Path of Exile 2 · Class wiki
The New Duelist
The first sword class in Path of Exile 2. Every page here is built only from what Grinding Gear Games has officially shown, with a date and a confirmed or unconfirmed label.
- 1.0 launch
- 11 Dec 2026
- Price at 1.0
- Free to play
- New weapon
- Swords
- Stances
- Ready · Sand · Blood
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PoE2 Thrax — Grand Arena Champion (What GGG Showed)
Thrax is the champion at the centre of the Grand Arena in GGG's Duelist demo. Beasts gate the fight; boss footage from 465s has no attack narration.
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Bringer of Blades PoE2 Duelist Build (GGG Showcase)
How GGG built Bringer of Blades for PoE2 Duelist: Earthrend, Kaom's Madness, Blade Conduit, Sand Stance, and Rain of Steel as shown in the official video.
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Scourge Walker PoE2 Duelist Build (GGG Fire Cyclone Demo)
Scourge Walker as GGG showed it: Oro's Sacrifice, Infernal Step, fire-scaled bleed, Berek's Respite Cyclone, and a parry weapon set—not ascended.
guides
PoE2 Duelist Ascendancy: Confirmed vs Not Shown Yet
What GGG has confirmed about PoE2 Duelist ascendancy (Exilecon teaser, non-ascended demo builds) and what is still unknown before the reveal.
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PoE2 Duelist Class Guide — Swords, Stances, and What GGG Showed
What the Path of Exile 2 Duelist is: swords, Ready/Sand/Blood stances, parry, Grand Arena, and the two preview builds from GGG’s deep dive video.
guides
PoE2 Duelist Parry: Dual Wield, Shield Bash, and Stances
PoE2 Duelist parry on dual wield swords, shield bash from Ready Stance, dashing parry, and Runeforged Targe—sourced from the official GGG deep dive.
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How a Duelist fight flows
The stance loop
The sequence GGG demonstrated, from first strike to payoff.
- 1
Use a Duelist skill and keep the button held to enter Ready Stance.
- 2
Stun with Sand Scour for Sand Stance, or parry and use Bloodied Blade for Blood Stance.
- 3
Use skills like Perforate or Cyclone from that stance to get the stance version.
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What is on the wiki
Five sections, each page tied to an official source.
Guides
Class overview, release date, stances, parry.
Skills
Cyclone, Earthrend and the Bloodied Blade combo.
Builds
Bringer of Blades and Scourge Walker.
Bosses and items
Thrax, swords and Oro's Sacrifice.
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Dec 11 is when the numbers arrive
Until the 1.0 release this wiki sticks to officially shown facts. Pages marked unconfirmed get rewritten from the game itself once it is playable.