The Pathfinder's focal point is her flasks, which she can improve to grant additional offensive or defensive bonuses. The Pathfinder is a flexible class; her tree allows using both spells and attacks effectively, and any damage type (elemental, physical or chaos).
Passive skills
Minor skills
This class has the following minor passive skills:
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] Now provides "Magic Utility Flasks applied to you have 20% increased Effect" in Ruthless (30% in non-Ruthless).
50% chance for Flasks you use to not consume Charges Removes Elemental Ailments when you use a Flask [1]
Master Alchemist is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Pathfinder. It causes all elemental ailments affecting the player to be removed upon using a flask and grants a chance for your flasks to not consume any charges when consumed.
Ruthless mode
Master Alchemist (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
Utility Flasks can gain Charges During their Flask Effect
Master Alchemist in Ruthless mode does not removal elemental ailments or flask use or grant a chance to not consume flask charges; instead, it causes utility flasks to be able to gain charges during flask effect (which normally cannot be gained in Ruthless).
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "Removes Elemental Ailments when you use a Flask" or "50% chance for Flasks you use to not consume Charges" in Ruthless. It now provides "Utility Flasks can gain Charges During their Flask Effect."
No longer grants 20% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite during any Flask Effect. Instead, it now causes Magic Utility Flasks applied to you to have 20% increased Effect.
No longer grants immunity to Elemental Ailments during Flask Effect. No longer has 40% increased Elemental Damage during Flask Effect. Now grants “Removes Elemental Ailments when you use a Flask”.
Old: 30% increased Elemental Damage, Dispel Elemental Status Ailments on Flask Use, 50% chance to Avoid Elemental Status Ailments while using a flask
New: Immune to Elemental Status Ailments during Flask Effect, 40% increased Elemental Damage during Flask Effect, 20% chance to Freeze, Shock, and Ignite during Flask Effect
Life Flask Effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled Life Flask Effects do not Queue 50% less Life Recovery from Flasks [1]
Master Surgeon is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Pathfinder. It causes your life flasks to not expire when you reach maximum life, but causes them to recover less life.
Ruthless mode
Master Surgeon (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
Life Flask Effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled Life Flask Effects do not Queue 50% less Life Recovery from Flasks
Corrupted Blood debuff has been updated. It now has a maximum stack size of 10 and is now consistently treated as being completely separate from Bleeding. Various Bleeding-specific modifiers that may have previously applied to Corrupted Blood will no longer apply. Modifiers that affect both Bleeding and Corrupted Blood such as the "of Staunching" modifier on Flasks have had their descriptions updated to reflect this change
Master Surgeon now removes Corrupted Blood when you use a Flask.