Best Devastation Evoker Talent Tree Builds - Midnight

By Preheat Updated: 2026/08/12

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Hover uptime is also lower for , since it can't get the Slipstream resets. Evokers have many situational talents in their class tree that you should swap in and out as needed.

Best Devastation Evoker Raid Talent Build

Devastation Evoker mainly sticks to the same talent setup, regardless of the content. is the preferred raid setup because it excels in Single Target and Cleave.

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is built around improved versions of Deep Breath and Disintegrate. We take any talents that improve these spells. Onyx Legacy reduces the cooldown of Deep Breath, Lay Waste increases the damage, and Strafing Run allows a second use. Most of the other talents are core to Devastation, regardless of the Hero talent.

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Eternity's Span is notable when it comes to talent swaps, since it is useless in Single Target. The reality is that there aren't great swaps to make with it, and the cost of forgetting Eternity's Span on a fight with more than one target is massive. Event Horizon and Eye of Infinity have similar damage, but Event Horizon is better with additional targets.

Best Devastation Evoker Mythic+ Talent Build

This build is mostly the same as the Raid setup, with swaps from Fire Breath talents to Pyre ones. There are also different picks on the class tree for group utility.

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Scalecommander builds play mostly the same, regardless of the content.

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Evokers have many situational talents in their class tree that you should swap in and out as needed. Good examples include:

Cauterizing Flame (Bleed dispels).
Spatial Paradox (Healer movement).
Time Spiral (Group movement).
Oppressing Roar with Overawe (Useful if there is a need for CC and the removal of Enrage effects).
Zephyr (AoE damage mitigation).
Unravel (Damage to absorption shields).
Terror of the Skies (Stun).
Source of Magic and Potent Mana (For when Healers complain).

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Flameshaper is not generally recommended in Mythic+, but it can do just as well as Scalecommander in dungeons with higher average target counts.

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Evokers have many situational talents in their class tree that you should swap in and out as needed. Good examples include:

Cauterizing Flame (Bleed dispels).
Spatial Paradox (Healer movement).
Time Spiral (Group movement).
Oppressing Roar with Overawe (Useful if there is a need for CC and the removal of Enrage effects).
Zephyr (AoE damage mitigation).
Unravel (Damage to absorption shields).
Terror of the Skies (Stun).
Source of Magic and Potent Mana (For when Healers complain).

Best Devastation Evoker Delve Talent Build

Delves builds are mostly the same as Mythic+, due to the relative size of pulls and flexibility needed. The pace of Delves lends itself more to , and the added mobility makes a big difference.

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This build is mostly the same as Mythic+. Utility talents that are still useful for solo play remain.

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Devastation Evoker Leveling Builds

If you're searching for advice on both the best talents to pick while leveling and the optimal order in which to take them, our leveling tips page has got you covered. There, you will find information about different leveling talent builds, the recommended order in which to pick them, and information about your spec's rotation and cooldowns.

Devastation Evoker Leveling Tips

Our Devastation Evoker guides are always updated with the latest information from in-game experience, simulations, and logs. Make sure to check our changelog for this page by clicking on View Changelog in the Quick Facts column or on the book icon at the top of the page. If you are interested in more in-depth Devastation Evoker guides for , make sure to browse the Navigation Bar at the top of the page, along with our list of Related Guides just beneath the Table of Contents.

Comments

Comment by Jpsxxraucher

dunno if i personally would recommend any of those mentioned talent builds here. no stun, no better CC control, questionable CC extension while there are better options, scarlet adaption without 40% living flame dmg increase.

we getting good scale buffs for the next 2 weeks. i would prefer increased dmg scale abilities right now. all theese builds have heavy issues in ST dmg and AoE. I would work with hoarded power and sintillation in combination with englufing blaze. I also wouldnt prefer Shattering Star. there is so much loss in compare of any other talents. with theese mentioned three talents there is a good chance in having a win in >4 Target fights/<3 Target fights/ ST with having multiple chances on using Disintegrate

Comment by Setsuna665

how are none of the prepatch builds gonna have 2 charges of hover? the whole beta forums have been asking for total movement while casting or having 2 stacks of hover base and making the talent add a 3rd but the builds here are just 1 charge

Comment by Silverado

People swinging by here commenting thinking they have the bigger brain lmao. Anyways, thanks for the guide!

Comment by KakaMilka

This comment section fits the new race so well ngl.

Comment by Kyoujin

These pre-patch builds are great, it's close to what I came up with just by looking at the talent trees. Looking forward to having access to more of out kit!

Comment by Rezzelyn

Unless I've overlooked it, none of these builds mention being geared towards leveling solo, which most of us will be doing when the expac drops tomorrow. Which talent build do I use?

Thanks in advance!

Comment by xLunacyx

Scarlet Adaptation is so good with the instant living flame procs and Engulfing Blaze talent, surprised no top evokers are utilizing the combo despite taking the talents.
Basically if there's some raid damage, you throw out an Emerald Blossom (since it requires effective healing), then you can basically shoot out 2 200k+ instant living flames inbetween your essence bursts, instead of two 30k living flames.

Comment by Jpsxxraucher

new talents are fine https://clips.twitch.tv/SneakyPlayfulTarsierHassanChop-q1e9OC00db0NlzrE

Comment by FORSAKENWARRIOR

Why not pick up Onyx Legacy? 1 Min Deep Breath is a lot of damage and utility.

Comment by yogus

Really wish Firestorm was more viable, it's fun.

Comment by Pariiah

Can we get an evoker player to write these guides please? preheat doesn't even play evoker, only mage. Plus, there is practically no explanation for the talent picks and this is riddled with typos and errors

Comment by PriestessAur

The Scalecommander Delve build export is talenting Spatial Paradox instead of Time Spiral

Comment by Liina

The delve talent build must include Rescue. Because we always have Brann there, this is free teleport and can be used to quickly reposition out of danger or onto the healing potions. It really is a must have in higher difficulties.

Comment by Elunario

About the Delve talent tree: consider to pick as well.

The trash in some delves (like the guards in the new archive delve in Karesh) use shields. The nerubian captains cast shields on themselves if you don't manage to kick them fast enough. Some Nemesis packs use shields as well.

I don't like using Sleep Walk in Delves, the mobs get thrown out of it anyways by Brann or cleave dmg,

IMO the better strategy is to keep cooldowns like Deep Breath and Dragonrage to have them available for Nemesis packs and then simply out DPS them. Picking Terror of the Skies helps as well as it stuns the entire pack for a while.

Comment by 008Zulu

Something is wrong with these talent builds, they are assigning more points than we currently get.

Comment by SiopeR

Is Scalecommander still better in both Raid and M+ after recent buff to consume flames?

Comment by Elunario

I don't see that Scalecommander is still the best build under all circumstances.

Especially in ST raid fights like Salhadaar, Beloron or L'ura, where positioning is essential and space to move is limited, Flameshaper can outperform Scalecommander easily. Scalecommander wants to use Deep Breath as often as possible, when raid positioning restricts that it means a big DPS loss.

Also we had some nerfs to Scalecommander's Disintegrate which need to be taken into account as well.

Best Devastation Evoker Talent Tree Builds - Midnight

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