Magmatic totem of brut or exp of brut (endgame)

[George Goudelis]

Which of the two is better if I want to farm in elites?

[Otahaanak]

Totem IMO due to the proc's stun and crowd control ability

[Nesox]

Depends on your skill and style a bit. If you are fragile then the range of the gun is a bonus and just rely on skills over auto attack. Personally I would gear up in as much armour/health as you can find and then use a staff. The slightly lesser damage of the non mythic armour is offset by the staff hitting more targets. The high armor/health build has been working well for me in tombs or anywhere with heavy mobs. For maps with sparse or spead out enemies then go for max skill damage over dps.

[Frekken]

Get that rifle perfect gemmed and run with it. It's lightning proc is quite often so you multiple-hit mobs several times

[aquascaper]

Personally, I prefer the rifle for two reasons: you don't have to face the enemy while firing (you can run away while firing) and guns usually have higher damage (higher damage=more damage from skills). Plus, the gun is soo much cheaper than the totem

[Krobelus]

magma totem is like 500k whereas rifle is only 1.3k in CS. id suggest you get assault or brutality rifle.

Though I find staffs with much faster casting time than rifles in general or it is just me. lol