"Twisted effigies crafted from Bones & Wood. Each totem passively increases the mana regeneration for all Thralls, which increases spell casting from their Bone Dagger." - Dread Hunger Compendium
A Totem is a deployable item crafted with 3 Wood + 1 Bone. It is only available in the build wheel for the Thralls.
Totems can speed up the recovery time for spell casts, the more Totems you have, the faster it will charge. The power of Totems is maxed out after 8 Totems and any more placed after this will not grant any reduction to recovery time.
3 totems will get you from 0 spell charge to tier 3 in about 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
6 totems will get you from 0 spell charge to tier 3 in about 2 minutes and 55 seconds.
8 totems (max) will get you from 0 spell charge to tier 3 in about 2 minutes and 41 seconds.
Totems do not reduce the individual cooldowns of each spell.
Totems make a distinct sound, akin to whispering, that can be heard when nearby, or they can be heard from afar when viewed from a Spyglass.