How to get more Ascendancy Points in Path of Exile 2

Your Ascendancy defines your build and playstyle more than your starting class does in Path of Exile 2. You can only get eight points toward it, with the first four coming just from completing both trials, but how can you get more beyond that?

How to earn more Ascendancy Skill Points in Path of Exile 2

To earn your first four Ascendancy Points, all you needed to do was complete one full round of the Trial of Sekhamas and the Trial of Chaos. This was likely done during the first playthrough of your campaign, and each one rewarded you with two points, giving you a solid foothold in your Ascendancy progression.

The final four points, however, are a bit more elusive and demand a greater level of effort to get. They’re not handed out easily, but with some persistence, a bit of strategy, and a lot of determination, you’ll be able to unlock your full potential and take your power to the next level. Here’s how you can earn them.

How to get your fifth and sixth Ascendancy Skill Points

To get your fifth and sixth points, you’ll need to complete a much more difficult version of the Trial of Sekhamas, specifically one started using a level 65 or higher Djinn Coin. This is where the luck part of the equation begins because to get one of these coins, you must kill enemies within level 65 or higher areas. This can be any area in the game, so long as it is level 65. The coin is a fairly rare drop, so you’ll need to get farming to get one within a reasonable amount of time.

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Once you’ve got a coin, you’ve reached the hard part. You need to complete three entire rounds of the Trial of Sekhamas to earn your next two points. This means braving the Honour system through waves of enemies, traps, and bosses. Your only salvation is that there will be constant Honour refills along the way, but make no mistake that this is difficult. I highly recommend you run this solo because it is much harder to finish with a party.

If you manage to pull this feat off, when you reach the end, interact with the Ascendancy statue to receive your points.

How to get your Seventh and Eighth Ascendancy Skill Points

For the last two points in your Ascendancy, you will need to the Trialmaster in the Trial of Chaos. To enter this trial, you will need to obtain a level 75 or higher Inscribed Ultimatum from a level 75 area. Like the previous trial coin, Inscribed Ultimatums are a random drop with an average drop rate, but you’re going to need it to undertake this trial.

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Reaching the Trialmaster means enduring some of the brutal debuffs in the game because you will need to go through 10 areas within the trial to reach Trialmaster. Then, you have to defeat him on that same run. Let me tell you: the Trialmaster is far from an easy boss, and like before, I highly advise soloing him due to the effects of group scaling.

The coins for both trials are finite. You get one chance per coin toward completion of these trials, and if you fail, you will need to farm up another. This is likely the biggest pain point, so before you enter a trial and use up a coin, be certain you’re prepared for the long haul.

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