What Classes Are Available in Path of Exile 2 Early Access?
Path of Exile 2 Early Access launches with six distinct classes:
- Warrior
- Huntress
- Sorceress
- Monk
- Mercenary
- Witch
Each class offers unique playstyles and skills, further enhanced through Ascendancy classes that unlock additional specialization options.
What Are Ascendancy Classes?
Ascendancy classes provide specialized progressions for each base class, unlocking in Act 2. These specializations grant powerful bonuses and define your character’s development.
Each class has three Ascendancy options, with two available during Early Access. For example:
- The Sorceress can Ascend into:
- Storm Weaver – Specializing in elemental damage.
- Chronomancer – Utilizing time manipulation abilities.
How Do I Ascend My Character?
To Ascend, players must complete Ascension Trials, which are challenging encounters designed to test your skills. Early Access includes two trials:
Trial of the Sekhemas
- Focused on combat prowess and strategy.
- Requires managing your “Honour” while navigating difficult rooms and defeating bosses.
Trial of Chaos
- Hosted by the Trialmaster.
- Involves making high-stakes choices with escalating risks and rewards.
- Features tribulations that modify encounters, adding a layer of unpredictability.
What Is the Endgame Content in Path of Exile 2?
Path of Exile 2’s Early Access includes seven distinct endgame systems, each offering unique challenges and rewards:
Atlas
- The core of the endgame.
- An infinitely expanding world map where players cleanse corruption, explore diverse locations, and face escalating challenges.
Breach
- Fight through hordes of demons pouring from breaches.
- Collect splinters to access the Twisted Domain and face the Breachlord, Xesht.
Ritual
- Perform sacrifices at altars to earn tribute.
- Use tribute to purchase powerful items or challenge the King in the Mists.
Delirium
- Navigate the mists of Delirium for increasingly difficult encounters.
- Earn Simulacrum Splinters, culminating in the intense Simulacrum challenge.
Expedition
- Assist Kalguuran settlers in excavating relics with explosives.
- Battle undead guardians and take on Olroth in the Logbooks.
Endgame Trials
- Advanced versions of Ascension Trials with additional bosses, floors, and unique rewards.
Pinnacle Boss
- Unlock after defeating three Uber Act Bosses.
- Provides the ultimate challenge and exclusive rewards.
What Is the Atlas Tree?
The Atlas Tree allows players to customize their endgame experience. By spending points earned from cleansing corruption, players can:
- Increase monster density.
- Enhance rewards.
- Add additional challenges, such as Precursor Artifacts and Strongboxes.
Can I Focus on Multiple Endgame Systems?
Yes! Path of Exile 2 includes specialized skill trees for each endgame system, allowing you to tailor your character for specific content without the need to respec your main skill tree.
What Are Tablets, and How Do They Work?
Tablets are special items that allow players to customize encounters on the Atlas. Each endgame system has its own type of tablet, such as:
- Breach Tablets
- Ritual Tablets
Players can activate tablets at Precursor Towers to increase the frequency of their preferred encounters on the Atlas.
What Are the Supporter Packs for Path of Exile 2?
Supporter Packs are optional purchases offering exclusive cosmetic rewards, including:
- Armor sets
- Weapon skins
- Hideout decorations
- Pets
There are five tiers of Supporter Packs, each containing all rewards from the lower tiers:
- Lord of Ogham
- King of the Faridun
- Thaumaturge of the Vaal
- Warlord of the Karui
- Liberator of Wraeclast
