Quote Originally Posted by Nekotee View Post
A smn/sch that swiftcast summon is as bad as a whm swiftcasting stoneskin II or a swiftcast shadowflare

Any one who answer me : there is time for the 1 minute CD to come back
I will stab back with : then why aren't losing 5 sec to cast which is 10 time faster

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Also yeah in dungeon you have more time to reset a cd but it's better to have the rightful mind about it
Because if you do that in EX primal you will soon regret it XD
(Or the new 24man that is... death at all time)
There is value in swiftcasting nearly any ability where the cast time is greater than the gcd, it's just learning when to do it. This includes SSII and Summon. You can't really compare a 60 sec CD with a 5 sec cast time as the repercussions for using either are night and day. Losing the ability to cast all your skills for 5 seconds mid-fight is far more detrimental than losing one ability for 60 seconds. If you need to rezz someone 60 seconds into a fight, there might be issues that negates any usefulness out of swiftcast from a rezz standpoint. Saving SC for a rezz is so situational. It's an ace you want to keep in your pocket when you know there is a high percentage chance that someone is going to drop, which you should be able to evaluate during the instance.

As for EX primals, I can't speak on any of them. But from the primal instances I have encountered, there is no reason to switch your fairy mid fight. You make your choice and run with her. If there was a situation that calls for it, you would definitely want to swiftcast it as summoning mid-fight is essentially a rezz. Switching fairies for me has been the most useful in dungeons where I will use Selene for the run and Eos for the boss. Some groups are ok with you not burning up SC prior to the fight and just using a regular summon, but most charge in as soon as protect is up.