PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Decoy Totem

TotemSpellAoE

Overview

Summons a totem that taunts nearby monsters to attack it.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
5
Cast time
1 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Breaking Some EggsMarauder11
Breaking Some EggsDuelist11
Breaking Some EggsScion11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Totem lasts 8 seconds
  • Summons a Totem which uses this Skill
  • Totems Summoned by this Skill cannot Evade
At 20% quality

20% more Totem Life

Acquisition

Breaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · MarauderBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · DuelistBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Trappable, Mineable, Area, Summons Totem, Multicastable, Area Spell, Cooldown
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 12

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect SupportInspiration SupportTrap SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportBlastchain Mine SupportMultiple Totems SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportSecond Wind SupportLifetap SupportFlamewood Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
149 Mana4 sec—8410
2610 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 4% increased Totem Life3,099841
3910 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 8% increased Totem Life7,4333,940
41212 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 12% increased Totem Life22,89511,373
51614 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 16% increased Totem Life49,72534,268
62017 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 20% increased Totem Life95,71483,993
72418 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 24% increased Totem Life169,595179,707
82819 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 28% increased Totem Life283,759349,302
93221 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 32% increased Totem Life453,996633,061
103624 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 36% increased Totem Life703,1281,087,057
114026 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 40% increased Totem Life1,061,2231,790,185
124428 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 44% increased Totem Life2,065,8702,851,408
134830 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 48% increased Totem Life2,507,1104,917,278
145230 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 52% increased Totem Life2,573,7317,424,388
155531 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 56% increased Totem Life7,611,3519,998,119
165833 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 60% increased Totem Life13,437,90817,609,470
176134 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 64% increased Totem Life25,052,14731,047,378
186434 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 68% increased Totem Life43,869,43656,099,525
196734 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 72% increased Totem Life242,081,17899,968,961
207035 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 76% increased Totem Life—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217236 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 80% increased Totem Life——
227437 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 84% increased Totem Life——
237637 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 88% increased Totem Life——
247838 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 92% increased Totem Life——
258038 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 96% increased Totem Life——
268239 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 100% increased Totem Life——
278440 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 104% increased Totem Life——
288640 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 108% increased Totem Life——
298841 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 112% increased Totem Life——
309042 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 116% increased Totem Life——
319143 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 118% increased Totem Life——
329244 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 120% increased Totem Life——
339344 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 122% increased Totem Life——
349445 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 124% increased Totem Life——
359545 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 126% increased Totem Life——
369645 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 128% increased Totem Life——
379746 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 130% increased Totem Life——
389846 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 132% increased Totem Life——
399946 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 134% increased Totem Life——
4010047 Mana4 secSupported Skills have 136% increased Totem Life——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%5% more Totem Life
10%10% more Totem Life
15%15% more Totem Life
20%20% more Totem Life
23%23% more Totem Life
30%30% more Totem Life

Alternate effects 12

Tiki Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.

Olmec Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.

Eagle Guardian Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.

Ziggurat Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.

Dragon Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.

Arcane Tome Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.

Pylon of Pain Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.

Twisted Skull Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a twisted skull totem.

Darkshard Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a darkshard totem.

Ghastly Mariner's Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Ghastly Mariner's totem.

Challenger's Ancestral Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Challenger's Ancestral totem.

Defender's Ancestral Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Defender's Ancestral totem.

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