Devouring Totem

Devouring TotemTotem, Spell
Mana Cost: (20-44)
Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 4Summons a totem that can consume nearby corpses. If you are hurt, it will destroy a corpse to leech life to you.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased totem lifeTotem lasts 8 seconds
Leeches (30-299) Life to you for each corpse Consumed
Leeches (9-59) Mana to you for each corpse ConsumedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDevouringTotem

Devouring Totem summons a totem that can consume nearby corpses. Each corpse consumed will leech life and mana to the player. It will consume corpses when the player is missing either life or mana. Totem range is 60.

Skill functions and interactions

The life and mana leech granted by Devouring Totem can be scaled by increases or reductions to life and mana leech rate as well as life and mana recovery rate. Can be combined with keystones such as Vaal Pact or Ghost Reaver. Also works with Slayers' ascendancy passive Brutal Fervour or Offering to the SerpentOffering to the Serpent
Legion GlovesQuality: +20%
Armour: (278-329)
Energy Shield: (54-64)Requires Level 57, 44 Str, 44 Int<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(15-25) to all Attributes
(150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
50% reduced Maximum Recovery per Life Leech
(6-10)% increased Attack and Cast Speed
(15-25)% increased Damage while Leeching
Life Leech effects are not removed at Full Life"You covet the strength of your peers, mortal?
Perhaps it can be yours, if you are willing to make an offering of their blood..."
- Vaal Myth of the Third Snake.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Life leeched per Corpse	Mana leeched per Corpse	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	16	20	30	9	0	0
2	6	20	22	39	12	841	841
3	9	27	23	45	14	3,099	3,940
4	12	33	25	53	17	7,433	11,373
5	16	41	26	61	19	22,895	34,268
6	20	50	28	70	22	49,725	83,993
7	24	58	30	79	24	95,714	179,707
8	28	67	31	90	27	169,595	349,302
9	32	75	33	102	29	283,759	633,061
10	36	83	34	115	32	453,996	1,087,057
11	40	92	36	129	34	703,128	1,790,185
12	44	100	37	144	37	1,061,223	2,851,408
13	48	109	38	157	40	2,065,870	4,917,278
14	52	117	39	173	42	2,507,110	7,424,388
15	55	123	40	191	45	2,573,731	9,998,119
16	58	130	41	211	47	7,611,351	17,609,470
17	61	136	42	231	50	13,437,908	31,047,378
18	64	142	42	253	53	25,052,147	56,099,525
19	67	148	43	275	56	43,869,436	99,968,961
20	70	155	44	299	59	242,081,178	342,050,139
21	72	159	45	325	62	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	45	352	66	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	46	382	69	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	46	413	73	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	47	447	76	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	48	483	80	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	49	522	84	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	50	563	88	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	50	606	92	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	51	652	96	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	51	676	98	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	52	701	100	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	52	727	102	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	52	753	104	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	53	780	106	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	53	808	108	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	53	837	110	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	54	866	112	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	54	896	114	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	54	927	116	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed npc vendors after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Monster stats

Totem

Resistances:

• 40% elemental resistance
• 20% chaos resistance

Level	Life
4	67
6	88
9	120
12	161
16	226
20	308
24	411
28	538
32	693
36	882
40	1114
44	1393
48	1734
52	2146
55	2507
58	2928
61	3407
64	3957
67	4589
70	5312
72	5853
74	6444
76	7088
78	7793
80	8564
82	9405
84	10322
86	11327
88	12421
90	13615

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Devouring Totem.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Devouring Totem Leech Per Second 1	66	24% increased Devouring Totem Leech per second	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Devouring Totem Leech Per Second 2	75	36% increased Devouring Totem Leech per second	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Devouring Totem Percent Chance To Consume Additional Corpse 1	66	Devouring Totem has 40% Chance to Consume an additional corpse	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Devouring Totem Percent Chance To Consume Additional Corpse 2	75	Devouring Totem has 60% Chance to Consume an additional corpse	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
2.0.0	Reduced the mana cost at all levels. It now lasts 8 seconds at all levels. Now increases totem life by 1% per 1% quality (was 3% per 1% quality).
1.0.0	The life leech from has been rescaled and adjusted. It now also leeches mana when a corpse is consumed. It will now consume corpses when you're missing either life or mana.
0.9.13	Devouring Totem has been added to the game.