Occultist

Occultist

Int

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

This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the Ascendant passive, see Occultist (Ascendant passive).

The Occultist is an Ascendancy class for Witches.

Overview

Occultists are suited for Witches with a focus on chaos damage or curses. Malediction greatly enhances curse specialists, while Profane Bloom and Void Beacon amplify the output of chaos damage. 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:

For the divination card, see Forbidden Power.

Forbidden Power

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

+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
[1]

Forbidden Power is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Occultist. It increases the maximum amount of power charges and generates a power charge after spending 200 mana. It also grants increased area of effect and spell damage per power charge. Can only generate one power charge per spell cast (for example, casting Arcane Cloak for 450 mana will only generate one charge).

Ruthless mode

Forbidden Power (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

+1 to Maximum Power Charges
Gain a Power Charge after Spending a total of 200 Mana

Forbidden Power in Ruthless mode does not grant AOE or damage per power charge.

Version history

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "6% increased Area of Effect per Power Charge" or "6% increased Damage per Power Charge" in Ruthless.
3.13.0	Now grants 6% increased Area of Effect per Power Charge (from 5%) 6% increased Damage per Power Charge (from 5%)
3.2.0	Changed 10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike to Gain a Power Charge after you Spend a total of 200 Mana. Added 5% increased Area of Effect per Power Charge and 5% increased Spell Damage per Power Charge.
2.2.0	Added to the game.

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 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, Chaos Damage Wicked Ward Energy Shield Recharge is not interrupted by Damage if Recharge began Recently
40% less Energy Shield Recharge Rate Energy Shield, Energy Shield Recharge Rate 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 Wicked Ward Energy Shield, Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Version history

Version	Changes
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.