Totem HP/Defense Nodes... Are they worth it?

Hey guys,

I was wondering if the increased totem HP as well as the physical damage reduction and elemental resistance nodes are worth taking. I rely 100% on my totems for damage but dont want to invest in the nodes if they will not provide a significant bonus.

Thanks for the input.

I used to have a dual flame totem in beyond(got to 83) and i can assure you, those points are really well spend =) It won't help much against reflect tho, so i switched fire pen gem for life leech in those maps.

There is a noticeable difference in totem survivability taking as many totem defensive nodes as you can get near.

In most of the situations that cause my high level dual totemers trouble, totem health is the issue more so than totem dps, so I would definitely class those as the more important nodes to take. But then I rarely play in a rush (outside Haku) so put low value on clearspeed.

The bonus is like night and day, but it still won't make totems anywhere tanky.

Non-totem nodes can yield more damage for totems. But totem nodes allow you to switch what damage the totems do, improve their durability, and their cast time.

I'd rather have 30% totem damage and some totem defenses as opposed to 100% damage and no totem buffs.

Thanks guys,

My build already takes all of the totem HP nodes and ill grab the resists/physical reduction I am near. I am trying to make my build work by running down and getting the nodes south of marauder but it doesnt look like that will happen without a lot of sacrifices, more then it would be worth.