[2.2 Video Guide] Beginner's Build: Dual Flame Totem, Blood Magic Chieftain [Atziri & HC/SC Viable]

Hi Lifting;

First things first, been enjoying your builds a lot and using them on the beginning of the leagues since they're really good for a fresh start, specially in the case of flame totem right here, so, hats off.

Been loving flame totem as it is for quite some time, but since I found out the true power of the totems I wanted to do a pure chaos totem build. (Consuming and InfMant is the go-to, yea, but I wanted the real deal) and when the new gems came out, it was like "well dream come true" until I saw the new skilltree.

Lots of questions come here, but the most important one is: do you think that a Chaos Spell Totem build could be viable right now? Not talking about OP or gamebreaking or such; purely viable. Looking to the tree seems plausible, but not good enough, specially combined with the tanky totemer playstyle which I'm used to.

Thanks for your opinion.

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gogofrisko wrote:

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Mental_One wrote:

Do you thin it will still be viable to level with flame totem now they destroyed its damage? I was expecting a small nerf at the start but 40% has just ruined flame totem in my opinion. Think you will still use it to level?

You defenately misread the update.

Flame Totem cast speed has been reduced from 200ms to 250ms. Flame Totem now does 25% less damage at Level 1, up to 24% more damage at Level 20. When combined with the cast speed changes, this now does 40% less DPS at level 1, up to 0% at level 21. It does more damage at levels 22 and beyond.


Doesn't appear i read it wrong mate.

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Mental_One wrote:

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gogofrisko wrote:

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Mental_One wrote:

Do you thin it will still be viable to level with flame totem now they destroyed its damage? I was expecting a small nerf at the start but 40% has just ruined flame totem in my opinion. Think you will still use it to level?

You defenately misread the update.

Flame Totem cast speed has been reduced from 200ms to 250ms. Flame Totem now does 25% less damage at Level 1, up to 24% more damage at Level 20. When combined with the cast speed changes, this now does 40% less DPS at level 1, up to 0% at level 21. It does more damage at levels 22 and beyond.


Doesn't appear i read it wrong mate.

That is at low levels mate. The felt that Flame Totem was too powerful early on and nerfed the damage, however at late game is just as good and if you manage to get it above level 22 they have actually buffed the damage.

You are only going to feel this is if you decide to level with flame totem (although it should still be fine for spell casters)

Regarding the skill tree, I was wondering if the totem damage node you skipped in 2.0 near Ancestral Bond is now worth taking. It is 8% damage, 2% totem cast speed, 3% totem attack speed now. I thought in the past it was just 8% damage.

That node hasn't changed; It's the same stats currently in 2.0.

The level 22+ buff is one reason I really want to try to re-arrange my links in 2.1 to fit in Empower and Controlled Destruction -- should bring far more damage than Added Lightning/Chaos can provide. I was testing it yesterday with the Three Dragons, and it does seem like they are getting shocked, although I couldn't figure out if it was due to Crits or not.

For the moment, I picked up a second 6-socket Infernal Mantle from Vorici for 8c which saves me a step, and I'm trying to 6L it with random fuses every now and then, but my luck is terrible. At the very least, it doesn't impact my current character since she's still running with her 5L copy.

leveling skilltrees are for maradeur, not witch

DPS per totem down for me from 18.5 to 15.9. Guess I will need to repsec.

SAme here my totems lost tons of dmg now :(

So the build stills viable?

Hi, Just would like to suggest trying with the new content controlled Destruction instead of added chaos damage. This was a massive dps gain even with just a level 1 gem. Even with the nerf, still loving this build :) so ty!