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Disciple of Varashta Ascendancy Overview and Skills

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Disciple of Varashta Overview
The Disciple of Varashta is a new ascendancy of the Sorceress class for patch 0.4 in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) that focuses on summoning Djinns. Learn more about the Disciple of Varashta's mechanics, skills, builds, and base class!

Disciple of Varashta Ascendancy Skills

All Disciple of Varashta Skills and Passive

# Skill Effect
1 Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword ・Summon Ruzhan, an invulnerable Flame Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Ruzhan emerges to Strike enemies with his greatsword whenever you use a damaging Skill, and casts devastating Fire Spells when Commanded to do so.
2 Ruzhan's Trap ・Comman Ruzhan to hurl his greatsword, spreading hazardous runes on the ground where it lands. If an enemy steps on a rune, it erupts in a fiery tornado that deals Spell damage.
3 Ruzhan's Reckoning ・Command Ruzhan to teleport to the target location. Upon arrival, the Djinn deals Spell damage to enemies around him then slams his blazing sword into the ground, creating a wave of lava that also deals Spell damage.
4 Ruzhan's Fury ・Comman Ruzhan to conjure two volleys of flaming embers and fire them forward. The embers explode on impact, dealing Spell damage.
5 Navira, the Last Mirage ・Summon Navira, an invulnerable Water Djinn Minion to do your bidding. Navira will only act when you Command her to do so, bestowing restorative blessings upon you and your Allies with her Spells.
6 Navira's Fracturing ・Command Navira to fracture all nearby areas of Chilled Ground that have enemies standing on them, doing high Spell damage with extreme Freeze potential.
7 Navira's Oasis ・Comman Navira to turn nearby Chilled Ground into Navira's Oasis, a mirage that grants you and Allies standing in it Flask charges and damage Recouped as Life and Mana. Plants in the area become Overgrown.
8 Navira's Well ・Command Navira to bolster your Energy Shield, causing it to begin Recharging immediately and granting you increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate for a duration.
9 Kelari, the Tainted Sands ・Summon Kelari, an invulnerable Sand Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Kelari will only act when you Command him to do so. Kelari delivers swift Hits with massive Critical Hit potential.
10 Kelari's Malediction ・Harness Kelari's power to passively Consume Corpses in your Presence, causing Corpse Beetle Minions to burst forth. The Beetles passively follow you until Commanded. On your Command, they rush the target and explode.
11 Kelari's Judgement ・Channel and Command Kelari to Channel alongside you, creating blades that hang over the target location. The longer you Channel, the more blades Kelari will create. Upon release, his blades plunge into the ground and create shockwaves that deal Spell damage.
11 Kelari's Deception ・Command Kelari to create a blast at the target location that deals Spell damage, and leave behind a clone that persists for a short duration. This skill can store multiple charges, and using it again while a clone from a previous use is still alive causes that clone to explode, dealing even more damage.
12 The Fourth Teaching ・-1 second to base Energy Shield Recharge delay
・40% more Energy Shield Rate while on Low Energy Shield
13 Sacred Rituals ・60% of your current Energy Shielf is added to your Armour for determining your Physical Damage Reduction from Armour
14 Varashta's Intuition ・100% of Elemental Damage is taken from Mana before Life
15 Instruments of Power ・You can equip a Focus while wielding a Staff
・50% reduced bonuses gained from Equipped Focus
16 Baryanic Leylines ・Non-Unique Time-Lost Jewels have 40% increased radius

The Disciple of Varashta focuses mainly on commanding Djinns to deal damage or provide utility. With your Djinns being invulnerable, you are able to fully rely on them to fight for you.

They are able to lean into the minion playstyle and build an army to fight for them, or simply use them to boost your own spells.

Disciple of Varashta Ascendancy Mechanics


Command Your Djinns

The Djinns you summon only truly shine when you command them to do specific skills. Though each Djinn already has a starting skill, you can invest Ascendancy Skill Points into up to 3 additional skills.

Use Navira For Support Skills

Aside from dealing damage, you can summon Navira for more utility-oriented skills to further boost your own survivability. Navira is capable of providing Flask charges and Energy Shield Recharge Rate, so make sure to use them if needed!

Disciple of Varashta Base Class

Ascends From the Sorceress

Path of Exile 2 - Sorceress

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

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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