A phase is a description of a lifecycle of an incantation with multiple spells. Where spells hold multiple glyphs, devices that are multi-phased hold multiple spells, though these are always fired in sequences; begin, tick and end. Once a device - such as a Spell Staff - begins being used, it fires the begin phase, once. Every subsequent tick, the "tick" phase executes the spell it holds. Upon stopping, finally the end phase's spell is performed. Additionally, it is possible to configure the delay the tick phase has by scrolling the icon on the tick row.