Classes & Ascendancies

Chronomancer

Chronomancer is an Ascendancy class for the Sorceress.

3 min read·Updated 2026-07-10·Editor score 87/100
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Our editors rank Chronomancer for league-start viability, passive synergy, and how forgiving it feels when you mis-spec early.

Best for: Anyone picking a main or planning a league start

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Chronomancer is an Ascendancy class for the Sorceress.

Overview

The Chronomancer can manipulate time, gaining access to a variety of utility skills and other bonuses. She can refresh all cooldowns on command with Time Snap or stop all enemies in their tracks with Time Freeze. She can delay some damage taken with Phased Form and cast Temporal Rift to rewind her position and life, mana, and energy shield values back a few seconds while undoing any delayed damage, and Inevitable Agony applies a powerful damage amplification debuff that takes times to kick in. In addition, Quicksand Hourglass grants a fluctuating bonus to skill speed or area of effect, Now and Again grants a chance for her skills to repeat, and Apex of the Moment grants her a slowing aura.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

NameStats
Area of Effect8% increased Area of Effect
Buff Expiry RateBuffs on you expire 10% slower
Cast Speed6% increased Cast Speed
Cooldown Recovery Rate6% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Skill Speed and Area of Effect4% increased Skill Speed6% increased Area of Effect
Slow EffectDebuffs you inflict have 6% increased Slow Magnitude

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

SkillModifiersPrerequisitePreceding Passive
Phased FormTake 30% less Damage4 seconds after being Damaged by an Enemy Hit, take Damage equal to 30% of that Hit's DamageBuff Expiry Rate
Footprints in the SandGrants Skill: Temporal RiftPhased FormBuff Expiry Rate
Quicksand HourglassGrants Sands of TimeCast Speed and Area of Effect
InevitabilityGrants Skill: Inevitable AgonyCurse Delay
Apex of the MomentEnemies in your Presence are Slowed by 20%Slow Effect
Now and AgainRepeatable Spells have 20% chance to RepeatCascadable Spells have 20% chance to EchoCooldown Recovery Rate
Unbound EncoreGrants Skill: Time SnapCooldown Recovery Rate
Ultimate CommandGrants Skill: Time FreezeUnbound EncoreBuff Expiry Rate

Version history

VersionChanges
0.5.0The Rapid River Notable Passive Skill has been removed, its position has been taken by Now and Again. The Now and Again Notable Passive Skill has been reworked, It now grants Cascadable Spells have a
0.4.0Inevitable Agony granted by Inevitability has been updated: Now ignores the Curse Limit. Now causes Cursed Targets to take 50% of Hit Damage dealt to them while Cursed again when Curse expires (previo
0.3.0The Flood of Echoes Notable Passive Skill has been renamed to Inevitability. It no longer grants the Unleash Skill. It instead now grants the new skill Inevitable Agony, which Curses all targets in an
0.2.0The Circular Heartbeat Ascendancy Passive Skill has been removed. Rapid River no longer has a prerequisite. Added a new Flood of Echoes Ascendancy Passive Skill that grants the Unleash Skill.
0.1.0Introduced to the game.
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