Cloudburst Totem: How does it work?

[Eaglesea-nemesis]

Heya!

Last night I wanted to try it. I read some guides on how to use it, and in theory it reminds me of the prevoker’s Stasis spell, but in practice I can’t handle it. The guide says it will absorb all healing for 18 seconds except those from other totems, and then you can use it to release the healing. But the totem would last 5 seconds on the ground and then disappear. I placed it at my feet and was far away from mobs, so it wouldn’t take damage from mobs. When the totem disappeared, the icon would change for 5 seconds and then go back to the totem icon, ready to be used again. So is there a timer to reuse it? Can’t I choose when to use it to release the absorbed healing? With Stasis, I had 30 seconds to release the healing, but with this totem, I have very little time to do so, and if I don’t, I’ve wasted the totem. I know they’ll remove it in Midnight, but I like using my character 360°. Can someone clarify my thoughts?

Thank u

[Razgard-draenor]

@Eaglesea-nemesis

Can’t I choose when to use it to release the absorbed healing? With Stasis, I had 30 seconds to release the healing, but with this totem, I have very little time to do so, and if I don’t, I’ve wasted the totem. I know they’ll remove it in Midnight, but I like using my character 360°. Can someone clarify my thoughts?

Keep in mind that the totem will automatically trigger when the timer runs out.

The best practise with constant damage going on is to use it, forget it exists, keep healing normally, and it will pop at the end. Due to it scaling with healing you do, the more time it is out, the more healing it will do.

There are some cases where it is better to pop it, but not worth it getting into min max at this point. If you drop it, it will automatically do what it needs to do.