Totem of the Void

[Multibocks]

Looks like these puppies will be equipped for a while. I haven't searched wowhead to find a pve alternative, however, checking the season 5 alternatives yields some disappointing results.
http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/wotlk/items/beta/items_9061_1851.jpg
and
http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/wotlk/items/beta/items_9061_1854.jpg

Both are kinda meh, would you rather have 55 spell power on LB and CL always or 54(or 70) spell power once in a while on all spells? LAME.

[Schwarz]

Totem of Hex
Binds when picked up Relic Totem
Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases spell power of Chain Lightning and Lightning Bolt by 182. ('http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=60772')
"Counts as an Air, Earth, Fire, and Water totem."

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40267

[Multibocks]

Totem of Hex it is, also Flame Shock and LvB are nice... however they have cooldowns, most of your dps will still be LB and CL.

edit: Bah you linked a totem that is a drop from a raid, no go for most multiboxers!

[Tdog]

Little off topic but I've heard that ALL the pvp gear in wotlk has rating requirements on it including BG gear, however those pics aren't showing any rating requirements. Am I just misinformed?

[Schwarz]

I am not sure if that drops in the 10 man naxx or the 25 man naxx.

If it is in the 10 man then it is obtainable by most multiboxers if it is in the 25 man naxx then it is not for most multiboxers.

[Multibocks]

link says Naxxramas (H) which means heroic mode, which is 25man version. I checked through database and the only other totem there is Venture Co. Lightning Rod ('http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38361') which is only for Lava Burst... looks like we are stuck with Totem of the Void.

[Multibocks]

Little off topic but I've heard that ALL the pvp gear in wotlk has rating requirements on it including BG gear, however those pics aren't showing any rating requirements. Am I just misinformed?

Savage gear has no arena ratings requirement, just honor. Anything above that (hateful and deadly) requires arena rating. The reason you dont see it on the image is that the website admin decided he wouldn't post the requirements as they changed around a lot during beta.

[Drizzit]

Well hopefully that is a drop in the 10 man not just the 25 man. The good thing is that true most boxers will not be able to box in raids, but Naxxramas is the first 10 man, so it will be on farm quick. They also say that you can do that raid with greens and some blues from quests. so about 2 months when raiding starts you might be able to probably duel box there.


I think that the pvp gear will be sort of what happen in bc but a little different. Season 1 and 2 had no requirements and season 3 just had shoulders. They probably have season 5 with no requirements. Then the reset of the seasons will have requirements. What i find really funny with pvp gear is that most people pvp to get the weapons (which where better then t4 weapons, close to t5) and now blizzard is making you pve to get pvp stuff... what the hell are they thinking.

K, blizzard all i want to do is PvP. How do i get some good PvP gear.
Well, you have to PvE in a specail PvE instance to get PvP stuff, but the PvP stuff will not help you PvE. So you have to PvE to get PvE stuff so you can get PvP stuff.

[Xinxo]

It's ilvl 213, which means it's from 25 man Naxx.

[Schwarz]

What is the deal with

Equip: Your shock spells increase XX for 6 seconds

Are we supposed to swap this totem in and out to get the bonus from it?

[Kromtor]

you cast your shock spells for the bonus

[Hachoo]

Yeah I'm not sure whats hard to understand about that. Every time you use a shock spell you get XX bonus spell damage for 6 seconds. You can then cast another shock spell to get the bonus for another 6 seconds.

[Method]

its so that your lava burst and second LB or CB does more damage

[bodefeld]

"Counts as an Air, Earth, Fire, and Water totem."

What's that supposed to mean?

[emesis]

"Counts as an Air, Earth, Fire, and Water totem."

What's that supposed to mean?

This is a change introduced in patch 3.0.2. Shaman totems that go in the Relic slot now can act to replace the need for carrying your Air Totem, Earth Totem, etc. (the ones you get from the Shaman quests to learn totems of each elemental school). I.e., you can put them in the bank and get back 4 inventory slots. You still can't destroy those quest totems, but I'm much happier with them in the bank then in my bags.

[algol]

One of these three:

Deadly Gladiator's Totem of Survival (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42602). You can shock every 6 seconds (at least) - if you do anyway, it's constant and affects Lava Burst. Totem of Hex (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40267). Hex has obvious merits. How it will hold up with the new focus on Lava Burst, who knows, but it's still hot. Totem of the Elemental Plane (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40708). ToEP depends on what the rate is for that "chance" and on how much spell power you already have, but would beat the other two in good enough gear. But it would need a good proc rate, no internal CD, and for the crossover point in the DPS function to be for realistically obtainable stats.

[valkry]

One of these three:

Deadly Gladiator's Totem of Survival (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42602). You can shock every 6 seconds (at least) - if you do anyway, it's constant and affects Lava Burst. Totem of Hex (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40267). Hex has obvious merits. How it will hold up with the new focus on Lava Burst, who knows, but it's still hot. Totem of the Elemental Plane (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40708). ToEP depends on what the rate is for that "chance" and on how much spell power you already have, but would beat the other two in good enough gear. But it would need a good proc rate, no internal CD, and for the crossover point in the DPS function to be for realistically obtainable stats.
I expect Totem of the Elemental Plane to be exactly like http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33506#comments

It's a shame we get such lame totems imo. We won't be casting lb enough for this to proc enough as elemental dps now includes shocks and lava burst and quicker cd chain lightnings. The days of lb, lb, lb, cl are over.

[algol]

I expect Totem of the Elemental Plane to be exactly like http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33506#comments

It's a shame we get such lame totems imo. We won't be casting lb enough for this to proc enough as elemental dps now includes shocks and lava burst and quicker cd chain lightnings. The days of lb, lb, lb, cl are over.Yup. Skycall plus some points minus some % from the higher character level...probably comes out to the same thing. Higher SP totals at 80 may make it more worthwhile. I think the proc on Skyfall was 15%ish.

And yeah, whoever dreamed these up wasn't being particularly creative. One that gives a self-only stacking debuff like from Scorch / Winter's Chill, or the DPS boost from DKs/Warlocks/Doomkin would be nice. It's calculated in already, so why not give it to us when we don't have one of those in our pocket? Or effects that give a similar DPS boost, but have a more "fun" tone.

[algol]

"Totem of Hex now correctly grants 165 spell power to Chain Lightning and Lightning Bolt, up from 85." (3.0.8 patch notes)

[suprafro]

I would use the deadly totem for PVE (seems great to combine with ES glyph) but definitely sticking with Venture Co. Lightning Rod for arena

conclusion: PVP for PVE and PVE for PVP