Hive Totem

The Hive Totem is a mechanic in the Chamber of Suffering, the third encounter of the Pit of Heresy dungeon. The totem stands at the center of a long, rectangular chamber. Someone must stay within its area of coverage at all times: if nobody is under it, its fire lights and the team has roughly five to ten seconds before a wipe.

The totem is managed together with the encounter's Void orbs. Orbs dropped by the knights are carried to a dunk point across the room. Each deposit removes stacks only from the player who made it, and a team debuff that stacks up over the encounter wipes the whole fireteam if it grows too high, so players should not wait long between Knight kills. Some sources call the totem the Annihilator Totem.