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Phen Switching Guide

Overview and explanation

Overview

"Phen switching" refers to a technique where you swap equipment in order to benefit from an uninterruptible cast, without having to suffer through the increased cast time. Whether farming solo, duo, or in a party, phen switching is an essential tool for any caster class to learn (especially Wizards!).

What grants the "phen" effect?

Before getting into how to do phen switching, it's important to know all the (currently implemented) equipment/cards that grant the effect.

Cards:

  • 4077.png Phen Card (Skill casting cannot be interrupted. Increase Casting Time by 25%)
  • 4327.png Bloody Butterfly Card (Skill casting cannot be interrupted. Increase Casting Time by 30%. Inflict 5% more damage with Fire Wall.)

Equipment Sets:

  • 5126.png Morpheus's Hood (Magic spells cannot be interrupted. Increase Casting Time by 25%. MDEF + 11, Maximum SP + 20%, INT + 5)

(The above effect requires the Morpheus's Shawl, Morpheus's Ring and Morpheus's Bracelet equipped along with the hood in order to be activated)

How do you phen switch?

To phen switch, start your cast (for example Storm Gust) without any of the above item effects equipped, and then once your cast has begun quickly swap to one of the items. You will need to hotkey both the item with the phen effect (e.g., a phen carded Clip [1]) and anything else that occupies the same equipment slot (like a Rosary or Earring). When done correctly, this results in a normal cast time (because none of the phen effect items were equipped at the time), while still being protected by the phen effect (after equipping it mid-cast).

Image Guide

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Shown above is what you have equipped before you start your cast. Note the earring (non-phen equipment) and hotkeyed phen clio [1] both marked with a red box.

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Shown above is what you have equipped after starting your cast. Note the now equipped phen clip [1] and hotkeyed earring (non-phen equipment).