September 23, 2026: Kaivax confirmed a beta bug where the 0.5-second cast time before a Hunter's auto-shot or a wand use "is not functioning properly." The shots "are currently incurring a much shorter cast time," which in practice means Hunters and wand users "don't need to stop to shoot for as long as intended." The fix was promised for an upcoming build, "hopefully next week."
The September 24 development notes do not list it, so the shortened cast is still live in the current build. Any Hunter or wand damage comparison made during the beta has to treat the missing half second as a known deviation rather than a class buff.
For the class-by-class read of that build, see the beta build guide. The wider set of open items stays on the verification hit list.
SOURCES: Kaivax's official forum post (September 23, 2026) and Kaivax's September 24 development notes.