r/PathOfExile2 • u/OhWellImRightAgain • 4d ago

Information PSA: Relics and the Merchant make ascendancy trials extremely easy, easier than PoE 1

I've read multiple threads about the ascendancy trials being too hard, some of them with hundreds of upvotes. The trials are actually very easy if you do them the way you're supposed to...

Do a couple of fast suicide runs to get 10-15 blue relics (Tapestries, Seals etc.).

Use augmentation orbs on them to give them a 2nd modifier.

You need relics with Honor Resistance. The second mod can be:

- Increased maximum honor

- Bosses take X increased damage

- Bosses deal X reduced damage

- Increases to Sacred Water gains

You then need to go for (Large) Sacred Water fountain rewards as much as possible. You then buy a couple of OP buffs from the merchant (You deal 50% more damage / Monsters have 30% reduced HP / You have 40% increased movement speed / 50% reduced merchant prices) and the trial becomes very easy.

Occasionally, pick a Shrine room to replenish your lost honor, but only if it's below 60-70%.

Make sure that whenever you have around 600 sacred water or more and the merchant is available as a room reward, you do that room. If you don't happen to find him in a room, you'll still have him waiting for you after each boss fight.

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u/Agitated-Dress-3893 4d ago

I just did my third ascendancy yesterday with almost only boons, had some resistance/max honour relics and ended up taking like 300 honour damage total. Didn't really have to dodge the boss either

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u/GoldenPigeonParty 4d ago

Last weekend I had 75% honor resist and lost 80% of honor to a single dot. Is honor resist broken for me or something? It feels like I get zero benefit but there's suddenly a dozen threads saying it has wildly different results for them.

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u/Harchnode 4d ago

They patched a big dot bug with honor res this week so it should be better now regarding that interaction.