Ancestral Warrior Totem
Consume 3 Endurance Charges to Raise a Totem that uses socketed Mace Skills. Cannot use Channelling Skills or Skills with Cooldowns.
Top-tier — strong mechanics, versatile, and highly efficient in the current meta.
Gem Effects
Totem duration is 8 seconds
Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances
Cannot have more than 10 Ancestral Warrior Totems active
Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Ancestral Warrior Totem
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Ancestral Warrior Totem Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Totem Strategy
Totems use your offensive stats but act independently. You can dodge boss mechanics while your totems deal damage.
Duration Matters
Duration scaling extends effect uptime. Less recasting = more time dealing damage. Invest in skill duration passives.
Attribute Planning
Requires 157 Str at max level. Plan your passive tree and gear to meet this — don't get stuck unable to level your main skill.
Alternatives to Ancestral Warrior Totem
Similar skills — which one fits your build better?
Perform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embo
Shapeshift into a Bear and repeatedly pound the ground, creating Molten Fissures
Flip backward and Channel to charge your Quarterstaff with Lightning. Releasing
Build Glory by Heavy Stunning enemies. When you have maximum Glory you may entre
How to Get Ancestral Warrior Totem
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Ancestral Warrior Totem. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.