Latest Patch Notes for Devastation Evoker

Class Talents

• Source of Magic now lasts 1 hour (was 30 minutes). 

Aura Changes

• Damage of all spells and abilities increased by 3%. Does not apply to PvP.

Class Talents

• Pyre damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP.

Aura Changes

• All damage spells increased by 5%.

Class Talents

• Regenerative Magic
  • Increases Leech by 5% (was 3%). (Devastation Only)
• Draconic Legacy
  • Increases Stamina by 8% (was 6%). (Devastation Only)

Aura Changes

• All damaging abilities increased by 8%.

Baseline Spells

• Disintegrate damage increased by 15%.

Class Talents

• Inherent Resistance
  • Reduces magic damage taken by 4%/8% (was 2%/4%). (Devastation Only)
• Attuned to the Dream
  • Increases healing done and healing received by 3%/6%. (was 2%/4%) (Devastation Only)

Devastation Core Updates

• Mastery: Giantkiller reduced by 25%. For example at level 70, 180 Mastery rating now grants 1.5% Mastery (was 2.2%). In addition, damage no longer falls off once the target reaches 30% health.

Tier 30 Set Bonus

• 2PC: While Dragonrage is active you gain Emerald Trance every 6 sec, increasing your damage done by 5%, stacking up to 5 times.
• 4PC: When Dragonrage ends, Emerald Trance persists for 5 sec per stack and grants you Essence Burst every 5 sec.

Aura Changes

• All damaging abilities increased by 6.5%.

Baseline Spells

• Living Flame now costs 12% of base mana (was 10%).
• Expunge now costs 10% of base mana (was 6.5%).
• Cauterizing Flame now costs 10% of base mana (was 6.5%).
• Verdant Embrace now costs 10% of base mana (was 15%).
• Emerald Blossom now costs 15% of base mana (was 24%).
  • Flower also now grows immediately on cast and heals after 1.5 seconds (was 2 seconds).

Class Talents

• Potent Mana
  • New Talent: Source of Magic increases the target’s healing and damage done by 3%.
• Regenerative Magic
  • Redesigned: Now increases Leech by 3%.
• Draconic Legacy
  • Now a 1-rank talent (was 2 ranks).
  • 1 rank value is equal to the previous 2 rank value (6% Stamina).
• Blast Furnace
  • Now a 1-rank talent (was 2 ranks).
  • 1 rank value is equal to the previous 2 rank value (4 seconds).
• Scarlet Adaptation
  • Stores 40% more total power.

Devastation Core Updates

• Mastery: Giantkiller reduced by 20%. For example at level 70, 180 Mastery rating now grants 2% Mastery (was 2.5%).
• Maximum mana increased to 250,000 (was 50,000).
• Mana regeneration is now 1% per second (was 6%).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing Pyre to fail to deal damage if the target moved out of line of sight after the spell was cast.

Devastation Talents

• Feed the Flames
  • Redesigned:  After casting 9 Pyres, your next Pyre will explode into a Firestorm.
  • Does not trigger from Volatility bounces.
• Causality
  • Redesigned: Disintegrate reduces the remaining cooldown of your empower spells by 0.5 seconds each time it deals damage.
  • Pyre reduces their cooldowns by 0.4 seconds per enemy struck, up to 2 seconds. 
  • No longer a choice talent.
• Imminent Destruction
  • Redesigned: Deep Breath reduces the Essence costs of Disintegrate and Pyre by 1 for 10 seconds after you land.
  • Now a 1-rank talent.
• Eye of Infinity
  • Redesigned: Eternity Surge deals 15% increased damage to your primary target.
• Arcane Vigor
  • Redesigned: Shattering Star grants Essence Burst.
• Raging Inferno
  • New Talent: Firestorm’s radius is increased by 25%, and Pyre deals 20% increased damage to enemies within your Firestorm.
• Event Horizon
  • New Talent: Eternity Surge’s cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. Choice talent with Eye of Infinity.
• Dragonrage
  • Duration increased to 18 seconds (was 14 seconds).
• Animosity
  • Duration extension decreased to 4 seconds (was 6 seconds).
• Engulfing Blaze
  • Cast time increase for Living Flame reduced to 0.3 seconds (was 0.5 seconds)
  • Damage bonus to Living Flame reduced to 25% (was 40%).
• Font of Magic
  • Now also causes your empower spells to reach maximum level in 20% less time.
• Snapfire
  • Chance to trigger Firestorm increased to 15% (was 12%).
  • Damage bonus to Firestorm increased to 100% (was 40%).
• Shattering Star
  • Cooldown increased to 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).
• Everburning Flame
  • No longer a choice node with Feed the Flames.
• Lay Waste
  • Now a 1-rank talent (was 2 ranks).
  • Damage bonus increased to 20% (was 15%).
• Burnout
  • Now a 1-rank talent (was 2 ranks).
  • Chance to trigger is now 16% (was 8%/16%).
• Scintillation
  • Now a 1-rank talent (was 2 ranks).
  • Damage effectiveness is 50% (was 30%/60%).
• Power Swell
  • Now a 1-rank talent (was 2 ranks).
  • Duration is 4 seconds (was 2/4).

Tier 30 Set Bonus

• 2PC: Disintegrate and Pyre pierce enemies with Obsidian Shards, dealing 12% of damage done as Volcanic damage over 8 seconds.
• 4PC: Empower spells deal 8% increased damage and cause the Obsidian Shards to become supercharged, dealing 200% more damage for 5 seconds. During Dragonrage, shards are always supercharged.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where empower spells could fail to auto-fire at Rank 1 when released prior to that point.
• Fixed an issue preventing Oppressing Roar’s cooldown from being reduced when dispelling Enrage effects with the Overawe talent.

Racial Abilities

• Dracthyr’s racial ability Chosen Identity will now also cause Dracthyr to automatically assume their Visage form when they resurrect.
• Dracthyr now know the Aerial Halt ability, like Dragonriding drakes, that allows them to significantly reduce their forward movement.

Baseline Spells

• Verdant Embrace healing increased by 35%. (Devastation Only)

Class Talents

• Draconic Legacy
  • Increases Stamina by 2%/4% 3%/6%.
• Foci of Life
  • Redesigned: Renewing Blaze restores you more quickly, causing damage you take to be healed back over 4 seconds.
• Ancient Flame
  • Redesigned: Casting Emerald Blossom or Verdant Embrace reduces the cast time of your next Living Flame by 40%.
  • Ancient Flame has been moved to Roar of Exhilaration’s location in the talent tree.
• Roar of Exhilaration
  • Talent removed.

Items

• Kharnalex, The First Light
  • Can no longer be swapped in combat.

Baseline Spells

• Fire Breath
  • Damage increased by 10%. (Devastation Only)
  • Does not apply to PvP.

Devastation Talents

• Lay Waste
  • Increases Deep Breath damage by 10%/20% 15%/30%.
• Eternity Surge
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Firestorm
  • Damage increased by 20%.
• Eye of Infinity
  • Generates 2 Essence on critical strike (was 1 Essence).
• Spellweaver’s Dominance
  • Increases critical strike damage to 220% 230%.
• Iridescence
  • After casting an Empower spell, increases damage of next two same-colour spells by 15% 20%.

Baseline Spells

• Disintegrate
  • Damage increased by 15%.

Baseline Spells

• Living Flame
  • Healing increased by 30%. (Devastation Only)
  • Mana cost doubled. (Devastation Only)
  • Now returns 70% of mana spent when used to deal damage. (Devastation Only)

Class Talents

• Ancient Flame
  • Now shortens the global cooldown on activation.

Aura Changes

• All spells and abilities deal 5% more damage and healing.

Baseline Spells

• Disintegrate
  • Now applies a baseline 30% slow for 3 sec. This effect is upgraded by talent Permeating Chill.

Baseline Spells

• Tail Swipe
  • Radius increased from 6 yards to 8 yards.

Devastation Talents

• Pyre
  • Damage increased by 30%.
• Volatility
  • Chance to activate increased to 15% at rank 1, 30% at rank 2.
• Eye of Infinity
  • Now generates 1 Essence when Eternity Surge critically strikes (was granting Essence Burst).

Tier 29 Set Bonus

• (2) Piece Set Bonus Limitless Potential
  • No longer activates off of Scintillation.

Baseline Passives

• Tempered Scales (NEW baseline passive)
  • Your dragon scales increase your armor by 75%.

Baseline Spells

• Living Flame
  • Healing increased by 20%. (Devastation Only) 
• Deep Breath
  • Now removes root.

Class Talents

• Obsidian Scales
  • Reworked: 1.5 min cooldown Reinforce your scales, reducing damage taken by 30%. Lasts 12 sec.
• Obsidian Bulwark
  • Reworked: Obsidian Scales has an additional charge. 
• Tempered Scales
  • Name changed from Tempered Scales to Inherent Resistance.
• Panacea
  • Emerald Blossom instantly heals you for (125% 250% Spell Power) when cast.
• Regenerative Magic
  • Source of Magic forms a bond with your ally, causing 10% 15% of their healing to also heal you while you are below 50% health. 
• Renewing Blaze
  • The flames of life surround you for 8 sec. While this effect is active, 100% of damage you take is healed back over 14 8 sec.

Devastation Talents

• Snapfire
  • (Buff) duration increased from 10 sec to 15 sec.

Bug Fixes

• 2PC Empower Critical Strike bug (described in this post) fixed.
• 4PC now properly extends Bloodlust (and similar effects) past 40 seconds.

Baseline Spells

• Verdant Embrace healing increased by 20%. (Devastation only)

Baseline Spells

• Fire Breath
  • Fire Breath has been redesigned – Empowering Fire Breath now shifts the proportion of damage between the instant effect and the periodic effect. Damage coefficients have been reduced by 15%, but total damage dealt has been increased by ~15%.

Class Talents

• Blast Furnace
  • Blast Furnace has been redesigned – Fire Breath damage over time lasts 2 seconds / 4 seconds longer.

Devastation Talents

• Heat Wave
  • Now affects all damage, not just periodic damage.
• Eternity Surge
  • Damage radius has been increased to 12 yards (was 8 yards).

Baseline Spells

• Hover
  • Animation lock reduced from 0.70s to 0.45s.
  • Slowfall effect removed.

Class Talents

• Zephyr
  • Now targets you and 4 closest allies within 20 yards, instead of party members within 25 yards.

Devastation Talents

• Cascading Power
  • Name changed from Cascading Power to Hoarded Power.

Aura Changes

• Devastation healing spells increased by 15%.

Baseline Spells

• Emerald Blossom
  • Grow a bulb from the Emerald Dream at an ally’s location. After 2 sec, heal up to 3 injured allies within 10 yds for (250% 150% of Spell power).
• Living Flame
  • Send a flickering flame towards your target, dealing (161% of Spell power) Fire damage to an enemy or healing an ally for (275% 165% of Spell power).

Class Talents

• Fly With Me
  • Name changed from Fly With Me to Rescue
• Grovetender’s Gift
  • Name changed from Grovetender’s Gift to Panacea
• Pyrexia
  • Name changed from Pyrexia to Foci of Life
• Renewing Blaze
  • Wording changed for clarity, no functional changes
• Rescue
  • Fly to an ally and heal them for (430% 258% of Spell power).
  • Name changed from Rescue to Verdant Embrace
  • Now castable on yourself.
• Suffused With Power
  • Name changed from Suffused With Power to Instinctive Arcana

Devastation Talents

• Burnout
  • Rank 1: Fire Breath reduces the cast time of Living Flame by 30% for 4 sec damage has 8% chance to cause your next Living Flame to be instant cast, stacking 2 times.
  • Rank 2: Fire Breath reduces the cast time of Living Flame by 30% for 8 sec damage has 16% chance to cause your next Living Flame to be instant cast, stacking 2 times.
  • Note: This effect as-implemented currently seems to have a 1-second internal cooldown between rolls; this means that it is currently not scaling with additional targets, and using Catalyze results in fewer chances to activate the effect than expected. This is likely unintended behaviour and should eventually be changed.
• Continuum
  • Name changed from Continuum to Eye of Infinity
• Might of the Aspects
  • Name changed from Might of the Aspects to Titanic Wrath
• Power Swell
  • Rank 1: Casting an empower spell increases your Essence regeneration rate by 50% 100% for 2 sec.
  • Rank 2: Casting an empower spell increases your Essence regeneration rate by 50% 100% for 4 sec.
• Ruin
  • Name changed from Ruin to Tyranny
• Scintillation
  • Rank 1: Disintegrate has a 4%15% chance each time it deals damage to launch a level 1 Eternity Surge at your target 30% power.
  • Rank 2: Disintegrate has a 8%15% chance each time it deals damage to launch a level 1 Eternity Surge at your target 60% power.
• Tyranny
  • Name changed from Tyranny to Spellweaver’s Dominance

PVP Talents

• You’re Coming With Me
  • Name changed from You’re Coming With Me to Swoop Up