How To Ascend In Path Of Exile 2

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Taking an Ascendancy is an important part of customizing your character build in the latter half of . In this complicated, -inspired action RPG system, you'll live or die by the strength of your own unique character build (or one you found in a build guide online). You'll choose everything from your character's class, to the equipment they use, to the skills they learn, to passive buffs that affect all of the above. It can get complicated, but only because of how deep it goes, how customizable every aspect of your character is.

And sometime in the game's second act, you'll have the opportunity to choose an Ascendancy class. This additional wrinkle in your character customization can be hard to understand at first, but it's a necessary part of continuing to progress your character build. Without further ado, here's everything you need to know about unlocking and choosing an Ascendancy in.

In short, a Ascendancy is basically a subclass. Each Ascendancy unlocks a handful of unique skills and perks that you can only purchase with Ascendancy Points, which you earn by completing various trials. Although they work just like skill points, unlocking nodes along a tree, they're an entirely separate resource that you'll have to seek out in order to gain some of your class’ most powerful skills.

Completing some quests and defeating different bosses can help you get permanent stat bonuses in Path of Exile 2, giving your character free upgrades.

In the early access version of the game, each main class has two of its own Ascendancies, which are listed in the table below. More may be added before the final release of the game. If you're having trouble deciding, take a look at the skills included in each, and base your decision on which seem more useful to the build you've been working with.

Class

Ascendancies

Sorceress

Stormweaver, Chronomancer

Warrior

Titan, Warbringer

Ranger

Deadeye, Pathfinder

Witch

Blood Mage, Infenalist

Mercenary

Witchhunter, Gemling Legionnaire

Monk

Invoke