[HoMM V]9 Race - Swamp! Is it needed?

The totems strongly resemble mini-art for mages; don't you think that the bonus for Tears is too small (if the super ability gives +100% to water magic)? How is a fox related to defense? Wouldn't a turtle be more appropriate? The totem shaman's hut... "workshop" sounds better, in my opinion.

Totems are not mini-art for mages. They cannot be stacked or destroyed. Each costs only 1000 gold. And besides, I forgot to mention that each totem can be taken by a hero during a battle with a creature and given to all creatures in the hero's army, although it will disappear after the battle. I did make Tears of Ashi a bit weak! So, it will be +25% to Water magic, +1 to speed, and +5% to the initiative of all creatures (and, in addition, creature growth increases, and +5000 gold is earned each day). The fox is just agile, hence the defense, but a bull totem would be better, +2 to defense (since they have a gorgon). Enough with the workshops. It will be a totem shaman's hut! :)