Bloodline Ascendancy Guide

Introduction

Bloodline Ascendancy Classes are a secondary Ascendancy class you can earn by killing Endgame Bosses, allowing you to further customize your character!

This is a Pre-Launch Guide, as 3.27 is not yet live. This guide is based on publicly available information about Bloodline Ascendancies through reveals, teasers, Q&A, developer comments, etc, and will continue to be updated up through - and after - league launch. As such, information in this guide may be inaccurate, or simply changed by GGG prior to launch.

Unlocking Bloodline Ascendancies

Bloodline Ascendancies are unlocked by killing specific Pinnacle Endgame Bosses. In order to unlock a bloodline, your character must be present when that boss is killed, and then interact with the altar that spawns.

Bloodline Ascendancies are unlocked per-character, and will NOT carry over to your other characters in a league.

Bloodline Ascendancies

There are 10 different Bloodline Ascendancies available, with all Bloodlines available to every Class. Each Bloodline functions as a mini Ascenancy class, and you can pick one Bloodline to have in addition to your chosen Class Ascendancy.

Bloodline Skill Points

Bloodline Ascendancies share the same Ascendancy skill points as Class Ascendancies. This means you can spend your Ascendancy points between your Class and Bloodline Ascendancies in any way you wish - perhaps just putting 2 points into your Bloodline when you’ve run out of Class Ascendancy skills you’re interested in… or perhaps maxing out your Bloodline Ascendancy.

Respeccing Bloodlines

Bloodline Ascendancy points can be respecced the same as Class Ascendancies, and the Ascendancy itself can be respecced by unassigning all points, and interacting with the altar for the new Bloodline Ascendancy you want.

Farrul Bloodline

Boss: Farrul, First of the Plains
Found in: Beastcrafting (Farric Tiger Alpha)

Minor Passives

Warcry Speed

25% increased Warcry Speed

Minion Damage

Minion deal 25% increased Damage

Maximum Spectres and Minion Life

Minions have 25% increased Life Maximum number of Raised Spectres is 1

Notables

Primal Road

2% increased Attack Speed per Minion, up to a maximum of 80%
Minions deal 80% increased Damage if you have Warcried Recently

Huntleader

Trigger Level 20 Summon Spectral Tiger on Critical Strike
(Summons a spectral tiger companion that attacks nearby enemies and dies after a duration. Each spectral tiger grants you a buff that increases Critical Strike Chance, and Increased Attack and Cast Speed. If you have maximum number of them, refreshes the duration and life of an existing one instead.)

Farric Will

Raised Beast Spectres have Farrul’s Farric Presence
Raised Beast Spectres have 3 additional modifiers randomly chosen in each Area
(Farrul’s Farric Presence is an Aura which grants 80% increased Accuracy Rating, 120% increased Critical Strike Chance and Take no Extra Damage from Critical Hits.)

Fertile Will

Raised Spectres have Farrul’s Fertile Presence
Raised Beast Spectres have 3 additional modifiers randomly chosen in each Area
(Farrul’s Fertile Presence is an Aura which grants 100% increased Damage, Regenerate 3% of Life per second and Cannot be Stunned.)

Wild Will

Raised Spectres have Farrul’s Wild Presence
Raised Beast Spectres have 3 additional modifiers randomly chosen in each Area
(Farrul’s Wild Presence is an Aura which grants 20% increased Attack, Cast and Movement Speed and prevents Action Speed from being lowered below the Base Value.)

Lycia Bloodline

Boss: Lycia, Herald of the Scourge
Found in: The Forbidden Sanctum (4th Floor Boss)

Minor Passives

Curse Effect

10% increased Effect of your Curses

Herald Buff Effect

20% increased Effect of Herald Buffs on you

Chaos Damage

25% increased Chaos Damage

Notables

Bitter Heresy

Create Profane Ground instead of Consecrated Ground
Profane Ground you create inflicts Malediction on Enemies
Profane Ground you create also affects you and your allies, granting Chaotic Might
(Hits against Enemies on Profane Ground have 100% increased Critical Strike Chance, and Curses have 10% increased Effect on them)
(Malediction causes 10% reduced damage dealt and 10% increased damage taken)
(Chaotic Might grants 30% of Physical Damage as extra Chaos Damage)

Farewell to Flesh

Herald Skills have 2% more Buff Effect for every 1% of Maximum Mana they Reserve
Herald Skills and Minions from Herald Skills deal 1% more Damage for every 1% of Maximum Life those Skills Reserve

Sinner Saint

50% of Lightning Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
50% of Cold Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
50% of Fire Damage Converted to Chaos Damage

Delirious Bloodline

Boss: Complete Simulacrum
Found in: Simulacrum

Minor Passives

Debuff Expiry Rate

Debuffs on you expire 15% faster

Cooldown Recovery Rate

15% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Life Recovery Rate

10% increased Life Recovery rate

Notables

Manic Episodes

Grants Level 1 Embrace Madness Skill
While affected by Glorious Madness, inflict Mania on nearby Enemies every second
(Grants Glorious Madness. While under Glorious Madness gain a random Touched Debuff every 2 seconds. Using this skill again will remove Glorious Madness and the Touched Debuffs it inflicts, but you will be unable to Embrace Madness again until the cooldown expires)
(Mania applies 4% increased Damage taken, 2% reduced Action Speed and 10% reduced Life and Energy Shield Recovery Rate for 15 seconds, and can be inflicted up to 15 times)

Hallucinogenic Tendencies

Grants Level 20 Misty Reflection Skill
(Dash backwards, leaving a short-lived mist copy of yourself. The copy can be damaged by Enemies, and copies that are killed by an Enemy will apply a debuff in an area that makes affected targets take 30% increased Damage and deal 30% less Damage for 4 seconds)

Schizophrenic Dissociation

Take 40% less Damage from Hits
Four seconds after each Hit you take, lose Life equal to 40% of the Damage taken from that Hit
Non-Cluster, Non-Passage Jewels Socketed in your Passive Skill Tree have no effect

Catarina Bloodline

Boss: Catarina, Master of Undeath
Found in: Syndicate Medallion

Minor Passives

Minion Life

Minions have 25% increased maximum Life

Minion Damage

Minions deal 25% increased Damage

Offering Duration

Offering Skills have 20% increased Duration

Notables

Umbral Army

2% increased Attack and Cast Speed per Summoned Raging Spirit
15% increased Attack Damage per Raised Zombie
10% increased Defences per Raised Spectre
2% increased Movement Speed per Summoned Phantasm
6% increased Spell Damage per Summoned Skeleton

Prolonged Servitude

Minions deal 15% more Damage while they are on Low Life
Minions cannot be Killed, but die 6 seconds after being reduced to 1 Life
(You are on Low Life if you have 50% of your Maximum Life or less)

Death Offering

50% increased effect of Offerings
Offerings kill affected Damageable targets when Offering Duration expires

Aul Bloodline

Boss: Aul, the Crystal King
Found in: Delve (Primeval Ruins Boss Node)

Minor Passives

Charge Duration

30% increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration

Defences

15% increased Global Defences
(Armour, Evasion Rating and Energy Shield are the standard Defences)

Notables

The King’s Contempt

Discipline has 50% increased Aura Effect while you have no Power Charges
Wrath has 50% increased Aura Effect while at maximum Power Charges

The King’s Heritage

Determination has 50% increased Aura Effect while you have no Endurance Charges
Anger has 50% increased Aura Effect while at maximum Endurance Charges

The King’s Might

Grace has 50% increased Aura Effect while you have no Frenzy Charges
Hatred has 50% increased Aura Effect while at maximum Frenzy Charges

Precursor’s Release

Action Speed cannot be modified to below Base Value if you have Equipped Boots with no Socketed Gems
Cannot be Stunned if you have an Equipped Helmet with no Socketed Gems
Elemental Ailments cannot be inflicted on you if you have an Equipped Body Armour with no Socketed Gems
Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes if you have Equipped Gloves with no Socketed Gems

Olroth Bloodline

Boss: Olroth, Origin of the Fall
Found in: Expedition Logbooks (Knights of the Sun)

Minor Passives

Ward

15% increased Ward from Equipped Armour Items

Notables

Boon of the River

5% chance to Restore your Ward on Hit

Boon of the Mountain

30% less Damage Taken from Damage over Time while you have Unbroken Ward

Boon of the Sun

20% faster Restoration of Ward per Enemy Hit taken Recently
(Recently refers to the past 4 seconds)

Volatile Runes

Trigger Level 20 Ward Shatter when your Ward Breaks
(Explodes when your Ward is broken, dealing Physical Spell Damage around you equal to a percentage of your Ward and inflicting Enervation on Hit, a debuff that lowers Movement Speed by 20% and prevents Life and Energy Shield Recovery for 4 seconds)

Enhanced Starlight

Damage taken bypasses Unbroken Ward if the Hit deals less Damage than 15% of Ward
40% increased Ward from Equipped Armour Items

Nameless Bloodline

Boss: The King in the Mists
Found in: An Audience With The King

Minor Passives

Life

8% increased maximum Life

Serpent’s Price

Unaffected by Curses
Can’t use Amulets

Toad’s Price

Unaffected by Poison
Utility Flasks are Disabled

Beetle’s Price

Unaffected by Bleeding
Can’t use Belts

Notables

Unlight Silhouette

Skills gain Added Chaos Damage equal to 20% of Life Costs, if Life Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend
Skills gain a Base Life Cost equal to 100% of Base Mana Cost

The Unseen Hand

+1 Ring Slot

Chaos Bloodline

Boss: The Trialmaster
Found in: Ultimatum (Alternate 10th Wave Boss)

Minor Passives

Vaal Souls

Gain 1 Vaal Soul per second

Life

8% increased maximum Life

Notables

Priest of Yaomac

20% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration
Vaal Skills require 30% less Souls per Use
Vaal Skills have 20% chance to regain consumed Souls when used

Priest of Kopec

Vaal Skills deal 1% more Damage per Soul Required
Vaal Skills require 40% increased Souls per Use
Vaal Skill can store +1 Use

Priest of Kamasa

Vaal Skills have 50% increased Skill Effect Duration
Vaal Skills have 50% increased Area of Effect
50% increasd Effect of Auras from your Vaal Skills

Corruption’s Embrace

You have Shepherd of Souls if at least 4 Corrupted Items are Equipped
You have Everlasting Sacrifice if at least 6 Corrupted Items are Equipped
You have Sacrifice of Blood if at least 8 Corrupted Items are Equipped
(Vaal Non-Aura Skills require 80% less Souls. Vaal Non-Aura Skills require 100% increased Souls per Vaal Skill used in the past 8 seconds)
(When you reach full Energy Shield, Sacrifice all Energy Shield to gain +5% to all Maximum Resistances for 4 seconds)
(Life Recovery from Regeneration grants Blood Barrier while on Full Life. Maximum Blood Barrier is equal to 30% of your Maximum Life. Damage from Hits is taken from Blood Barrier before your Life or Energy Shield. 50% less Life Regeneration Rate)

Oshabi Bloodline

Boss: Oshabi, Avatar of the Grove
Found in: Sacred Blossom

Minor Passives

Seal gain frequency

Skills Supported by Unleash have 20% increased Seal gain freqency

Elusive effect

20% increased Elusive Effect

Rage

Gain 2 Rage on Attack Hit

Notables

The Primal Owl

Unsealed Spells gain 5% more Damage each time their effects Reoccur
Skills supported by Unleash have +3 to maximum number of Seals

The Vivid Cat

Elusive has 50% chance to be removed from you at 100% effect
50% increased Stealth while Elusive

The Wild Bear

+20 to Maximum Rage
Lose all rage on reaching Maximum Rage and gain Wild Savagery for 1 second per 10 Rage lost this way
(Wild Savagery grants 100% increased Physical Damage, 10% increased Action Speed, Hits ignore Enemy Physical Damage Reduction and Cannot be Stunned)

Breachlord Bloodline

Boss: It That Was Esh & It That Was Tul
Found in: Pinnacle Hive Fortresses

Minor Passives

Lightning Damage

25% increased Lightning Damage

Cold Damage

25% increased Cold Damage

Maximum Life

8% increased maximum Life

Notables

Tul of Blizzard

30% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
+2 to Level of all Cold Skill Gems if at leat 4 Foulborn Unique Items are Equipped
Your Hits ignore Enemy Monster Cold Resistances if all Equipped Rings are Cryonic Rings

Esh of the Storm

Your Hits ignore Enemy Monster Lightning Resistances if all Equipped Rings are Synaptic Rings
+2 to Level of all Lightning Skill Gems if at least 4 Foulborn Unique Items are Equipped
+30 to Intelligence

Otherworldly Appendages

Take 15% less Lightning Damage with at least one Eshgraft grafted to you
Take 15% less Cold Damage with at least one Tulgraft grafted to you
Take 15% less Physical Damage with at least one Uulgraft grafted to you
Take 15% less Fire Damage with at least one Xophgraft grafted to you
Nearby Enemies take 100% increased Damage from Graft Skills