Question regarding RDM stats and weapon choice.

[Maero]

And i was just stating that spell speed is not good at all on Red Mage and although not useless it is almost to the point of being so

[Vorx]

Spell speeds are like others said not a main concern. An RDM's Jolt alone is faster casting then any magic, its like 1.something, it would be better to use a different Materia then waste space on spell speed.

[JohnnyDevo]

An RDM's Jolt alone is faster casting then any magic, its like 1.something

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RDM's jolt is 2s cast 2.5s recast, like all of its other short-cast spells. And the 2.5s recast, which is what spell speed is most relevant for, is shared among all RDM spells.

To expand, though, on the real reason that spell speed is bad for red mage, it's very simple. Ogcd abilities and weaponskills are both unaffected by spell speed. Those put together make up about 30-35% of a red mage's damage. Therefore, 30-35% of red mage's damage simply doesn't benefit from spell speed. Whereas every other stat buffs 100% of red mage's damage. This is what puts spell speed in last place for red mage. Make note that spell speed is not a zero-sum or a negative stat for red mage, but it IS lowest value.