Is Ascendancy Worth It?

[sarahsgames]

I was playing through on Cruel before 3.0. I decided to skip all the Acendancy trials for now; I honestly hate deadly trap-puzzle challenges. But with 3.0, it seems all the trials have been auto-completed and I suddenly have access to the Labyrinth.

I *think* I just need to complete one Labyrinth now, and access some sort of altar to choose an Ascendancy. (Edited to add: I'm playing a Shadow.)

But the Labyrinths mean more trap-puzzle challenges. I spent a lot of time with one last night, and left frustrated. Should I try to complete, and choose an Ascendancy? Or skip?

[Old Cat 🐱]

It depends on your build, don't you think? You can look in the wiki what kind of bonuses you can get there, and decide for yourself.

[Drake]

Asczndancy bonuses are very powerful and some are even build enablers that wouldn't fare well in HL without it.

Today it's not something worth to skip. You kind of need it since nerfs and buffs are balanced around it.

They also streamlined normal and cruel lab, you shouldn't have any problem completing those, traps are very easy to avoid and the boss got nerfed a lot.

That's 4 almost free points to get and make you a lot more powerful.

[sarahsgames]

Thanks for the insights. I guess I'll try the lab again soon--when I'm feeling mellow and patient!