Arcane Devotion
Arcane Devotion is a Mage power: the 7th of the Mana Control discipline.
 The mage's spell casting speed is increased.
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Type: Constant |
| Discipline level: 13 | |
| Character level: 25 | |
| Affects: SelfCasting time: 0s (Instant)Cooldown time: 60sGlobal Cooldown: Very Short | |
| Power level | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana cost | 115 | 130 | 145 | 160 | 175 |
| Spell duration | 60s | ||||
| Buffs | |||||
| Cast speed | +15% | +30% | +45% | +65% | +100% |
Notes
Arcane Devotion is an essential power for warlocks and conjurers to reduce their spell casting times, with the class being all-but-unplayable without it.
As of 1.6.3, the spell functions as it's description suggests, increasing the casting speed. Thus given a casting time of <math>t_0</math>, the casting time <math>t = \frac{t_0}{1 + cast speed}</math>.
For example, if a Conjurer casts Energy Barrier, which had a cast time of 2 seconds, with level 5 Arcane Devotion the cast time is effectively 1 second.
A battle between two mages can be decided by the level of this buff, especially between warlocks. It must be recasted every minute, which puts mages in a disadvantage in long battles.
Documented changes
- Version 1.10.2 (2013/3/7): Cast time reduced to 0 seconds. Instant cast.
- Version 1.6.3 (2010/9/21): Increased cast speed bonus to +100%. Changed mechanics from casting time reduction to casting speed increase.