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Totem Explained
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Totem is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Totem tag, the Modifiers, Uniques, and what Totem is!
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What is Totem?
Totem In-Game Description
Totems are allied constructs which uses skills for you. Totems are not minions and their skills benefit from your stats, though they have their own defensive stats and can be damaged or killed.
Totem Limit is shared between different types of Totem by default.
Totem Modifiers
All Modifiers with Totem
|
• X% increased Totem Placement speed • X% increased Totem Life • X% increased Totem Damage |
Totem Skills
Totem in Ascendancy Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Ancestral Spirits |
Each of your Totems will summon an Ancestral Spirit Minion to fight for you. If the Totem that summoned the Minion dies then the Ancestral Spirit will too. |
Totem in Passives
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Ancestral Bond |
・Unlimited number of Summoned Totems ・Totems reserve 100 Spirit each |
 Watchtowers |
・Attack Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems ・Skills that would Summon a Totem have 20% chance to Summon two Totems instead |
 Ancestral Reach |
・25% increased Totem Placement Speed ・50% increased Totem Placement Range |
| Supportive Ancestors |
・25% increased Damage while you have a Totem ・Totems have 2% increased Cast Speed per Summoned Totem ・Totems have 2% increased Attack Speed per Summoned Totem |
| Ancestral Conduits |
・12% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've summoned a Totem Recently |
| Carved Earth |
・20% increased Totem Damage ・6% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've summoned a Totem Recently |
| Hardened Wood |
・Totems gain +20% to all Elemental Resistances ・Totams have 20% additional Physical Damage Reduction |
| Ancestral Alacrity |
・30% increased Totam Placement speed ・8% increased Attack and Cast Sped if you've summoned a Totem Recently |
| Ancestral Mending |
・Regenerate 1% of Life per second while you have a Totem ・Totems Regenerate 3% of Life per second |
| Ancestral Artifice |
・Attack Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems ・20% increased Totem Placement range |
| Ancestral Unity |
・Totems have 4% increased Attack Speed per Summonged Totem |
| Totem Life | ・X% increased Totem Life |
| Totem Cast Speed | ・Spell Cast by Totems have X% increased Cast Speed |
| Totem Damage | ・X% increased Totem Damage |
| Totem Placement Speed | ・X% increased Totem Placement speed |
| Totem Elemental Resistance | ・Totems gain +X% to all Elemental Resistances |
| Totem Physical Damage Reduction | ・Totems have additional X% Physical Damage Reduction |
Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives
Totem Gems
All Totem Skill Gems
| Gem | Effects |
|---|---|
 Ancestral Warrior Totem
|
・Totem duration is 8 seconds ・Limit 1 Totem ・Totem base attack time is 1 second ・Totem Base Critical Hit Chance is 5% ・Totem uses its own Two Handed Mace, dealing 87-130 base Physical Damage |
 Artillery Ballista
|
Ballista: ・+16 sec. to Totem Duration ・ Limit 1 Totem ・ Totem Base Attack Time is 2.5 sec. ・Totem Base Critical Hit chance is 5% ・Totem uses its own weapon, dealing 54 to 81 Nase Physical Damage Artillery: ・Converts 60% of Physical damage to Fire damage ・Fires 3 Projectiles ・Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 metres. |
 Dark Effigy
|
Dark Effigy: ・+8 seconds to Totem Duration ・Limit 1 Totem Vile Effusion: ・Deals 15 to 28 Chaos Damage ・Impact Radius is 1.2 metres |
 Ripwire Ballista
|
Ballista: ・Totem duration is 16 seconds ・Limit 1 Totem ・Totem base Attack Time is 1.6 seconds ・Totem uses its own weapon dealing 24 to 36 Base Physical Damage Bolts: ・Hits are Pinning ・Pins enemies as though dealing 600% more damage,Fires 5 Projectiles,Maim on hit |
 Shockwave Totem
|
Totem: ・Totem duration is 12s ・Limit of 1 Totem ・Totem Base Attack Time is 3s ・Totem uses its own weapon dealing 10 to 16 base Physical Damage Slam: ・Shockwave radius is 3 metres |
All Totem Support Gems
| Gem | Effects |
|---|---|
 Font of Blood
|
・Fonts of Blood from supported skills grant 2% Life Regeneration per second to you and your allies ・Objects created by supported skills create a Font of Blood with a 3 metre radius |
 Font of Mana
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・Fonts of Mana supported skills grant 40% increased mana Regeneration Rate to you and your allies ・Objects created by Supported Skills Create a Font of Mana with a 3 metre radius |
 Font of Rage
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・Objects created by Supported Skills create a Font of Rage with a 3 Metre Radius ・Fonts of Rage from Supported Skills grant 2 Rage Regeneration per second to you and your allies |
 Greatwood I
|
・Supported skills can only have one active totem. ・Totem limit instead grants 5% more area of effect for totems per limit to supported skills, up to 20%. ・Totem limit instead grants 10% more totem damage per limit to supported skills, up to 40%. ・Totem limit instead grants 10% more totem life per limit to supported skills, up to 40%. |
 Reinforced Totems I
|
・Totems summoned by supported skills have +40% to all Elemental Resistances. |
 Urgent Totems I
|
・Supported skills have 80% increased Totem placement speed |
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