Righteous Fire Spell Totem Hierophant 3.12 (Yes this works and its amazing)

I realize this is an old post but for anyone looking into RF totems in Expedition league (like me) or whatever comes after I wanted to leave some feedback.

I think the best way to start is with my own PoB since none of the ones in the guide actually work and even if they did they would have some serious issues.

https://pastebin.com/rBEJ6nxC

First things first:

- Chieftain is by far the best option in my opinion as it doesn't just make
totems immune to RF damage but it also provides by far the most damage out
of all the possible ascendancies

- Xoph's Blood Amulet is a bad idea because...
- Fire penetration doesn't benefit RF in any way and
- Avatar of Fire is the last thing you want on an RF build because it prevents
you from utilizing Elemental Equilibrium (which you definitely want, same as
Elemental Overload)

- Same goes for Ancestral Bond which isn't necessary anyway since more totems
doesn't actually equal more damage in this case

- Soul Mantle and Torchoak Step are not exactly mandatory but very much
recommended as they are best in slot items

- Any source of spell damage does not benefit RF in anyway, therefore
fingerless silk gloves are an unnecessary expense unless other spells or
totems are used aswell

- Searing Touch is a good budget option but a decent sceptre/shield
combination will achieve the same amount of damage or more while providing
much more defensiveness and quality of life in the form of trigger craft or
shield charge

- Don't use Discipline, its not worth the 35% reservation. Use Skitterbots
instead

I haven't actually played the build myself yet so I dont claim to have all the best answers, just want anyone who is interested (like me) to have as much input as possible :)