Intelligence
Sorceress
A mage who combines fire, cold and lightning skills. Ascendancies: Stormweaver, Chronomancer, Disciple of Varashta.
0.5 Return of the Ancients · updated October 17, 2026
- Attributes
- Intelligence
- Focus
- Elemental staves
- Ascendancies
- 3
- Added
- Early Access launch (0.1.0)
Sorceress overview
The Sorceress is a intelligence class that focuses on elemental staves. A mage who combines fire, cold and lightning skills.
Ascendancies
- Stormweaver: Summons elemental storms with critical damage and shock stacking.
- Chronomancer: Manipulates time to freeze foes, rewind and reset cooldowns.
- Disciple of Varashta: A djinn conjurer who commands powerful spirits.
Which one to start with
Pick the ascendancy whose playstyle you enjoy, not only the one with the highest tier. The tiers on this site are editorial and shift with every balance patch, and Path of Exile 2 lets you re-spec within a class's ascendancies in recent patches.
Related
See the ascendancy tier list and the class picker guide.
FAQ
What are the Sorceress ascendancies in Path of Exile 2?
Stormweaver, Chronomancer, Disciple of Varashta.
What weapons does the Sorceress use?
The Sorceress focuses on elemental staves.
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