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Earth Elemental Totem - Rank 1
Requires Level 66
705 Mana
Instant cast
20 min cooldown, prevents 
[Fire Elemental Totem] from being cast for 2 minutes.
Tools: Earth Totem
Summons an elemental totem that calls forth a greater earth elemental to protect the caster and his allies. Lasts 2 min. from [1]
The Earth Elemental is bound to its totem, and if it dies, the elemental dies. Casting another 
[Earth Totem] will similarly negate the elemental. Elementals have a fairly large aggro range and may cause problems in instances by attacking mobs that were not otherwise in combat, much like 
[Searing Totem]. Elementals move surprisingly quickly, and use an AoE taunt ability frequently.
This is mainly a tanking minion, and is not the best for damage. On average at level 70 it does about 70 damage per attack. Earth elementals have a fair amount of health, roughly as much as the shaman does; as such, while they excel at handling mobs out in the world, elite monsters will kill them rapidly. Earth elementals deal physical damage, but as with any earth elemental, they are immune to all Nature spells and effects. This has a major significance in Shadow Labs (see Tactics)
In instances, the primary use for Earth Elementals is to serve as an emergency magnet. While monsters quickly kill the elemental, they are gathered up for another player, preferably the tank, to deal with. As such, they serve as a bit of an "Oh no!" totem.
Tactics: Murmur, the final boss of Shadow Labs, will occasionally unleash a devastating charge around itself, 
[Sonic Boom], at which time all melee are advised to flee. However, if Murmur is left too long without a target in melee, it begins nuking all members of the party with 
[Resonance], a stacking debuff that also inflicts damage. Earth Elementals are immune to the effects of Sonic Boom, and will be in melee range, thus preventing Resonance attacks. Murmur's hits are physical, however, so the elemental will not live very long unless the tank returns.
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