Disciple of Varashta vs Stormweaver

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Disciple of Varashta and Stormweaver are both Sorceress ascendancies. Disciple of Varashta has 17 notables and 5 small passives, mostly about minions (4), energy shield (4) and spells (3). Stormweaver has 10 notables and 10 small passives, mostly about cold and freeze (5), lightning and shock (5) and spells (3). The biggest differences: cold and freeze (0 vs 5), lightning and shock (0 vs 5) and minions (4 vs 0). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

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Disciple of Varashta

17 notables · 5 small

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  Barya of KelariNotable

  Grants skill Kelari, the Tainted SandsSummon Kelari, an invulnerable Sand Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Kelari will only act when you Command him to do so. Kelari delivers swift Hits with massive Critical Hit potential.
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  Barya of NaviraNotable

  Grants skill Navira, the Last MirageSummon Navira, an invulnerable Water Djinn Minion to do your bidding. Navira will only act when you Command her to do so, bestowing restorative blessings upon you and your Allies with her Spells.
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  Barya of RuzhanNotable

  Grants skill Ruzhan, the Blazing SwordSummon Ruzhan, an invulnerable Flame Djinn Minion, to do your bidding. Ruzhan emerges to Strike enemies with his greatsword whenever you use a damaging Skill, and casts devastating Fire Spells when Commanded to do so.
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  Baryanic LeylinesNotable

  Non-Unique Time-Lost Jewels have 40% increased radius
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  Instruments of PowerNotable

  You can equip a Focus while wielding a Staff

  50% reduced bonuses gained from Equipped Focus
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  Kelari's DeceptionNotable

  Grants skill Kelari's Deception
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  Kelari's JudgmentNotable

  Grants skill Kelari's Judgment
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  Kelari's MaledictionNotable

  Grants skill Kelari's MaledictionHarness Kelari's power to passively Consume Corpses in your Presence, causing Corpse Beetle Minions to burst forth. The Beetles passively follow you until Commanded. On your Command, they rush the target and explode.
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  Navira's FracturingNotable

  Grants skill Navira's Fracturing
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  Navira's OasisNotable

  Grants skill Navira's Oasis
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  Navira's WellNotable

  Grants skill Navira's Well
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  Ruzhan's FuryNotable

  Grants skill Ruzhan's Fury
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  Ruzhan's ReckoningNotable

  Grants skill Ruzhan's Reckoning
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  Ruzhan's TrapNotable

  Grants skill Ruzhan's Trap
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  Sacred RitualsNotable

  60% of your current Energy Shield is added to your Armour for

  determining your Physical Damage Reduction from Armour
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  The Fourth TeachingNotable

  -1 second to base Energy Shield Recharge delay

  40% more Energy Shield Recharge Rate while on Low Energy Shield
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  Varashta's IntuitionNotable

  100% of Elemental Damage is taken from Mana before Life

Small passives

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  Area of Effect

  8% increased Area of Effect
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  Cast Speed

  4% increased Cast Speed
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  Energy Shield×2

  20% increased maximum Energy Shield
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  Mana

  3% increased maximum Mana

Stormweaver

10 notables · 10 small

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  Constant GaleNotable

  You have Arcane Surge
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  Force of WillNotable

  20% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life

  20% increased Effect of Arcane Surge on you per ten percent missing Mana
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  Heavy SnowsNotable

  Targets can be affected by two of your Chills at the same time

  Your Chills can Slow targets by up to a maximum of 35%

  25% less Magnitude of Chill you inflict
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  Multiplying SquallsNotable

  +2 to Limit for Elemental Skills
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  Refracted InfusionNotable

  When collecting an Elemental Infusion, gain another different Elemental Infusion
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  Shaper of StormsNotable

  All Damage from Hits Contributes to Shock Chance
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  Shaper of WinterNotable

  All Damage from Hits Contributes to Chill Magnitude
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  Storm's RecollectionNotable

  Remnants can be collected from 50% further away

  Remnants you create reappear once, 3 seconds after being collected
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  Strike TwiceNotable

  Targets can be affected by two of your Shocks at the same time

  25% less Magnitude of Shock you inflict
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  Tempest CallerNotable

  Trigger Elemental Storm on Critical Hit with Spells

  Grants skill Elemental StormCreate a stationary Fire, Cold or Lightning storm at a target location for a duration, based on the highest Elemental Damage type for the Hit that Triggered the storm. Hits which do not deal Elemental Damage will not Trigger the storm.

Small passives

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  Chill Duration×2

  25% increased Chill Duration on Enemies
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  Mana Regeneration×2

  12% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
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  Remnant Range×2

  Remnants can be collected from 25% further away
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  Shock Chance×2

  20% increased chance to Shock
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  Spell Critical Chance×2

  12% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells

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