When to hard cast flame strike?

Icy veins says to hard cast out side of combustion with 2+ targets. Is this true? With a 3 second cast time this seems a little weird?

It is true. Boring, but true.

While it has a 3 sec cast time, the damage stacks with Flame Patch. Granted, this also means your 2+ targets stay stacked and IN the flame patch.

Ran a bunch of keys last night and Sanguine requiring the tank to move the ads once in a while hurt mah deeps.

Just my opinion but from other things i have read and videos i have watched icy veins isn’t exactly up to date or correct as often as people think.

It’s true if you have Flame Patch, which you almost always should if you’re casting Flamestrike.

But, more practically, in some situations (particularly in keys), it’s probably more optimal in two target situations to instead chain Fireballs to help get Combust up quicker.

“Three or more, nuke the floor. Two or less, single targets best.”

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