Amazon vs Ritualist

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Amazon and Ritualist are both Huntress ascendancies. Amazon has 9 notables and 9 small passives, mostly about elemental (5), life (4) and attack speed (3). Ritualist has 8 notables and 10 small passives, mostly about flasks and charms (4), life (3) and movement speed (3). The biggest differences: elemental (5 vs 0), attack speed (3 vs 0) and lightning and shock (2 vs 0). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

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Amazon

9 notables · 9 small

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  Azmeri BrewNotable

  Life Flasks also recover Mana

  Mana Flasks also recover Life
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  Critical StrikeNotable

  Chance to Hit with Attacks can exceed 100%

  Gain additional Critical Hit Chance equal to 25% of excess chance to Hit with Attacks
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  Elemental SurgeNotable

  When you Consume a Charge, Trigger Elemental Surge to gain 3 Lightning Surges

  Grants skill Elemental SurgeGrants your weapon Surges. Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.
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  In for the KillNotable

  20% increased Movement Speed while an enemy with an Open Weakness is in your Presence

  40% increased Skill Speed while an enemy with an Open Weakness is in your Presence
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  Mystic HarvestNotable

  Life Leech recovers based on your Elemental damage as well as Physical damage
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  PenetrateNotable

  Attacks using your Weapons have Added Physical Damage equal

  to 25% of the Accuracy Rating on the Weapon
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  Predatory InstinctNotable

  Reveal Weaknesses against Rare and Unique enemies

  50% more damage against enemies with an Open Weakness
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  Stalking PantherNotable

  Evasion Rating from Equipped Helmet, Gloves and Boots is doubled

  Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour is halved
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  Surging AvatarNotable

  When you Consume a Charge, Trigger Elemental Surge to gain 2 Fire Surges

  When you Consume a Charge, Trigger Elemental Surge to gain 2 Cold Surges

  Gain 1 fewer Lightning Surge from Triggering Elemental Surge

Small passives

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  Accuracy×2

  12% increased Accuracy Rating
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  Elemental Damage×2

  12% increased Elemental Damage
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  Evasion

  20% increased Evasion Rating
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  Flask Recovery

  15% increased Life and Mana Recovery from Flasks
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  Life Leech

  12% increased amount of Life Leeched
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  Skill Speed×2

  4% increased Skill Speed

Ritualist

8 notables · 10 small

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  As the Whispers DemandNotable

  Grants skill Ritual SacrificeSacrifice the Corpse of a Rare Monster to grant you its Modifiers for a duration, or gain a single random Modifier at the cost of your own life force.
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  Corrupted LifeforceNotable

  15% more Damage against Enemies affected by Blood Boils

  Grants skill Blood BoilEnemies in your Presence accumulate blood boils periodically. When they die, the boils pop applying Corrupted Blood to enemies near them.
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  Devotion to the KingNotable

  Grants skill Queen's ProcessionWhile active, Sprinting turns you into a locust swarm which deals Physical Attack damage, which is not based on your Weapon's damage, in an area around you. You take damage and gain Heavy Stun buildup if this Hits any targets, but damage you take from other sources while sprinting will not apply Heavy Stun or interrupt your sprinting.
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  Intricate SigilsNotable

  +1 Charm Slot

  20% more Charm Charges gained
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  Mind PhylacteriesNotable

  Can instead consume 25% of maximum Mana to trigger Charms with insufficient charges
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  Mystic AttunementNotable

  25% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Rings and Amulets
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  Unfurled FingerNotable

  +1 Ring Slot
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  Wildwood PersistenceNotable

  10% increased Life Recovery rate per 5% missing Unreserved Life

Small passives

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  Attributes

  3% increased Attributes
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  Charm Charges×2

  15% increased Charm Charges gained
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  Life Recovery Rate

  10% increased Life Recovery rate
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  Movement Speed×2

  3% increased Movement Speed
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  Physical Damage

  15% increased Physical Damage
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  Reduced Mana

  30% reduced maximum Mana
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  Reduced Resistances

  -20% to all Elemental Resistances
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  Reduced Spirit

  25% reduced Spirit

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