Preservation Evoker Healing Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5
Welcome to our Preservation Evoker guide for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5. Here, you will learn how to heal as a Preservation Evoker in both raids and Mythic+ dungeons. We cover everything from the basics all the way to min-maxing techniques to optimize your output.
Preservation Evoker Overview
Preservation Evokers specialize in stacked environments where they can make full use of their extremely strong AoE heals. With abilities like Dream Breath and Emerald Blossom, they can thrive when their party and raid members are within their small area. Preservation Evoker also brings many forms of utility through a party-wide damage reduction in Zephyr, raid buffs in Time Spiral and Blessing of the Bronze, and even their version of Time Warp through Fury of the Aspects.
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Extremely strong stacked healing through Dream Breath and Emerald Blossom.
- Powerful party and raid cooldowns such as Dream Flight, Rewind, and Zephyr.
- High mobility through Hover which allows you to cast some spells while moving, Verdant Embrace which causes you to jump to an ally, and Rescue that allows you to pick up an ally and fly with them to your cursor location.
- Fairly high damage output thanks to Fire Breath as well as many talent options to further increase the damage output such as Scarlet Adaptation and Lifeforce Mender.
- Strong defensives thanks to Obsidian Scales and the ability to have two charges due to Obsidian Bulwark.
- 30-yard range on most spells, making it difficult to heal spread allies.
- Weak single-target and burst healing.
- No strong emergency buttons to press in dire situations outside of Rewind.
- Empowered spells ( Dream Breath, Spiritbloom, Fire Breath) have long cast times, making it hard to always get the casts off safely.
Preservation Evoker and Guide Changes for Patch 10.2.5
Evoker received noticeable changes that will impact both talent choices and rotational decisions. The most notable of these changes are:
- Mana costs of most spells increased by 10%.
- Grace Period now increases healing by 7.5/15%.
- Timeless Magic now also causes Temporal Anomaly to last 20% longer and reduces the mana cost by 20%.
- Reversion now has a maximum duration that it can be extended with critical strikes.
- Reversion now has a 15% chance to proc Essence Burst.
Capping the the duration of Reversion will effectively kill builds that focus on obtaining as much critical strike as possible. But given buffs to Grace Period and the ability to proc Essence Burst, it is now a strong ability to press rotationally, especially when used with Temporal Anomaly. Timeless Magic now reducing the cost of Temporal Anomaly also makes the talent a must-have for nearly every build.
Pending Guide Changes
As more data is collected on the potential builds for 10.2.5, there is a chance that the recommended raid builds could change. Keep an eye out for updates to the guide over the weeks following 10.2.5 release.
Leveling a Preservation Evoker
If you want to play a Preservation Evoker, but currently do not have one at max level, you can check out our leveling guide for tips on your journey.
Having a great interface is not only important once you reach the max level, but it is also even more important to be successful as a healer. To prevent feeling overwhelmed by reaching the max level and adding a lot of addons at once, we recommend starting with some basic addons while leveling. This will allow you to get comfortable with them, and then it will become a bit easier to add more once you do hit the max level.
Basics of Preservation Evoker Gameplay
Preservation Evoker, like any healer, is all about using your abilities strategically. Rather than a fixed rotation, you will be using your flexible spell kit to adapt and overcome whatever the game throws at you.
Preservation Evoker has two main types of abilities. The first of these are empowered abilities that gain benefits as you channel the ability for longer. Dream Breath and Spiritbloom are your two empowered heals, while Fire Breath is your empowered DPS ability. These abilities you want to cast as frequently as possible, as they are quite powerful when used correctly. The other form of ability uses Essence. Essence is a unique resource to the Evoker class and can be spent on either Emerald Blossom or Echo for healing, and Disintegrate for damage. Which ability you decide to spend your Essence on will be situational and dependent on what type of content you are doing.
If you are an absolute beginner to the spec but would like to learn the basic fundamentals of the class, we recommend looking through the Spell Summary page first, as well as the Easy Mode page linked below.
If you are familiar with Evoker and how it plays, you can jump right into our Talent and Rotation pages.
How to Gear Up a Preservation Evoker
If you are interested in finding out what gear will put your Preservation Evoker in the best possible position to perform well, we would recommend looking at our gear page. Here you can find information on the best items available for Preservation Evoker.
To be successful, you will want to make sure you have the correct consumables, gems, enchants, and more. On top of this, you will want to check our stats page to help you make the correct decision when choosing what consumables to use.
Preservation Evoker in Dragonflight
Being the newest class added to World of Warcraft, there will be, without a doubt, some growing pains for Evoker. The largest of these current issues is a range of only 30 yards. This can make healing uncoordinated raid groups and dungeon groups especially challenging, as you will not be able to heal targets that are spread out as easily as other healers. In some situations, you may find yourself chasing after players who are all running around far away from you. That being said, where Evoker struggles in spread healing, it makes up for in stacked healing. Preservation Evoker excels in environments where party and raid members are stacked and close together, allowing you to gain full value on your strong AoE spells: Dream Breath, Dream Flight, and Emerald Blossom. The class's viability may struggle in spread fights, and players may have a harder time in Mythic+ when their party members are spread, but the class will be exceptionally strong if you can end up staying stacked.
Preservation Evoker End-Game
There are three main forms of end-game content. Raiding, Mythic+, and PvP. In each of them, the class plays slightly differently. To perform as well as possible for your preferred form of content before the release of Dragonflight, we recommend reading our dedicated Mythic+ page, which you can find below.
Improving as a Preservation Evoker
If you feel like you are not performing as well as you should be. You can visit one of our pages below to help find information on common mistakes and frequently asked questions.
Changelog
- 08 Feb. 2024 (Amirdrassil page): Minor update to build recommendations.
- 08 Feb. 2024 (talents page): Echo build updated to include Ouroboros.
- 17 Jan. 2024 (Amirdrassil page): Smolderon and Larodar build recommendations updated.
- 17 Jan. 2024 (talents page): Minor updates to Echo build recommendation.
- 16 Jan. 2024 (rotation page): Rotation changes.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (Amirdrassil page): Build recommendations updated for 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (mythic+ page): Build recommendation updated for 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (rotation page): Rotations updated for 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (talents page): Build recommendations updated for 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): 10.2.5 changes added.
- 04 Dec. 2023 (Amirdrassil page): Added an important tip to Tindral.
- 29 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Minor BiS list updates.
- 21 Nov. 2023 (enchants page): Weapon enchant recommendation changed.
- 21 Nov. 2023 (Amirdrassil page): Fyrakk tips added and Nymue build recommendation updated.
- 07 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Embellishment and BiS lists updated for sporecloak nerfs.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (how to improve page): Updated for 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated for 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated for 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (rotation page): Updated for 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents page): Updated for 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for 10.2.
- 30 Oct. 2023 (Amirdrassil page): Page added.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear page): BiS Gear added.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents page): Formatting updates.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 08 Aug. 2023 (Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible page): Talent recommendations updated.
- 08 Aug. 2023 (rotation page): Extra information added for Emerald Blossom rotations.
- 19 Jul. 2023 (gear page): Trinket tier list updated.
- 17 Jul. 2023 (gear page): Trinket tier list updated.
- 17 Jul. 2023 (Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible page): Boss talent recommendations updated.
- 17 Jul. 2023 (mythic+ page): Minor talent recommendation changes.
- 17 Jul. 2023 (talents page): Minor talent recommendation changes.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (enchants page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (talents page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (easy mode page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 08 Jul. 2023 (mythic+ page): Talent recommendations updated.
- 10 Jun. 2023 (Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible page): Sarkareth tips added.
- 26 May 2023 (gear page): Information about Timewalking trinkets added.
- 20 May 2023 (gear page): Embellishment recommendations changed to account for bug fixes.
- 16 May 2023 (gear page): Embellishment recommendations updated.
- 09 May 2023 (Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible page): Page added.
- 01 May 2023 (FAQ page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (how to improve page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (enchants page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (stats page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (Vault of the Incarnates page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (talents page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (spells page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (easy mode page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 28 Mar. 2023 (gear page): Primordial Gem recommendations updated.
- 28 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Primordial Gem recommendations updated.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (Legendaries): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (Vault of the Incarnates page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (talents page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 31 Jan. 2023 (mythic+ page): Talent recommendation updated slightly.
- 31 Jan. 2023 (talents page): Talent explanations updated.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (Vault of the Incarnates page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (mythic+ page): Talents updated for 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (rotation page): Rotation updated for 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (talents page): Talents updated for 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (gear page): Added Spark of Ingenuity crafting recommendations.
- 28 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Consumable/enchants updated.
- 28 Dec. 2022 (stats page): Moved Haste to be just under Critical Strike in the stat priority.
- 28 Dec. 2022 (Vault of the Incarnates page): Boss talent builds updated. Raszageth info added.
- 28 Dec. 2022 (mythic+ page): Talent build updated.
- 28 Dec. 2022 (rotation page): Rotation updated to include differences between emerald blossom and reversion builds.
- 28 Dec. 2022 (talents page): Talent builds updated.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (simulations page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (addons page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (stats page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (Vault of the Incarnates page): Page added.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (rotation page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (talents page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (spells page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (simulations page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (addons page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (enchants page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (stats page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (mythic+ page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (rotation page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (talents page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (spells page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (easy mode page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (Legendaries): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (Covenants and Soulbinds): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (FAQ page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (how to improve page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (simulations page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (gear page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (addons page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (enchants page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (stats page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (mythic+ page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (rotation page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (talents page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (spells page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (easy mode page): Page added.
- 15 Nov. 2022 (this page): Page added.
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