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InPath of Exile, each class gains power throughSkill Gems,equipment, and several skill trees that intertwine to empower the player. The series' iconic (and enormous) Passive Skill Tree returns alongside anothermainstay of the originalPath of Exile: Ascendancy classes. ThesePoE 2Ascendancy classes upon each base class by offering dramatically powerful or useful abilities through Ascendancy Nodes.
As of the Early Access release ofPath of Exile 2, Ascendancy is limited to two per class – and on launch, there were six classes. This makes for ahuge variety of class AscendanciesPath of Exile 2players 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 allPath of Exile 2class Ascendancies will be updated throughoutthePoE 2Early Accessas more classes and Ascendancy classes are added to the game.
Updated July 25, 2025 by Erik Petrovich: With the release of the Dawn of the Hunt patch, there are five new Ascendancy classes Path of Exile 2 players can pick up. Three of these are for classes that already exist in the game – the Lich for the Witch, the Smith of Katava for the Warrior, and the Tactician for the Mercenary. Two of these are tied to the new Dawn of the Hunt class, Huntress, including the Ritualist and the Amazon Ascendancy classes. This guide to all PoE 2 Ascandancies has been updated to include these new Dawn of the Hunt Ascendancy options, alongside notable Ascension Tree nodes for each new Ascendancy that grant each class powerful passive (and, sometimes, active) abilities.
+1 extra Ring slot
25% increased bonuses from equipped Rings and Amulets
Wildwood Persistence
Increases Life Recovery rate by 3% for every 5% missing Max Life
+1 extra Charm slot
Gain 20% more Charm Charges
Mind Phylacteries
Can use 25% of Max Mana to trigger Charms if yourCharm does not have enough charges
As the Whispers Ask
Grants the Ritual Sacrifice skill, which lets the Huntress sacrifice a Rare monster to steal its modifiers
As the Whispers Demand
Ritual Sacrifice can be used on yourself to remove 20% of Max Life and gain one random Monster modifier
Corrupted Lifeforce
Grants the Blood Boil skill, which lets the Huntress automatically summon Blood Boils on nearby enemies that explode on death
Critical Strike
Chance to hit with Attacks can go over 100%
Gain Crit Chance equal to 25% of your excess Hit Chance
Penetrate
Attacks with Weapons gain Physical Damage equal to 25% of theAccuracy Rating on that weapon
Predatory Instinct
Reveals Weaknesses against Rare and Unique enemies
Attacks against enemies with an Open Weakness deal 50% extra damage
In for the Kill
Gain 20% Movement Speed and 40% Skill Speed when nearby an enemy with an Open Weakness
Elemental Infusion
Grants the Infuse Weapon skill, which lets you consume Power Charges (Cold), Endurance Charges (Fire) and Frenzy Charges (Lightning) to infuse your weapon with elemental damage
Infused Avatar
50% chance to not consume an Infusion when used on a projectile weapon
Stalking Panther
Evasion Rating from Body Armor is halved, but Evasion Rating from Helmet, Gloves, and Boots is doubled
Mystic Harvest
Life Leech recovers Life based on your Elemental and Physical damage
Azmeri Brew
Life Flasks also recover Mana, and Mana Flasks also recover Life
+10% to Quality of all Skills
+1 to Level of all Skills
30% less Cost for all Skills
Grants +3 Skill Points
Gem Studded
You can use two copies of the same Support Gem in two different Skills
Thaumaturgical Infusion
+1% toMax Cold Resistfor 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
Inherent bonuses from Intelligence, Strength, and Dexterity are doubled
Persistent Buffs use 50% less Spirit Reservation
Watch How I Do It
Nearby Allies gain extra Attack Damage equal to 25% of your main Weapon’s damage
Can place multiple Banners
Pinned Enemies cannot perform Actions
Polish That Gear
Gain 100% of Armor as Stun Threshold, and 100% of Evasion Rating as Ailment Threshold
Enemies gain an Accuracy Penalty based on distance
Maximum Evade Change and Physical Damage Reduction becomes 50%
Unleash Hell!
Grants the Supporting Fire skill, which lets the Mercenary the ability to summon a rain of arrows in an AoE area
Cannons, Ready!
Totems gain 30% Skill Speed, and only use skills when you fire a Projectile
Judge, Jury, and Executioner
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
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
Mana Leech becomes an Instant skill
Consuming Questions
Mana Leech also recovers Energy Shield, but it does not recharge normally
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
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
Darkness Reservation duration reduced by 50%
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
Reduces Evasion by 40%
Faith is a Choice
Grants the Meditate skill, allowing you toOverchargeyour Energy Shield for double its normal maximum
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
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
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
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
Skills fire an additional Projectile
You can apply an additional Mark
Gathering Winds
Gain Tailwind on Skill use, which stacks togrant increased Movement Speedand Skill Speed, but lose all stacks upon being hit
Take 3% less damage per Tailwind stack
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
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
30% less Movement Speed Penalty when using Skills while moving
Your speed is unaffected by Slows
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%
30% of all damage taken Recouped as Life
Recoup Effects instead occur over 4 sec
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
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
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
Grants theArcane Surgeability, 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
Heat of the Forge
Grants the Fire Spell On Hit skill
Coal Stoker
Modifiers to Fire Resistance also grant 50% of their value to Cold and Lightning Resistance
Forged in Flame
Modifiers to Max Fire Resistance also grant Max Cold and Lightning Resistance
Against the Anvil
Grants the Temper Weapon skill, which allows the Warrior to smith their weapon and grant it Combust damage on the next few hits
Living Weapon
Grants the Manifest Weapon skill, which allows the Warrior to summon a copy of their currently-equipped weapon to fight alongside
Smith’s Masterwork
Can only use Normal Body Armor, but also unlocks access to 12 unique Smith of Katava skills that will enhance Normal Body Armor in various ways
50% more Armor from equipped Body Armour
Earthbreaker
20% chance for Slam Skills you use yourself to cause Aftershocks
Every second Slam Skill you use yourself is Ancestrally Boosted
Carry a chest which adds 20 Inventory slots
50% increased effect of small Passive Skill Tree skills
40% boosted Damage against Heavy Stunned enemies
15% boost to Maximum Life
Break Armor equal to 10% of Hit damage dealt
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
Completely remove all Warcry cooldowns
Sanguimancy
Grants the Life Remnants skill,allowing you to restore Lifefrom enemies and spawn Life Remnants
Life Remnants restore Life and can Overflow your Max Life total
Your Curses have an infinite duration
Gain 10% of damage as extra Physical damage
Elemental damage also contributes to Bleeding strength
1% increased Critical Damage Bonus for every 40 Max Life
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
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
Reserves 25% of Life
+1 Max Mana for every 6 Max Life you have
Beidat’s Will
+1 to Max Spirit for every 25 Max Life you have
Beidat’s Hand
+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
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 tosummon 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
Necromantic Conduit
Grants Unholy Might to you and nearby Allies while you do not have Low Mana
Saps 5% Mana every second
Dominion over Flesh
You can apply an additional Curse, and Curses can affect Hexproof enemies
Rupture the Soul
Cursed enemies you kill have a 33% chance to explode and deal 25% of their Max Life as Chaos Damage
Blackened Heart
Magnitude of Unholy Might buggs increased by 4% per 100 Max Mana
Eldritch Empowerment
Non-Channeling Spells cost 3% Max Energy Shield, but deal 30% more damage
Spending Energy Shield does not interrupt its Recharge
Crystalline Phylactery
Can use this to socket one non-Unique Jewel
Doubles the effect of the socketed Jewel, but costs 50% more Mana if you do not have any Energy Shield
Price of Power
Non-Channeling Spells can use Power Charges to increase damage by 25%
Soulless Form
10% of incoming Damage bypasses your Energy Shield
Base Mana Regeneration is removed, instead, regenerate Mana equal to 6% of your Max Life per second
Eternal Life
Your Life total cannot change while you have an Energy Shield
