Ascendancy class

Ascendancy classes, or simply "ascendancies," are subclasses that allow players to further refine their character's class by making use of special abilities, skills, and modifiers that enable certain archetypes. Ascendancies can be unlocked by completing Ascension Trials through the campaign and endgame. For more information on each trial and their requirements, see the Ascension Trials page.

Overview

Currently, there are 17 regular ascendancy classes available. The full release will have 3 Ascendancy Classes for each class, for a total of 36.

Choosing an ascendancy class after completing an Ascension Trial for the first time will unlock a unique ascendancy skill tree that functions similarly to the larger Passive Skill Tree: the player earns ascendancy skill points which can be spent on allocating nodes granting passive bonuses and in some cases special skills. The tree can be accessed anytime from the center of the Passive Skill Tree window. Players can complete 4 tiers of Ascension Trials, each granting 2 ascendancy skill points for a total of 8.

Alternate ascendancy classes

Alternate versions of existing ascendancy classes can also be unlocked. Currently, the Abyssal Lich is the only alternate ascendancy available and is unlocked by defeating the final Abyss boss while the player has already ascended into a Lich.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Added the new Abyssal Lich Alternate Ascendancy Class.[Undocumented]
0.2.0f	Redoing an Ascendancy Trial now allows you to respec which Ascendancy Class you have chosen at the Ascension device, but only if the Trial would grant you the number of points you already have. In order to respec your Ascendancy class, you must have zero points allocated in it, but you can now talk to Balbala or The Trialmaster to Refund Passive Points. Trials of Chaos that have 7 chambers and thus grant up to 4 Ascendancy Passive Skill Points now can be attempted from level 55, down from 60. Trials of Chaos that have 10 chambers and thus grant up to 6 Ascendancy Passive Skill Points can now be attempted from level 65, down from 75.
0.1.0d	Inscribed Ultimatums and Djinn Baryas now display whether you will obtain Ascendancy Skill Points upon completing the Trial of Chaos or Trial of the Sekhemas respectively. Added "Ascendancy Skill Points" as a keyword, which details how sets of Ascendancy Points are obtained.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.