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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)’s The Last of the Druids update introduced three new ascendancy classes, such as the Oracle, Shaman, and Disciple of Varashta. Check out our guide to explore the unique mechanics and playstyles of all the Ascendancy classes in Path of Exile 2.
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Is There a New Ascendancy for 0.4.0?
Oracle and Shaman Ascendancy Classes for Druid
The Oracle and Shaman are the new Ascendancy classes for the Druid, along with all the other new content in Update 0.4.0 - The Last of the Druids.
To become either one of these new Ascendancy classes, players must choose the Druid class and complete the Oracle's and Shaman's Ascension Trials to become one.
Druid Class Overview and Skills
Disciple of Varashta Class for Sorceress
The Disciple of Varashta is a new Ascendancy class for the Sorceress class, where players can summon three Djinn minions that either deal damage or become a utility for the player or their allies.
Sorceress Ascendancies and Class Guide
The Last of the Druids New Ascendancies
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| Oracle | Shaman | Disciple of Varashta |
Oracle
The Oracle is a Druid Ascendancy class that introduces a unique mechanic of showing you visions of certain skills and stunned enemies. It also specializes in build variety and damage amplification.
Shaman
The Shaman is a Druid Ascendancy class focuses on boosting spellcasting and elemental damage, providing great use of spellcasting and buff generation.
Its overall kit makes it easy to produce different charges and buffs, making spell damage and skill rotation much more reliable.
Disciple of Varashta
The Disciple of Varashta is a Sorceress Ascendancy class that lets the player summon three Djinn minions that can either deal damage or provide utility to the player itself or to their allies.
The three Djinn minions that can be summoned are Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword, Navira, the Last Mirage, and Kelari, the Tainted Sands.
Disciple of Varashta Ascendancy Overview and Skills
The Third Edict New Ascendancies
Abyssal Lich
The Abyssal Lich is a new Ascendancy class that players must unlock by ascending to the Lich and completing a few steps. It is a variant of the Lich class with some shared Ascendancy nodes and a few unique ones, which opens up new possibilities for builds.
Abyssal Lich Ascendancy Overview and Skills
Dawn of the Hunt New Asendancies
| Dawn of the Hunt New Asendancies | |||||||||||
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| Smith of Kitava | Lich | Tactician | |||||||||
| Ritualist | Amazon | ||||||||||
Smith of Kitava
The Smith of Kitava is a Warrior ascendancy class introduced in Dawn of the Hunt that revolves around forging power through brutal self-enhancement. This class buffs weapons with explosive effects using Temper Weapon, alters armor by embedding custom modifiers at the cost of Ascendancy points, and summons a duplicate weapon with Manifest Weapon to fight alongside them for a serious damage spike.
Focused on adaptability and raw might, the Smith of Kitava rewards careful investment and aggressive play, turning the battlefield into a forge of destruction.
Smith of Kitava Ascendancy Overview and Skills
Lich
The Lich is a Witch ascendancy that harnesses the corrupting essence of chaos and dark sorcery, empowering both self and summoned minions. It features a unique jewel socket that doubles the effects of basic jewels, encouraging Energy Shield-focused builds to mitigate its mana penalty.
Through Necromantic Conduit, the Lich also transforms her minions’ physical attacks into chaos damage, amplifying their lethality and enhancing synergy with chaos-based builds. If you’re into decay, doom, and undeath, the Lich turns occult obsession into overwhelming offense.
Lich Ascendancy Overview and Skills
Tactician
The Tactician is a Mercenary ascendancy class that excels at battlefield support, empowering allies, minions, and totems with tactical precision. It can drop multiple banners using Whoever Pays Best, boosting movement speed, damage, armor, and accuracy for the whole team. With the Right Where We Want Them node, the Tactician also enhances
Pinned ailments to not only immobilize enemies but silence their actions, turning crowd control into crowd domination. Ideal for co-op and minion builds, the Tactician brings brains, buffs, and banner-based strategy to every fight.
Tactician Ascendancy Overview and Skills
Ritualist
The Ritualist is a Huntress ascendancy class that channels sinister sorcery and ritualistic power to dominate the battlefield. By corrupting enemy blood, the Ritualist causes foes to erupt and spread cursed blood effects, creating chain reactions of damage and debilitation.
Through ritual sacrifices, she can absorb rare monster modifiers and even expand her Ring and Charm slots by trading away base stats, allowing for highly customizable and potent builds. It’s a dark, deliciously twisted path for players who enjoy turning their enemies’ power into their own.
Ritualist Ascendancy Overview and Skills
Amazon
The Amazon is a Huntress ascendancy class that hones raw skill into deadly precision, sustain, and elemental power. With Predatory Instinct, she tears through rares and uniques by exposing their weaknesses for massive damage.
Her sustain comes from flasks and life leech tied to both physical and elemental hits, while elemental charges amplify her damage with powerful bonuses. Agile, durable, and devastating, the Amazon thrives in the heart of the hunt.
Amazon Ascendancy Overview and Skills
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