Infernalist Ascendancy Overview and Skills
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The Infernalist is an ascendancy of the Witch class in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) that focuses on harnessing the power of hellfire and brimstone. Learn more about the Infernalist's mechanics, skills, and base class in this guide!
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Infernalist Ascendancy Skills
All Infernalist Skills and Passives
The Infernalist Ascendancy revolves around harnessing the power of the Hellhound and Demon Form to unleash devastating hellfire upon enemies. Below are the skills highlighted in the Infernalist Ascendancy showcase:
| # | Skill | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altered Flesh | ・20% of Cold Damage taken as Fire Damage
・20% of Lightning Damage taken as Fire Damage ・20% of Physical Damage taken as Chaos Damage. |
| 2 | Beidat's Gaze | ・Reserves 25% of Life
・+1 to Maximum Mana per 6 Maximum Life. |
| 3 | Beidat's Will | ・Reserves 25% of Life
・+1 to Maximum Spirit per 25 Maximum Life. |
| 4 | Beidat's Hand | ・Reserves 25% of Life
・+1 to Maximum Energy Shield per 8 Maximum Life. |
| 5 | Demonic Possession | ・Grant's Skill: Demon Form Demon Form Shapeshift into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your Spells. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a Spell, or reactivate this Skill. |
| 6 | Mastered Darkness | ・Demonflame has no Maximum |
| 7 | Pyromantic Pact | ・Maximum Mana is replaced by Maximum Infernal Flame
・Gain Infernal Flame instead of spending Mana for Skill costs ・Take Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage when Infernal Flame reaches maximum ・Lose all Infernal Flame on reaching maximum Infernal Flame ・50% of Infernal Flame lost per second if none was gained in the past 2 seconds. |
| 8 | Bringer of Flame | ・All Damage from you and allies in your Presence contributes to Ignite Chance and Magnitude |
| 9 | Seething Body | ・While on High Infernal Flame, you and Allies in your Presence Gain 50% of Damage as Fire Damage. |
| 10 | Loyal Hellhound | ・Grants Skill: Summon Infernal Hound Summon Infernal Hound Summon a Reviving Infernal Hound which Ignites enemies near it. |
| 11 | Grinning Immolation | ・Become Ignited when you deal a Critical Hit, taking 15% of your Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second.
・50% more Critical Damage Bonus. |
Best Infernalist Ascendancy Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Demonic Possession | ・Grant's Skill: Demon Form Demon Form Shapeshift into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your Spells. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a Spell, or reactivate this Skill. |
| Beidat's Will | ・Reserves 25% of Life ・+1 to Maximum Spirit per 25 Maximum Life. |
The Demonic Possession node lets her shapeshift into a demon, vastly amplifying spell damage. However, staying in this form comes with the risk of rapidly depleting her Life if not managed carefully.
Finally, Beidat's Will allows the Infernalist to have high Spirit reserves by converting some of their Maximum Life to Spirit. This has implications such as having the ability to slot in more Spirit Gems while still having a high enough Spirit for reserving multiple Minions.
Infernalist Ascendancy Mechanics
Summons Hellhound for Ignite Synergy
The Infernalist gains access to the Summon Infernal Hound skill, calling forth a loyal Hellhound that ignites nearby enemies to enable Fire Spell synergy.
Transforms into a Demon for Spell Power
The Infernalist can shapeshift into Demon Form, greatly amplifying her spell damage, mobility, and casting speed. While in this form, she accumulates Demonflame each second, which causes her life to drain at an accelerating rate. The transformation ends if her life drops to 1, she uses a non-spell skill, or the skill is reactivated.
Turns Mana into Infernal Flame
The Pyromantic Pact replaces her usual mana bar with Infernal Flame. Instead of consuming mana, spells build up Infernal Flame with each cast. When Infernal Flame reaches its limit, she takes fire damage based on her Life and Energy Shield, losing all accumulated Flame in the process.
Infernal Flame naturally dissipates over time if not continuously fueled by spellcasting.
List of Infernalist Builds
All Infernalist Builds
※ Select the latest patch for the latest builds, but click on the earlier versions if you want to see Legacy builds!
PoE 2 Minion Infernalist Witch Build
Infernalist Base Class
Ascends From the Witch
To become an Infernalist, one must take on the Witch as their starting class and complete their Ascension Trials. The other ascended option of the Witch would be the Blood Mage.
Due to the Witch's squishy and less mobile nature, it is recommended to take on Ascension Trials with minimal environmental hazards to minimize the risk of dying!
Witch Class Overview and Ascendancies
Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Related Guides
List of New Classes
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List of Early Access Classes
| Class | Ascendancy Classes |
|---|---|
 Infernalist |
Huntress
Amazon 
Ritualist
Mercenary
Tactician
Witchhunter
Gemling Legionnaire
Monk
Invoker
Acolyte of Chayula
Ranger
Deadeye
Pathfinder
Sorceress
Stormweaver
Chronomancer
Warrior
Smith of Kitava
Warbringer
Titan
Witch
Lich
Blood MageList of Upcoming Classes
| Druid | Templar |
| Shadow | Duelist |
| Marauder | - |
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This page is out of date. The infernal hound no longer absorbs any damage at all, and is no longer called loyal as a result. This drastically alters its uses and purpose.
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