Best Ascendancy for Critical Hit Builds

1. 1

   Blood Mage

   Witch · 2 notables

   5nodes
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     Gore Spike

     1% increased Critical Damage Bonus per 50 current Life
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     Sunder the Flesh

     Base Critical Hit Chance for Spells is 15%
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     Bleed on Critical Chance

     15% chance to inflict Bleeding on Critical Hit
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     Spell Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
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     Spell Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
2. 2

   Invoker

   Monk · 2 notables

   4nodes
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     ...and Scatter Them to the Winds

     Trigger Elemental Expression on Melee Critical Hit
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     Sunder my Enemies...

     Critical Hits ignore non-negative Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances
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     Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance
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     Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance
3. 3

   Stormweaver

   Sorceress · 1 notable

   3nodes
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     Tempest Caller

     Trigger Elemental Storm on Critical Hit with Spells
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     Spell Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
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     Spell Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
4. 4

   Martial Artist

   Monk · 2 notables

   2nodes
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     Hollow Focus TechniqueGrants skill Hollow FocusWhile active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your Hits immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. The bells are themselves always Primed for Stun, they can be Culled, and Hits against them are always Critical Hits.Grants skill Hollow FocusWhile active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your Hits immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. The bells are themselves always Primed for Stun, they can be Culled, and Hits against them are always Critical Hits.
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     Hollow Resonance TechniqueGrants skill Hollow ResonanceAttaches an ethereal bell to your back. Critical Hits with other Skills will cause the bell to ring out, damaging nearby enemies.Grants skill Hollow ResonanceAttaches an ethereal bell to your back. Critical Hits with other Skills will cause the bell to ring out, damaging nearby enemies.
5. 5

   Infernalist

   Witch · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Grinning Immolation

     Become Ignited when you deal a Critical Hit, taking 15% of your maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second

     50% more Critical Damage Bonus
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     Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance
6. 6

   Oracle

   Druid · 1 notable

   2nodes
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     Forced Outcome

     Inevitable Critical Hits
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     Critical Hit Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance
7. 7

   Spirit Walker

   Huntress · 0 notables

   2nodes
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     Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance
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     Critical Chance

     12% increased Critical Hit Chance
8. 8

   Amazon

   Huntress · 1 notable

   1nodes
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     Critical Strike

     Gain additional Critical Hit Chance equal to 25% of excess chance to Hit with Attacks
9. 9

   Deadeye

   Ranger · 1 notable

   1nodes
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     Bullseye

     Apply 10 Critical Weakness to Enemies when Consuming a Mark on them
10. 10

    Disciple of Varashta

    Sorceress · 1 notable

    1nodes
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      Barya of KelariGrants 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.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.
11. 11

    Gemling Legionnaire

    Mercenary · 1 notable

    1nodes
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      Integrated Efficiency

      Skills have 20% increased Critical Hit Chance per Connected Blue Support Gem

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How it is counted: a node counts when one of its lines (or the description of the skill it grants) matches the theme's words, read from the game's passive tree and stat files. Compare two ascendancies to see all their nodes.