Fast Casting
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Fast Casting is the primary attribute of Mesmers.
“Fast Casting decreases the activation time of your Spells and Signets. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with an activation time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, each rank of Fast Casting decreases the recharge time for your Mesmer Spells by 3%.
— in-game description
Inherent effect[edit]
Spells and Signets | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fast Casting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
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Casting time | 100% | 95% | 91% | 87% | 83% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 69% | 66% | 63% | 60% | 57% | 55% | 52% | 50% | 48% | 46% | 44% | 42% | 41% | |
Casting speed | 100% | 105% | 110% | 115% | 120% | 126% | 132% | 138% | 145% | 152% | 159% | 166% | 174% | 182% | 191% | 200% | 209% | 219% | 229% | 240% | 251% |
Mesmer Spells (in PvE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fast Casting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
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Recharge time | 100% | 97% | 94% | 91% | 88% | 85% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 73% | 70% | 67% | 64% | 61% | 58% | 55% | 52% | 49% | 46% | 43% | 40% | |
Base recharge 1s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Base recharge 2s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Base recharge 3s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Base recharge 5s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Base recharge 6s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Base recharge 7s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Base recharge 8s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Base recharge 10s | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Base recharge 12s | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Base recharge 15s | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Base recharge 20s | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Base recharge 25s | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Base recharge 30s | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Recharge times are rounded half to even.
Game Mechanics[edit]
- Activation time
- Fast Casting increases casting speed by ~4.73% per rank, increasing exponentially so that at rank 15, Mesmers take only half the time to cast spells and signets as everyone else.
- Spell and signet casting time is reduced to 0.955^Rank = ½^(Rank/15).
- The percentages used in the table above have been rounded to whole numbers; the game mechanics uses full precision when calculating the casting times, rounding the results to the nearest millisecond.
- Items and skills that improve skill activation time cannot stack higher than 25%. Single effects that improve skill activation over 25% can exceed this cap. (Fast Casting is not included in this cap.)
- Recharge time
- Recharge time reduction rounds to the nearest decimal number, e.g. at Rank 12, recharge time for a spell with a base 15 second Recharge becomes 9.6 which rounds to 10, while at Rank 13, a base 15 second Recharge becomes 9.15 which rounds to 9.
- Fast Casting isn't taken into account in the 50% recharge time reduction cap.
- PvE gameplay
- Fast Casting applies to all Mesmer-specific PvE-only skills (e.g. Ether Nightmare or Celestial Haste) and as expected to any other PvE-skills (i.e. only to those with activations times of at least two seconds).
- The Mesmer of Lyssa blessing increases Fast Casting by 1, even if your character's primary profession is not Mesmer.
- Equipment
- Swiftspell's Staff is the only weapon (or offhand) to grant Fast Casting +1 (20% chance while using skills). However, as with all Of Mastery effects, the +1 does not affect Fast Casting's inherent benefits.
Fast Casting skills[edit]
Icon | Name | Description | Campaign | |||||
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Arcane Languor | Elite Hex Spell. (1...8...10 second[s].) Target foe's spells cause 10 Overcast. | 10 | 2 | 15 | Factions | |||
Keystone Signet | Elite Signet. (20 seconds.) Your next 0...5...6 signet[s] interrupt [sic] and deal 15...51...60 damage to other foes adjacent to your target. Initial Effect: [sic] recharges all of your other signets. | 1 | 15 | Prophecies | ||||
Mantra of Recovery | Elite Stance. (5...17...20 seconds.) Your spells recharge 33% faster. | 5 | 15 | Core | ||||
Persistence of Memory | Enchantment Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Your interrupted spells recharge instantly. | 10 | 1 | 20 | Nightfall | |||
Power Return | Spell. Interrupts a spell or chant. Interruption effect: target foe gains 10...6...5 Energy. | 5 | ¼ | 7 | Factions | |||
Psychic Instability | Elite Spell. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: if the action is a skill, cause knockdown for 2...4...4 seconds on target foe and all nearby foes. 50% failure chance unless Fast Casting 5 or higher. | 5 | ¼ | 12 | Factions | |||
Psychic Instability (PvP) | Elite Spell. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: if the action is a skill, causes knockdown for 2...3...3 seconds on target foe and all adjacent foes. 50% failure chance unless Fast Casting 5 or higher. | 5 | ¼ | 12 | Factions | |||
Stolen Speed | Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes adjacent foes (1...8...10 seconds). Doubles spell casting time. Spells cast by you or your allies have -50% casting times. | 5 | 1 | 12 | Factions | |||
Stolen Speed (PvP) | Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes adjacent foes (1...8...10 second[s]). Doubles spell casting time. Spells you cast on hexed foes have -50% casting time. | 5 | 1 | 12 | Factions | |||
Symbolic Celerity | Enchantment Spell. (36...55...60 seconds.) Your signets use your Fast Casting attribute. | 15 | 1 | 30 | Nightfall | |||
Symbolic Posture | Stance. (5...17...20 seconds.) Your next signet recharges 20...68...80% faster. | 10 | 20 | Nightfall | ||||
Symbols of Inspiration | Elite Skill. (1...25...31 seconds.) This skill becomes the Elite of target foe. Elite spells you cast use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes. | 5 | 1 | 15 | Nightfall | |||
Time Ward | Elite Ward Spell. (3...13...15 seconds.) Allies in this ward cast spells 15...19...20% faster and recharge skills 15...19...20% faster. Allied spirits are not affected. PvE Skill | 10 | 2 | 30 | Core |