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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Invoker Ascendancy Overview and Skills

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The Invoker is an ascendancy of the Monk class in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) that focuses on the use of elemental damage. Learn more about the Invoker's skills, builds, mechanics, and base class!

Latest Invoker Updates

0.3.0 Patch Notes

The damge from the Fiery Explosions, Icy Waves, and Arcing Bolts from the …and Scatter Them to the Winds notable have been increased. Meanwhile, the Mediate Skill has generally shorter cooldowns and more Energy Shield Recharge Rate across all Gem levels.

0.3.0 Full Patch Notes

Invoker Ascendancy Skills

All Invoker Skills and Passive

# Skill Effect
1 Lead me through Grace... ・+1 Spirit for every 8 Energy Shield on equipped Body Armour
・+1 Spirit for every 20 Evasion Rating on equipped Body Armour
・Cannot gain Spirit from Equipment
2 ...and Protect me from Harm ・Evasion Rating also grants Physical Damage reduction
・50% less Evasion Rating
3 Faith is a Choice ・Grants Skill: Meditate
4 I am the Blizzard... ・Gain 10% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
・On Freezing Enemies create Chilled Ground
5 I am the Thunder... ・Gain 10% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
・ 25% chance on Shocking Enemies to created Shocked Ground
6 ...and I Shall Rage ・Grants Skill: Unbound Avatar
7 The Soul Springs Eternal Meta Skills gain 35% more Energy
8 Sunder my Enemies... ・Critical Hits ignore non-negative Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances
9 ...and Scatter Them to the Winds ・Grants Skill: Elemental Expression
・ Trigger Elemental Expression on Melee Critical Hit

Best Invoker Ascendancy Skills

Skill Effect
...and Protect me from Harm ・Evasion Rating also grants Physical Damage reduction
・40% less Evasion Rating
Sunder my Enemies... ・Critical Hits ignore non-negative Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances
The Soul Springs Eternal ・Meta Skills gain 35% more Energy

Listed above are the best Ascendancy skills for the Invoker. The ...and Protect me from Harm node is extremely helpful for survivability as stacking Evasion Rating allows the increase of Damage Resistance too, making builds less-reliant on Armor.

Sunder my Enemies... is helpful for most Monk builds as they rely on elemental damage and critical chance. Having a skill that ignores enemy resistances is extremely helpful for sustaining damage outputs.

The Soul Springs Eternal node is also useful that makes use of Meta Skills like Cast on Shock or Cast on Freeze. This allows Monk builds that use spells to cast more spells during Combat, improving their damage output.

Invoker Mechanics

Invoker Ascendancy Mechanics


Focused on Elemental Damage and Ailments

Invokers focus on the mastery of Lightning and Ice to deal more elemental damage and apply status ailments to enemies. With their offensive ascendancy skills Invokers can Elemental Damage and status ailment buildup.

Can Utilize Energy Shields and Evasion Rating

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Invokers also have ways to manipulate their survivability, allowing them to increase their Physical Damage reduction based on their Evasion Rating. Invokers also have access to Meditate, allowing them to manually charge and double the amount of their Energy Shields.

Can Gain a Unique Spirit System

Invokers can gain a Unique Spirit System where all Spirit gained from their equipment is disabled, but are able to gain Spirit by stacking Energy Shield and Evasion Rating on their armor. This system creates a unique way for Monks to gain Spirit by stacking defensive modifiers on their equipment.

List of Invoker Builds

All Invoker Builds

※ Select the latest patch for the latest builds, but click on the earlier versions if you want to see Legacy builds!

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Focus: Endgame, DPS, Burst Damage, Bossing / Mobbing
Ghost Dance Icon Herald of Ash Icon Herald of Thunder Icon Tempest Flurry Icon Tempest Bell Icon Cast on Shock Icon Storm Wave Icon Blink Icon Unbound Avatar Icon
0.3
Focus: Endgame, Melee, Burst, AoE, Mobbing, Bossing
Falling Thunder Icon Ghost Dance Icon Herald of Ash Icon Herald of Ice Icon Ice Strike Icon Wind Dancer Icon Hand of Chayula Icon Mantra of Destruction Icon Shattering Palm Icon Elemental Conflux Icon Elemental Expression Icon
0.3
Focus: Endgame, AoE, DPS, Crowd Control, Bossing
Ghost Dance Icon Herald of Ice Icon Herald of Thunder Icon Ice Strike Icon Tempest Bell Icon Combat Frenzy Icon Wind Dancer Icon Charged Staff Icon Shattering Palm Icon Unbound Avatar Icon Elemental Expression Icon
0.2

List of Monk Builds

Invoker Base Class

Ascends from the Monk

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Start as a Monk and complete an Ascension Trial to ascend into an Invoker. Completing an Ascension Trial will also give you the option to ascend into an Acolyte of Chayula.

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