Decoy Totem vs Spell Totem + Enduring Cry

It could just be me, but decoy totems seem to die faster than spell totems so I was wondering if throwing enduring cry on a spell totem would actually be more effective than using a decoy totem?

Update: I tested this in game. Decoy totem has no cool-down on its enduring cry however spell totem has much more life plus it gets the charges from its enduring cry, farther increasing its defense. I'm not for sure if its capable of taunting in enemies fast enough yet, due to suffering from enduring cry's cool down.

When you level up decoy totem its stats get considerably better. Definitely Decoy totem is a winner here.

I am NOT a necrophil, please don't blame me for necroing topics - i just used search, thank you! :)

I run decoy totem and i confirm that it gets MUCH higher life as it levels up. But i fail to see Decoy totem life values in wiki. New player here, level 41 on my 1st serious character (which is 2nd; 1st was to run through all content in normal and unlock scion).

Can someone illuminate base life of decoy totem at each gem level up to 25 for me?

Also, should i take +24% totem life (i do use Decoy totem heavily, bow DPS char), or not? I can get one just for a single skill point without any pathing, but will decoy totem be of significant use end-game (i mean 75+ char level)? I'd rather save respec point if it won't be.

Oh, and i know the magic word to add to my questions: seasoned exiles, share your wisdom, pleeeeease! :)

With a little loving, decoy totem can be quite tanky and work in endgame. It won't last long against bosses and high dps mobs but as a distraction to unload some dps it works very well. It also benefits from defensive auras so if you are running purity or grace it should see a decent boost in survivability. With no totem life nodes but high quality (%life) and totem res gem i have used decoy quite effectively in mid 70 maps. Don't know exact life, never seen a chart on it.

Thanks! It's sad we don't have life values for it, but your experience is decisive enough. I think i'll take that +24% totam life passive point, then. I do enjoy ability to put it anywhere i want any moment, and i guess a single passive point is not a huge loss for extra ~20% survival time of it.