Preservation Evoker Healing Gear and Best in Slot — 12.1

Welcome to our Preservation Evoker Gear page for Midnight. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Preservation Evoker, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more. Keep in mind that with Midnight comes a stat squish, meaning that each item will provide significantly less stats than it once had. Your overall damage and healing will also be lowered as a result.

Upgrading gear in Midnight continues to use the Crest system which lets you increase the item level of gear along tracks that relate to where you obtained the item, which harder content dropping gear that can be upgraded to higher Item Levels. For more information, read up on our dedicated page on how the gearing system works and what has changed in the Midnight expansion.

Be Careful With Early Crafts!

Many Embellishments and cantrips on items from the Venomous Abyss were changed less than 24 hrs before the beginning of Season 2, and as such many recommendations are now in flux and have to be re-evaluated. Due to these changes, we highly recommend to hold off on crafting an item on Day 1. Unless you don't mind the recrafting cost or potentially crafting a slightly suboptimal item early on, it might be worth waiting for a few days until things have settled.

Make sure to check back to see if this warning has been removed.

OverallMythic+Raid

This list contains the highest HPS setup from all sources for Preservation Evoker. Keep in mind that there are many other setups that perform within the margin of error. This list is not the end-all-be-all list where any item that is not listed is far behind this specific selection.

This list is by no means a replacement for QuestionablyEpic. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available, your BiS gear might look different in some spots than the below list.

FAQWhich Tier Set Pieces Do I Want?

In Midnight Season 2, you are able to convert any item to a tier piece and it'll keep its original stats and effects! This means that your offpiece no longer matters as much. Soulslither Spaulders, Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass, and Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union will always be desired due to their higher item levels, but your other 2 remaining tier slots can change depending on what gear you have available.

• Helm: Voidscarred Crown from Voidscar Arena
• Shoulders: Soulslither Spaulders from The Coiled Altar
• Chest: Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass from Ula'tek
• Gloves: Pulverizing Pads from The Blinding Vale
• Legs: Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union from The Coiled Altar

FAQWhat to Get From The Great Vault?

With Nebulous Voidcore being able to be taken from the Great Vault instead of an item, you will prioritize getting these bonus rolls with your first vault. This will allow you to roll for an item on any dungeon or boss and receive a 1/6 Myth track version of the item. Because Ula'tek drops us Myth track Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang from Heroic, you will prioritize the bonus rolls to get this BiS item well before you have a chance to kill the boss on Mythic. By bonus rolling the boss you can also get access to Aqirbane Reliquary and Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass. Keep in mind that dropped items from Mythic will be at 9/6 Mythic though, whereas bonus-rolled items cap out at 6/6.

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Overall Best in Slot

Calamitous Echo's Magmashapers Helm

Voidscar Arena Empowered Hex of Leeching

Calamitous Echo's Ebon Greathorns Hands

Catalyst from The Blinding Vale

Aqirbane Reliquary Neck

Ula'tek

Serpentine Mixing Belt Waist

Vashnik

Calamitous Echo's Sundered Peaks Shoulders

Coiled Altar Silvermoon's Mending

Earthen Pillars of Calamity Legs

Catalyst from Coiled Altar Arcanoweave Spellthread

Silken Voodoo Drape Cloak

Coiled Altar

Ferocious Scaleboots Feet

Sszorak Shaladrassil's Roots

Searing Caldera of Calamity Chest

Catalyst from Ula'tek Mark of the Worldsoul

Sickening Signet of Atroxus Ring

Voidscar Arena +29 Mastery

Shirt

Vile Alchemist's Band Ring

Vashnik the Malignant +29 Mastery

Tabard

Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel Trinket

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler

Rising Tide Wristguards Bracers

Nymrissa Wavecaller

Gebbo's Bottomless Bag Trinket

The Lost Explorers

Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang Main Hand

Ula'tek Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Luminescent Sprout Off Hand

The Blinding Vale

This list contains the highest HPS setup from all sources for Preservation Evoker. Keep in mind that there are many other setups that perform within the margin of error. This list is not the end-all-be-all list where any item that is not listed is far behind this specific selection.

This list is by no means a replacement for QuestionablyEpic. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available, your BiS gear might look different in some spots than the below list.

FAQWhich Tier Set Pieces Do I Want?

In Midnight Season 2, you are able to convert any item to a tier piece and it'll keep its original stats and effects! This means that your offpiece no longer matters as much. Soulslither Spaulders, Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass, and Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union will always be desired due to their higher item levels, but if you are unable to acquire these items from raid, you can instead get these items from Mythic+:

• Helm: Blazebound Lieutenant's Helm from Ruby Life Pools
• Shoulders: Spaulders of Prime Emperor from King's Rest
• Chest: Corrupted Hexxer's Vestments from Temple of Sethraliss
• Gloves: Pulverizing Pads from The Blinding Vale
• Legs: Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union from The Coiled Altar

TipsWhich Dungeons Should I Farm?

If you have limited time to play the game, we recommend to farm the following dungeons:

• Blinding Vale: Drops one of the best dungeon trinkets: Lightspire Core.
• Murder Row: Drops one of the best trinkets: Freightrunner's Flask as well as a ring and neck.
• King's Rest: Drops a weapon and other decent items.

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Best Gear from Mythic+

Calamitous Echo's Magmashapers Helm

Ruby Life Pools Empowered Hex of Leeching

Calamitous Echo's Ebon Greathorns Hands

Catalyst from King's Rest

Pendant of Malefic Fury Neck

Murder Row

Tribal Defender's Cord Waist

Den of Nalorakk

Calamitous Echo's Sundered Peaks Shoulders

King's Rest Silvermoon's Mending

Earthen Pillars of Calamity Legs

Catalyst from Temple of Sethraliss Arcanoweave Spellthread

Bloodthorn Burnous Cloak

The Blinding Vale

Sabatons of Coruscating Energy Feet

Temple of Sethraliss Shaladrassil's Roots

Searing Caldera of Calamity Chest

Catalyst from Temple of Sethraliss Mark of the Worldsoul

Signet of Snarling Servitude Ring

Murder Row +29 Mastery

Shirt

Sickening Signet of Atroxus Ring

Voidscar Arena +29 Mastery

Tabard

Lightspire Core Trinket

The Blinding Vale

Hydra Scale Wristguards Bracers

Altar of Fangs

Freightrunner's Flask Trinket

Murder Row

Crackling Jade Kilij Main Hand

King's Rest Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Luminescent Sprout Off Hand

The Blinding Vale

This list contains the highest HPS setup from all sources for Preservation Evoker. Keep in mind that there are many other setups that perform within the margin of error. This list is not the end-all-be-all list where any item that is not listed is far behind this specific selection.

This list is by no means a replacement for QuestionablyEpic. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available, your BiS gear might look different in some spots than the below list.

FAQWhich Tier Set Pieces Do I Want?

In Midnight Season 2, you are able to convert any item to a tier piece and it'll keep its original stats and effects! This means that your offpiece no longer matters as much. Soulslither Spaulders, Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass, and Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union will always be desired due to their higher item levels, but your other 2 remaining tier slots can change depending on what gear you have available.

• Helm: Voidscarred Crown from Voidscar Arena
• Shoulders: Soulslither Spaulders from The Coiled Altar
• Chest: Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass from Ula'tek
• Gloves: Pulverizing Pads from The Blinding Vale
• Legs: Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union from The Coiled Altar

TipsWhich Raid-Items Do I Want Most?

If you need to submit a list of highly-important items to your raidleader, or simply want to focus on the most important bosses and items, we got you covered!

• Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass: Cantrip chest item that you will catalyze. Drops from Ula'tek.
• Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang: Cantrip weapon from Ula'tek.
• Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel: incredibly powerful trinket that drops from Nek'zali the Soulcoiler.
• Gebbo's Bottomless Bag: Second best trinket. Drops from The Lost Explorers.

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Best Gear from Raid

Calamitous Echo's Magmashapers Helm

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler Empowered Hex of Leeching

Calamitous Echo's Ebon Greathorns Hands

Catalyst from Nymrissa Wavecaller

Aqirbane Reliquary Neck

Ula'tek

Serpentine Mixing Belt Waist

Vashnik

Calamitous Echo's Sundered Peaks Shoulders

Coiled Altar Silvermoon's Mending

Earthen Pillars of Calamity Legs

Catalyst from Coiled Altar Arcanoweave Spellthread

Silken Voodoo Drape Cloak

Coiled Altar

Ferocious Scaleboots Feet

Sszorak Shaladrassil's Roots

Searing Caldera of Calamity Chest

Catalyst from Ula'tek Mark of the Worldsoul

Vile Alchemist's Band Ring

Vashnik the Malignant +29 Mastery

Shirt

Alluring Bubbleband Ring

Nymrissa Wavecaller +29 Mastery

Tabard

Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel Trinket

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler

Rising Tide Wristguards Bracers

Nymrissa Wavecaller

Gebbo's Bottomless Bag Trinket

The Lost Explorers

Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang Main Hand

Ula'tek Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Spine of the Hissing Abyss Off Hand

Entombed Sentinels

Itemization

Enchants and Stat Priority

Looking to optimize your character? Check out our Enchant and Stat Priority guides for more information!

EnchantsStats

As always, you should consult with QELive to determine your best trinkets as the list can often change with tuning. However, this season you will want to utilize Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel and Gebbo's Bottomless Bag. Two incredibly powerful trinkets from the new raid. Mythic+ trinkets are unfortunately a bit undertuned in comparison but you do have a few good options to use while working to acquire your BiS trinkets from raid.

Preservation Evoker BiS Trinkets

Best-in-Slot - Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel and Gebbo's Bottomless Bag.
Honorable Mention - Lightspire Core.

For direct trinket comparison, use QELive. We will list a few special trinkets here with comments on their power level.

Preservation Evoker Trinket Rankings

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel Gebbo's Bottomless Bag
A Tier	Wavecaller's Seastone Lightspire Core Drum of Renewed Bonds Ruby Whelp Shell Freightrunner's Flask Hex Lord's Dooming Idol
B Tier	Gaze of the Alnseer Light of the Cosmic Crescendo Glorious Crusader's Keepsake Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
C Tier	Mycolic Medicine Unstable Felheart Crystal Sporelord's Mycelial Insignia Crucible of Erratic Energies
D Tier	Seed of Radiant Hope Preternatural Antivenom Cosmic Bell

In general, there are quite a few trinkets on a similar power level. Any of the trinkets in a tier will be roughly equal to each other. This means that item level on trinkets is quite important. F-tier trinkets are there because they are only better than an empty trinket slot.

Nebulous Voidcore can be used to acquire specific items from specific bosses or dungeons, by letting you gain a guaranteed piece of loot from a specific drop-location. The received item is random, but once an item has been acquired in this way, your next use of a Voidcore will grant one of the remaining items you haven't yet acquired. It is important to note that early into the season you are able to acquire these items through your Great Vault, allowing you very early access to powerful items.

Note that obtaining an item via drop or Great Vault does not remove it from your Bonus Roll pool.

There are a few different paths you can take for your Nebulous Voidcores and crafts. These are mostly early-season problems, and if you pick up the spec later in the season then you will have a lot more freedom in what you choose for both. It is a big power loss to bonus roll Mythic+ early in the season.

Raid Voidcore Priority

• Ideal: Heroic Ula'tek until you obtain Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass and Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang.
• Next Best: Mythic Nek'zali the Soulcoiler until you obtain Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel.
• Then: Fill in slots you don't have Myth-track items for yet. You can use QE Live in order to get the average bonus roll value from each boss and dungeon.

M+/Heroic Raids Voidcore Priority

• The Blinding Vale - Lightspire Core (good)
• Voidscar Arena - Sickening Signet of Atroxus (BiS)

Determing the best course of action for your bonus rolls changes heavily depending on the level you are playing at and the content you anticipate being able to complete early into the season. Later into the season you will have much more access to gear and bonus rolls that your decision matters much less. Early on it is incredibly important.

Raiders will also want to focus on getting Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass and Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang as soon as possible. The next decision can become more complicated because players who will kill Nek'zali easily may have an easier opportunity to get Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel as only healers want the item and many will be bonus rolling for it. You can make the decision to save your bonus rolls and instead opt for targeting other items.

If you will not be killing Ula'tek early, your best decision may be to hold onto your bonus rolls for an extra week or so until you are able to kill it. Otherwise you can begin bonus rolling for other items.

Mythic+ mains will want to avoid using Bonus Rolls in Mythic+ due to the items not being as good as what you can realistically achieve in raid. Killing Heroic Ula'tek gives you the opportunity to roll Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass and Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang which are incredibly powerful. Even if you hate raiding you will want to attempt to get this item. After this you have a lot more flexibility with how you want to use your Bonus rolls and if Mythic Nek'zali is achievable for you, then that would be a good target for Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel. Otherwise you can aim to target strong items like Lightspire Core from The Blinding Vale.

Professions are a great way to gear up with your optimal secondary stats, as adding special items to the crafting process lets you pick and choose the exact secondary stats you want.

With our Bonus Roll strategy focusing on obtaining a main-hand weapon early, our recommended crafting order will focus on getting a off-hand first. From there you will want to craft an item with Arcanoweave Lining. If you decide to go against the recommended strategy and do not craft an off-hand, you would simply craft two items early with Arcanoweave Lining.

Preservation Evoker Crafted Gear Priority

• Aln'hara Lantern with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt
• Farstrider's Plated Bracers with Arcanoweave Lining
• Farstrider's Razor Talons with Arcanoweave Lining
• Any item you do not have on Myth track yet.

For more information about crafting gear you can visit our Professions page.

Up to two of your crafted items can be Embellished. This is a similar concept as Unique-Equipped, as you can only wear two items that have the Embellished status. Some crafted items, many of which have powerful procs or beneficial effects by default, are considered Embellished. You can also add Embellishments from a variety of professions to any crafted item, adding the effect to this item either when creating it or at a later stage.

We tend to recommend crafting weapon slots early as they will provide the most initial power at the start of a new season, but they will not be your overall Best in Slot items. In general your best in slot will be:

• Farstrider's Plated Bracers with Arcanoweave Lining
• Farstrider's Razor Talons with Arcanoweave Lining

You can add sockets to Helmets, Belts, and Bracers with the Miasmic Jewelbinder consumable that you can get if you do not select any of the choices in your Great Vault. Not picking a choice will grant you tokens, six of which can be traded in for the Miasmic Jewelbinder item. This allows you to add a socket to the above piece of gear if you acquired them in Season 2.

Early into the season, or if you have just started playing an alt, you will have limited access to upgrading-crests such as Myth Mistcrest. These can be used to upgrade gear to higher itemlevels. Since crests are limited each week and upgrading different items costs the same amount of crests regardless, you will want to prioritize your usage of them on items you plan on not replacing anytime soon, or that offer the biggest benefits.

Preservation Evoker Crest Upgrade Priority

Weapon Slots ➜ Special Effect Slots ➜ Helmet/Chest/Legs ➜ Trinkets ➜ Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots ➜ The Rest

As previously mentioned, you will want to prioritize the items you know that you will not replace. If you have a BiS Myth track tier helm, that would take priority over a Hero track trinket that is not BiS. The above order assumes that everything is Myth track.

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on QE Live. This is because every character is unique, and each gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer recommendations for gear and trinkets, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

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