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	Throw off the chains of fear and embrace that which was forbidden.

The Occultist is an Ascendancy class for Witches.

Overview

Occultists are suited for Witches with a focus on damage over time (DoT) with cold damage or chaos damage and curses. Malediction greatly enhances curse specialists, while Withering Presence and Frigid wake amplifies the power of their cold and chaos damage over time. Occultists are well-served by builds that rely on & maximize energy shield. Occultists also may serve as a generic way to generate Power Charges in builds which lack other means of doing so.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Stats
Energy Shield, Chaos Damage	6% increased maximum Energy Shield 10% increased Chaos Damage [1]
Energy Shield, Cold and Chaos Damage	6% increased maximum Energy Shield 10% increased Chaos Damage 10% increased Cold Damage [1]
Energy Shield, Cold Damage	6% increased maximum Energy Shield 10% increased Cold Damage [1]
Energy Shield, Curse Effect	6% increased maximum Energy Shield 5% increased Effect of your Curses [1] [2]
Energy Shield, Energy Shield Recharge Rate	6% increased maximum Energy Shield 15% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate [1] [2]
Energy Shield, Power Charge Duration	6% increased maximum Energy Shield 15% increased Power Charge Duration [1]

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Forbidden Power	+1 to Maximum Power Charges 6% increased Area of Effect per Power Charge 6% increased Damage per Power Charge Gain a Power Charge after Spending a total of 200 Mana		Energy Shield, Power Charge Duration
Profane Bloom	Cursed Enemies you or your Minions Kill have a 50% chance to Explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos Damage		Energy Shield, Curse Effect
Unholy Authority	You can apply an additional Curse Your Hexes can affect Hexproof Enemies	Profane Bloom	Energy Shield, Curse Effect
Void Beacon	Nearby Enemies have -20% to Chaos Resistance Nearby Enemies have 100% reduced Life Regeneration rate Nearby Enemies have -20% to Cold Resistance		Energy Shield, Cold and Chaos Damage
Withering Presence	15% more Chaos Damage +60% to Chaos Resistance Every second, inflict Withered on nearby Enemies for 15 seconds Nearby Hindered Enemies deal 15% reduced Damage over Time	Void Beacon	Energy Shield, Chaos Damage Over Time Multiplier
Frigid Wake	15% more Cold Damage Cannot be Chilled Cannot be Frozen Every 4 seconds, 50% chance to Freeze nearby Non-Frozen Enemies for 0.4 seconds Nearby Chilled Enemies deal 10% reduced Damage with Hits	Void Beacon	Energy Shield, Cold Damage Over Time Multiplier
Vile Bastion	Regenerate 2% of Energy Shield per second for each Enemy you or your Minions have Killed Recently, up to 10% per second Cannot Be Stunned while you have Energy Shield Regenerate 40 Energy Shield per second		Energy Shield, Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Wicked Ward has been removed from the Ascendancy tree. Vile Bastion no longer requires any Ascendancy notables. Each of the small passives on the Occultist Ascendancy tree now grant 6% increased energy shield (from 8%).
3.5.0	New Notables - Withering Presence and Frigid Wake. Added a small passive leading to Withering Presence which grants 8% increased maximum Energy Shield and +5% to Non-Ailment Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier. Added a small passive leading to Frigid Wake which grants 8% increased maximum Energy Shield and +5% to Cold Damage over Time Multiplier. The small passive leading to Void Beacon now also grants 10% increased Cold Damage.
3.2.0	Minor node Energy Shield, Critical Strike Chance replaced with Energy Shield, Power Charge Duration. Minor node Energy Shield, Curse Duration replaced with Energy Shield, Curse Effect.