Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy Guide: Unlock Your Class Potential
Path of Exile 2's Early Access release has players eager to master their chosen class. While not technically subclasses, Ascendancies add unique specializations and abilities. This guide explains how to unlock and utilize them.
Unlocking Ascendancies
Before accessing Ascendancies, complete a Trial of Ascendancy. Currently, the Act 2 Trial of the Sekhemas or the Act 3 Trial of Chaos are available. Completing either unlocks Ascendancy selection and rewards you with two passive Ascendancy Points. The earlier Act 2 trial is recommended for quicker access to enhanced abilities.
All Path of Exile 2 Ascendancies (Early Access)
Early Access features six classes, each with two Ascendancies. More classes and Ascendancies are planned for the full release.
Mercenary Ascendancies
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Witch Hunter: This Ascendancy boosts offense, defense, and battlefield control through passive buffs, enhancing damage output with abilities like Culling Strike and No Mercy. Ideal for players who enjoy debuffing enemies and maximizing damage.
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Gemling Legionnaire: Focuses on Skill Gems, allowing for extra skills and additional buffs. Offers flexibility for customized builds.
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Monk Ascendancies
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Invoker: Unleash elemental powers and inflict status effects, perfect for melee-focused elemental damage.
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Acolyte of Chayula: Embrace shadow powers, offering defensive, healing, and reality-warping abilities for increased damage. A unique, shadow-based alternative for Monk builds.
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Ranger Ascendancies
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Deadeye: Enhances ranged combat with increased attack speed, movement speed, and damage, featuring skills like Eagle Eyes and Called Shots. Ideal for archer builds.
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Pathfinder: Masters explosive poison and elemental damage with abilities like Poisonous Concoction and Contagious Contamination, offering an alternative to traditional ranged builds.
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Sorceress Ascendancies
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Stormweaver: Amplifies elemental abilities with Elemental Storm, boosting damage across various elements. A solid choice for enhancing existing elemental caster playstyles.
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Chronomancer: Manipulates time, affecting cooldowns and offering strategic combat options. Appeals to players who enjoy dynamic and tactical gameplay.
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Warrior Ascendancies
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Titan: Focuses on massive damage and tankiness, enhancing defense with Stone Skin and boosting attacks with Crushing Impacts and Surprising Strength. Perfect for players who enjoy playing as a tank.
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Warbringer: Summons Ancestral Spirits and Totems for support and additional damage, combining melee combat with summoned allies.
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Witch Ascendancies
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Blood Mage: Drains enemy life to restore health, enhancing damage from lingering wounds and curse duration. Provides control over life force itself.
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Infernalist: Summons a Hellhound and transforms into a powerful demon form, unleashing fire damage. Offers a strong minion and elemental damage combination.
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Path of Exile 2 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
