PoE2 Duelist
Fan-Made WikiThe Duelist is the new Path of Exile 2 class, revealed at Gamescom 2026 and arriving with the game's full 1.0 release on December 11, 2026. The class is built around the new sword weapon specialization — the armored warrior from the reveal trailer, glowing blade in hand, with skills shown in the footage pointing to a Dual Strike-style high-damage playstyle. Official skill numbers and ascendancies are still unpublished; what exists is the trailer, the official deep dive, and hands-on previews from the Gamescom floor. This wiki tracks all of it, honestly separated into confirmed facts and community analysis: what the sword specialization means, every skill shown in the trailer analyzed, the ascendancy outlook, the first builds to plan for launch day, and the countdown to December 11.
Fresh From the Reveal
PoE2 Duelist Guide: The New Class, Complete
Sword Specialization: The Duelist Weapon System
Duelist Build Outlook: Launch-Day Plans
Duelist vs the Other PoE2 Classes
Trailer Skills Analysis: Every Duelist Skill Shown
Registration Rewards: The 1.0 Launch Bonuses
The 1.0 Release: December 11, 2026
PoE2 Duelist FAQ: The Quick Answers
Meet the Class in Four Steps
From Reveal Trailer to Launch Build
Know the Class
The Duelist is the new class for Path of Exile 2's 1.0 — the complete guide covers what's confirmed and what's still unrevealed.
Understand the Swords
The class is tied to the new sword specialization — the weapon system guide explains what that means for your gear plan.
Study the Skills
The trailer showed sword skills with real promise — the analysis page breaks down every skill shown, frame by frame.
Plan for Launch
December 11 is coming — the build outlook and release pages get your first Duelist from character select to maps.
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PoE2 Duelist Guide: The New Class, Complete
The complete guide to the PoE2 Duelist — the new Path of Exile 2 class revealed at Gamescom 2026: the sword specialization, the trailer skills, what's confirmed and what's still unrevealed before December 11.
Sword Specialization: The Duelist Weapon System
How the new sword weapon specialization defines the PoE2 Duelist — what specializing means for skills, scaling and gear, and how swords contrast with the Shadow's daggers.
Duelist Build Outlook: Launch-Day Plans
The first PoE2 Duelist builds to plan before numbers exist — the dual-sword damage build, the sword-and-board defensive build, and the fundamentals any ascendancy will build on.
Duelist vs the Other PoE2 Classes
Where the new Duelist fits among Path of Exile 2's classes — the melee divide against the Warrior, the weapon split against the dagger Shadow, and which class suits which player.
Trailer Skills Analysis: Every Duelist Skill Shown
The PoE2 Duelist reveal trailer and deep dive, analyzed skill by skill — the Dual Strike-style headline attack, the movement and defensive showcases, and what the footage honestly doesn't show.
Registration Rewards: The 1.0 Launch Bonuses
The registration rewards announced alongside the PoE2 Duelist reveal — what was announced, how the claims work at 1.0, and what is confirmed versus speculated.
The 1.0 Release: December 11, 2026
Path of Exile 2's full 1.0 release on December 11, 2026 — what the launch brings, the Duelist as headline addition, the 0.5.5 event league before it, and how to be ready on day one.
PoE2 Duelist FAQ: The Quick Answers
Straight answers about the new PoE2 Duelist — the release date, the weapons, the unknowns, the cost and whether you need the beta.
PoE2 Duelist Guide: The New Class, Complete
The complete guide to the PoE2 Duelist — the new Path of Exile 2 class revealed at Gamescom 2026: the sword specialization, the trailer skills, what's confirmed and what's still unrevealed before December 11.
Sword Specialization: The Duelist Weapon System
How the new sword weapon specialization defines the PoE2 Duelist — what specializing means for skills, scaling and gear, and how swords contrast with the Shadow's daggers.
Duelist Build Outlook: Launch-Day Plans
The first PoE2 Duelist builds to plan before numbers exist — the dual-sword damage build, the sword-and-board defensive build, and the fundamentals any ascendancy will build on.
Duelist vs the Other PoE2 Classes
Where the new Duelist fits among Path of Exile 2's classes — the melee divide against the Warrior, the weapon split against the dagger Shadow, and which class suits which player.
Trailer Skills Analysis: Every Duelist Skill Shown
The PoE2 Duelist reveal trailer and deep dive, analyzed skill by skill — the Dual Strike-style headline attack, the movement and defensive showcases, and what the footage honestly doesn't show.
Registration Rewards: The 1.0 Launch Bonuses
The registration rewards announced alongside the PoE2 Duelist reveal — what was announced, how the claims work at 1.0, and what is confirmed versus speculated.
The 1.0 Release: December 11, 2026
Path of Exile 2's full 1.0 release on December 11, 2026 — what the launch brings, the Duelist as headline addition, the 0.5.5 event league before it, and how to be ready on day one.
PoE2 Duelist FAQ: The Quick Answers
Straight answers about the new PoE2 Duelist — the release date, the weapons, the unknowns, the cost and whether you need the beta.
What Is the PoE2 Duelist?
The Duelist is the new class revealed for Path of Exile 2 at Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live, announced alongside the game's full 1.0 release date of December 11, 2026. The reveal trailer showed an armored warrior facing down hulking creatures with a glowing sword, and the announcement carried the structural news that matters most for build planning: the Duelist is tied to the new sword weapon specialization, while the dagger specialization was announced for the Shadow. Coverage from the show floor was unusually warm — the class earned glowing write-ups, with journalists calling it everything PoE2 needed.
What is known comes from three sources: the reveal trailer, the official Duelist deep dive from Grinding Gear Games, and hands-on previews from Gamescom attendees who played the class through early acts. What is not known is equally important: official skill numbers and ascendancy details remain unpublished, and this wiki marks the line clearly — confirmed facts stay facts, community analysis stays analysis. Between now and December 11, every new reveal will land here: the ascendancy list when it drops, the skill tree when it's shown, and the launch builds the moment real numbers exist. The Duelist is the reason to plan a 1.0 character today; this wiki is the plan.
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Grinding Gear Games
Revealed
Gamescom 2026
1.0 Release
Dec 11, 2026
Weapon Focus
Swords
Daggers Belong To
The Shadow
Ascendancies
Unpublished
Everything About the Duelist, Mapped
Class guide, skills, builds, release — the complete toolkit for the new class.
The Complete Class Guide
The full orientation.
Sword Specialization
The new weapon system.
⚔Swords for the Duelist, daggers for the Shadow — what the specialization system means for your buildTrailer Skills Analysis
Every skill, analyzed.
The Dual Strike-style attack — the headline skill
Movement and defensive skills shown in the footage
Support gem implications from the reveal
What the trailer doesn't show — the honest gaps
Build Outlook
First builds for launch.
Duelist vs the Other Classes
Where the class fits.
The 1.0 Release
December 11, 2026.
The release date and what 1.0 means
The Duelist as the headline 1.0 addition
The 0.5.5 event league and pre-launch window
How to prepare before the day arrives
Registration Rewards
The launch bonuses.
FAQ
The straight answers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about the new Duelist class.
December 11 is coming.
The class guide, the skill analysis, the build plans and the release countdown — everything to meet the Duelist with a plan instead of a guess.