Devastation Evoker DPS Mythic+ Tips — The War Within (11.2)
In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Devastation Evoker in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.2).
Devastation Evoker Mythic+ Guide for The War Within Season 3
In this guide, we will talk about getting the most out of your Evoker in Mythic+ dungeons, including the best way to set up your character, how your rotation may change, and tips and tricks for using your abilities most optimally.
If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our dedicated Mythic+ page below.
To learn more about the Mythic+ Meta, check out our Mythic+ Tier List below.
Best Mythic+ Talents for Devastation Evoker in The War Within
Due to the current state of Scalecommander being so far behind in
all aspects of dps, it is HIGHLY recommended that you stick to Flameshaper in
keys at all levels, it has great AoE in both burst and sustain scenarios as well
as an exceptionally strong ST damage profile.
For a more general overview of Talents for Devastation Evoker, please visit our dedicated Talents page.
Best Mythic+ Talent Builds for Devastation Evoker
This tree will serve as the best build for the vast majority of keys, the only
alteration you should ever consider making is dropping the points in Eternity's Span
and
Lay Waste to put two points into
Arcane Intensity, this will give a decent ST gain for a very minor AoE loss.
Mythic+ Utility for Devastation Evoker in The War Within Season 3
This section talks mostly about the uses of different spells. For in-depth explanations of all Evoker Abilities and Talents, including these, check out our Spells page.
Utility of Devastation Evoker in The War Within
Interrupts, Stuns and Stops
Quell is your "kick" and your most important bit of utility in
Mythic+, used to stop enemy casts for the benefit of the group and especially
the tank. It is highly recommended to use a Focus Kick macro for this.
- /stopcasting
- /stopcasting
- /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][@mouseover,exists,nodead] [] Quell
This macro will kick your focus target if you have one, mouseover if you have no Focus target, and your target if you have neither of those.
To quickly set a focus target in hectic scenarios, we also recommend a Focus Mouseover macro.
- /focus [@mouseover]
Make sure that your UI shows your Focus Target's casts clearly so that you are always able to kick it on cooldown or in coordination with the rest of your group.
Stunning and "Stops"
Devastation has 3 main AoE stop abilities.
Deep Breath this is a 3-second stun on a very short cooldown when talented into
Terror of the Skies we do not hold this to use as a stop as it is part of our core dps rotation, but it provides a lot of free crowd control.
Wing Buffet this will knock enemies in front of you back, interrpting spells and repositioning mobs.
Tail Swipe this will knock enemies around you up into the air and slightly away from you, useful for interrupting groups of casts.
Other Utility
Rescue can be used to help reposition yourself as well as an ally while also providing a substantial shield when talented into
Twin Guardian
Time Spiral allows your entire party an additional use of their movement-based abilities, ours being
Hover this can be very helpful when needing to move through areas quickly.
Affix Tips, Tricks and Management for Devastation Evoker in The War Within Season 3
This section has Evoker-specific tips for dealing with the various affixes of Mythic+. If you want general guides for each of our Dungeons or Mythic+ in general, check out our dedicated page below.
Affix Guide for Devastation Evoker in The War Within
Ascendant Affix Management for Devastation Evoker
Wing Buffet and
Tail Swipe are both great for stopping this affix
Devour Affix Management for Devastation Evoker
Expunge's Poison dispel is a source of dispel type for removing
Void Rift.
Devour Affix Management for Devastation Evoker
Hover allows you to soak the tethered Pulsar without losing any dps uptime.
Voidbound Affix Management for Devastation Evoker
There are no spec-specific tricks for this one. Simply focus it the moment it spawns.
How To Sim Mythic+ for Devastation Evoker
I recommend that you avoid dungeon-based simming for Devastation as its variance makes it a wildly inaccurate source; follow your normal raid/single target simming profiles and it will give you the correct answer in nearly every circumstance.
Changelog
- 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 30 Apr. 2025: Added boss specific tips for dungeons where relevant.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Adjusted build for high end m+.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Added more info to mythic+.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Section added for Season 1 TWW.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated talent tree for patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Updated talent tree for Patch 10.1 and affix information for Season 2.
- 30 Mar. 2023: Talent fix.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 12 Dec. 2022: Updated M+ Tips for affixes and utility list.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated M+ talent tree.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 15 Nov. 2022: Page added.
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This guide is written by Blueprint. He is a long-term high-end raider in the #1 Oceanic guild Honestly, originally maining a Paladin. He has since swapped to Devastation Evoker since the spec's inception and is a frequent theorycrafter in the Evoker community. You can find him on Discord as blueprint1990.
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