[Hero Wars Guide]Totem｜Insights with HeroWars Login

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What Are Totems?

Totems are a core mechanic in Titan battles and play a decisive role in determining the outcome.
They are especially effective against Titans of opposing elements, though their impact isn’t limited to elemental advantage alone.
In most cases, your Totem’s performance outweighs your Titans’ raw stats, making it the most critical factor in Titan combat.
Absolute Star totems are extremely powerful and can completely dictate the flow of battle.
Even players with expert-level manual control generally find that a two-star gap between Totems is the upper limit for pulling off a one-shot victory—often referred to as an “Absolution Slash.”

Each Totem has two upgrade paths: Star level and Totem level, both of which cap at 6 Stars / Level 120.
To raise Star level: Use the Altar of the Elements or Elemental Spirit Summoning Spheres.
To raise Totem level: Use Guild War trophies or emeralds.

These can also be upgraded to 6 Stars / Level 120, but their upgrade methods are slightly different.
To raise Star level: Use the Altar of the Elements or newly introduced Light/Dark-specific items.
To raise Totem level: Use Clash of Worlds (CoW) trophies or emeralds.

Each type of Spirit Summoning Sphere targets a different totem element. ( > More Guide)
CoW trophies cannot be used to level up Fire, Water, or Earth Totems.
Guild War trophies cannot be used to level up Light or Dark Totems.

To activate a Totem, you must own the Totem and field a certain number of Titans of the matching element.
Required number of matching Titans:
– Fire, Water, Earth: 3 or more
– Light, Dark: 2 or more
The more matching Titans you include, the faster the activation speed.
In auto mode, Totems activate immediately when their energy bar reaches 100%.
In defense battles, activation is always automatic and instantaneous.
Compared to Hero battles, manual control plays a much more critical role in Titan battles. Your timing can decide the outcome.
In Guild Wars, if the defending team’s Titans are reduced and no longer meet the activation conditions, the Totem won’t activate in the next fight. This strategy, often called “Totem sealing,” can be an effective opportunity for a follow-up attack—especially for players with weaker Titans.

In addition to their active skills, Totems also provide passive stat bonuses to Titans of the same element.
This enhancement is always active, whether or not the Totem is triggered during battle.
The bonus applies even if there’s only one matching Titan in your lineup.
A Titan’s displayed power includes these Totem-based enhancements.
The type of stat boosted depends on the element:
– Water, Fire, and Light Totems: Boost Attack Power
– Earth and Dark Totems: Boost Health

Available if your team has at least 3 Water Titans on the battlefield
Heals allied Titans and deals damage to nearby enemies for 10 seconds. Each activation splits the restored health between any Titans in need of healing.
Damage and total health regen with each activation: 511 – 595,687.5

Available if your team has at least 3 Fire Titans on the battlefield
Summons a fiery storm that sweeps through the enemy team and deals damage to nearby enemies.
Damage dealt to enemies at each activation: 1,425 – 1,659,461.3

Available if your team has at least 3 Earth Titans on the battlefield
Creates a crystal barrier on the battlefield. The barrier protects all allies from any attacks. The barrier loses durability when absorbing damage, but double the amount of damage taken is reflected onto the attacking enemies.
Damage absorbed by the barrier: 6,578 – 7,659,015

Available if your team has at least 2 Dark Titans on the battlefield
Conjures a Black Hole in the center of the enemy team. The Black Hole drags in enemies and damages them for 5 seconds.
The further the enemy titans are from its singularity, the less damage they take.
Damage at the singularity: 2,280 – 2,655,135

Available if your team has at least 2 Light Titans on the battlefield
Conjures a Supernova on the battlefield, which constricts over the course of 5 seconds. During that time, allied titans’ health can’t drop below 1.
After that, the Supernova explodes, damaging all enemies.
Explosion damage: 5,262 – 6,127,211.3