Spell totem + power siphon?
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Does it work? If so, does it inherit the stats of my equipped wand and will it benefit from auras and passives that I have? If it kills something do I get the power charge, or does my totem?
For example if I'm dealing cold damage with my wand and have the lightning aura and the lighting walker keystone will the totem benefit from my added lightning damage? If so will it still do so if I am not within the aura's range? I can't find any definitive answer on the compatibility of spell totem with other spells, but I did read somewhere in the forums that the trap support gem can be used with melee skills such as cleave and double-strike, so it has me thinking that I could use a totem support gem to keep me supplied with power charges while i cast other spells. |
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Spell Totem cannot use Power Siphon because it is a ranged attack skill. However, Ranged Attack Totem can.
Ranged Attack Totem is based on the stats of your character. It will use the skill gem attached to all its supports exactly as your character would (with aura buffs and all), except that it also applies its own modifiers. However, it cannot gain you or itself Frenzy or Power Charges. The Trap support gem cannot use melee attack skills, but can use ranged attack skills and spells. same name in-game
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No wonder I couldn't find an answer >.< I didn't realize that there was a ranged-attack totem.
It's a shame it doesn't gain charges for you, my support witch ideas just keep falling short it seems. Minirant:
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First I expect my minions to be counted as allies for the purposes of a conduit. Nope. I was hoping to pass power-siphon duty off onto a totem that will leave me free to use frenzy. Nope. I can see why minions don't get charges it would be OP to have 20 guys running around with 3 power/frenzy/endurance charges. I'm guessing summon skeletons would be a better fit for a totem, considering I want my mana to go into collecting charges more than i want to use it on meat-shields.
Thank you, Iao, for your help. Does it work as if the totem is just a proxy casting your skills? I'm just curious if it updates each time or if it locks in after casting. For example you have a frenzy totem cast by a bow and you swap to a sword mid-fight. Can it continue casting with your previously equipped bow or does it lose the ability to cast when you do? Alternatively, if you lose an aura effect will it lose the effect as well? I'm sure this has been asked before but I've already dredged through a lot of totem threads that don't address this question and I loathe the thought of dredging more. |
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