Attack Speed

How is attack speed calculated?

Attack Speed starts at 0.4. Each point of Agility adds 0.01. Inscriptions, potions and other effects then multiply the whole amount by (1 + their percent / 100).

What does a higher attack speed change?

For a skill whose attack-speed flag is on, wind-up, recovery and table cooldown are each divided by Attack Speed. A basic swing whose table delays add to 1 s then waits 1 / attack speed seconds.

Is this the same as cooldown reduction?

No. Most skills divide table cooldown by (1 + cooldown reduction / 100). Only skills with the attack-speed flag divide by Attack Speed instead. Global cooldown never reads attack speed.

A basic attack has no table cooldown. The wait is its start delay plus its end delay, after the attack-speed divide. Rows group every basic attack that shares the same table total.

Example: at default Agility with +20% attack speed, a 1 s table swing waits 1.667 s.

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Table wind-up + recovery	No bonus	+4%	+8%	+10%	+15%	+20%	+30%	+35%	+50%	Basic attacks
1 s	2 s	1.923 s	1.852 s	1.818 s	1.739 s	1.667 s	1.538 s	1.481 s	1.333 s	Bubble Tackle, Tongue Thrust, Basic Sword Attack, Basic Greatsword Attack, Basic Club Attack, Basic Bow Attack, Rapid Fire, Healing Touch, Basic Spear Attack, Twin Thrust, Basic Monster Slash, Basic Monster Blunt, Basic Monster Pierce, Spit, Spore Spit, Attack, Acid Spit, Goblin Attack, Goblin Throw, Chain Hit, Blood Tear, Basic Bow Attack
1.5 s	3 s	2.885 s	2.778 s	2.727 s	2.609 s	2.5 s	2.308 s	2.222 s	2 s	Basic Magic Missile, Fire Missile, Attack : Magic Missile
0.4 s	0.8 s	0.7692 s	0.7407 s	0.7273 s	0.6957 s	0.6667 s	0.6154 s	0.5926 s	0.5333 s	Basic Attack, Mud Spit
0.6 s	1.2 s	1.154 s	1.111 s	1.091 s	1.043 s	1 s	0.9231 s	0.8889 s	0.8 s	Basic Punch Attack
1.2 s	2.4 s	2.308 s	2.222 s	2.182 s	2.087 s	2 s	1.846 s	1.778 s	1.6 s	Stone Stomp

The percent is not one-for-one on the clock. The first points of attack speed cut more wait than the same amount added later.

The graph is leftover wait, as a share of the swing with no percent bonus. With none, you wait the full time. At 100% attack speed you wait half.

On a 1 s table swing at default Agility, the first +20% saves 0.3333 s. The next +20% only saves 0.2381 s.

Agility is slow on this curve: each point is +0.01 /s before percents. Inscriptions jump +4%, +8%, +10%, +15%, +20%, +30%, +35%, +50% in one go.

Agility alone, no percent bonus, on a 1 s table swing. Default Agility is 10.

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Every effect that writes attack speed is in the table. Attack Speed itself is built from the base and Agility first, then any extra percent modifiers.

On top of those effects, each point of Agility adds +0.01 /s before percents.

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Source	Attack speed	How you get it
High-grade Attack Speed Inscription	+30%	Inscription
Mid-grade Attack Speed Inscription	+20%	Inscription
Low-grade Attack Speed Inscription	+10%	Inscription
Snake Catcher	+10%	Background
Shooter	+20%	Trait
Arcron Shield	-30%	Equipment
Bloodwood Shield	-30%	Equipment
Bone Shield	-30%	Equipment
Carapace Shield	-30%	Equipment
Copper Shield	-30%	Equipment
Fortified Bone Shield	-30%	Equipment
Wooden Shield	-30%	Equipment
God Mode	+50%	No obtainable source in this build.
Initiative	+35%	No obtainable source in this build. Also in the data: Initiative.
Acceleration	+30%	Granted by Quick Dash, Piercing Thrust, Stone Raise.
Taking Attack Speed Potion	+30%	Granted by Attack Speed Potion.
Red Mane (Action)	+30%	Granted by Rat Swarm.
Perhaps a Trumpet	+20%	No obtainable source in this build.
Monster Difficulty Devastation	+20%	No obtainable source in this build.
Monster Difficulty Very Hard	+20%	No obtainable source in this build.
Art of Fury	+15%	No obtainable source in this build.
Goddess' Blessing (Attack Speed)	+10%	No obtainable source in this build.
Combat Momentum	+8%	Granted by Combat Momentum.
Brace Stance	+4%	No obtainable source in this build. Also in the data: Brace Stance.

These skills also divide their table cooldown by Attack Speed. Cooldown reduction does not enter that path. A table cooldown of 0 never reaches that divide. See Cooldowns.

Skill	Table cooldown
Run	1 s
Goblin Flee	10 s
Resurrection	10 s
Earth Crash	15 s
Goblin Curse	15 s
Blood Rain	16 s