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PoE 2 Guide

PoE 2 Pathfinder Ascendancy Class: Tree & Passives

Classes
Updated on Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025

Pathfinder Update 0.3 Patch Notes

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  • The Sustainable Practices Notable Passive Skill now grants 50% of Evasion Rating also grants Elemental Damage Reduction (previously 30%).
  • Poisonous Concoction, granted by the Poisonous Concoction Notable Passive Skill choice, has been renamed to Acidic Concoction. This Concoction Consumes charges from your Mana Flask to throw a flask that explodes, dealing Physical Attack damage in an area. The thrown flask Consumes Poison on Hit to cause an Acidic Burst which deals Damage based on the highest expected remaining Damage of Poison on the target. Acidic Concoction and Acidic Burst cannot Poison. Acidic Burst causes Life loss equal to 150% of the expected remaining damage of the consumed poison, and has 30% more area of effect per poison affecting the enemy.
  • Fulminating Concoction, granted by Fulminating Concoction Notable Passive Skill choice, no longer inflicts Lightning Exposure on hit. It now has 50% more Shock Effect. Quality now grants 0-40% more chance to Shock (previously 0-20% increased effect of Lightning Exposure).
  • Shattering Concoction, granted by the Shattering Concoction Notable Passive Skill choice, now inflicts Elemental Exposure on hit instead of just Cold Exposure. Now freezes enemies on hit that are primed for freeze. Quality now grants 0-20% increased freeze duration, instead of 0-20% increased effect of Cold Exposure.
  • Bleeding Concoction, granted by the Bleeding Concoction Notable Passive Skill choice, no longer has 200% more Magnitude of Bleeding inflicted. Now Aggravates Bleeding on targets hit.
  • Explosive Concoction, granted by the Explosive Concoction Notable Passive Skill choice, no longer has 200% more magnitude of ignite inflicted, and no longer inflicts Fire Exposure on hit. Now fires up to four additional mini flask projectiles at ignited enemies. Quality now grants +0-2 additional mini flask projectiles thrown at ignited enemies, instead of
  • Explosive Concoction quality no longer grants effect of fire exposure, instead granting up to two additional mini flask projectiles thrown at ignited enemies, instead of 0-20% increased Fire Exposure effect.

Pathfinder Ascendancy Skill Tree

1. Traveller's Wisdom (Grants 5 Passive Skill Points)
2. Enduring Elixirs
3. Practical Remedies (Pick 1: Immune to Ignite / Shock / Frozen)
4. Sustainable Practices
5. Brew Concoction
Acidic Concoction Fulminating Concoction Shattering Concoction Explosive Concoction Bleeding Concoction
6. Contagious Contamination 7. Overwhelming Toxicity
8. Relentless Pursuit 9. Running Assault

Pathfinder Passives

1. Traveller's Wisdom

Grants 5 Passive Skill Points

2. Enduring Elixirs

Life Flask Effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled.
Life Flask Effects do not Queue.

3. Practical Remedies

Pick 1: Immune to Shock / Immune to Freeze / Immune to Burn

4. Sustainable Practices

50% of Evasion Rating also grants Elemental Damage Reduction.

5. Brew Concoction

Pick 1:

Grants Skill: Acidic Concoction
Grants Skill: Fulminating Concoction
Grants Skill: Shattering Concoction
Grants Skill: Explosive Concoction
Grants Skill: Bleeding Concoction

6. Contagious Contamination

The most Damaging Poison on Enemies you Kill is Spread to other Enemies within 1.5 metres.

7. Overwhelming Toxicity

Double the number of Poisons that targets can be affected by at the same time. 35% less Poison Duration.

8. Relentless Pursuit

Your speed is unaffected by Slows.

9. Running Assault

50% less Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving