Trying to optimize RDM rotation

[Ronzeru]

Question. Why does everyone open with veraero, instead of vercure + acel + swiftcast, THEN veraero and verthunder back to back for a higher chance of starting off immediately with both procs and more mana?

Or by hardcasting veraero and thunder, this is what you guys already mean and its to be assumed you start off with a dual casted veraero and swiftcasted thunder?

[PrismaticDaybreak]

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It's essentially the same as what you're suggesting although the timing is different. For example, assume 1 is the casting time/recast and 2 is the execution. The standard opener of Acceleration+Diversion at 10 or so seconds followed by hardcasting VA/T at 5 seconds results in a 1221 pattern. What you're proposing is essentially the same, although the execution of VA/T comes later (Assuming you're precasting Vercure) making a 1212 pattern. Personally when running swiftcast I like to use it when I'm at 40/41 and swift VA/T the lower the element so I get the extra mana from being 51/41, overcaps a little, but eh. As far as I can think of there's not really a disadvantage to what you're suggesting except possibility of the .5 sec animation lock from Swiftcast.

Both ways have the same chance of generating Stone/Fire either way and the same mana generation.