DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Devastation Evoker abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1.7).

Single Target

Pre-cast Living Flame to land on pull.

• Deep BreathView detailsUse immediately after pull.
• DragonrageView detailsActivate for burst.
• Shattering StarView detailsEnsure 3 Essence is pooled for back-to-back Disintegrate.
• Fire BreathView detailsUse with Tip The Scales for max DoT.
• Eternity SurgeView detailsCast on cooldown.
• DisintegrateView detailsSpend Essence until depleted.
• Fire BreathView detailsEmpower to level 1 to maintain DoT.
• HoverView detailsUse to cast while moving.
• Living FlameView detailsUse as filler and to spend Iridescence stacks.

Start with Living Flame and Deep Breath, then activate Dragonrage. Use Shattering Star with 3 Essence pooled, followed by Fire Breath and Eternity Surge. Maintain Disintegrate and Fire Breath DoTs, using Hover for mobility and Living Flame as filler.

AoE

• Azure StrikeView detailsUse to gain Charged Blast stacks while grouping enemies.
• Fire BreathView detailsEmpower to max rank for stronger DoT.
• DragonrageView detailsActivate for burst; Pyre benefits from Iridescence.
• Eternity SurgeView detailsCast at rank 1.
• DisintegrateView detailsTrigger Mass Disintegrate after empowers.
• PyreView detailsSpend Essence until depleted.
• Eternity SurgeView detailsEmpower to rank 1-3 based on enemy count.
• Azure StrikeView detailsUse as filler to generate Essence Burst.
• Living FlameView detailsUse with Burnout procs to trigger Essence Burst.
• Shattering StarView detailsGenerate Essence Burst charge.

Start with Azure Strike to build Charged Blast, then empower Fire Breath and activate Dragonrage. Use Eternity Surge and Disintegrate to trigger effects, spending Essence on Pyre. Use Azure Strike and Living Flame to generate Essence Burst.

Cooldowns

• DragonrageView detailsUse for burst phases.
• Tip The ScalesView detailsPair with Fire Breath for max empower.
• Deep BreathView detailsUse on cooldown for AoE damage.

Activate Dragonrage during burst phases, pair Tip The Scales with Fire Breath for max empower, and use Deep Breath on cooldown for AoE.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.