Buff totem

A buff totem on the Mars Core level.

Buff totems are ambient enemies placed in many combat arenas in Doom Eternal, first encountered in the Super Gore Nest. Although they do not attack directly, they are imbued with a magic similar to that of the arch-vile and they continuously summon more demons as well as bolster them with enhanced speed and damage strength; buffed demons are easily recognized from their red glow.

Buff totems are not damaged by weapons, but a melee attack on them will rip them out of the ground and destroy them. The buff totem itself is small, easily overlooked, and often placed in an obscure location; however, an alert will display onscreen whenever the player enters an area that has a buff totem present shortly before it begins to summon monsters.

Lore

Buff totems are physical manifestations of human suffering, brought into existence by demonic psychomancy. They generate a constant field of Hell magic, imbuing demons with drastically enhanced aggression while filling human minds with pure terror. The latter effect forced the ARC to invent the mind-shield, a cyber-neural implant capable of neutralizing the buff totem's psionic assault.

Glory kills

The following glory kills against the buff totem exist:

• The Doom Slayer punches the green core of the totem, causing it to break.
• The Slayer jumps on the totem, slamming it to the ground and stomping out its core.
• The Slayer uses a chainsaw from right to left to cut the totem into two parts.
• The Slayer slices the totem into parts using the crucible.