HCT

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	Bortak's Bone Cesta Energy +12 (Requires 9 Death Magic) Death Magic +1 (20% chance while using skills) Halves casting time of Death Magic spells (Chance: 20%) Value: 35 gold
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HCT is a shorthand for "halves casting time". It is used to refer to the "Halves casting time of <attribute> spells" item modification found on weapons and focus items. The "<attribute>" part can be one of any spellcaster's attributes or it may be omitted, in which case it will apply to all spells.

Weapon upgrades

The following weapon upgrades gives a chance to halve a spell's casting time:

• Inscriptions
  • "Aptitude not Attitude"
  • "Don't Think Twice"
• Staff heads
  • Adept
  • Swift
• Focus cores
  • of Aptitude
  • of Swiftness

Attribute independent enhancement

Some items are found with an HCT bonus of up to 10% chance for all spells, but not tied to any specific attribute.

Uniques with attribute based HCT 20%

Wands

Avarr's Scepter Bahnba's Scepter Bogroot Rod Brimstone Wand Drikard's Rod Droknar's Scepter Dunshek's Purifier Flannuss' Rod

Galigord's Rod Hajkor's Flame Kemil's Scepter Scepter of the Keeper Stormray Villnar's Claw Vokur's Cane

Staves

Amadis' Air Staff Antiquated Staff Arachni's Staff Arbor's Earth Staff Bellok's Staff Blisterbark's Staff Bogroot Staff Bortak's Bone Staff Bredyss' Staff Brohn's Staff Chaelse's Staff Droknar's Staff Earthbound Staff Elsnil's Frigidheart Flint's Fleshcleaver Galigord's Stone Staff Ghial's Staff Handsmasher Hukhrah's Staff Iceblood's Warstaff Ilsundur's Staff Kaolin Water Staff Kaswa's Gluttony Kenrii's Sorrow Koosun's Fire Staff Kunvie's Air Staff Kyril's Fervor Lovisa's Love Milefaun's Staff Milthuran's Staff

Modti's Depravation Morolah's Staff Nifling's Staff Oola's Staff Rago's Flame Staff Ritual Lord's Staff Runar's Brimstone Staff Scourgewind's Branch Siska's Staff Sseer's Wish Ssuns' Staff Ssyn's Staff Staff of the Wanderer Talous' Staff The Bloodburner The Darkwish The Flesheater The Magekiller The Maneater The Nightbringer The Skullflayer The Skybringer The Thundermaw The Trickster The Wingshielder Vanahk's Staff Vokur's Staff Wingstorm Woe Spreader

See also

• 20/20
• 40/20/20
• 40/40
• 60/60
• HSR