The totem has five hit points
Fire Nova Totem - Fire Nova totem when dropped will start a count down. Four seconds after being dropped Fire Nova totem explodes doing decent damage to all mobs within 10 yards of the totem. When this totem is dropped, it causes a large amount of Maple Story mesos threat for the totem itself. This means that if all mobs in the area do not already have a decent amount of threat on yourself or other players in your group, they will attack the Fire Nova totem.
The totem only has five hit points and is quickly killed before it explodes. This totem is useful against players more than most mobs due to the fact that most mobs at the level you receive the totem can kill it in one hit. This means the mobs look away for a second then return to attacking you.
Some players will ignore it until it is too late. Other times, Fire Nova totem is a good way to get a rogue out of stealth if they are next to it when it goes off. There is a talent called Improved Fire Nova Totem that makes the “fuse” on the totem 2 seconds less, making it a faster AoE spell. Fire Nova totem has a 15 second cool down after being placed.
