Faster Casting

Faster Casting (sometimes abbreviated FC) is an item property that reduces the amount time it takes to cast a spell. For every point in faster casting you have, the casting time is shortened by 0.25 or 1/4 of a second.

Cumulative Caps

The total Faster Casting your equipment provides is subject to the following maximums.

2 - For Magery, Mysticism and Necromancy spells
4 - For Bushido, Chivalry*, Ninjitsu, Spellweaving spells and Bard Masteries

Chivalry is capped at 2 if you have 70 or more Magery or Mysticism skill.

Equipment

Faster Casting is normally a maximum of 1 and is only found on spellbooks, weapons, shields, rings, and bracelets.

Artifacts

This list includes artifacts with more than 1 faster casting and or equipment that normally wouldn't have it:

Arcane Shield (shield with both FC1 and SC)
Boomstick (wild staff with both FC1 and SC)
Chaos Shield - Museum of Vesper Replica (shield with both FC1 and SC)
Djinni's Ring (ring with FC2)
Helm of Swiftness (helmet with FC1)
Luck Jewelry Set (ring and bracelet set with FC3)
Ornament of the Magician (bracelet with FC2)
Staff of the Magi (black staff with both FC1 and SC)
Staff of Pyros (black staff with both FC1 and SC)
Swords of Prosperity (daisho with both FC1 and SC)
Venom (bracelet with FC2)

In terms of game balance it seems reasonable to allow non spell-channeling, two-handed weapons to have FC2, since it would be the same as carrying one weapon and one shield, both with FC1 and without spell channeling, but no such item is known to exist.

City Loyalty

If you pledge your citizenship to a city with an appropriate trade deal, you can obtain a 1 faster casting bonus each day. This bonus lasts for 24 hours.

Imbuing

The property can be imbued on weapons, shields, rings, and bracelets. The intensity weighting is 1.4, the ingredients required are

Item Properties
Stat Modifiers	Dexterity Bonus • Hit Point Increase • Intelligence Bonus • Mana Increase • Stamina Increase • Strength Bonus
Regenerations	Hit Point Regeneration • Mana Regeneration • Stamina Regeneration
Hit Effects	Assassin Honed • Blood Drinker • Battle Lust • Hit Cold Area • Hit Curse • Hit Dispel • Hit Energy Area • Hit Fatigue • Hit Fire Area • Hit Fireball • Hit Harm • Hit Life Leech • Hit Lightning • Hit Lower Attack • Hit Lower Defense • Hit Mana Drain • Hit Mana Leech • Hit Physical Area • Hit Poison Area • Searing Weapon • Splintering Weapon • Hit Stamina Leech
Historic	Ruin • Force • Might • Mystic • Power • Vanquishing • Newbified
Damage Types	Physical Damage • Fire Damage • Cold Damage • Poison Damage • Energy Damage • Chaos Damage • Direct Damage
Magic	Casting Focus • Faster Casting • Faster Cast Recovery • Lower Mana Cost • Lower Reagent Cost • Mage Armor • Mage Weapon • Resonance • Spell Channeling • Spell Damage Increase • Spell Focusing • Spell Consumption
Weapon	Damage Increase • Swing Speed Increase • Use Best Weapon Skill • Weapon Speed • Hit Chance Increase
Archery	Balanced • Damage Modifier • Lower Ammo Cost • Range • Velocity
Death & Theft	Blessed • Cursed • No-Drop/No-Trade • Insured • Owned By
Damage Dealing	Damage Eater • Rage Focus • Reactive Paralyze • Reflect Physical Damage • Soul Charge
Other	Artifact Rarity • Defense Chance Increase • Durability • Elves Only • Enhance Potions • Gargoyles Only • Lifespan • Lower Requirements • Luck • Mana Burst • Mana Phase • Night Sight • Self Repair • Shard Bound • Skill Bonus • Strength Requirement • Uses Remaining • Weight
Negative	Antique • Brittle • Cursed • Ephemeral • Prized • Massive • Unwieldy • Unlucky •