Evil Lands: How to Complete the Destroy Totems Quest

To complete the Destroy Totems quest in Evil Lands, navigate to the objective markers on your mini-map, pull and eliminate the camp guards defending the ritual sites, and destroy each stationary totem using burst damage abilities. Rushing directly at a totem while defenders are alive triggers camp-wide aggro, frequently leaving your character trapped and overwhelmed.

Navigating to Totem Sites

Totems are stationary quest structures located inside designated enemy encampments, ritual circles, and monster groves. Follow the mini-map compass indicators to reach each area, but avoid walking in a direct straight line across open zones. Beeline navigation frequently routes your character through unrelated monster packs. Follow established paths until the perimeter of the encampment is visible.

Before stepping inside, halt at the camp boundary to survey the area:

Locate the totem: Most totems stand in the center of defensive barricades, rock outcroppings, or wooden palisades.
Identify wandering patrols: Check for roaming monsters whose movement paths intersect with the stationary guards around the totem.
Choose an approach angle: Position your character near an open boundary with a clear retreat path, avoiding tight chokepoints.

Pulling and Clearing Camp Guards

Totems have independent health pools, but striking a totem alerts every sentry within its detection range. To eliminate incoming damage before focusing on the objective, peel the camp defenders in stages:

Draw the outer sentries: Step briefly into the detection perimeter of the outermost guards. Lure one or two melee enemies out toward open ground away from the camp.
Defeat guards outside the perimeter: Fight pulled enemies far enough away that wide area-of-effect (AoE) abilities do not hit untargeted guardians near the totem.
Engage ranged enemies: After thinning melee defenders, close the distance on archers or spellcasters. Use camp obstacles to break line-of-sight and force them toward your melee range.
Account for respawn timers: Defeat the defenders steadily so you can destroy the totem before eliminated guards begin respawning.

Combat Positioning and Totem Destruction

Totems possess solid collision geometry. Fighting between a totem and a defensive barricade can trap your character, preventing dodge rolls and blocking retreat when reinforcements arrive.

Always stand on the open side of the totem with your back facing the camp exit. Once the camp is clear, unleash your highest single-target burst skills against the totem.

Tactical Element	Recommended Approach	High-Risk Mistake
Positioning	Stand in open space with a clear exit behind you	Stand pinned between the totem and camp walls
Skill Priority	High-damage burst skills focused on the totem	Basic auto-attacks while absorbing guard attacks
Aggro Management	Defeat guards before attacking the structure	Attack the totem while camp defenders are alive
Patrol Interruption	Finish the totem if it is almost dead; otherwise kill the mob	Ignore incoming adds while the totem has high health

If a wandering mob enters the fight while you are damaging the totem, check the structure's remaining durability. If the totem is down to a sliver of health, burst it down and roll away. If the totem still has substantial health, immediately switch targets to defeat the add before resuming your attack on the totem.

Class Tactics for Totem Encampments

Each class handles camp clearance and objective destruction differently based on defense and skill range:

Warrior: Group camp defenders directly against the totem base and activate primary AoE cleave attacks. Your weapon swings damage the guards while chipping away at the totem. Maintain defensive buffs to mitigate incoming ranged damage during the pull.
Assassin: Isolate guards one by one using high mobility, then execute fast burst combos. Once the site is empty, activate critical strike and attack-speed skills to burn down the totem quickly.
Sorceress: Cast long-range elemental spells from outside the camp's detection radius to weaken or kill melee sentries before they reach you. After clearing the camp, attack the totem from maximum range using channeled abilities to stay clear of guard spawn points.

Claiming Quest Rewards

Destroying the final totem completes the quest objective, but remaining or respawned enemies do not automatically despawn. Disengage immediately by sprinting toward open ground until active combat indicators clear. Once out of combat, open your quest log and inventory to collect your earned experience, gold, and reward chests, then equip upgraded gear before advancing to the next quest zone.