This is a list of classes and ascendancies in Path of Exile 2. Learn more about the confirmed classes and how many classes there are in total!

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Early Access

During the Early Access on December 6, only 6 classes will be made available:

1. Mercenary
2. Monk
3. Ranger
4. Sorceress
5. Warrior
6. Witch

Mercenary

Class		Overview
Mercenary		Attribute: ・Dexterity ・Strength Weapon: Crossbows Archetype: Flexible Crossbowman
Ascendancies
Witch Hunter			Gemling Legionnaire

The Mercenary can utilize multiple crossbows and ammo types to deal with any situation from range. It can destroy enemy shields or armor with rapid fire, block paths will a wall of ice, or shotgun bosses to burst them down.

Mercenary Class Overview and Ascendancies

Monk

Class		Overview
Monk		Attribute: ・Dexterity ・Intelligence Weapon: Quarterstaff Archetype: Martial Artist
Ascendancies
Invoker			Acolyte of Chayula

The Monk is a complex class that combines dexterity and intelligence to move around the battlefield with a mix of flowing physical attacks and elemental spells.

Monk Class Overview and Ascendancies

Ranger

Class		Overview
Ranger		Attribute: ・Dexterity Weapon: Bows Archetype: Agile Archer
Ascendancies
Deadeye			Pathfinder

The Ranger is a bow specialist that uses its agility along abilities to crowd-control targets or clear hoardes and damage bosses.

Ranger Class Overview and Ascendancies

Sorceress

Class		Overview
Sorceress		Attribute: ・Intelligence Weapon: Staves Archetype: Elemental Spellcaster
Ascendancies
Stormweaver			Chronomancer

The Sorceress is an intelligence-based class that focuses on elemental magic, able to instantly kill enemy hordes or burst down bosses with one devastating ability.

Sorceress Class Overview and Ascendancies

Warrior

Class		Overview
Warrior		Attribute: ・Strength Weapon: Maces Archetype: Melee Tank
Ascendancies
Warbringer			Titan

The Warrior has its efficiency shine in heavy hits that ripple its damage, making it a great pick for bursting enemy hordes and bosses.

Warrior Class Overview and Ascendancies

Witch

Class		Overview
Witch		Attribute: ・Intelligence Weapon: Wand Archetype: Necromantic Occultist
Ascendancies
Infernalist			Blood Mage

The Witch specializes in Occult magic and necromancy, allowing you to build an army, use bone spells, and spread debuffs to attack enemies from range or start a plague.

Witch Class Overview and Ascendancies

Upcoming

Path of Exile 2 will have a total of 12 base classes, all of which have unique weapon systems. These are the upcoming classes after Early Access:

1. Druid
2. Duelist
3. Huntress
4. Marauder
5. Shadow
6. Templar

Druid

Class		Overview
Druid		Attribute: ・Strength ・Intelligence Weapon: Scepter Archetype: Shapeshifter

The Druid is a shapeshifting class that combines strength and intelligence. In human form, the Druid can cast spells to damage enemies from range. In animal form, it can trample enemy hordes or deliver devastating blows up and close.

Duelist

Class		Overview
Duelist		Attribute: ・Strength ・Dexterity Weapon: Swords Archetype: Swordsman

The Duelist is a finesse-focused class that slashes through enemies like ribbons. They use their calculated swordplay to leave their opponents guessing.

Huntress

Class		Overview
Huntress		Attribute: ・Dexterity Weapon: Spears Archetype: Spearman

The Huntress is a versatile class that uses its abilities to mow down enemies in close and ranged combat, making it easy for damage setups with its mobility and range options.

Marauder

Class		Overview
Marauder		Attribute: ・Strength Weapon: Axes Archetype: Axe Barbarian

The Marauder is a barbaric class that bores through the fight face first. Their honed and heavy axes are sure to cut opponents clean in half.

Shadow

Class		Overview
Shadow		Attribute: ・Dexterity ・Intelligence Weapon: Daggers Archetype: Cunning Rogue

The Shadow is a cunning class based around cutthroats and rogues. They use their elusive moments and sharpened daggers to take out their foes.

Templar

Class		Overview
Templar		Attribute: ・Strength ・Intelligence Weapon: Flails Archetype: Holy Bastion

The Templar is a faith-focused class that attempts to call upon the holy light and smite their foes.

List of Ascendancy Classes

During Early Access, the initial Ascendancy Classes available for play will be a total of 12 ascendancies. There will be 2 ascendancies for each of the 6 base classes available:

Class	Ascendancy Classes
Mercenary ▲	Witch Hunter	Gemling Legionaire
Monk ▲	Invoker	Acolyte of Chayula
Ranger ▲	Deadeye	Pathfinder
Sorceress ▲	Stormweaver	Chronomancer
Warrior ▲	Warbringer	Titan
Witch ▲	Infernalist	Blood Mage

Witchhunter

The Witchhunter is an ascendancy class for the Mercenary. Witchhunters focus on repelling magic in exchange for lesser defense. They can also disrupt spell casters, making them efficient mage killers.

Witchhunter Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Gemling Legionnaire

The Gemling Legionaire is another Mercenary ascendancy class that enhances their abilities by embedding gems in their flesh. Gemling Legionnaires can gain extra skill slots, elemental resistances, and use any gem colors without worrying about attribute requirements.

Gemling Legionnaires can also increase the quality of their gems, making them more effective when used.

Gemling Legionnaire Ascendancy and Skills

Invoker

The Invoker is a Monk ascendancy class in tune with the elements. The Invoker can release waves of elemental power for each critical strike, gain the ability to meditate, and increase his energy shield.

The Invoker can specialize in either cold or lightning damage, and turn himself into an Unbound Avatar which allows him to deal more damage, and inflict more elemental ailments.

Invoker Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Acolyte of Chayula

The Acolyte of Chayula is another Monk ascendancy class that taps into the darkness. Acolytes can exchange their Spirit resource for Darkness, an alternative resource that allows them to absorb and deal more damage.

Acolytes can walk into the Breach, where they can see the flames of Chayula, allowing them to gain mana, life, and damage.

Acolyte of Chayula Ascendancy and Skills

Deadeye

The Deadeye is the marksman ascendancy class of the Ranger. The Deadeye can fire multiple projectiles, increase her movement speed, and fire at enemies from any range.

Deadeye Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Pathfinder

The Pathfinder is another Ranger ascendancy class that can make enemies bleed, electrify, or poison them using her concoctions. She can move fast while firing her projectiles and ignore the slowing effects of enemies.

Pathfinder Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Stormweaver

The Stormweaver is an elemental lightning Ascendancy class of the Sorceress. Weaving lightning magic to any spell, she can apply different damage types to enemies with multiple projectiles.

Stormweaver Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Chronomancer

The Chronomancer is the second ascendancy class for Sorceress. She can manipulate time to instantly freeze enemy hordes in place, and gain the ability to teleport to her previous position, restoring her health and mana to what it was.

Chronomancer Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Warbringer

The Warbringer is a Warrior ascendancy class that channels his ancestor's might in battle. He can summon ancestral spirits through the use of totems, make his enemies explode, and encase his body in jade to protect himself from damage until it breaks.

Warbringer Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Titan

The Titan is another Warrior ascendancy class that focuses on heavy strikes and combat prowess. The Titan can summon aftershocks from his attacks and easily stun enemies to set them up to take higher damage.

Titan Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Infernalist

As an Infernalist ascendant class for the Witch, you can summon a hellhound that sets enemies on fire and absorbs a percentage of your damage taken. The Infernalist can also turn her mana into an infernal flame that can ignite enemies and overflow as you cast more skills, dealing damage to you.

The Infernalist can also transform into a demon, taking increased damage in exchange for faster cast speed and higher damage dealt.

Infernalist Ascendancy Overview and Skills

Blood Mage

The Blood Mage is another Witch ascendant class that masters life and blood energy. All skills will cost a percentage of your health and mana, in exchange all enemies killed will drop life remnants, allowing you to regain lost health.

The Blood Mage can gain an energy shield from her body armor as maximum life, and leech life off of enemies from her spell damage. In addition, she can increase her critical damage based on her maximum life.

Blood Mage Ascendancy Overview and Skills

How Many Classes Are There?

12 Base Classes and 36 Ascendancy Classes

There are 12 base classes in Path of Exile 2, these classes can be upgraded into 3 different Ascendancy Classes that will make your chosen class more powerful.

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