Devastation Evoker DPS Easy Mode — The War Within Pre-Patch

This build will be used in single-target situations.

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This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoE fights in raids, as well as most Mythic+.

The primary focus for Devastation is split into 3 different rotational aspects. Firstly, your Empower spells; these are short cooldown, high damage abilities that will also give beneficial interactions with your other non-Empowered abilities.

Secondly will be your Essence spenders, which are Disintegrate and Pyre; you want to ensure that you never overcap your Essence and let it go to waste.

Thirdly are your "filler" abilities, in the form of Living Flame and Azure Strike; these abilities cost nothing and will proc free Essence spenders as well as an assortment of other beneficial effects, depending on your current talents.

Beyond these 3 core aspects of the class, you will have certain longer cooldown abilities that you will want to use to increase your damage; this list is very limited.

• Dragonrage — this is your only substantial damage cooldown, which will give your Mastery ( Mastery: Giantkiller) full effectiveness regardless of the target's current health and will let your filler abilities give you guaranteed free Essence spenders on each cast. The effect of Dragonrage is extended each time you use an Empowered spell.
• Deep Breath — this is a long cooldown AoE breath that can be talented to include a Stun. Its damage is much more potent in The War Within, and it becomes a much better part of our core kit.

The only real difference is when you focus exclusively on AoE instead of single target is that you will be max channeling the Empowered spell Fire Breath, and then replace Living Flame with Azure Strike and Disintegrate with Pyre.

Obsidian Scales is your main defensive, which will reduce all damage you take by 30%. You can talent into a second charge of this, meaning you can always have a significant damage reduction for predictable incoming damage windows.

Renewing Blaze is another strong defensive, which will make all the damage you take over the next 8 seconds also heal you in the form of a HoT with the same 8-second duration. This is very potent for long periods of medium-high damage, as it will keep your health pool high and limit your risk of dying.

Twin Guardian is a follow-up talent that requires you to take Rescue to unlock. This will cause you and the target you rescue to receive a shield for 30% of your max health, lasting 5 seconds upon cast. This is great for dealing with those one-shot mechanics or when someone else needs a helping hand.

Zephyr will give you and 4 nearby allies a 20% damage reduction from AoE abilities for a short duration. This can be situationally amazing, particularly in Mythic+.

These are the defensive utility talents and abilities for Devastation Evoker, for more details, we recommend you check out the Spell Glossary page below.