GGG didn’t even save this one for the main show, which tells you a lot about how confident they are. Mark Roberts casually pulled out the Disciple of Varashta for the Sorceress and, yeah, it lands differently. It’s not “here’s your minion build, go AFK.” It feels more like a kit you assemble as you play, the sort of thing you’ll start thinking about while you’re also planning gear, respecs, and where your early PoE 2 Currency is going to disappear to.

How you earn it, not just pick it.

The lore angle actually matters this time. Varashta isn’t just a name stapled onto a tree; her power’s tied to the Trial of the Sekhemas, and you have to clear it to claim the Ascendancy. That little bit of friction is nice. It’s a checkpoint that says, “Alright, you want to command djinn? Prove you can handle the heat.” And it makes the class fantasy click: you’re not collecting pets, you’re binding forces that don’t really want to be tamed.

Djinn that show up when you mean it.

What players will latch onto is the rhythm. You can bind up to three djinn, but they aren’t permanent followers hovering behind you. They appear when you use Command skills, do their thing, and then they’re gone. It pushes you into active decision-making. Pop a command to spike a pack, hold one back for a rare, chain another when your resources dip. It’s closer to stance swapping or form play than classic necro herding, and you’ll notice the pace stays snappy.

The three spirits and why they matter.

1) Ruzhan is the fire option, built for pressure and damage that doesn’t need babysitting. 2) Kelari’s leans into speed and execution, the kind of pick that makes crit setups feel sharper because it rewards timing and finishing. 3) Navira is the practical one, helping with mana and energy shield so your casting doesn’t stall out at the worst moment. The fun part is you’re not locked into one lane. Start with basic commands, invest points, and suddenly you’re building a hybrid that fits how you actually play, not how a guide says you “should.” And if trading and upgrades are on your mind while you test setups, having steady access to poe2 currency can make that experimentation a lot less painful.