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: Midnight (12.0.1).

Single Target

Ensure Hover is active before combat begins.

• Deep BreathView detailsUse on cooldown.
• DragonrageView detailsActivate for burst damage.
• Tip The ScalesView detailsUse with Eternity Surge.
• Eternity SurgeView detailsCast at Rank 1.
• Fire BreathView detailsCast at Rank 1 to maintain DoT.
• DisintegrateView detailsChannel with Mass Disintegrate if available.
• Azure SweepView detailsUse as filler.
• Living FlameView detailsUse with Leaping Flames or Burnout.
• Azure StrikeView detailsUse for movement or as filler.

Maintain Hover for mobility and prioritize Deep Breath and Dragonrage for burst. Use Tip The Scales with Eternity Surge and maintain Fire Breath DoT. Fill downtime with Disintegrate, Azure Sweep, and Living Flame.

AoE

• Deep BreathView detailsUse on cooldown.
• DragonrageView detailsActivate for AoE burst.
• Tip The ScalesView detailsUse with Eternity Surge.
• Fire BreathView detailsCast at Rank 1 to maintain DoT.
• Eternity SurgeView detailsCast at Rank 1.
• PyreView detailsUse at 4+ targets.
• DisintegrateView detailsChannel with Mass Disintegrate if available.
• Azure SweepView detailsUse as filler.
• Living FlameView detailsUse with Leaping Flames or Burnout.
• Azure StrikeView detailsUse as filler.

For AoE, prioritize Deep Breath and Dragonrage for burst. Use Tip The Scales with Eternity Surge and maintain Fire Breath DoT. Cast Pyre for 4+ targets and fill downtime with Disintegrate, Azure Sweep, and Living Flame.

Cooldowns

• DragonrageView detailsUse every 2 minutes for burst damage.
• Tip The ScalesView detailsUse with Eternity Surge or Fire Breath.
• Deep BreathView detailsUse on cooldown for damage or movement.
• Fury Of The AspectsView detailsCoordinate with group for Haste buff.

Use Dragonrage for burst phases, Tip The Scales with Eternity Surge or Fire Breath, and Deep Breath on cooldown. Coordinate Fury Of The Aspects with your group for maximum impact.

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.