When to use Alacrity vs Augmentation

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by Erydan Ouragan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So according to this link, bard haste and enchanter/shaman haste don't stack.

Which is weird for me, because i regularly group with a warrior and a monk, who both dual wield. When they have enchanter/shaman haste they start attacking and when my song kicks in, i swear it seems they attack faster, what gives?

Well, shaman haste sucks. A level 55 shaman is still using a 40% haste spell, while a bard at that level has a 45% haste. Although it seems more likely that you're just perceiving something that isn't actually there.

Spell haste includes everything from item clickies (monk epic, ranger sky cloak) to "spells" like augmentation and alacrity to "songs" that bards sing. The only other kind of haste in the game is item haste, which is from worn items like an FBSS. 1 spell haste and 1 worn item will stack (up to the haste cap for your level), but that's it.

In velious, bards get "v2 haste" which will stack with spell AND item haste, but it is only 10% more and most level 60s will be at or very near the haste cap with enchanter buffs and item haste anyway.