3.29: Pact Skills grant Boons instead of Afflictions. The belt that removes the entire downside of the new Pact gems.
pact
caster
Ascendancies that suit it
Assassin — A critical-strike specialist who lives and dies by the poison and the killing blow. 3.29's Mystical Infusion drags it back toward pure spellcasting.
Occultist — Curses first, questions later — chaos damage and hexes are the whole plan, with 3.29's Unhallowed Rite paying out for channelling.
Elementalist — Splits elemental damage across golems and ailments until the battlefield is unrecognizable.