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[[Image:Casting Time Gauge.png|right|151x35px]]
== Overview ==
* The [[Casting Time Gauge]] appears on the top left corner of the screen when casting a spell.
* At 75% on the gauge, the spell is effectively complete. Spell casting times provided on spell pages and in SE sourcebooks are the time it takes for a spell to reach 75%.
* At 80%, the spell's effect will be seen on the buff bar if it's [[:Category:Enhancing Magic|Enhancing Magic]], the spell's graphical animation will start on the target.
* At 100%, the gauge will disappear if the spell is finished casting. Effects that increase the [[Fast Cast|spell casting time]] can cause the gauge to hold at 100%.
* The gauge's progress is linear. A spell with a 3 second cast time will reach 75% at 3 seconds and reaches 100% at 4 seconds. A spell with a 10.5 second cast time will reach 75% at 10.5 seconds and 100% at 14 seconds.

== Casting Time Down ==
* The Casting Time Gauge progress bar is based on the spell's unmodified casting time.
* For example, a Fire III spell (3 second cast time) with BLM90's [[Elemental Celerity]] (-30% cast time) will take 2.1 seconds. The progress bar will still be 100% at 4 seconds, so the cast will finish at 52.5%.

== Spell Delay ==
* Spells cause a 3 second [[JA Delay]] where spells, abilities, and items can't be used. This delay starts from the time the spell finishes its cast (75% on the gauge).
** Since this delay is static, the gauge's 100% portion isn't an indication of when abilities can be used.
* For spells with a casting time longer than 3 seconds, it's possible to cast your next spell before the casting gauge reaches 100% from the previous spell.
* Formula:
** Where ''FC'' is Casting Time Down and ''t'' is the spell's cast time
 (((100-FC)/100 × t + 3)×60) ÷ (t/0.75×60) = Percent on Gauge Another Spell can be Cast.

* Example : Fire IV (5s cast time) w/ 80% [[Spell Casting Time|Spell Casting Time Down]]
:{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Fire IV w/ 80% [[Fast Cast|FC]]
|-
! Event !! Time !! Percent on Gauge
|-
| Spell starts || 0s || 0%
|-
| Cast completes || 1s || 15%
|-
| Spell effects start || {{H:text|80 Delay|1.33s}} || 20%
|-
| Next action possible (delay ends) || 4s || 60%
|-
| Casting gauge completes || {{H:text|400 Delay|6.66s}} || 100%
|}

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