When you’re eager on exploring the Dwelling Lands and monitoring down all of the totem items in Avowed, you have already seen that some buffs are merely far more helpful than others. Totem items are scattered all through every main area, from the Totem of Rightful Rulership in Dawnshore all the way in which to the Totem of Perseverance in Galawain’s Tusks. All 4 totems are composed of six items that every present distinctive buffs, however you’ll be able to solely have one energetic totem at a time.
Which totem you activate in Avowed will rely in your particular construct. Nonetheless, there are clear front-runners by way of distinctive results, and sure particular person buffs could be exhausting to go up, similar to Fickle Winds and its random accumulation impact. When you’re not sure which totem to activate, these ten totem buffs are a few of the strongest and most versatile within the sport.
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Golden Scale of Justice: Have A Little Sympathy For The Damned
Situated In Paradis Market District, Dawnshore
The Golden Scale of Justice is a part of the Woedica Totem in Avowed, discovered within the Market District in Paradis in a room hidden by a balcony overlooking the town. This totem piece’s Sympathy for the Damned buff causes crucial hits to deal excessive Fireplace accumulation, making it very helpful towards the numerous bears you will discover round Dawnshore. Any ability or buff that offers excessive accumulation is value trying out, however this fireplace buff being out there so early is a transparent winner for early choices.

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There are additionally some glorious distinctive Fireplace weapon choices out there in Dawnshore that profit from this buff, similar to Sheathed in Summer season and Final Mild of Day. Additional, the Golden Flames totem piece may also be activated with this totem, and the 2 skills mixed will make the start of the sport way more possible.
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Golden Flames: Fall Into That Burning Ring Of Fireplace
Situated In Castol’s Folly, Dawnshore
Additionally a part of the Woedica Totem in Dawnshore, the Flames of Resurrection totem impact will mechanically forged Ring of Fireplace from a Second Wind after being incapacitated. A free Ring of Fireplace, if you’re in a bind, could be completely clutch, dealing Fireplace accumulation to any and all enemies inside the circle. Ring of Fireplace stays with you as you progress round as an alternative of remaining within the place you forged it, making it the last word retribution spell.
You’ll find this totem piece in Castol’s Folly, Dawnshore, which is the island on the southeastern fringe of the map that you will be despatched to in the course of the “Valuable Mild” facet quest. The Ring of Fireplace is good if you find yourself getting swarmed by a great deal of enemies and are downed within the course of.
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Sacrificial Dagger: A Frenzy Of Livid Blows
Situated At The Deserted Farms, Emerald Stair
Just like the Golden Flames, the totem bonus for the Sacrificial Dagger capabilities primarily based on a Second Wind after being downed. The Livid Frenzy impact will mechanically forged a Flurry of Blows after a Second Wind, supplying you with most assault velocity, elevated motion velocity, and fast stamina regeneration. As a result of you may get this totem piece comparatively early, it is the one actual strategy to entry Flurry of Blows earlier than leveling up.
Make sure you accumulate the totem bases first in every area and add the items as you accumulate them, permitting you to allow the totem even when it is not absolutely full.
The Sacrificial Dagger is a part of Skaen’s Totem in Emerald Stair and could be discovered on the Deserted Farms. The opposite items on this totem set complement this skill particularly properly and, mixed, will improve any kind of Murderer construct in Avowed extra so than every other totem. Flurry of Blows is palms down one of the vital OP skills within the sport.
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Obsidian Prayer Beads: Toxic, Bitter Ideas
Situated In The Delemgan Glade, Emerald Stair
The Obsidian Prayer Beads are one other totem piece from Skaen’s Totem in Emerald Stair discovered close to the Delemgan Queen within the Delemgan Glade. You do not truly should battle all of the enemies within the space to get this in case you are eager on sneaking previous. This totem piece has the Bitter Ideas skill which causes crucial hits to deal excessive Poison accumulation, making it very best for a poison construct in Avowed.

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Poison harm is among the many only elemental harm varieties within the sport, and this buff alone may have you inflicting poison with almost each hit – assuming the enemy is not immune. Alongside the opposite totem buffs in Skaen’s Totem, the Obsidian Prayer beads are good for stealth and/or rogue-style gameplay.
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Effigy Necklace: The Vengeful Sufferer’s Retribution
Situated In Naku Tedek Grounds, Emerald Stair
The Effigy Necklace, additionally a part of Skaen’s Totem in Emerald Stair, is well essentially the most overpowered buff as soon as you’ll be able to entry the Retribution skill at Stage 15. Retribution is a ability that provides you elevated harm after taking harm your self for a restricted time – your subsequent assault inside 5 seconds after taking harm offers +70% of the unique harm acquired.
Retribution is a universally efficient skill in Avowed and may improve just about any construct, together with casters.
The Effigy Necklace’s Vengeful Sufferer impact stacks with Retribution, dealing an extra +20% of the unique harm acquired. With a completely ranked Retribution skill, you will be dealing +120% plus an extra +20% of the harm initially acquired. In follow, this can lead to devastating assaults that one-hit enemies into oblivion, and this totem piece is extremely really helpful for a Berserker construct, a minimum of till you begin selecting up totems in Galawain’s Tusks.
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Sapphire Eye: Throw Warning To A Fickle Wind
Situated In Sand Sea Oasis, Shatterscarp
As you enter Shatterscarp, you will begin discovering totem items for Wael’s Totem or the Totem of Revelations. One of the distinctive totem items out there comes on this set, the Sapphire Eye, within the Sand Sea Oasis, the place you will should breathe deep and dive to seek out it on the backside of the pool. This totem piece has the Fickle Winds impact, inflicting crucial hits to deal excessive random accumulation on the enemy.
Whereas which may sound unusual at first, the impact of this totem is great. It pulls from all the basic accumulation choices out there – Poison, Frost, Fireplace, Bleed, and Shock – making it a flexible, all-purpose impact, albeit considerably unpredictable. Most enemies usually are not proof against all elemental varieties, and also you’re prone to land one thing that sticks in most conditions.
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Ruby Eye: Made You Look
Situated At The Shrine Of Wael, Shatterscarp
Just like the above totems that set off a capability upon casting Second Wind, the Ruby Eye’s Disappearing Trick impact casts Shadowing Past with Second Wind. That is one other of Wael’s Totem items present in Shatterscarp on the precise Shrine of Wael after speaking to the Ward of the Eye. Shadowing Past is a stealth skill that consumes Essence to make you invisible.

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While you forged Shadowing Past, you’ll be able to transfer concerning the battlefield, unseen by opponents, so long as you will have the Essence to gas the power. The advantage of the Disappearing Trick impact is that there is not any higher time to vanish than after you have been incapacitated. You should utilize this to get out of dodge and even heal up or achieve a ways between you and your foe.
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Antler Of The Pursued Stag: Bloodied Palms Are The Godlike’s Workshop
Situated North Of The Pargrun Cache, Galawain’s Tusks
As you enter Galawain’s Tusks, Galawain’s Totem items (the Totem of Perseverance) are positioned all throughout the area and embrace the perfect buffs within the sport for any Fighter, Berserker, or Bleed-focused builds. The Antler of the Pursued Stag is one among only some sources of Bleed harm within the sport, alongside the Bleeding Cuts Fighter skill and some weapons and armor items. This totem piece causes crucial hits to deal excessive Bleed accumulation.
The Horsecutter sword and Bracers of Bloodletting are two gadgets that may inflict and enhance Bleed harm along with the Bloodied Palms impact.
When you’ve made it this far into the Dwelling Lands, you will discover that Kith enemies are particularly inclined to Bleed harm. When stacked with different results that deal harm over time, similar to Poison and Fireplace, you will not discover many enemies you’ll be able to’t inflict with a minimum of one among these choices. When you’re pursuing Bleed results, the opposite totem items on this set will possible profit you even additional.
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Wolf’s Pelt Trophy: A Looking Howl Echoes In The Distance
Situated In Ash Forest Outpost, Galawain’s Tusks
The Wolf’s Pelt Trophy is one other of Galawain’s Totem items within the Tusks, and it is yet one more Second Wind impact. The Looking Howl permits Second Wind to forged Barbaric Shout, a capability that interrupts enemy assaults, provides you elevated Stun towards enemies, and empowers you towards massive enemies. Barbaric Shout is the highest skill for a Berserker, and getting an computerized Barbaric Shout forged when being downed has many advantages.
For starters, should you’ve ranked up Barbaric Shout, it grants Short-term Well being and taunts enemies. When you’re correctly arrange for Berserker-style melee encounters, you will have a heavy stat funding in Resolve, an attribute that will increase your Second Wind effectivity. With excessive Resolve, you’ll forged Second Wind extra typically, benefiting from the additional Barbaric Shout frequently.
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Antler of the Persevering Stag: Quarry To Slaughter
Situated Close to The Bridge To The Backyard
The ultimate totem piece can also be part of Galawain’s Totem and could be discovered close to the Bridge to the Backyard, an space that may be accessed nearly as quickly as you enter Galawain’s Tusks. The Antler of the Persevering Stag comes with the Quarry to Slaughter impact, which will increase your harm towards inclined enemies by 75%. This is a superb totem buff for any construct that offers knockback, which could be finished in numerous methods.

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Energy Bounce and Energy Slide, sure arquebuses, amongst different options in Avowed, can all deal knockback, whereas dealing Stun and finishing a Particular Assault may also knock an enemy inclined. Elevated harm to inclined enemies is very helpful for heavy two-handed builds that frequently knock enemies again. The 75% enhance in harm makes this and Galawain’s Totem the most effective totem choices in Avowed.

Avowed is an upcoming RPG launch from Obsidian Leisure, the artistic minds behind Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds. Avowed will reportedly happen in the identical universe as Pillars of Eternity.
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February 18, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Sturdy Language, Violence
- Platform(s)
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Xbox Collection X, Xbox Collection S, PC
- Developer(s)
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Obsidian Leisure