Real ladder data · not editorial opinion

PoE2 Ascendancy Tier List

Runes of Aldur · ranked by real population share across 76351 characters · captured 2026-05-30. Tiers are popularity (S = most-played, A = common, B = niche) — popularity isn't strength, but it's where the ladder actually is.
S
Martial Artist
Hollow Focus71.0%Hollow Form53.0%Tempest Bell41.0%Killing Palm41.0%
S
Spirit Walker
Twister65.0%Whirling Slash39.0%Ice-Tipped Arrows37.0%Herald of Ice25.0%
S
Deadeye
Ice Shot74.0%Snipe73.0%Herald of Ice54.0%Freezing Mark42.0%
A
Tactician
Stormblast Bolts42.0%Mirage Archer40.0%Permafrost Bolts34.0%Galvanic Shards29.0%
A
Lich
Bonestorm39.0%Entangle35.0%Blasphemy34.0%Essence Drain31.0%
B
Oracle
Entangle52.0%Spell Totem31.0%Thrashing Vines26.0%Bonestorm25.0%
B
Disciple of Varashta
Kelari, the Tainted Sands58.0%Ruzhan, the Blazing Sword30.0%Thunderstorm17.0%Spectre: Powered Zealot15.0%
B
Witchhunter
Explosive Grenade56.0%Explosive Shot32.0%Gas Grenade25.0%Flash Grenade24.0%
B
Infernalist
Bonestorm32.0%Essence Drain25.0%Skeletal Sniper19.0%Summon Infernal Hound15.0%
Every percentage is poe.ninja's measured usage (poe.ninja/poe2 builds) — no fabricated numbers, no editorial ranking. Usage spans all characters of each ascendancy (many still leveling), so leveling skills rank high. Refresh each patch. Built by BuildForge.