Path of Exile’s passive tree is shared by all classes, while each class begins in a different location. Characters gain points through leveling and certain quests, then allocate connected nodes. The tree includes small and notable passives, Masteries, Keystones, jewel sockets, and class-specific Ascendancy trees. Jewels can fill sockets, and some named unique jewels change how nearby passives work or permit allocation without normal connections. Active skill gems grant skills through item sockets and can gain experience and levels; linked support gems augment them. This reference describes only the effects and rules stated in the supplied Path of Exile wiki passages. It does not establish an optimal build, current balance, or complete gem roster.
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Normal allocation requires a node to connect to an allocated node, but Intuitive Leap can allow allocation within its radius without that connection. An Intuitive Leap notable does not enable its cluster’s Mastery.
Small passives, notables, Masteries, and Keystones have different stated roles. Mastery access depends on normally allocating the cluster’s Notable, and selecting an option prevents choosing that same option again in another Mastery of its category.
Treating the supplied skill table as Path of Exile data
The skill table is from a Path of Exile 2 wiki, while the requested Steam identity is Path of Exile. Its skill names and effects are excluded from these records.
A source-bounded reference to Path of Exile’s passive skill tree, passive allocation and refunds, jewels and jewel interactions, and active skill gems. The sources do not provide a supported list of specific active gem choices or their effects, so this reference focuses on named passive-tree structures and jewel interactions.
Only the supplied Path of Exile wiki passages support the gameplay records; no individual passive-node effects, Ascendancy node details, or specific active skill gem effects are given.
The supplied skill list is a Path of Exile 2 source and is excluded as wrong-edition material.
The source passages do not establish a particular league, patch state, optimal configuration, acquisition location, or current comparative effectiveness.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.
