Ascendancies
22 ascendancies of 8 classes · Path of Exile 2✓ Checked against game files · 0.5.5
Path of Exile 2 has 22 ascendancies with 394 nodes between them. Each class picks one; the four ascendancy trials give 8 points. Below: what each ascendancy's nodes are about, counted from their text, and 23 side-by-side comparisons of ascendancies of the same class. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Compare any two ascendancies, including across classes, or see the best ascendancy for each build theme.