Quote Originally Posted by ReliaWylder View Post
SKS is basically trash in practical situations due to phase transitions.
On the contrary! Skill speed's value is mostly in its practicality, not in its stat weight. If it eases getting in a hit within some timed window (a boss phase, greased lightning, berserk, blood of the dragon, the long dark night of the Fire IV casting period) then it has helped you in ways that won't register on a dummy.