for ni put on full haste gear
for ichi put on full shield skill gear so you don't get interupted (unless you always just start casting while you still have shadows up then go ahead and keep haste on.)
NEVER use homam head. get a turban
enmity + haste for flash.
I completely agree with Jakey here. However, on some mobs I drop some shield gear for haste pieces. This is usually because of mobs that don't double/triple attack or their attack rate is so low you could cast AMII spells between their attacks....