Need help theoricrafting Spell totem firestorm + searing bond + flame surge 100% chaos

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Adser wrote:

What is the point of the firestorm totem?

whats the point of any other spell totem build? Perhaps being able to move and do other things while the totems cast and aggro for you?

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Adser wrote:

And that is not even considering how your damage will go to the ground with Ritual of Awakening (50% LESS damage)

what 50%?

Hm, ok. Do keep in mind that your flame surge will be your only source of damage lategame, since your totems will be barely slapping mobs around.

That does allow you to link supports like blind to your firestorm totems.

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Ludvator wrote:

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Adser wrote:

What is the point of the firestorm totem?

whats the point of any other spell totem build? Perhaps being able to move and do other things while the totems cast and aggro for you?

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Adser wrote:

And that is not even considering how your damage will go to the ground with Ritual of Awakening (50% LESS damage)

what 50%?

The node that allows him to cas multiple totems give him a 10% less totem damage per totem active, he has 4 totems (1 base + 1 searing bond + 2 extras from node) giving him 40% less totem damage (my bad, counted an extra totem). His searing bond will do 60% damage and his firestorm totem will do 42% damage (40% less from passive and 30% less from spell totem support).

They do almost no damage (and the poison will be worse since it will double dip the less multipliers)

as a true hybrid, he should do it with a Staff

lets see. he has three totems, 30% less from Ritual, 30% and 30% less from spell totem. thats 34.4% of his damage per each totem. one support gem less means around 30% less damage (equals 43% more from the missing support).. so three totems would deal around 70% of his selfcast hit damage

edit: he does not use AB.. forgot about fourth totem from SB (so the above calc is true for non-SB)

He is using chaos conversion, so no staff

yes, you are right that the poison the does not go well with double less damage on totems. would be very sub optimal

much better with flame totem though

is the conclusion that i'am too much dispersed ?

the conclusion is that double less damage hurts your poison DoT way too much, which is no good for poison build.

You could go Scion, get the Hierophant subclass and use flame totem in your helm. That way you would have no damage loss and your idea would work (2 Flame totems, 1 searing bond totem and flame surge as your main damage source).