Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy Guide: Essential Info & Unlock Strategies

Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy Classes: A Comprehensive Guide

Path of Exile 2, currently in Early Access, allows players to specialize their chosen class with Ascendancies, offering unique abilities and playstyles. While not subclasses, Ascendancies significantly enhance character builds. This guide details how to unlock and utilize them.

Unlocking Ascendancies

To unlock Ascendancy Classes, players must complete a Trial of Ascendancy. In the Early Access version, this involves either the Act 2 Trial of the Sekhemas or the Act 3 Trial of Chaos. Completing either trial for the first time unlocks Ascendancy selection and rewards two passive Ascendancy Points. The earlier Act 2 trial is recommended for quicker access to enhanced abilities.

All Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy Classes (Early Access)

Currently, six classes each offer two Ascendancy choices. More classes and Ascendancies are expected in the full release.

Mercenary Ascendancies

• Witch Hunter: This Ascendancy focuses on powerful offensive and defensive buffs, boosting damage output with skills like Culling Strike and No Mercy. Ideal for players who enjoy debuffing enemies and maximizing damage.

  

• Gemling Legionnaire: This option centers on Skill Gems, providing extra skill slots and enhancing equipped skills. Offers flexibility for customizing builds.

  

Monk Ascendancies

• Invoker: Harness elemental powers and inflict status effects, ideal for melee-focused elemental combat.

  

• Acolyte of Chayula: Embrace shadow powers, combining defensive and healing abilities with damage-boosting effects. A unique option for shadow-based gameplay.

  

Ranger Ascendancies

• Deadeye: Enhances ranged combat, increasing attack speed, movement, and damage. Perfect for maximizing archer builds.

  

• Pathfinder: Focuses on poison and elemental damage, utilizing flasks and AoE effects for unique ranged combat.

  

Sorceress Ascendancies

• Stormweaver: Amplifies elemental abilities, adding powerful storm effects and increasing elemental damage output. A solid choice for enhancing existing elemental builds.

  

• Chronomancer: Manipulates time, altering cooldowns and providing strategic advantages in combat. Great for dynamic gameplay.

  

Warrior Ascendancies

• Titan: Enhances defensive capabilities and increases damage output, creating a powerful tank build. Ideal for players who prefer heavy damage and high survivability.

  

• Warbringer: Summons Ancestral Spirits and Totems for support and additional damage. A good option for melee combat with summoned allies.

  

Witch Ascendancies

• Blood Mage: Drains enemy life to restore health and enhance damage from lingering wounds and curses.

  

• Infernalist: Summons a Hellhound and transforms into a powerful demon form, unleashing fire damage. A strong choice for fire-based minion builds.

  

Path of Exile 2 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.