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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 ImageAncestral 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.
Wooden Wall ImageWooden Wall 20% of Damage from Hits is taken from your nearest Totem's Life before you/
Totem Life ImageTotem Life 20% increased Totem Life
Answered Call ImageAnswered Call Grants Skill: Ancestral Spirits;+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems;Trigger Ancestral Spirits when you Summon a Totem
Totem Damage ImageTotem Damage 20% increased Totem Damage
Cannons, Ready! ImageCannons, Ready! +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems;Skills used by Totems have 30% more Skill Speed;Totems only use Skills when you fire an Attack Projectile
Strategic Embankments ImageStrategic Embankments Totems you place grant Embankment Auras

List of Ascendancy Skills

Totem in Passives

Skill Effect
Ancestral Bond ImageAncestral Bond ・Unlimited number of Summoned Totems
・Totems reserve 75 Spirit each
Watchtowers ImageWatchtowers ・Recoup 5% of damage taken by your Totems as Life
・Each Totem applies 2% Increased Damage taken to Enemies in their Presence
Ancestral Reach ImageAncestral Reach ・25% increased Totem Placement Speed
・50% increased Totem Placement Range
Supportive Ancestors ImageSupportive Ancestors ・25% increased Damage while you have a Totem
・Spells Cast by Totems have 3% increased Cast Speed per Summoned Totem
・Attacks used by Totems have 3% increased Attack Speed per Summoned Totem
Ancestral Conduits ImageAncestral Conduits ・12% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've summoned a Totem Recently
Carved Earth ImageCarved Earth ・20% increased Totem Damage
・6% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've summoned a Totem Recently
Hardened Wood ImageHardened Wood ・Totems gain +20% to all Elemental Resistances
・Totems have 20% additional Physical Damage Reduction
Ancestral Alacrity ImageAncestral Alacrity ・30% increased Totam Placement speed
・8% increased Attack and Cast Sped if you've summoned a Totem Recently
Ancestral Mending ImageAncestral Mending ・Regenerate 1% of Life per second while you have a Totem
・Totems Regenerate 3% of Life per second
Ancestral Artifice ImageAncestral Artifice ・Attack Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
・20% increased Totem Placement range
Ancestral Unity ImageAncestral Unity ・Totems have 4% increased Attack Speed per Summoned 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 ImageAncestral 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 ImageArtillery 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 ImageDark 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 ImageRipwire 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 ImageShockwave 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
Spell Totem ImageSpell Totem ・Totem Duration Is 8 Seconds
・ Limit 1 Totem
・ Socketed Skills Deal 10% More
・ Damage per Power Charge Consumed
・ 20% More Totem Life per Endurance Charge Consumed
・ 20% More Totem Duration per Endurance Charge Consumed
・ Socketed Skills Deal 13% Less Damage
・ Socketed Skills Have 25% Less Cast Speed

List of Skill Gems

All Totem Support Gems

Gem Effects
Font of Blood ImageFont 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 ImageFont of Mana ・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 ImageFont of Rage ・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 II ImageGreatwood II ・Supported Skills can only have one active Totem
・Totem Limit instead grants 5% increased Area of Effect for Totems per Limit to Supported Skills, up to 20%
・Totem Limit instead grants 15% more Totem Damage per Limit to Supported Skills, up to 60%
・Totem Limit instead grants 15% more Totem Life per limit to Supported Skills, up to 60%.
Hardy Totems I ImageHardy Totems I ・Totems created by Supported Skills have 40% more Maximum Life.
Hardy Totems II ImageHardy Totems II ・Totems created by Supported Skills have 50% more Maximum Life.
Reinforced Totems I ImageReinforced Totems I ・Totems summoned by supported skills have +40% to all Elemental Resistances.
Reinforced Totems II ImageReinforced Totems II ・Totems Summoned by Supported Skills have +10% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances
・Totems Summoned by Supported Skills have +40% to All Elemental Resistances.
Splinter Totem I ImageSplinter Totem I Support:
・Supported skills can only have one active totem
・ Totems created by supported skills can splinter up to 2 times
・ Totems created by supported skills have 20% less Area of effect, deal 20% less damage, have 20% less maximum life, and have 10% less skill speed for each time they have splintered
・ Totems created by supported skills splinter after performing 1 action
Splinter Totem II ImageSplinter Totem II Support:
・Supported skills can only have one active totem
・ Totems created by supported skills can splinter up to 2 times
・ Totems created by supported skills have 15% less Area of effect, deal 15% less damage, have 15% less maximum life, and have 7% less skill speed for each time they have splintered
・ Totems created by supported skills splinter after performing 1 action
Urgent Totems I ImageUrgent Totems I ・Supported skills have 80% increased Totem placement speed
Urgent Totems II ImageUrgent Totems II ・Supported Skills have 100% increased Totem Placement speed.
Urgent Totems III ImageUrgent Totems III ・Spells cast by Totems created by Supported Skills have 20% increased Cast Speed
・Attacks used by Totems created by Supported Skills have 20% increased Attack Speed
・Supported Skills have 100% increased Totem Placement speed.

List of Support Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Glossary

Glossary and Basic Game Mechanics

All Glossary Guides

Adding to Stat Totals Aftershocks Ailment
Ammunition Ancestral Boost AoE
Arcane Surge Armour Armour Break
Attack Attributes Aura
Banner Barrageable Bear
Blind Block Buff
Chaining Channelling Chaos
Charges Chill Chilled Ground
Cold Combo Concentration
Cooldown Recovery Rate Corpses Covered in Oil
Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits Crossbow Ammunition Skills
Crushing Blows Culling Strike Curse
Damage Conversion Damage Gained as Extra Daze
Debuff Decimating Strike Detonator
Dexterity Dual Wielding Duration
Effect Consumption Empowered Skills Energy Shield
Evasion Exposure Fire
Flame of Chayula Flammability Freeze
Glory Grenade Guard
Heavy Stun Herald Hit Damage
Ignite Ignited Ground Immobilisation
Intelligence Invocation Iron Grip
Iron Will Jagged Ground Knockback
Life Leech Life Recharge Lightning
Lineage Magic Find Magnitude
Mark Melee Meta
Minion Minion Commands Nova
Onslaught Orb Payoff
Persistent Physical Pierce
Pinned Plant Poison
Presence Primed for Stun Projectile
Resistance Reviving Minions Rhoa Mount
Shapeshift Shield Shock
Shocked Ground Slam Slow
Spell Spirit Spreading Ailments
Storm Strength Strike
Stun Support Sustained
Tailwind Totem Travel
Trigger Unholy Might Volatility
Warcry Werewolf Wind
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