Path of Exile 2 ascendancies

You pick an ascendancy after an Ascension Trial. The press recap advertises 26 at 1.0. Twenty-two are the current set. Four names are new: Knight, Master-at-Arms, Assassin, and Infiltrator.

Path of Exile 2 skill effect screenshot from the Steam store page


Titan	Warrior	Slam aftershocks, heavy stun scaling, life/armour	Colossal Capacity; Hulking Form	Ancestral Slam	Invests passives for durability and stun rather than raw speed	0.1.0	2 sources
Warbringer	Warrior	Block, armour break, totems, warcries	Ancestral Spirits; Jade Form	Warcry / totem setup	Needs warcry and totem investment; not a generic DPS tree	0.1.0	2 sources
Smith of Kitava	Warrior	Weapon-forging buffs, fire conversion, resistance scaling	Manifest Weapon; Temper Weapon; Smith's Masterwork	Manifest Weapon	Requires weapon/forging setup and fire-resistance gearing	0.2.0	2 sources
Deadeye	Ranger	Projectiles, Tailwind, marks, frenzy charges	Called Shots; Bullseye; Mirage Deadeye	Tailwind	Squishy if Tailwind drops; needs evasion and positioning	0.1.0	2 sources
Pathfinder	Ranger	Flasks, concoctions, movement, second passive start	Enduring Elixirs; Path Seeker; Traveller's Wisdom; Overwhelming Toxicity	Concoction	Flask-dependent; lower burst than pure bow trees	0.1.0	2 sources
Ritualist	Huntress	Blood Boils / Corrupted Blood, charms, extra ring	Corrupted Lifeforce; Unfurled Finger; Ritual Sacrifice	Blood Boil	Needs afflicted targets and charm/ring investment	0.2.0	2 sources
Amazon	Huntress	Charges, accuracy-to-damage, evasion, flask recovery	Elemental Infusion; Predatory Instinct; Azmeri Brew	Elemental Infusion	Charge/accuracy scaling; gear-dependent	0.2.0	2 sources
Spirit Walker	Huntress	Three animal spirits, companion, idol bonuses	Sacred Unity; Wild Protector; Idolatry	Wild Protector	Idol restrictions and pet management	0.2.0	2 sources
Infernalist	Witch	Infernal Flame, demon form, hellhound	Pyromantic Pact; Demonic Possession; Altered Flesh	Summon Infernal Hound	Fire self-damage and life reservation; high maintenance	0.1.0	2 sources
Blood Mage	Witch	Life costs, Life Remnants, crit/bleed/curse	Sanguimancy; Blood Magic-style life scaling	Life Remnant	Every skill costs life; needs recovery and overflow management	0.1.0	2 sources
Lich	Witch	Everlasting curses, Unholy Might, ES/power-charge sacrifice	Crystalline Phylactery; Soulless Form; Eternal Life	Unholy Might	Mana/ES juggling and curse setup	0.2.0	2 sources
Stormweaver	Sorceress	Double chill/shock, Elemental Storm, Arcane Surge	Shaper of Storms; Elemental Storm; Arcane Surge	Elemental Storm	Elemental ailment investment; mana-hungry	0.1.0	2 sources
Chronomancer	Sorceress	Cooldown reset, freeze, delayed damage, rewind	Time Snap; Time Freeze; Temporal Rift	Time Freeze	Utility-heavy; cooldown and timing dependent	0.1.0	2 sources
Disciple of Varashta	Sorceress	Three Djinn minions with command skills	Ruzhan; Navira; Kelari	Djinn Command	Minion management; less direct spell uptime	0.3.0	2 sources
Knight	Duelist	Banners, Glory/Valour, Squire, mounted charge	Bannerlord; Esteemed Mentor; Liberator's Chariot	Summon Squire	Banner/companion setup; no full tree data yet	1.0.0	1 source
Master-at-Arms	Duelist	Not detailed in official 1.0 reveal	TBA	TBA	Release timing disputed: Steam says 1.0, press says later	1.0.0	Sources disagree on launch timing
Witchhunter	Mercenary	Culling/Decimating Strike, Concentration, Sorcery Ward	Decimating Strike; Sorcery Ward; Zealous Inquisition	Decimating Strike	Boss-killer tools; less pack clear without investment	0.1.0	2 sources
Gemling Legionnaire	Mercenary	Gem quality/levels, support-gem scaling, attributes	Gem Studded; Advanced Thaumaturgy; Essence of Virtue	Advanced Thaumaturgy	Needs many high-quality gems and attributes	0.1.0	2 sources
Tactician	Mercenary	Allies, banners, pin/immobilise, totems	Supporting Fire; Banner nodes	Supporting Fire	Party/support oriented; lower solo damage	0.2.0	2 sources
Invoker	Monk	Elemental crit, triggered spells, evasion-to-armour	Lead me through Grace...; Unbound Avatar	Unbound Avatar	Requires ailment/crit setup and spirit budgeting	0.1.0	2 sources
Acolyte of Chayula	Monk	Darkness instead of Spirit, chaos conversion, clone	Embrace the Darkness; Archon of Chayula; Void Illusion	Archon of Chayula	Gives up Spirit; darkness management	0.1.0	2 sources
Martial Artist	Monk	Hollow techniques, combo scaling, body rune sockets	Hollow Form/Focus/Resonance; Runic Meridians	Hollow Focus	Combo/positioning heavy; new 0.3 tree	0.3.0	2 sources
Shaman	Druid	Rage-to-spell damage, adaptation, elemental apocalypse	Druidic Champion; Furious Wellspring; Bringer of the Apocalypse	Furious Wellspring	Rage cost on skills; elemental adaptation setup	0.4.0	2 sources
Oracle	Druid	Foresight, luck/crit manipulation, off-tree passives	Fateful Vision; The Lesser Harm; The Unseen Path	Fateful Vision	RNG/vision setup; lower direct damage	0.4.0	2 sources
Assassin	Shadow	Not detailed in official 1.0 reveal	TBA	TBA	Only name confirmed; mechanics pending	1.0.0	1 source for name only
Infiltrator	Shadow	Not detailed in official 1.0 reveal	TBA	TBA	Only name confirmed; mechanics pending	1.0.0	1 source for name only

Rows: 26. Empty cells are blank because the cited pages did not give that value. Checked 2026-11-08.

The timing split

Steam’s 1.0 news treats both Duelist ascendancies as part of the launch. The 7 November press recap says Master-at-Arms comes later. I print both sentences on the Master-at-Arms row instead of deleting one. Detail pages exist for Pathfinder, Lich, Gemling Legionnaire, and Oracle because those rows have mechanics, notables, and a tradeoff.

Path of Exile 2 boss encounter screenshot from the Steam store page

FAQ

How do you ascend?

Complete any Ascension Trial and choose the ascendancy, which is the obtain line on the detail cards.

How many ascendancies at launch?

26 advertised. 25 if Master-at-Arms slips. I am not collapsing that.

Sources

Saving Content — 7 Nov 2026 press recap — checked 2026-11-08
Steam news — Path of Exile 2 — checked 2026-11-08
poe2wiki — ascendancy class — checked 2026-11-08

Last updated 2026-11-08.