easiest way is in a mod to control wps proc chance (easy check when each wps has 100%)
but, without mod you can eyeball it 2 ways
one is have no wps except Zolhan, then just keep a count on attacks needed to trigger cadence; if it goes below 3 following a Zolhan projectile; zolhan caused a fast charge
you can then also, like in my vid, stack 100% of purely passthrough wps, and see cadence fast charge 24/7 (only needing 1 non cadence shot before Cadence)
*ofc you need to do this lining multiple dummies up, as the passthrough wps only fast charge on multi hits, making fort ikon probably the best place to try
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Essentially, what Gnomish said.
Cadence “charges” have a long duration, so the best way is to go single shot mode. Zolhan and Markovian have distinctive graphics so it’s easy to spot when they activate.
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I had a littlle time last night and that’s basically what I did.
I found that you need at least three targets pierced by the Zolhan projectile for it to trigger cadence on 2 hits vice 3. I tried this on the 2 dummies at the Conclave and cadence worked as normal. Moving to the Ikon dummies outside Anasteria’s area or over by the tents, it would start triggering the extra hits against 3 or 4 of them.
Also, played around a bit with wps and dropping DM. With no points in DM and 15 each in wps, it was definitely less damage, whereas 1 pt DM (which equals 6 with gear) and softcapped wps performed about the same as the original setup.
Small sample size against only test dummies but might be better to invest in the wps with less DM. Will have to test more extensively when I have time.
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Adding Imp (could be bound for Krieg’s Wrath for easier proccing) for extra damage proc/aoe instead of Hawk and right upper nod of Korvaak + taking Hound (extra armor) instead of Eel.
Attack speed is already overcapped, maybe it’s worth taking Unholy Inscription? THen you can drop one augment of +15% bleed res and take something else (+4% hp, +9% ele res).
How does it look?
krieg’s wrath would be an extremely poor choice for aetherfire, the dmg is based on stacking, so only getting 1 fire patch every 5secs would be a huge waste
you want it on either a spamable or continued proccing skill for max proc potential (0 cd devo) but also max stacking potential
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Thanks for reply. Probably it’s not worth changing devo map in such case even though Aetherfire could be bound to Aether Corruption for faster spreading?
aether corruption would be better, amazing in groups, not as amazing on single target, but still much better than krieg wrath
ideal candidate would be cadence, then need a decent widow proccer tho heh 
I did try Aetherfire on cadence for a bit but it’s not great. Like Gnomish said, if you go that route your only real option is to then put Aether Corruption on Arcane Bomb which is good on mobs but meh on single target.
Unfortunately a lack of proc options is an issue with ranged Battlemage in general. Can’t use Blitz. No pseudo pets or decent duration skills to throw a point in.
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