PoE Spell Totem, Totem builds

tl;dr it seems bad but I'm not that experienced with scaling fire DoT. Damage is simulated using DD corpse life that will provide same exact damage that the totem will. The idea is to use Searing Bond totems which can be scaled through +1 fire gems to increase totem life while also doing fire DoT. Since we're chieftain with 90% res, we use RF for more fire DoT and more spell damage for searing bond. And then we use arcanist brand for flame surge/curse while using scorching ray for infusion/stronger exposure since there's nothing else to do while your totem ign

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So far I I copied most of this from some easily available SW Totem builds, which are way, way too expensive though. The goal for this is a sub 5d char that excels at sanctums Basic concepts: Full cold convert, hrimsorrow rn, later might go veiled mod 35% phys to cold 40% Mastery +?? Heatshiver go hiero, get battle mage from forbidden jewels (way cheaper than getting +1 totems as an inq, that alone is 10 d at least) Use marohi+astral projector Go crit, its convinient with the the skills/path, but maybe I should go nc with hiero? (No idea) Creeping frost Totem for chill Arc brand/ass M

Wasssa wassa This is my Searing Bond build for the 3.17 league POB: Main idea: Searing bond (6L) for melt dps Bodyswap totems (5L ) for getting searing bond on enemies + combust How we get dmg: Usual tree for increasing totem/fire/burn/dmg over time dmg 3x curses + arcane surge with vixen gloves Malevolance, Zealotry, Skitterbots, HoA Wave of Conviction + trap + multi trap + charged traps (frenzy generation) Pros: No targeting Searing Bond The build can be a league starter with great rewards as you sink cu