10 Amazing Video Game Powers That Come At An Equally Great Cost
3. Chaos Build - Path of Exile 2 SUGGESTED THUMBNAIL: https://imgur.com/a/Kbf4qdC
Path of Exile 2 offers each of its six classes unique Ascendancies that provide them with additional powers and perks. In the case of the monk, witch, and ranger classes, they each come with a unique Ascendancy that allows them to deal extremely powerful Chaos damage.
In exchange for their life.
All Chaos builds in the game allow the player to deal a unique kind of damage that all of the hostile creatures are extremely vulnerable to. However, it also makes the player more susceptible, as each of the Chaos-based abilities drains their life or takes away their life flask charges.
Because of this, Chaos builds are extremely dangerous to wield, since even a brief moment of carelessness can cost you your entire run. The level of skill and attention it takes to use Chaos can be too much even for veteran players, however, as a reward, you get to be the most deadly damage dealer in the game.
Not that any other Ascendancy is bad, of course. It's just that nothing feels quite as great as being able to sap away any boss’s health in seconds. Even at the price of your own health.