Best Ascendancy for Spell Casters

1. 1

   Blood Mage

   Witch · 2 notables

   4nodes
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     Sunder the Flesh

     Base Critical Hit Chance for Spells is 15%
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     Vitality Siphon

     20% of Spell Damage Leeched as Life
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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

   Infernalist

   Witch · 2 notables

   4nodes
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     Demonic PossessionGrants skill Demon FormShapeshift into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your Spells. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Maximum 10 Demonflame. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a Spell, or reactivate this Skill.Grants skill Demon FormShapeshift into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your Spells. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Maximum 10 Demonflame. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a Spell, or reactivate this Skill.
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     Seething Body

     Gain Elemental Archon when you cast a Spell while on High Infernal Flame
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     Spell Damage

     12% increased Spell Damage
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     Spell Damage

     12% increased Spell Damage
3. 3

   Chronomancer

   Sorceress · 2 notables

   3nodes
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     Footprints in the SandGrants skill Temporal RiftWhile active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.Grants skill Temporal RiftWhile active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.
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     Now and Again

     Cascadable Spells have 20% chance to Echo

     Repeatable Spells have 20% chance to Repeat
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     Cast Speed

     6% increased Cast Speed
4. 4

   Disciple of Varashta

   Sorceress · 2 notables

   3nodes
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     Barya of NaviraGrants 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.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 RuzhanGrants 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.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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     Cast Speed

     4% increased Cast Speed
5. 5

   Oracle

   Druid · 1 notable

   3nodes
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     Fateful VisionGrants skill Align FateWhile active, visages of yourself from alternate timelines will occasionally appear and cast one of your Spells from your first valid Weapon Set. Until the next visage appears, your next cast of the same Spell aligns your fate, Empowering that Spell. Visages can only cast damaging, non-Channelling, non-Buff Spells you could cast that have no cooldown.Grants skill Align FateWhile active, visages of yourself from alternate timelines will occasionally appear and cast one of your Spells from your first valid Weapon Set. Until the next visage appears, your next cast of the same Spell aligns your fate, Empowering that Spell. Visages can only cast damaging, non-Channelling, non-Buff Spells you could cast that have no cooldown.
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     Spell Damage

     12% increased Spell Damage
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     Totem Cast and Attack Speed

     Spells Cast by Totems have 5% increased Cast Speed
6. 6

   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
7. 7

   Lich

   Witch · 2 notables

   2nodes
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     Eldritch Empowerment

     Sacrifice 5% of maximum Energy Shield when you Cast a Spell

     Spells for which this Sacrifice was fully made deal 30% more Damage
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     Price of Power

     Spells consume a Power Charge if able to deal 40% more Damage
8. 8

   Shaman

   Druid · 1 notable

   1nodes
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     Druidic Champion

     Every 2 Rage also grants 1% more Spell damage
9. 9

   Smith of Kitava

   Warrior · 1 notable

   1nodes
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     Heat of the ForgeGrants skill Fire Spell on HitWhile active, gains Energy when you Hit enemies with Melee Attacks and triggers socketed Fire spells on reaching maximum Energy.Grants skill Fire Spell on HitWhile active, gains Energy when you Hit enemies with Melee Attacks and triggers socketed Fire spells on reaching maximum Energy.
10. 10

    Invoker

    Monk · 0 notables

    1nodes
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      Triggered Spell Damage

      Triggered Spells deal 16% increased Spell Damage

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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.