Augmentation Evoker DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — 12.0.5

On this page, we cover all the talents you have access to, explaining how each one is to be used. Some of these talents, active or passive, can make a huge difference in how Augmentation Evokers is played, which is explained on our rotation page. Some talents however have a more versatile use in Mythic+ than in raids; if this is more your thing, we strongly recommend that you check the Mythic+ page.

FAQWhen Should I Play Scalecommander Over Chronowarden?

We recommend playing Scalecommander over Chronowarden in most scenarios, as it is easier to play and Chronowarden has more reliance on ally performance. At the end of the day, the difference is minimal for raiding and you can play whatever you find more enjoyable but Scalecommander is notably ahead in Mythic+.

Augmentation has two viable Hero Talent trees which pros and cons for each. Be sure to read below to see what we say about them!

We are recommending Scalecommander for the default raiding choice, as it will perform better on the multi-target encounters in the raid, despite being 2% behind Chronowarden on single-target. Furthermore, Scalecommander is less affected by ally performance due to being less buff reliant, making it significantly better in environments where there might be a larger variance in player skill.

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Best Midnight Builds for Augmentation Evoker

Scalecommander
Universal Build Scalecommander
Raiding Build Scalecommander
Weekly Mythic+/Delve Build Scalecommander
High Key Mythic+ Chronowarden
Universal Build Chronowarden
Raiding Build Chronowarden
Mythic+/Delve Build

3.1.

Best Scalecommander Universal Build for Augmentation Evoker

We run the same Scalecommander Hero Talents for all content.

This build has almost all of the class utility and plays a talent setup that will work for all content. We suggest using this set of talents if you do not intend on changing your talents between different content types. This build will perform slightly worse in Mythic+ due to lacking Overlord, so we do suggest playing the dedicated Mythic+ build in keys!

This build plays Echoing Strike which means it uses Azure Strike over Living Flame at all target counts. It is optimal to cast Living Flame whenever you have Leaping Flames active. This build has been chosen because it gives you approximately 2% higher Single Target damage at the cost of a very minor AoE DPS loss while providing significantly improved mobility. You can choose to take Pupil of Alexstrasza if you would rather have the ~2% higher AoE and, can manage your Hover charges better so you have no downtime issues.

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3.2.

Best Scalecommander Raid Build for Augmentation Evoker

We run the same Scalecommander Hero Talents for all content.

This build is approximately 2% DPS behind the Chronowarden raiding build for pure ST. However, this build is ahead on any of the cleave encounters and is more personal damage oriented making this better suited in weaker raiding teams even on single target encounters.

This build plays Echoing Strike which means it uses Azure Strike over Living Flame at all target counts. It is optimal to cast Living Flame whenever you have Leaping Flames active. This build has been chosen because it gives you approximately 2% higher Single Target damage at the cost of a very minor AoE DPS loss while providing significantly improved mobility. You can choose to take Pupil of Alexstrasza if you would rather have the ~2% higher AoE and, can manage your Hover charges better so you have no downtime issues.

Our Raid build starts out with a universal talent setup that will work everywhere but not every boss will need you to have Quell. If you are on a boss that does not need these we suggest moving them to other utility like Arcane Reach, Bestow Weyrnstone or Draconic Attunements.

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3.3.

Best Scalecommander Weekly Key Mythic+ Build for Augmentation Evoker

We run the same Scalecommander Hero Talents for all content.

This build focuses around playing Interwoven Threads and maximising your personal damage dealt from casts of Breath of Eons.

This build plays Echoing Strike and uses Azure Strike as its filler spell on all target counts. You still use Living Flame to consume Leaping Flames. This gives you approximately 2% more Single Target DPS at the cost of 2% AoE DPS.

We have chosen this as our default Weekly Key build as using an instant cast filler spell at all target counts massively simplifies your rotation, making it easier to maintain high casting uptime during your keys.

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3.4.

Best Scalecommander High Key Mythic+ Build for Augmentation Evoker

We run the same Scalecommander Hero Talents for all content.

This build focuses around playing Interwoven Threads and maximising your personal damage dealt from casts of Breath of Eons.

This build has Pupil of Alexstrasza which means Living Flame is an important DPS gain on AoE over Azure Strike. For single target scenarios using Azure Strike is DPS neutral with Living Flame which is useful for movement.

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3.5.

Best Chronowarden Universal Build for Augmentation Evoker

We run the same Chronowarden Hero Talents for all raiding content.

This build uses Interwoven Threads instead of Time Skip for smoother gameplay. The Time Skip version offers approximately 1% higher DPS, it comes with increased complexity and requires the use of a cancelaura macro.

If you want to play the Time Skip version move the point from Interwoven Threads to Motes of Possibility.

When playing the Time Skip variant of the build, we recommend using a cancelaura macro to immediately cancel the Tip the Scales buff. This means that Tip the Scales stays properly aligned with Time Skip, which is more valuable than benefiting from the instant cast empower. We have linked an example Macro Below. For more details, refer to our rotation guide.

Chronowarden Cancelaura Tip the Scales

#showtooltip /cast Tip the Scales /cancelaura Tip the Scales

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3.6.

Best Chronowarden Raid Build for Augmentation Evoker

We run the same Chronowarden Hero Talents for all raiding content.

This build focuses on increasing the power of your buffs and deals 2% more pure Single Target than Scalecommander. You can gain an additional 1% Single Target DPS by swapping Interwoven Threads for either Motes of Possibility. We did not do this by default as it increases complexity and will cost most people more damage than you gain. The main reason to play the Time Skip variant is to get better Breath of Eons linings for mechanics, as it causes Breath of Eons to come off cooldown at very different times compared to Interwoven Threads. When playing the Time Skip variant you will want to use a cancelaura macro for Tip the Scales. For more information see our rotation guide.

Chronowarden Cancelaura Tip the Scales

#showtooltip /cast Tip the Scales /cancelaura Tip the Scales

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Our Raid build starts out with a universal talent setup that will work everywhere but not every boss will need you to have Quell. If the boss is only Single Target then you also wont need Pupil of Alexstrasza. If you are on a boss that does not need these we suggest moving them to other utility like Arcane Reach, Bestow Weyrnstone or Draconic Attunements.

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3.7.

Best Chronowarden Mythic+ Build for Augmentation Evoker

For our Spec Tree in Mythic+ and Delve content we move two points from Innate Magic and Stretch Time to Sleep Walk and Oppressing Roar as the additional crowd control is invaluable.

We move a point from Inferno's Blessing to Clairvoyant in Mythic+ as the Single Target damage offered by Inferno's Blessing is less DPS than getting more stat buffs from Clairvoyant.

While this build is our suggested Delving build for Chronowarden we do not recommend playing Delves solo as Augmentation Evoker. Playing Delves solo as an Augmentation Evoker significantly increases the difficulty of the content as well as making them take an incredibly long time. We strongly suggest playing Scalecommander or Devastation Evoker instead or ideally finding a group.

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In Midnight Augmentation Evoker gains access to the Apex Talent: Duplicate. This Apex Talent and its upgrades have significant impact on Augmentation Evoker's Rotation, Stat Priority, and Talent Choices.

The First Point Duplicate summons a Pet after you cast Breath of Eons that deals significant damage while active. This Pet casts Eruption, Fire Breath, and Upheaval. These casts will not extend Ebon Might. The Eruption casts will scale with all of Augmentation's talents except for Mass Eruption and Melt Armor.

The Second and Third Apex Talent Points Duplicate allows anything that triggers Sands of Time to also extend Duplicate. This leads to a minigame very similar to maintaining Ebon Might where you attempt to maximise the uptime of Duplicate. This causes Augmentation Evoker to prioritise Haste and Critical Strike over any other stat as these boost the uptime of Duplicate. Additionally, it significantly boosts the power of the Breath of Eons' talents Imminent Destruction and Plot the Future as they increase the amount of casts you can get within your Duplicate.

The Final Apex Talent point, Duplicate, makes the Duplicate provide an incredibly powerful buff effect that doubles the power of your Ebon Might on allies and significantly boosts the damage of your Upheaval.

Another significance of Duplicate is that it heavily incentivises pressing Breath of Eons on cooldown. Maximising uptime on the doubled Primary Stat from the Buff ultimately contributes more for overall DPS than holding Breath of Eons for an ideal damage window.

Even though Breath of Eons' amplifier is a more significant DPS boost than the 16% Primary Stat increase from having your Duplicate up with Duplicate, using Breath of Eons on cooldown results in significantly higher Duplicate uptime due to more frequent casts that get extended by Duplicate.

At the same time, you will still get a sufficiently strong Breath of Eons window due to how varied most DPS are in their damage profile.

Hero Talents become available at Level 71 and are mutually exclusive trees that offer slightly different gameplay and visuals. As an Augmentation Evoker you can pick between Scalecommander and Chronowarden. We go into some of the details and differences between them below!

Scalecommander is the Personal Damage focused Hero Talent Tree that has the least emphasis on Buff based gameplay instead opting to boost Empower Spells and Essence Spenders. This is perfect for anyone who wants fire and forget gameplay and does not want to track their co-DPS's cooldowns.

Currently we recommend Scalecommander in Mythic+ as it is significantly ahead. That being said, Chronowarden is viable despite being noticeably if the Chronowarden gameplay seems more appealing.

For Raiding the damage output of Scalecommander and Chronowarden are extremely close and you can play which ever you prefer. We currently recommend playing both as Chronowarden deals slightly more Single Target damage while Scalecommander is better on the cleave fights.

The core focus of Scalecommander gameplay comes from applying Bombardments with Eruption after gaining stacks from using Fire Breath and Upheaval. After applying Bombardments you want to extend it as much as possible by casting Eruption while having the talent Extended Battle.

Bombardments deals high damage and gives you cooldown reduction for Breath of Eons from Wingleader. This is a very significant amount of Cooldown Reduction and makes Scalecommander lean into Breath of Eons talents like Imminent Destruction and Plot the Future and maximising overall casts of Breath of Eons for personal benefit instead of opting for higher quality casts that deal more damage from allies.

Chronowarden is the Buff Oriented Hero Talent Tree that is themed around Time Magic. As a Chronowarden a larger fraction of your damage comes from Buffs than Scalecommander since you get stronger Prescience and Ebon Might buffs from Nozdormu Adept and Double-time. This tree is perfect for players who want their friends to be the strongest they can be and, is slightly more forgiving for personal play.

Chronowarden enhances your Living Flame turning it into Chrono Flame augmenting it with bronze magic that deals additional damage based off of damage dealt recently. Chrono Flame still functions as a normal Living Flame that interacts fully with all Living Flame talents, with each projectile fired dealing additional Chrono Flame damage.

When playing a Chronowarden you will want to use a Cancelaura Macro for Tip the Scales as the cooldown of Tip the Scales only starts when the buff is consumed.

Chronowarden does not add any additional rotational gameplay elements that you have to play around. Instead, you just get you more resources ( Essence Burst's from Energy Cycles and Afterimage) and stats (Haste from Primacy and Temporal Burst) to perform your base rotation. These resources and stats makes it significantly easier to maintain your buffs.

Enabling War Mode grants you several benefits in the open world which you made decide are beneficial. We have listed the main benefits below.

• PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
• At least 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
• 10% more experience gained while leveling.
• Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.

We do not recommend enabling War Mode for general leveling and PvE content as it allows other players to kill you which is incredibly frustrating. The War Mode talents available to Augmentation Evoker are not a considerable time save as none of them provide a significant increase of DPS. That said, it is optimal to enable it if you are willing to engage in PvP.

Augmentation Evoker PvP talents barely provide any noticeable speed up in combat. We have listed the best ones to have active below.

1. Nullifying Shroud is recommended as it gives you an easy way to immune loss of control effects from both NPCs and enemy players trying to gank you.
2. Obsidian Mettle will allow you to safely cast spells while enemies are trying to knock you back.
3. Unburdened Flight can be useful when you are trying to run away from a pack of enemies and not be slowed by Daze.