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In Path of Exile, each class gains power through Skill Gems, equipment, and several skill trees that intertwine to empower the player. The series' iconic (and enormous) Passive Skill Tree returns alongside another mainstay of the original Path of Exile: Ascendancy classes. These PoE 2 Ascendancy classes upon each base class by offering dramatically powerful or useful abilities through Ascendancy Nodes.

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As of the Early Access release of Path of Exile 2, Ascendancy is limited to two per class – and on launch, there were six classes. This makes for a huge variety of class Ascendancies Path of Exile 2 players can build towards, each of which offers completely different gameplay with unique Ascendancy nodes that grant game-changing Passive and Active abilities as well as mechanics wholly unique to each Ascendancy.

This list of all Path of Exile 2 class Ascendancies will be updated throughout the PoE 2 Early Access as more classes and Ascendancy classes are added to the game.

PoE 2 Mercenary Ascensions

Gemling Legionnaire

Notable Nodes

Effects

Crystalline Potential

+10% to Quality of all Skills

Implanted Gems

+1 to Level of all Skills

Advanced Thaumaturgy

30% less Cost for all Skills


Skill Gems gain 30% more Attribute Requirements

Integrated Efficiency

Grants +3 Skill Points

Gem Studded

You can use two copies of the same Support Gem in two different Skills

Thaumaturgical Infusion

+1% to Max Cold Resist for every 4 Blue Support Gems socketed


+1% to Max Fire Resist for every 4 Blue Support Gems socketed


+1% to Max Lightning Resist for every 4 Blue Support Gems socketed

Adaptive Capability

Attribute Requirements for Gems can be satisfied by your highest Attribute

Enhanced Effectiveness

Inherent bonuses from Intelligence, Strength, and Dexterity are doubled

Witchhunter

Notable Nodes

Effects

Weapon Master

20 Passive Skill Points become Weapon Set Skill Points

Pitiless Killer

Grants the Culling Strike ability

Judge, Jury, and Executioner

Grants the Decimating Strike ability

Witchbane

Unlocks the Concentration mechanic


Enemies have Max Concentration equal to 40% Max Life


Enemy Concentration depletes at a rate of 100% Damage Dealt, lowering Cooldown recovery


Enemies gain Concentration back over time after 5 seconds

No Mercy

Deal up to 30% more Damage to enemies based on their missing Concentration

Obsessive Rituals

Grants Sorcery Ward, but reduces Armor and Evasion by 50%

Ceremonial Ablution

Empowers Sorcery Ward by 50% and reduces Sorcery Ward recovery time by 50%

Zealous Inquisition

10% chance for enemies you kill to Explode, dealing their Max Life as damage


Chance doubled against Undead and Demons

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PoE 2 Monk Ascensions

Acolyte of Chayula

Notable Nodes

Effects

Ravenous Doubts

Mana Leech becomes an Instant skill

Consuming Questions

Mana Leech also recovers Energy Shield, but it does not recharge normally

Chayula's Gift

+10% Max Chaos Resistance


Doubles Chaos Resistance

Reality Rending

23% chance to gain 25% extra Chaos Damage with hits


13% chance to gain 50% extra Chaos Damage with hits


7% chance to gain 100% extra Chaos Damage with hits

Waking Dream

Grants the Into The Breach skill, granting Breach status in non-Breach zones

Lucid Dreaming

Flames of Chayula duration is doubled

Embrace the Darkness

Replaces Spirit with Darkness, which is Reserved at a 1:1 ratio instead of taking damage to your Life (if possible)

Grasp of the Void

Gain 1% damage as extra Chaos Damage for every 20 Unreserved Darkness

Inner Silence

Darkness Reservation duration reduced by 50%

Invoker

Notable Nodes

Effects

Lead me through Grace...

Gain 1 Spirit for every 6 Energy Shield on Body Armor


Gain 1 Spirit for every 15 Evasion on Body Armor


Removes ability to gain Spirit from Equipment normally

...and Protect me from Harm

Evasion also grants Physical Damage Reduction


Reduces Evasion by 40%

Faith is a Choice

Grants the Meditate skill, allowing you to Overcharge your Energy Shield for double its normal maximum

I am the Blizzard...

Gain extra 10% of damage as Cold Damage


Create Freezing Ground when attacking Freezing enemies

...and I Shall Rage

Grants the Unbound Avatar skill, allowing you to become temporarily massively empowered

The Soul Springs Eternal

Gain 35% more Energy from Meta Skills

Sunder my Enemies...

Critical Hits ignore non-negative enemy Elemental Resistances

...and Scatter Them to the Winds

Grants the Elemental Expression skill, which triggers a massive elemental explosion with melee Critical Hits

PoE 2 Ranger Ascensions

Deadeye

Notable Nodes

Effects

Avidity

30% chance that if you gain Frenzy Charges, you instead gain up to your maximum number of Frenzy Charges

Thrilling Chase

Benefits from consuming Frenzy Charges for your skills have a 5% chance to be doubled

Eagle Eyes

You have no Accuracy Penalty while at a distance

Specialization: Far Shot

Projectiles deal more damage after traveling for 3.5 m, scaling up to 20% after 7m

Specialization: Point Blank

Projectiles deal up to 20% more damage before traveling for 3.5m, scaling down to 0% bonus to enemies beyond 7m

Endless Munitions

Skills fire an additional Projectile

Called Shots

You can apply an additional Mark

Gathering Winds

Gain Tailwind on Skill use, which stacks to grant increased Movement/Skill Speed, but lose all stacks upon being hit

Wind Ward

Take 3% less damage per Tailwind stack

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Pathfinder

Notable Nodes

Effects

Connected Chemistry

50% more Flask Charges gained

Enduring Elixirs

Life Flask Effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled


Life Flask Effects do not Queue

Contagious Contamination

The most Damaging Poison on Enemies you Kill is Spread to other Enemies within 1.5 meters

Overwhelming Toxicity

Double the number of Poisons you can inflict on Enemies


35% less Poison Duration

Brew Concoction

Grants the Ranger the ability to brew one of five concoctions, which use Mana Flask charges to create thrown weapons


Poisonous Concoction: Chaos damage & Poison effect


Fulminating Concoction: Lightning damage & Lightning Exposure


Shattering Concoction: Cold damage & Cold Exposure


Explosive Concoction: Explosive/Fire damage & Fire Exposure


Bleeding Concoction: Physical damage & Bleed effect

Traveller's Wisdom

Grants 5 Passive Skill Points

Running Assault

30% less Movement Speed Penalty when using Skills while moving

Relentless Pursuit

Your speed is unaffected by Slows

PoE 2 Sorceress Ascensions

Chronomancer

Notable Nodes

Effects

Now and Again

All Skills have a 33% chance to not consume a Cooldown when used

Unbound Encore

Grants the Time Snap skill, which resets the cooldown of other Skills

Ultimate Command

Grants the Time Freeze skill, which freeze all enemies in place in a large area

Footprints in the Sand

Grants the Temporal Rift skill, which lets you return to a prior location with the Life and Mana you had at the time

Quicksand Hourglass

Every 12 sec, gain 50% bonus Cast Speed for 4 sec

Apex of the Moment

Enemies in your nearby Presence are Slowed by 20%

Circular Heartbeat

30% of all damage taken Recouped as Life

The Rapid River

Recoup Effects instead occur over 4 sec

Stormweaver

Notable Nodes

Effects

Scouring Winds

All elemental Exposure you inflict lowers the affected Resistance by an additional 20%

Tempest Caller

Grants the Elemental Storm skill, which lets you create a storm on a location that deals Elemental damage


Trigger Elemental Storm on Critical Hits with all Spells

Rain Dancer

Elemental Storm has a 150% faster Cooldown recovery rate

Heavy Snows

Targets can be affected by your Chills at the same time


Your Chills can reduce all affected enemy Action Speed by up to 35%


25% less Magnitude of Chill when inflicted

Shaper of Water

All Damage from Hits Contributes to Chill Magnitude

Strike Twice

Targets can be affected by two of your Shocks at the same time


50% less Shock effect duration

Shaper of Storms

All Damage from all Hits contributes to Shock Chance

Constant Gale

Grants the Arcane Surge ability, increasing Cast Speed and Mana Regeneration

Force of Will

1% increased effect of Arcane Surge for every 15 maximum Mana

Heart of the Storm

40% of Elemental Damage taken is Recouped in your Energy Shield

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PoE 2 Warrior Ascensions

Titan

Notable Nodes

Effects

Stone Skin

50% more Armor from equipped Body Armour

Earthbreaker

20% chance for Slam Skills you use yourself to cause Aftershocks

Ancestral Empowerment

Every second Slam Skill you use yourself is Ancestrally Boosted

Colossal Capacity

Carry a chest which adds 20 Inventory slots

Hulking Form

50% increased effect of small Passive Skill Tree skills

Crushing Impacts

All Hits become Crushing Blows

Surprising Strength

40% boosted Damage against Heavy Stunned enemies

Mysterious Lineage

15% boost to Maximum Life

Warbringer

Notable Nodes

Effects

Anvil's Weight

Break Armor equal to 10% of Hit damage dealt

Imploding Impacts

Enemy Armor can be broken below 0, increasing damage taken

Jade Heritage

Grants the Encase in Jade skill, protecting the player from all damage but completely restricting movement

Answered Call

Grants the Ancestral Spirits skill, summoning an Ancestral Spirit minion whenever you summon a Totem


If the Totem is destroyed, the minion is de-spawned

Wooden Wall

20% of damage from Hits is taken from your nearest Totem's Life before your own Life

Renly's Training

Gain 40% of your base chance to Block from equipped Shields instead of the Shield's intrinsic value

Turtle Charm

Reduce Block Chance by 35%, but you can Block without a Shield raised

Warcaller's Bellow

Corpses in your Presence Explode when you use a Warcry, dealing 25% of their Max Life as Physical damage

Greatwolf's Howl

Completely remove all Warcry cooldowns

PoE 2 Witch Ascensions

Blood Mage

Notable Nodes

Effects

Sanguimancy

Grants the Life Remnants skill, allowing you to restore Life from enemies and spawn Life Remnants


Life Remnants restore Life and can Overflow your Max Life total

Vitality Siphon

Leech 10% of Spell Damage as Life

Open Sores

Your Curses have an infinite duration

Blood Barbs

Gain 10% of damage as extra Physical damage


Elemental damage also contributes to Bleeding strength

Gore Spike

1% increased Critical Damage Bonus for every 40 Max Life

Sunder the Flesh

Base Critical Hit Chance for Spells becomes 15%

Grasping Wounds

25% of Life loss from Hits is instead spread out over 4 sec

Crimson Power

Your Body Armor's Energy Shield rating contributes to your Max Life

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Infernalist

Notable Nodes

Effects

Altered Flesh

20% of Cold Damage taken as Fire Damage instead


20% of Lightning Damage taken as Fire Damage instead


20% of Physical damage is as Chaos Damage instead

Beidat's Gaze

Reserves 25% of Life


+1 Max Mana for every 6 Max Life you have

Beidat's Will

Reserves 25% of Life


+1 to Max Spirit for every 25 Max Life you have

Beidat's Hand

Reserves 25% of Life


+1 to Max Energy Shield for every 8 Max Life you have

Demonic Possession

Grants the Demon Form skill, unlocking the ability to shapeshift into a Demon and empower your spells


Depletes over time as you accumulate Demonflame, until your Life reaches 1

Mastered Darkness

Max Demonflame increased to 10

Pyromantic Pact

Replace Mana with Infernal Flame, and assign an Infernal Flame cost for every Skill that would use Mana


Casting Skills builds up your Infernal Flame meter instead of depleting Mana


Take devastating damage when Infernal Flame reaches its maximum

Bringer of Flame

While not on Low Infernal Flame, all damage from you and Allies in your nearby Presence contributes to Ignite Chance

Seething Body

While on High Infernal Flame, you and all nearby Allies in your presence gain 20% of damage as Fire Damage

Loyal Hellhound

Grants the ability to summon an Infernal Hound minion, which takes 20% of your incoming damage, ignites enemies, and revives itself

Grinning Immolation

Ignite when you deal a Critical Hit, taking 15% Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage every second, but granting +30% Critical damage

Path of Exile II Tag Page Cover Art

Action RPG
Systems
Franchise
Path of Exile
Developer(s)
Grinding Gear Games
Engine
Proprietary Engine
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Nudity, Violence