The Stormweaver is an ascendancy of the Sorceress class in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) that evokes the storm's wrath. Learn more about the Stormweaver's mechanics, its confirmed skills, as well as its base class!

Stormweaver Ascendancy Skills

All Stormweaver Skills and Passive

Stormweavers, given their mastery over the element of lightning, evoke the very power of the storm to smite their foes down.

Every one of the Stormweaver's skills applies and amplifies the general principle of dealing Lightning and Shock damage to enemies, even when using different elements such as Fire and Ice. Listed below are the skills shown in the Stormweaver Ascendancy showcase:

Best Stormweaver Ascendancy Skills

Force of Will is the upgraded version of Arcane Surge unlocked from the Constant Gale passive node. Arcane Surge is a must-have status effect for Stormweavers as it increases Cast Speed and Mana Regeneration Rate. Force of Will scales this status effect based on mana pool.

Strike Twice is recommended for Stormweaver builds that utilize Lightning Damage as a major part of their offense. Applying two Shocks at the same time causes enemies to receive more damage from skills or attacks.

Rain Dancer is the upgraded version of Elemental Storm unlocked from the Tempest Caller passive node. Elemental Storm is an offensive skill that summons a damaging vortex based on the skills used. Rain Dancer allows the Stormweaver to summon multiple Elemental Storms in quick succession.

Stormweaver Ascendancy Mechanics

Blood Mage Ascendancy Mechanics
Arcane Surge Status Buff Enhanced Ailment Application Elemental Evocations

Arcane Surge Status Buff

Arcane Surge boosts the Stormweavers offensive output by increasing Cast Speed and improving Mana Regeneration. Multiple elemental builds become better as it increases DPS and possibly survivability if you choose to take the Mind over Matter and Eldritch Battery passive skill nodes.

Enhanced Ailment Application

The Stormweaver's skills amplifies the ailments applied to enemies. The following ailments correspond to the specific element that they use: Shock for Lightning, Burn for Fire, and Freeze for Ice.

Skills such as Strike Twice and Heavy Snows amplify the ailments or exposure dealt to enemies to take them down faster.

Elemental Evocations

The Stormweavers mastery over the elements gives them the power of storm, fire, and ice. Elemental Storm is an exclusive skill that summons a damaging vortex of elemental effect to damage enemies.

List of Stormweaver Builds

All Stormweaver Builds

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

Build	Patch
Spark Stormweaver Focus: Endgame, Mobbing, AoE, Lightning, Fast Clear	0.2
Cold Warp Stormweaver Focus: Leveling, Endgame, Burst Damage, Crowd Control	0.1

List of Stormweaver Builds

Stormweaver Base Class

Ascends From the Sorceress

To become a Stormweaver, one must take on the Sorceress as their starting class and complete their Ascension Trials. The other ascended option of the Witch would be the Chronomancer.

As the Sorceress is known for their wide array of AoE spells with varying elemental applications, it is recommended to take on Ascension Trials that allow the Sorceress to exploit elemental weaknesses!

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