Smith of Kitava Temporarily Unavailable
Early Access
Currently, the Smith of Kitava was unavailable, Warriors could only ascend as a Warbringer or Titan. You cannot change ascendancies in Path of Exile 2 so you needed to wait before ascending if you want to become a Smith of Kitava after the issue is resolved.
FIXED!
Hotfix 4 for Patch 0.2.0 resolved the issue, happy smithing!
0.2.0 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.
- Monsters spawned from Strongboxes can no longer be Spectred.
- Forsaken Miners that have minecarts no longer explode instantly when being summoned as a Spectre.
- Temporarily disabled NVIDIA Reflex while we investigate issues.
- Increased the damage area of Shield Bash from the Raise Shield Skill.
- Fixed a bug where Storm Lance and Lightning Spear were not able to be supported by Perpetual Charge.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur with the Nocturne Unique Item.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur with Storm Lance in party play.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur when previewing unavailable microtransactions when using a controller.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur on the Passive Tree UI when using a controller.
- Fixed 4 other client crashes.
- Fixed 4 instance crashes.

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Apr 04, 2025 4:41 PM (EDT) - We're looking into an issue where Smith of Kitava is not available to pick when ascending.
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Written by: Tenkiei
