The Problem with Red Mage . . .

[saevel]

Cure casting time cape is nice because we can cap potency without using a main or offhand now.

I'm not really sure how I feel about that hairpin. 6% haste with some stats seems okish, but it's still in the catagory with the zelus Tiara for me. You better have a really good reason to give up the stats you can get on your head for stats otherwise, because you can cap Haste without it.

Not without giving up some really nice stats in other slots. The reason RDM's tend to use Z.Tiara is that it's 8% haste in a single slot that doesn't have any super awesome options. Putting that there means you only need to get 17~18% in other slots, most notable legs, body and feet. Only other head options are Brego Helm and Khthonios Mask, neither of which is particularly that good when compared to feet / legs / body.

The stats on any particular slot doesn't matter, it's the total stats of the build that are important. Also I've been trying to nail a capped haste + 15 Store TP set. At 30% DW and 454 Delay using CDC, you need 15 sTP to hit 100 in 16 hits or 8 attack rounds.