Spell cast by totem always weaker?

Spell totem has 50% less amage and 30% less cast speed, 2 totems deals only 1*0.5*0.7*2 = 70% dmg.

Is that means any other offensive spell cast by totem will always weaker than flame, shockwave, or searing bond totem?

Not necessarily. The totems have more mana than you, so you can summon them then spam your own skills in conjunction.

If you support them right, then they can do really well.

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Jpswd wrote:

Is that means any other offensive spell cast by totem will always weaker than flame, shockwave, or searing bond totem?

Yes, that's the gist of it, native totems are currently much stronger. A totemist with spell totems can kinda work with some of the stronger spells but don't expect to set a land speed record in clearing.

they overnerfed spell totem in my opinion. It cant compete with native totems any more. The cast speed penalty should have stayed "reduced"

Well two spell totems alone will result in a lot less dps than selfcast + 1 totem, because of 1 support gem less and the spell totem penalty.

But it will give you more surviveability because of blockers and no reflect/corrupting blood... and you can spam traps while your totems deal dmg.
You also can use triple totems or dual totem+selfcast with that unique chest.

=> it still is possible to deal more dps using totems than selfcast+single totem, but you have to use some additional mechanics to make it work.

Imho the totem nerf was a very good thing as before the nerf, totems were always better than self casting in every way (in terms of dps AND surviveability)


I really dont understand why GGG doesnt nerf CoC A LOT. Because it clearly is soooooo much better than selfcasting 90% of the spells too.
It is even 1000 times more ridiculous than totems ever were...

It doesnt make any sense to use totems or selfcast at all as long as CoC casts up to three different spells at once, 10 times as fast, dealing up to 100 times more dps...