Devastation Evoker DPS Stat Priority — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

The general stat priority on armor pieces for a Devastation Evoker is:

1. Item Level;
2. Haste;
3. Critical Strike;
4. Mastery;
5. Versatility;

On Jewelry (and pieces without Intellect on them), the priority is as follows:

1. Haste;
2. Item Level;
3. Critical Strike;
4. Mastery;
5. Versatility;

FAQIs There a Haste Cap for Devastation Evoker?

There is no hard cap on Haste for us but this directly ties into how long our Dragonrage will last. There will be no hard breakpoints go guarantee an extra extension but more Haste will give you more leniency on making errors.

Item Level will typically be better than having optimal secondary stats with Jewellery and Trinkets being the exception.

Whilst this is fairly generic advice for your gearing, to get more accurate information simming your character is always best to get an idea of what gear your character should use for any given combat scenario.

Something to note is that secondary stats diminish in value per point after 30%, meaning it takes more secondary stat points to gain 1%. This is not a goal to aim for, but just something to be mindful of when you start to go beyond these thresholds. At these points you will see less value per point of secondary stats. As always, simming your character will give more detailed information on where it is advisable to change your gear for different secondary stats.

These statistics have been obtained by combining common sense, in-game testing, and simulations using SimulationCraft.

Intellect is your primary stat. You should look for this stat in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Spell Power, which increases the damage of your spells.

Mastery ( Mastery: Giantkiller) increases the damage of your spells based on the current health of your target. The higher the health of the target, the more benefit from Mastery: Giantkiller you get. You will automatically get the full benefit from Mastery: Giantkiller during Dragonrage when the Tyranny talent is picked.

Critical Strike increases your chance for your abilities to deal 200% damage this is increased to 220% when the Spellweaver's Dominance talent is picked.

Haste increases your spell casting speed (including Empowered Spells) and the tick rate of your periodic effects.

Versatility increases all your damage and healing done, and decreases all damage taken.