Ancestral Empowerment, enhancing Slam abilities. Surprising Strength increases damage against stunned enemies by 40%.

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Monk Ascendancy Classes in PoE2

Invoker

The Invoker allows Monks to harness elemental power, using melee-focused abilities to unleash elemental damage and status effects. The ability to utilize Power Charges to enhance skills adds strategic depth, making the Invoker a versatile and powerful class.

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Acolyte of Chayula

Embracing Darkness, the Acolyte of Chayula gains dominion over dark forces. The Embrace the Darkness skill lets you forgo the Spirit resource, increasing maximum Darkness to 100 and boosting survivability. Consuming Questions combined with Mana Leech further reinforces defenses, though the setup removes the Energy Shield's cooldown, relying solely on MP drain, which is currently not efficient enough. Until addressed, this Ascendancy remains less favorable compared to the Invoker.

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Mercenary Ascendancy Classes in PoE2

Witchhunter

The Witchhunter excels in hunting and swiftly eliminating demons and the undead, dealing increased damage on both the first and last hits. Passive skills like Pitiless Killer, Damage vs Low Life Enemies, and Judge, Jury, and Executioner are vital for tackling bosses. Witchbane and No Mercy enable a playstyle that reduces enemy concentration and boosts damage. The Zealous Inquisition node reflects the Witchhunter's hatred for demons and the undead, causing slain enemies to explode and damage their allies.

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Gemling Legionnaire

The Gemling Legionnaire's gameplay revolves around gems, enhancing resistances with Thaumaturgical Infusion based on gem color. Crystalline Potential and Implanted Gems boost the level of all skills, while Advanced Thaumaturgy and Adaptive Capability reduce skill costs and attribute requirements. Integrated Efficiency adds three additional active skill slots, and Gem Studded allows the use of two identical Support stones, opening up powerful build possibilities.

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Ranger Ascendancy Classes in PoE2

Deadeye

The Deadeye follows a familiar ranged combat style, with passive skills enhancing attack range and damage output. Endless Munitions allows firing one additional projectile per skill use, ideal for clearing screens of enemies. This path suits players favoring traditional bows and elemental damage, benefiting from increased movement speed, extra projectiles, and an additional Mark.

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Pathfinder

For those who love green and poison mechanics, the Pathfinder is ideal. Doubling the effectiveness of poison, the Overwhelming Toxicity passive skill increases Poison applied to enemies while shortening the debuff duration. The gas grenade, combined with high movement speed and slow resistance, allows for effective battlefield coverage with toxic mist, offering unique and engaging gameplay.

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Remember, we've covered twelve of the planned thirty-six Ascendancy Classes. As Path of Exile 2 progresses through early access, these are the currently available specialization paths. More will be added over time, and future updates may alter passive skills, so the information here may differ from the final version.