Swiftcast must compete with Drain, Addle, Aetheric Burst, and Manaward for an available slot. Players can only set two additional actions at any given time, so they must choose actions which complement their combat strategy. To this end it has a much shorter recast time allowing players to use it fairly frequently. With PvP's greater emphasis on mobility and shorter cast times, Swiftcast is primarily used to improve mobility, allowing players to cast their stronger spells whilst on the move. Swiftcast is available only to ranged magic DPS in PvP. Using Swiftcast on a spell with a GCD cast time without weaving another oGCD ability during the next GCD will have no significant effect to overall damage or healing. Swiftcast spells will still activate the GCD, providing an opportunity to weave other oGCD abilities between spell casts. If using Swiftcast on a spell with a GCD cast time, it is important to weave Swiftcast after an instant cast spell, as otherwise Swiftcast's animation will delay the next spell, pushing back the GCD and significantly limiting Swiftcast's effectiveness. Black, Red, and Blue Mages are the only disciplines with damaging abilities that have a cast time longer than the GCD, and will get the most use out of using Swiftcast for this purpose. This is particularly true for Black Mages, the only job without access to a revive spell and thus no need to hold Swiftcast in reserve. Swiftcast can also be used for DPS purposes. Red Mages are particularly well known for their ability to instantly revive two party members back to back by combining Swiftcast with their Dualcast trait. As being able to provide an instant revive is an important support option, said disciplines will typically save Swiftcast for these spells. For most disciplines, the only spells that fall into this category are revive spells. Swiftcast is best used with spells with cast times longer than the 2.5s GCD. This allows players to weave it between global cooldowns (GCD) after using instant cast weaponskills or spells. Swiftcast is itself an instant cast off-global cooldown (oGCD) ability. It only affects actions specifically categorized as spells, and will not work with Limit Breaks. Spells that are already instant cast will not consume Swiftcast. Swiftcast reduces the cast time of the next spell used to instant. Players can only equip a maximum of 2 additional actions at any time. Grants Swiftcast to self for 6 seconds, causing the next non-instant spell to become instant.
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