InPath Of Exile, each character has their own set of strengths and weaknesses due to the restrictions of their Passive Trees. Whether it’s overwhelming strength or flashy spell casting, there’s a lot to consider when it comes to building a character that fits your playstyle. The Scion is a character that’s perfect for experimenting with various playstyles.

The Scion is a character with an evenly distributed stat spread who can be shaped into whatever build you want to go for. With branching paths in their Passive Tree that emphasize each attribute, you can choose where the Scion’s strengths lie.

A player approaching a cage in an underground area in Act 3 of Path of Exile.

How To Unlock The Scion

The Scion can berescued from a cage in the Tower of God, in the area before where the final boss of this act lurks.Interacting with the cage will free the Scionand add her to the Character Selection menu. If you miss the cage, the Scion can also beunlocked by defeating Dominus, the boss in the following room.

The Scion’s Attributes

The Scion is a very flexible character that can easily be molded into various character builds. The Scion starts off with20 in Strength, Intelligence, and Dexterity.She also starts off at the center of the Passive Tree, surrounded byskills that better support each of her attributes.

While the Scion is a jack-of-all-trades,she will be fairly weak in the early Acts.The Scion’s Passive Tree nodes offerstat buffs that are much weakerthan other characters.

The Ascendant’s Passive Skill Tree, each branching path, and all of the ability nodes in Path of Exile.

As for Ascendancy options, theScion can only choose one Ascendancy, the Ascendant.The Ascendant’s Passive Tree is full ofpassive skills that are based off of each playable character.

When you activate the node tied to a specific character, you’ll be able tostart pathing from that character’s starting point in the Passive Tree.