In Path of Exile 2, classes determine the passive tree and game themes that players can access at the beginning. Ascendancy further refine the character’s growth path, allowing players to focus on specific game mechanics based on their personal preferences.
Although Path of Exile 2 will not immediately provide all Classes and Ascendancies in its Early Access. Players can still experience a rich selection of character choices and development directions.
PoE 2 plans to open six Classes for players to explore in its Early Access, and each class will be equipped with two Ascendancies, so there will be twelve unique character builds waiting for everyone to try in the early stage.
It is expected that by the time the official version is released, it will increase to 12 Classes, and each class will have three Ascendancies, resulting in up to thirty-six diverse character development possibilities.
Classes
In Path of Exile 2, different classes not only determine the passive skill tree that players can unlock at the beginning, but also affect their basic play style in the game and the type of weapons they carry by default.
The following 6 classes are available in Path of Exile 2’s Early Access:
- Mercenary
- Monk
- Ranger
- Sorceress
- Warrior
- Witch
Mercenary is perfect for players who like to control the situation by combining physical and elemental attacks. It is good at using explosives such as grenades and mines to create chain reactions, causing a lot of range damage to the enemy, and is particularly proficient in using crossbows as the primary means of attack.
Although each basic class has its recommended or specialized weapon type, in fact, all classes can freely equip and use any type of weapon in the game. In addition, according to official information, Druid and Huntress are not expected to appear in the initial early access, and players can only have them when the game is officially released.
Ascendancy
In Path of Exile 2 Early Access, each class offers two different Ascendancy classes to choose from. These Ascendancy classes allow players to customize the character’s development path according to their own play style and preferences.
Ascendancy classes are earned by completing Ascension Trials. These trials are a comprehensive test of the player’s operational skills, strategic planning, and teamwork. Players need to defeat numerous enemies, avoid deadly traps, finally defeat a powerful boss and obtain POE2 Currency.
After successfully completing all four Ascension Trials, the player will receive 8 Ascension points. These 8 Ascension points can be allocated to an Ascension-specific skill tree, which is unlocked when the player completes the first Ascension Trial.
Here is an introduction to Ascendancy classes available to each class:
Mercenary
Gemling Legionnaire: Focuses on improving the efficiency of socketed gems, thereby extracting the maximum attack and defense power from various gems.
Witch Hunter: Witch Hunter is perfect for players who like to quickly defeat powerful enemies with fast and fierce attacks. This Ascension class excels at using its agility and powerful burst to deal a lot of damage to the target in a short period, thereby quickly ending the battle.
Monk
Invoker: Invoker is a class that uses summoning elemental powers as its primary combat method. It focuses on maximizing its output by increasing critical hits and elemental ailments.
Acolyte of Chayula: For Acolyte of Chayula, Darkness is no longer a simple negative energy, but has been transformed into a new resource. This resource can not only be used to strengthen its own attack and defense but also to absorb Mana and Energy Shield, and peek into the territory of Breachlords to find useful health and other resource bounties.
Ranger
Deadeye: With a bow in hand and extraordinary movement speed, Deadeye has already shot a fatal arrow before the enemy has reacted. Their passive skills can increase the number of arrows and increase the dodge rate, ensuring that they are at ease in combat.
Pathfinder: Pathfinder excels in using a variety of throwable attacks, which use the charges in the player’s Health flasks to cause various effects. Their poison attacks are particularly powerful, and once they hit, they can continue to weaken the enemy’s combat effectiveness.
Sorceress
Storm Weaver: Storm Weaver is known as Master of Element, allowing players to specialize in lightning-based attacks, whether it is to summon lightning with a critical hit or to stun enemies beyond their capabilities.
Chronomancer: Chronomancers focus on manipulating time. They can distort reality through a series of powerful spells, such as returning to the past state. They can also make the enemy’s movements extremely slow or even stop completely, giving players a great opportunity to adjust tactics or launch a critical strike.
Warrior
Warbringer: Warrior is a group of warriors who can summon Ancestral Totems and Ancestral Spirits to assist in battle. In addition, Warrior also has a special skill called Warcries, which can produce a variety of effects depending on different situations, such as exploding corpses, which will transform the fallen enemy into a devastating explosion, posing an enormous threat to all living creatures around.
Titan: No matter how strong the armor is, it seems vulnerable in front of Titan. They can easily smash any protective gear worn by the opponent and use the impact force to put the target into a short state of dizziness. More importantly, once the enemy is unconscious, Titan can also attack it more violently and accurately, causing additional high damage.
Witch
Infernalist: Infernalist not only inherits all the servant abilities of the witch but also has the unique skill of summoning Hellhound. In addition, it also can convert Mana into Infernal Flame. At a critical moment, Infernalist can transform into a Demon to obtain extremely fast attack speed and casting speed, but the corresponding cost is a significant decrease in defense and greater vulnerability to fatal damage.
Blood Mage: They sacrifice their own health or use the blood of enemies on the battlefield as a casting resource. Depending on the current remaining healthy ratio, Blood Mage can obtain different degrees of critical hit rate improvement.
As PoE 2 develops and improves, players can expect to see more exciting content and challenges.
