Quote Originally Posted by PessimiStick View Post
Except that it's not, of course. Fire's cast time is exactly 1 GCD. Using Firestarter costs exactly 1 GCD. 1 + 1 + 1 = 3.
The problem is you throw in firestarter right after your previous fire. and now you are stuck with a full 1 gcd cycle of doing nothing while I am already casting my 2nd fire spell.

The potency sum may sound ideal on paper. but it's practically not quite correct.