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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4158754" data-attributes="member: 40961">Looking at the buffing abilities we've seen so far, they have the following categories:Long duration- we've only seen one of these.  Mirror image.  It can last up to an hour, so you can pre cast it.Very short duration- these are buffs that have instantaneous effects, then stop.  No point in casting them in advance, they only last a round or an action.Minor actions- these buffs cost only a minor action to cast, so while you could cast them in advance, there isn't much point.Minor to sustain- often these are also minor to cast.  You could pre-cast these, but you can only have a certain number of them at a time, so it can't break things much.Occurs as part of an attack- most of these are small attack, ac, or temp hp bonuses.  They also tend to be very short duration bonuses.  The only ones that might possibly be longer are warlord abilities we haven't seen yet.So... all in all, you can buff in advance.  But most buff abilities aren't compatible with buffing in advance, or provide little to no advantage to buffing in advance.  So while its possible, it won't be as common.</blockquote>