Healer Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Preservation 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: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.0).

Single Target

Ensure Temporal Anomaly is cast a few seconds before the encounter begins to apply Echo buffs.

• Temporal AnomalyView detailsCast on cooldown.
• Dream BreathView detailsCast on cooldown.
• Verdant EmbraceView detailsCast every 15 seconds.
• Emerald BlossomView detailsUse if Essence Burst is active.
• EchoView detailsCast if Essence is available and no Essence Burst or at 2 stacks of Twin Echoes.
• Reversion or Verdant EmbraceView detailsConsume Echo buffs.
• Living FlameView detailsUse on boss to generate Essence Burst and deal damage.

Maintain Temporal Anomaly and Dream Breath on cooldown. Use Verdant Embrace regularly and consume Echo buffs with Reversion or Verdant Embrace. Use Emerald Blossom with Essence Burst and Living Flame for damage and resource generation.

AoE

Cast Temporal Anomaly pre-pull to apply Echo buffs.

• Temporal AnomalyView detailsCast on cooldown.
• Dream BreathView detailsCast on cooldown.
• Verdant EmbraceView detailsUse to heal multiple targets with Echo buffs.
• Emerald BlossomView detailsUse if Essence Burst is active.
• EchoView detailsApply to multiple targets before consuming.
• ReversionView detailsConsume Echo buffs for group-wide HoT.

For AoE healing, prioritize Temporal Anomaly and Dream Breath on cooldown. Use Echo to prepare for damage and consume with Reversion or Verdant Embrace. Use Emerald Blossom with Essence Burst for additional healing.

Cooldowns

• StasisView detailsStore high-value spells like Dream Breath and Temporal Anomaly for burst healing.
• Dream FlightView detailsUse for large AoE healing during stacked phases.
• RewindView detailsUse during high-damage phases to mitigate recent damage.
• ZephyrView detailsUse before AoE damage to reduce its impact.

Use Stasis to store and duplicate powerful spells for burst healing. Dream Flight and Rewind are best for high-damage phases, while Zephyr mitigates AoE damage.

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.