Song Spellcasting Time
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Equipment that reduces Song Spellcasting Time reduces the casting time of songs like Fast Cast does, and stacks with any Fast Cast equipment or Job Traits.
Normally a song activates at 80% on the Casting Bar, and you can start singing the next one at 100%. However, as a player adds more gear that affects the casting time of songs, the Casting Bar becomes more inaccurate. It is therefore more useful to measure and use the casting reductions based on time rather than the Casting Bar.
Most song buff cast times are 8 seconds long. The following examples are based on this time. Please consider these are the tested times for the purpose of comparison. View the item/ability's links for specifics regarding individual Cast Time bonuses.
| Equipment | Time | Reduction% |
| None | 7.996 | 0.00% |
| Loquacious Earring | 7.696 | 3.76% |
| Rostrum Pumps | 7.571 | 5.32% |
| Marduk's Jubbah | ??? | ??? |
| Yigit Gomlek | 7.213 | 9.80% |
| Sha'ir Manteel | ??? | ??? |
| Sheikh Manteel | ??? | ??? |
| Marduk's Jubbah Set | ??? | ??? |
| Fast Cast II | 6.842 | 14.44% |
| Warlock's Mantle | 6.692 | 16.32% |
| Minstrel's Ring | 5.979 | 25.23% |
| Nightingale | 4.029 | 49.62% |
| Loquacious Earring | 2.004 | 74.94% |
- Note that Song Spellcasting Time, Nightingale, and Fast Cast all stack, but the stacking effects are not linear.
