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Path of Exile 3.27 New Affliction Ascendancy Node Deep Dive: Which Ascendancy is the GOAT?
Gamer Bean analyzes the Covenant Ascendancy Nodes that will be newly added to the Path of Exile 3.27 Guardians of the Flame League. It evaluates the effects and usability of each node, explains in detail which builds are suitable, and what advantages and disadvantages it has compared to existing Ascendancy Nodes. In particular, he expresses expectations for nodes related to Vaal skills and nodes useful for Berserker builds, and suggests that it will be useful for builds that generally have difficulty with 4th Ascendancy.
1. 🛡️ Mine Boss Owl Covenant Ascendancy Node Analysis: Defense vs. Damage Efficiency?
- ✅ Provides global defense and general defense increase effects from small nodes.
- ✅ You can get additional benefits when there are no sockets in shoes, helmets, armor, and gloves.
- ⚠️ Efficiency decreases when using a single option, but it may be useful in certain builds (e.g., Blood Body build).
- ❌ Overall, it is not considered a node with high value.
| Equipment | Effect (when no sockets) |
|---|---|
| Shoes | Immunity to reduced action speed (One Step Closer) |
| Helmet | Stun Immunity |
| Armor | Elemental Ailment Immunity |
00:00 - 00:58
1. 🛡️ Mine Boss Owl Covenant Ascendancy Node Analysis: Defense vs. Damage Efficiency?
- ✅ Provides global defense and general defense increase effects from small nodes.
- ✅ You can get additional benefits when there are no sockets in shoes, helmets, armor, and gloves.
- ⚠️ Efficiency decreases when using a single option, but it may be useful in certain builds (e.g., Blood Body build).
- ❌ Overall, it is not considered a node with high value.
| Equipment | Effect (when no sockets) |
|---|---|
| Shoes | Immunity to reduced action speed (One Step Closer) |
| Helmet | Stun Immunity |
| Armor | Elemental Ailment Immunity |
00:59 - 01:40
2. ⚡ Power Charge Based Covenant Ascendancy Node: Damage Efficiency Analysis and Utilization Prospects
- ✅ Increased Discipline, Wrath, Determination, Anger, Grace, and Hatred effects depending on whether Power Charge is present.
- ❌ From a damage load (damage increase) perspective, it is evaluated as having a lower value compared to existing ascendancy nodes.
- ✅ It is worth considering in builds where it is difficult to select the last node.
01:41 - 03:08
3. 💀 Katarina Related Minion Covenant Ascendancy Node: Damage vs. Survival, What's the Potential?
- ✅ 15% increased minion damage in a rolled state
- ✅ Instead of minions dying, they die 6 seconds later when their health becomes 1.
- ✅ Increased offering effect and minion maintenance related options
- ⚠️ It is a style that becomes stronger by summoning many minions, but it is currently evaluated that there are not enough usable builds.
03:09 - 03:54
4. 🎭 Cloned Territory Illusion Covenant Ascendancy Node: Analysis of Evasion Maneuver Usability
- ✅ Illusion Small Node: 15% Cooldown Recovery Rate
- ✅ Illusion Projection Option: Effect of creating a copy and running away backwards
- ⚠️ The copy can be attacked, and a debuff occurs upon death.
- ✅ It can be used for evasion maneuvers and is recommended for users who are confident in their control.
03:55 - 05:08
5. 🌀 Madness Accommodation Covenant Ascendancy Node: Emphasis on Debuff Management Importance
- ✅ Applies the 'Mania' effect to nearby enemies while the Madness Shoe skill 'Madness Vortex' effect is applied.
- ✅ Increased damage taken per Mania stack, decreased movement speed/life/energy shield recovery speed
- ⚠️ Debuff management is very important, and related effects must be sufficient to be used.
- ❌ Since the Madness Vortex shoes themselves are not used often, it is expected that the node will also have low usability.
| Mania Stack | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 Stack | 4% increased damage taken, decreased movement speed/life/energy shield recovery speed |
| Up to 15 Stacks | Up to 60% increased damage taken |
05:09 - 05:54
6. 🛡️ Oloss Exploration Boss Covenant Ascendancy Node: Ward Utilization Strategy Analysis
- ✅ Ward related guardian node
- ✅ 'Ward Shatter' skill activated when the guardian is broken (physical/spell damage)
- ✅ Suggests the possibility of creating a ward explosion build
- ⚠️ Cluster Jewels cannot be used
05:55 - 07:31
7. ✨ Oloss Covenant Ascendancy Node In-Depth Analysis: Ward Survival Strategy and Forbidden Shako Build Utilization?
- ✅ Survival mechanism that does not break the ward with low damage, but only blocks high damage.
- ✅ Suggests the possibility of ward recovery with a high hit build in the Forbidden Shako build (5% chance)
- ❌ It is expected that it will be difficult to utilize a guardian stacking build.
07:32 - 08:19
8. 🛡️ Ward Related Covenant Ascendancy Node: Attention to Damage Over Time Reduction Effect
- ✅ 30% reduced damage over time when the ward is not broken
- ✅ Pay attention to the barrier explosion build and damage over time reduction effect
- ❌ Overall, it is evaluated that it will be difficult to use as a main base.
08:20 - 09:39
9. 💀 Lycia Sanctuary Boss Covenant Ascendancy Node: Chaos Damage Conversion and Curse Utilization
- ✅ Conversion from elemental convert to chaos damage (Original Sin feel)
- ✅ Use Unholy Ground instead of Consecrated Ground, apply Curse
- ✅ Grants Couting Might (Unholy Power): 30% additional chaos damage
- ⚠️ It is difficult to conclude that Unholy Ground is better than Consecrated Ground to use as an ascendancy node.
09:40 - 10:32
10. 📢 Herald Effect Maximization & Warcry Based Minion Enhancement Covenant Ascendancy Node Analysis
- ✅ 2% increase in herald effect per maximum mana reservation (200% increase in herald effect when reservation is 100%)
- ✅ Increased warcry speed and effect of applying warcries to beasts
- ✅ Increased attack speed per minion (up to 80%) and increased minion damage when using warcries (80%)
10:33 - 11:50
11. 🐅 Illusion Tiger Summon & Beast Specter Utilization Covenant Ascendancy Node: Increased Attack/Cast Speed and Action Speed Immunity
- ✅ Summons an Illusion Tiger upon critical strike (provides attack/cast speed increase buff)
- ✅ Grants aura effect when using Beast Specter (20% increase in attack/cast/movement speed, prevents action speed reduction)
- ✅ Suggests the possibility of utilizing action speed immunity with the feeling of catching dragonflies in POE2
11:51 - 12:46
12. 👻 Beast Specter Utilization Covenant Ascendancy Node In-Depth Analysis: Damage Transference, Stun Immunity, Increased Accuracy/Critical Strike Chance
- ✅ Beast Specter provides other aura effects (100% damage transference, 3% regen, stun immunity)
- ✅ Can help secure Berserker survivability
- ✅ 80% increased suppression, 120% increased critical strike chance
- ✅ Can be used in accuracy stacking builds and general builds
- ⚠️ There is a disadvantage that you have to use an ascendancy node and a skill gem.
12:47 - 13:40
13. 💀 Vaal Skill Enhancement Covenant Ascendancy Node: Corrupted Item Utilization and Suggests the Possibility of Infinite Vaal Build
- ✅ Reduced souls required to use Vaal skills when wearing corrupted items (80% reduction)
- ✅ Increased maximum life/energy shield when wearing additional corrupted items
- ✅ Vaal skill related options (soul deceleration, return summoned hero)
- ✅ Suggests the possibility of Vaal skill utilization builds such as Infinite Vaal Lightning, Vaal Detonate Dead, etc.
13:41 - 14:14
14. ✨ Vaal Skill Aura Effect & Duelist Master Covenant Ascendancy Node Analysis: New Build Possibilities?
- ✅ Increased Vaal skill aura effect (increased effect duration)
- ✅ Vaal Reave, Vaal Haste, etc. can be used
- ✅ Duelist Master is better evaluated (possibility of creating new builds)
14:15 - 15:10
15. 🔥 Berserker Specialization & Increased Stealth While Fleeing Covenant Ascendancy Node Analysis
- ✅ 5% damage amplification per trigger count, 3 increase in trigger seal
- ✅ Grants 20 path, grants adrenaline when maximum path is reached (useful for Berserker)
- ✅ Increased stealth while fleeing (prevents boss recognition)
| Adrenaline Effect | Effect |
|---|---|
| Effect | 100% increased damage, 25% increased attack/cast speed, 25% increased movement speed, additional reduction in physical damage taken |
15:11 - 16:24
16. 💀 Kill Life Consumption & Special Equipment Restriction Covenant Ascendancy Node Evaluation
- ✅ Increased kill life consumption, grants 20% additional chaos damage
- ✅ Converts mana consumption to life consumption
- ❌ Necklaces, special flasks, and belts cannot be used.
- ✅ Suggests the possibility of using it with Dark Pact