The Almagest see the Ascendant quality of an Element as that element in its primal, wild, and most dangerous form. It is new, raw, growing, and uncontrollable, like destructive acts of nature: tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires, and tsunamis. Almagest gods with an Ascendant element include the Life domain in their portfolios.
- Air Ascendant – Garuda, the Peryton
- Earth Ascendant – Elapida, the Basilisk
- Fire Ascendant – Bennu, the Phoenix
- Water Ascendant – Tuthose, the Kraken