Path of Exile (PoE) offers a diverse range of classes and Ascendancy subclasses, each with unique attributes and playstyles. Your choice of class and Ascendancy significantly impacts your character's build, abilities, and overall gameplay experience. Here is an overview of all the main classes and their corresponding Ascendancy subclasses in PoE.

Core Classes and Their Attributes

 

There are seven core classes in PoE, categorized into three pure classes and four hybrid classes. Each class aligns with one or more of the game's primary attributes: Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence.

Pure Classes

 

    Marauder

        Primary Attribute: Strength

        Description: The Marauder excels in melee combat, boasting high physical damage and durability.

 

    Ranger

        Primary Attribute: Dexterity

        Description: The Ranger specializes in ranged attacks and evasion, making her agile and hard to hit.

 

    Witch

        Primary Attribute: Intelligence

        Description: The Witch wields powerful spells and minions, focusing on elemental and chaos damage.

 

Hybrid Classes

 

    Duelist

        Primary Attributes: Strength & Dexterity

        Description: The Duelist combines melee combat prowess with agility, excelling in both attack and defense.

 

    Templar

        Primary Attributes: Strength & Intelligence

        Description: The Templar blends physical prowess with elemental magic, often using spells to enhance melee attacks.

 

    Shadow

        Primary Attributes: Dexterity & Intelligence

        Description: The Shadow is a master of stealth and traps, dealing damage through precise strikes and deadly devices.

 

    Scion

        Primary Attributes: Strength, Dexterity & Intelligence

        Description: The Scion is a versatile class that can adapt to any playstyle, though she starts in the center of the skill tree.

 

All PoE Ascendancy Subclasses

 

Once you complete the Labyrinth and your first Aspirant's Trial, you unlock the Ascendancy Tree and can select your subclass. Each main class has three Ascendancy subclasses, except for the Scion, which has one. These subclasses provide powerful passives to refine and enhance your character.

Marauder Ascendancy Subclasses

 

    Juggernaut

        Description: Focuses on defense, endurance charges, and physical damage mitigation.

 

    Berserker

        Description: Specializes in high damage output and life leech, often at the cost of increased damage taken.

 

    Chieftain

        Description: Combines fire damage, totem support, and life regeneration.

 

Ranger Ascendancy Subclasses

 

    Deadeye

        Description: Enhances projectile damage and speed, ideal for bow builds.

 

    Raider

        Description: Focuses on frenzy charges, onslaught, and phasing for high mobility and attack speed.

 

    Pathfinder

        Description: Specializes in flask usage, elemental damage, and ailment mitigation.

 

Witch Ascendancy Subclasses

 

    Necromancer

        Description: Boosts minions’ effectiveness and survivability, excellent for summoner builds.

 

    Elementalist

        Description: Enhances elemental damage and effects, ideal for spellcasters.

 

    Occultist

        Description: Focuses on chaos damage, curses, and energy shield.

 

Duelist Ascendancy Subclasses

 

    Slayer

        Description: Specializes in two-handed weapons, leeches, and culling strikes.

 

    Gladiator

        Description: Combines block chance, bleed effects, and dual-wielding.

 

    Champion

        Description: Focuses on fortify, banners, and impale for increased defense and offensive support.

 

Templar Ascendancy Subclasses

 

    Inquisitor

        Description: Enhances elemental damage and critical strikes, suitable for hybrid caster-melee builds.

 

    Hierophant

        Description: Specializes in totems, mana, and spellcasting.

 

    Guardian

        Description: Focuses on defensive auras, minions, and party support.

 

Shadow Ascendancy Subclasses

 

    Assassin

        Description: Enhances critical strikes, poison, and bleed effects for high burst damage.

 

    Saboteur

        Description: Specializes in traps, mines, and blind effects.

 

    Trickster

        Description: Combines evasion, energy shield, and recovery effects for versatile builds.

 

Scion Ascendancy Subclass

 

    Ascendant

        Description: Offers flexibility by allowing the choice of passive skills from other Ascendancy classes, providing a hybrid of multiple playstyles.

 

Choosing the right class and Ascendancy subclass in Path of Exile is crucial for defining your character's strengths and playstyle. Whether you prefer brute strength, agile precision, or arcane power, PoE offers a class and Ascendancy that can match your preferred approach to the game. Customize your character's build by exploring different skill gems, items, currency, and passive tree options to maximize the potential of your chosen class and Ascendancy.