Intelligence
Witch
A summoner and curse caster who commands minions and spends life or energy shield for power. Ascendancies: Infernalist, Blood Mage, Lich.
0.5 Return of the Ancients · updated October 17, 2026
- Attributes
- Intelligence
- Focus
- Chaos, bone and minion skills
- Ascendancies
- 3
- Added
- Early Access launch (0.1.0)
Witch overview
The Witch is a intelligence class that focuses on chaos, bone and minion skills. A summoner and curse caster who commands minions and spends life or energy shield for power.
Ascendancies
- Infernalist: A fire witch with a hellhound, hellfire or demon form.
- Blood Mage: Trades life for power with spell leech and critical strikes.
- Lich: An energy shield focused chaos caster that curses foes and triggers chain explosions.
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 Witch ascendancies in Path of Exile 2?
Infernalist, Blood Mage, Lich.
What weapons does the Witch use?
The Witch focuses on chaos, bone and minion skills.
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