The Passive Skill Tree offers bonuses for your character. The very daunting Path of Exile Passive Skill Tree Image: Grinding Gear Games via the Path of Exile gamepedia Other than your stats, your class choice determines where you start on the daunting Passive Skill Tree. Because of her even stats, she’s a difficult class to pick up She’s essentially a blank slate for you to create any build you choose. The Scion’s stats are completely even and she starts in the middle of the Passive Skill Tree. Scion (Dexterity, Intelligence, and Strength) She deals high spell damage with critical attacks, and can invest early in minion and spell skills.Īfter you play through the campaign and rescue the Scion, you will gain access to the seventh class in Path of Exile: The Witch battles with wands or scepters. He can invest in magic and physical defense skills early in the game. The Templar uses big sticks to either bludgeon his foes or attack them with spells. He can invest in Chaos magic and attack speed early in the game. The Shadow uses daggers or claws to fight with weapon or magic abilities. She can invest in attack speed and evasion early in the game. The Ranger does all her damage with bows, and is all about attacking fast from a safe distance. He has access to powerful two-handed melee skills and defensive skills near his staring location on the Passive Skill Tree.

The Marauder is tough to kill and deals heavy damage with mace-like weapons. His early skills allow him to choose between attack speed or raw damage. He uses a mix of Dexterity and Strength attacks to avoid damage and hit hard. The Duelist specializes in swords or axes. Here is the breakdown of which stat or stats each class excels at: Intelligence offers improved critical attacks and a larger energy shield - which protects the more fragile caster classes. Dexterity is about speed, accuracy, and evasion. A Marauder, for example, starts with higher Strength than other classes, meaning he deals more physical damage to enemies and is harder to kill. The benefits of each class The opening area of the Marauder skill tree Image: Grind Gear Games via PolygonĮach of the six classes in Path of Exile has a stat associated with them.

Having an idea of which of those three playstyles you’d like to excel at will help your class selection process. You can sling spells, shoot arrows, or bash a zombie’s head in with a hammer as any class - but some classes excel in one area over the others. There are six classes available from the start of the game, and one more you unlock during the campaign.īefore you pick your class, think about the fantasy role you want to fulfill.

One of the first choices you make in Path of Exile is which class you’d like to play.

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