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: The War Within (11.2).

Single Target

Focus on generating Echos and consuming them with healing spells.

• StasisView detailsKeep on cooldown, avoid storing weak spells.
• Tip The ScalesView detailsUse before large healing moments for Temporal Burst.
• Temporal AnomalyView detailsCast to generate Echos via Resonating Sphere.
• EchoView detailsAvoid capping Essence or wasting Essence Burst procs.
• Verdant EmbraceView detailsConsume Echos for burst healing during heavy damage.
• SpiritbloomView detailsCast on yourself after Verdant Embrace for raid-wide healing.
• Dream BreathView detailsUse at Rank 1 or 2 depending on healing needs.
• Fire BreathView detailsTrigger Leaping Flames and follow with Living Flame.
• Living FlameView detailsUse to generate Essence Burst procs when idle.

Maintain Stasis and Tip The Scales for emergencies. Generate Echos with Temporal Anomaly and consume them with Verdant Embrace, Spiritbloom, or Dream Breath based on the situation. Use Fire Breath and Living Flame for additional healing and resource generation.

AoE

Prepare for AoE healing by pooling Essence Burst procs.

• Emerald BlossomView detailsUse frequently to heal stacked groups.
• Temporal AnomalyView detailsGenerate Echos for AoE healing.
• Dream BreathView detailsCast at Rank 1 or max rank for AoE healing.
• SpiritbloomView detailsUse for heavy AoE healing moments.
• Fire BreathView detailsTrigger Leaping Flames for additional healing.
• Living FlameView detailsGenerate Essence Burst procs when idle.

For AoE healing, prioritize Emerald Blossom and Temporal Anomaly to generate Echos. Use Dream Breath and Spiritbloom for burst healing, and Fire Breath for additional effects.

Cooldowns

• Dream FlightView detailsUse frequently to heal as many allies as possible.
• StasisView detailsStore powerful heals like Dream Breath and Spiritbloom.
• RewindView detailsUse after heavy damage for emergency healing.
• Tip The ScalesView detailsUse for quick, powerful heals during emergencies.
• ZephyrView detailsReduce AoE damage for nearby allies.
• Emerald CommunionView detailsRegenerate mana and provide healing.

Use Dream Flight and Rewind for major healing moments. Store powerful spells in Stasis and utilize Tip The Scales for emergencies. Emerald Communion helps with mana and healing, 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.