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Devastation Evoker PvP Guide — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

Last updated on Jan 23, 2026 at 08:30 by Mysticall 17 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Devastation Evoker in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

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Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Battleground Blitz Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Devastation Evoker in the Current Meta

Evokers are an incredibly fun, mobile, and devastating specialization. The playstyle of Devastation is a combination of Windwalker Monk and Enhancement Shaman. Use your mobility to keep yourself alive while dealing consistent unhealable damage.

2.

Devastation Evoker Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Great mobility
  • +Some of the strongest burst damage in the game
  • +Multiple healing spells to keep teammates alive
  • +Spammable Sleep Walk Icon Sleep Walk helps with kill windows
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -If mobility is not used properly, easy to swap to in a stun
  • -30 yard range on spells makes it an easy swap target to kill
  • -Hard to peel for teammates if they are the kill target
3.

Notable Midnight Pre-Patch changes to Devastation Evoker

  • New talents/spells: Stretch Time Icon Stretch Time, Strike from Above Icon Strike from Above, Star Salvo Icon Star Salvo, Azure Sweep Icon Azure Sweep, Legacy of the Lifebinder Icon Legacy of the Lifebinder, and Second Exhale. Do to the Shattering Star Icon Shattering Star rework, Star Salvo Icon Star Salvo will help increase your overall damage output. Legacy of the Lifebinder Icon Legacy of the Lifebinder is also great for doing more damage.
  • Removed talents/spells: Fire Within Icon Fire Within, Dense Energy Icon Dense Energy, Shattering Star Icon Shattering Star, and Snapfire Icon Snapfire.
  • Changed talent/spells:
    • Twin Guardian Icon Twin Guardian no longer gives a shield. It increases movement speed and allows spells to be cast while moving for 3 seconds.
    • Renewing Blaze Icon Renewing Blaze now upgrades Obsidian Scales Icon Obsidian Scales, causing it to heal you over 8 seconds equal to the amount of damage it reduced.
    • Shattering Star Icon Shattering Star is now a passive that causes Eternity Surge Icon Eternity Surge to release a Shattering Star at your target.
  • PvP Talent Changes: no notable PvP talent changes.
4.

Changelog

  • 23 Jan. 2026 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (races): Reviewed for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (macros): Reviewed for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (playstyle): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
    • Updated all damage rotations.
    • Updated defensives section.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (comps): Reviewed for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (blitz): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
    • Updated recommended talents.
    • Updated damage rotation.
    • Updated defensives.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (gear): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
    • Updated recommended gear.
    • Updated tier sets section.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (talents): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
    • Updated recommended talents.
    • Updated PvP talents.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (this page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
    • Updated with notable Midnight changes.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (this page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
    • Updated with notable Midnight changes.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (races): Reviewed page and no updates needed.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (macros): Reviewed page and no updates needed.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed page with no changes needed.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (comps): Reviewed page with no changes needed.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed page with no changes needed.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (gear): Updated best stats.
    • Updated recommended gear.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (this page): Reviewed page and no updates needed.
  • 26 Oct. 2025 (this page): Reviewed page and no updates needed.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 27 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
  • 13 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
    • Updated Gear for Reshii Wraps
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (comps): Updated for Patch 11.2.
    • Updated best 2v2 team compositions.
    • Updated best 3v3 team compositions.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.2.
    • Updated recommended talents.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.2.
    • Updated recommended gear.
    • Updated tier sets section.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.2.
    • Updated recommended talents.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
    • Updated notable changes.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
    • Updated notable changes.
  • 30 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 28 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
  • 24 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
  • 03 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear for Season 2 of The War Within.
  • 03 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (playstyle): Updated Defensives section.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.1.
    • Updated recommended talents.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
    • Updated with newest changes for 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
    • Updated with newest changes for 11.1.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 14 Nov. 2024 (macros): Updated Recommended Macros.
  • 14 Nov. 2024 (playstyle): Updated Damage Rotations.
    • Updated Defensives section.
  • 14 Nov. 2024 (comps): Updated Best Team Compositions.
    • Updated Best 2v2 Compositions.
    • Updated Best 3v3 Compositions.
  • 14 Nov. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommendations Talents.
  • 14 Nov. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated recommended Enchants.
  • 14 Nov. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Recommended Gems.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Added Notable Changes for 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Added Notable Changes for 11.0.5.
  • 16 Sep. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Recommended Embellishments.
    • Updated Recommended Enchants.
  • 15 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 12 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 30 Aug. 2024 (blitz): Page added.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 26 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
    • Updated All Damage Rotations.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Set bonuses.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 08 Aug. 2023 (talents): Updated Talent Calculator.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
    • Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
    • Updated Stat Priority.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Set.
    • Added Embellishment section.
    • Updated Gems and Enchants.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 14 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated correct spell ID.
  • 08 May 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 08 May 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 08 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated all damage rotations.
  • 08 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 08 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier-Set section.
  • 08 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Talent Calculator.
  • 08 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 08 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
    • Added Tier-Set section.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Talent Calculator.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 16 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated Talent Calculator.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (races): Page created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (macros): Page created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Page created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (comps): Page created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (gear): Page created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (talents): Page created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (this page): Page Created.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (this page): Page Created.
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