Some questions about playing totems

Hi,
I have in Poe something about 600 h, in first 100 hours I played ranged builds (most was self-created max T3 bad clear speed builds) then I switched to melee builds like cyclone/swap/ES etc.
Now I want something magic, and I found totems look very enjoyable, also my friend bought me 1 or 2 years ago some spells MTX.
My questions are:

1. Spell mtx like glacial cascade/freezing pulse work on totems? I found 50/50 answers :o

2. Totems have own HP bar, They get killed rarely or common? On yt videos they don't but build showcases are on turbo gear.

3. Its good way to league-start as totem build?

4. With decent game knowledge I'm able to create my own spell-totem build?

I don't know its proper forum section, but on Templar section I see only builds threads so I think here is good?

PS I want to mention that English is not my mother tongue and please bear with me :/

1. They do. But if you get spell totem support from an item instead of gem you can't apply MTX to the spell totem support itself. Like you can't apply MTX to the Scorching Ray you get from Balefire unique.

2. They don't die that often. They do sometimes but you can just summon them again.

3. Totem builds are quite decent starters, yes.

4. Probably? Still good idea to look at actual guide

Hi,


1. Spell MTX will work with spell totems you are still applying the MTX to the spell gem itself not the totem.

2. From experience they don't really die often. Reflect maps are the only time they will die quickly.

3. Yes, totems can be a pretty good league starter.

4. I don't see why not.

Good luck.

p.s Hierophant got a nerf for totems. It looks like GGG are going to try force totem players to use multiple totem support if they want to cast two totems at a time.
Depending on what the patch notes bring, totems have so far been nerfed for next league. But they should still be fine to play.

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imanubcake wrote:

1. They do. But if you get spell totem support from an item instead of gem you can't apply MTX to the spell totem support itself. Like you can't apply MTX to the Scorching Ray you get from Balefire unique.

Whaaaaat, its dumb, so if i want to use soul mantle (80% use this item) and mtx i just can't? Its dumb...

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AlienCrimeLord wrote:

p.s Hierophant got a nerf for totems. It looks like GGG are going to try force totem players to use multiple totem support if they want to cast two totems at a time.
Depending on what the patch notes bring, totems have so far been nerfed for next league. But they should still be fine to play.

Yeah i looked on this changes but im waiting for final path notes and i thnik in this legue it may be great for ritual/maven boss fight. Place 4-5-6 totems (we geting 100% placment speed buff) and dodge spells/replace downed totems.
Maybe they will buff multiple totem support? or add 1+ summoned totem in passive skill tree so will be accesible for all.

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AlienCrimeLord wrote:

p.s Hierophant got a nerf for totems. It looks like GGG are going to try force totem players to use multiple totem support if they want to cast two totems at a time.
Depending on what the patch notes bring, totems have so far been nerfed for next league. But they should still be fine to play.

Hierophant got BUFFED in 3.13

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bagietMaster wrote:

Whaaaaat, its dumb, so if i want to use soul mantle (80% use this item) and mtx i just can't? Its dumb...

You can still apply the mtx to the spell you're linking to it, so you can use, say, spark spiders. Just can't do anything about the way the totems themselves look, you're stuck with their trademarked dildo aesthetic.

Totems are quite strong for starting but way too static to be interesting to play.

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Aynix wrote:

Hierophant got BUFFED in 3.13

Hierophant lost a bit of QoL with second node for totem because you cant summon 2 totem at the same time now (but you gain 100% totem placement speed on the first node, i dont know what's the best).

but you gain some QoL from an other node where you now have already 4 endu + power charges and you doesn't need to stack them by summoning a lot of totems (you loose some bonuses from charges too (reduced elem dmg and elem pen)).

a bit of boost with the perma Arcane surge with the node switch but totemers are not taking this node, they take the lil MoM.


For the MTX, since the spell is included in an item (like scorching ray from balefire or spell totem from Soul Mantle and Blight from Allelopathy) you cant put any mtx on it, but for Soul Mantle it only matter for any totem MTX, you can still apply a spell MTX.

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moumout wrote:

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Aynix wrote:

Hierophant got BUFFED in 3.13

Hierophant lost a bit of QoL with second node for totem because you cant summon 2 totem at the same time now (but you gain 100% totem placement speed on the first node, i dont know what's the best).

but you gain some QoL from an other node where you now have already 4 endu + power charges and you doesn't need to stack them by summoning a lot of totems (you loose some bonuses from charges too (reduced elem dmg and elem pen)).

a bit of boost with the perma Arcane surge with the node switch but totemers are not taking this node, they take the lil MoM.


For the MTX, since the spell is included in an item (like scorching ray from balefire or spell totem from Soul Mantle and Blight from Allelopathy) you cant put any mtx on it, but for Soul Mantle it only matter for any totem MTX, you can still apply a spell MTX.

In 3.13 you get 5% more DMG per totem. Currently its 3%. If you have 6 totems (which is normal for Hiero totems) its 12% more DMG.

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Aynix wrote:

In 3.13 you get 5% more DMG per totem. Currently its 3%. If you have 6 totems (which is normal for Hiero totems) its 12% more DMG.

yep forgot about that, but summoning 2 totems at a time was really good.
we need to try it to know.

(how did you get 6 totems ? i count 1 base totem, 1 with ancestral bound, 1 ascendancy, 1 soul mantle, ... maybe 1 from shaper shield ? and the last ?)