Classes & Ascendancies

Smith of Kitava

Smith of Kitava is an Ascendancy class for the Warrior.

3 min read·Updated 2026-07-10·Editor score 84/100
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Our editors rank Smith of Kitava for league-start viability, passive synergy, and how forgiving it feels when you mis-spec early.

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Smith of Kitava is an Ascendancy class for the Warrior.

Overview

The Smith of Kitava has honed his blacksmithing with the power of the god Kitava. He can make his weapon more lethal by forging it into an ally with Manifest Weapon, prepping it with Temper Weapon to give it explosive hits, or make it unleash fire spells on hit with Heat of the Forge. The Smith of Kitava can scale elemental resistances effectively thanks to Coal Stoker and Forged in Flame, by having fire resistance scale his cold and lightning resistances as well. With Smith's Masterwork, he can spend passive points to add powerful mods of his choosing to a Normal body armour.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

NameStats
Fire Damage20% increased Fire Damage
Fire Resistance+8% to Fire Resistance
Melee Damage20% increased Melee Damage
Strength5% increased Strength

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

SkillModifiersPrerequisitePreceding Passive
Heat of the ForgeGrants Skill: Fire Spell on HitFire Damage
Coal StokerModifiers to Fire Resistance also grant Cold and Lightning Resistance at 50% of their valueFire Resistance
Forged in FlameModifiers to Maximum Fire Resistance also grant Maximum Cold and Lightning ResistanceCoal StokerFire Resistance
Against the AnvilGrants Skill: Temper WeaponMelee Damage
Living WeaponGrants Skill: Manifest WeaponStrength
Smith's MasterworkCan only use a Normal Body Armour+200 to Armour for each Connected Notable Passive Skill Allocated

Smith's Masterwork passives

Smith's Masterwork is free to allocate, and each of the following passives only costs 1 ascendancy passive skill point.

SkillModifiers
Dedication to KitavaBody Armour grants +100% of Armour also applies to Chaos Damage
Internal LayerBody Armour grants Hits against you have 100% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
Tribute to UtulaBody Armour grants 30% increased Spirit
Leather BindingsBody Armour grants regenerate 3% of maximum Life per second
Molten SymbolBody Armour grants 25% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage
Flowing MetalBody Armour grants +50% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
HeatproofingBody Armour grants Unaffected by Damaging Ailments
Support StrapsBody Armour grants 20% increased Strength
Kitavan EngravingBody Armour grants 15% increased maximum Life
Tantalum AlloyBody Armour grants +75% to Fire Resistance
Kitavan ImprintBody Armour grants 60% increased Glory generation

Version history

VersionChanges
0.4.0Each Notable connected to the Smith's Masterwork Notable now grants +200 to Armour in addition to its other bonuses. Padded Plates has been removed. Lead Lining has been removed. Heavy Bracing has bee
0.3.0The Flowing Metal Notable Passive Skill now causes Body Armour to grant 50% of Armour to also applies to Elemental Damage from Hits (previously caused Body Armour to grant +5% to Maximum Fire Resistan
0.2.0fFixed a bug where the Smith's Masterwork Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill had a refund cost.
0.2.0Introduced to the game. (Hotfix 4) Fixed an issue where the Smith of Kitava Ascendancy could not be selected. You will need to relaunch your client to receive this fix.
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