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PoE 2 Guide

PoE 2 Witch Hunter Ascendancy Class: Tree & Passives

Classes
Updated on Aug 29, 2025
Aug 29, 2025

Witchhunter Update 0.3 Patch Notes

Link to Full Patch Notes

  • NEW: The Weapon Master Notable Passive Skill now grants 100 Passive Skill Points become Weapon Set Skill Points (previously 20). The preceding small Passive now grants 6% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate instead of Weapon Set Skill Points.
  • NEW: The recharge time of Sorcery Ward no longer restarts when your Armour or Evasion changes.

Witch Hunter Ascendancy Skill Tree

poe 2 witch hunter skill tree


Witch Hunter Passives

1. Weapon Master

20 Passive Skill Points become Weapon Set Skill Points.

2. Pitiless Killer

Culling Strike

Culling Strike

Culling Stikes kill Normal enemies if their life is at 30% or below. Magic enemies are instead killed at 20%, Rare at 10%, and Unique at 5%. These thresholds are checked before the damage of the Hit is applied.

3. Judge, Jury, Executioner

Decimating Strike

Decimating Strike

Hits against Full Life enemies remove between 5% and 30% of Life, before the damage of the Hit is applied.

4. Witchbane

Enemies have Maximum Concentration equal to 40% of their Maximum Life.
Break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to 100% of Damage Dealt.
Enemies regain 10% of Concentration every second if they haven't lost Concentration in the past 5 seconds.

Concentration

Enemies have less Cooldown Recovery Rate the lower their Concentration, scaling down to 50% less Cooldown Recovery Rate when Concentration is 0%.

5. No Mercy

Deal up to 30% more Damage to enemies based on their missing Concentration.

6. Obsessive Rituals

Grants Skill: Sorcery Ward
50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Sorcery Ward

Passively manifests a protective barrier which takes Elemental Damage from Hits for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.

7. Ceremonial Ablution

50% increased effect of Sorcery Ward.
Sorcery Ward recovers 50% faster.

8. Zealous Inquisition

10% chance for Enemies you Kill to explode, dealing 100% of their maximum Life as Physical Damage.
Chance is doubled against Undead and Demons.