The summoned contraption has a cooldown of 8s and only last 8s so you will not have 100% uptime unless you have increased duration or perfect timing. The contraptions also only have 6650 life without investing in minion life, so they can easily die in higher tier content long before their cooldown expires. For these reasons, alternatives like Decoy TotemDecoy TotemTotem, Spell, AoE Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-35) Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 1.00 sec AoE Radius: 60Requires Level 4Summons a totem that taunts nearby monsters to attack it.Totem lasts 8 seconds Supported Skills have (0-76)% increased Totem Life Summons a Totem which uses this Skill Totems Summoned by this Skill cannot Evade
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Totem LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. may be preferable.
The contraption has an aoe taunt spell, with a 1.2s cast time and a 0.5s cooldown. It is limited to 3 casts.
Unique versions
There are currently no unique items for this base item type.
The Mechalarm Belt is no longer obtainable in Heist. It has been replaced with the new Mechanical BeltMechanical BeltRequires Level 56Has 1 Socket, which has the "Has 1 Socket" Implicit modifier.
Decoy TotemDecoy TotemTotem, Spell, AoE
may be preferable.
