Gear
Tier Sets
Community votes resulted in Devastation getting the Season 2 Set Bonus from Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. This brings some minor adjustments to our rotation with it.
- 2 Piece: Disintegrate and Pyre pierce enemies with Obsidian Shards, dealing 18% of damage done as Volcanic damage over 8 sec.
- 4 Piece: Empower spells deal 12% increased damage and cause your Obsidian Shards to blaze with power, dealing 200% more damage for 5 sec. During Dragonrage, shards always blaze with power.
The 2 Piece bonus works completely passive and is a neat dps boost. With the 4 Piece bonus coming in play we want to spread out our empower spell casts by a bit to benefit from the full 5 seconds of 200% damage dealt by Obsidian Shards. Note that this only applies when we’re not in Dragonrage since the bonus will be active during that time anyways.
Trinkets
Season 4 will bring a wide selection of trinkets. With our 2 minute burst profile we aim to get 1 on-use trinket to boost our damage during Dragonrage combined with a passive trinket. Viable options are listed below.
On use Trinkets
- Nymue’s Unraveling Spindle (Best in Slot)
- Spoils of Neltharus
- Ashes of Embersoul
Passive Trinkets
- Ominous Chromatic Essence (Best in Slot)
- Neltharion’s Call to Chaos
- Whispering Incarnate Icon
Devastation Evoker Gearing List
The following list isn’t exhaustive, and will focus on only listing some items to give you a rough idea where to start your gearing journey. There are only very few items that beat out every other item in their respective slot. To get a full list of possible upgrades for your character specifically, I recommend running a Droptimizer simulation for the Raids and Mythic+ Dungeons.
Devastation Evoker Best in Slot Gear
The gear listed below is a mixture of Raid and Mythic+ gear from Dragonflight Season 4.
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Eranog’s Adorned Sallet | Eranog |
| Neck | Torc of Passed Time | Crafted - Stats can be flexible to optimize Sim DPS |
| Shoulders | Talons of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Cloak | Voice of the Silent Star | Scalecommander Sarkareth |
| Chest | Hauberk of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Wrist | Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards | Crafted |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Belt | Forlorn Leaf Clasp | Gnarlroot |
| Legs | Legguards of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Boots | Acidic Hailstone Treads | Crafted |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna's Chosen | Eranog |
| Ring | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket | Nymue's Unraveling Spindle | Nymue |
| Trinket | Ominous Chromatic Essence | The Forgotten Experiments |
| Main Hand | Nasz'uro, the Unbound Legacy | Legendary - Scalecommander Sarkareth |
| Off Hand | Thadrion's Erratic Arcanotrode | The Forgotten Experiments |
Devastation Evoker Best in Slot from Raiding
The gear listed below is a mixture of Raid gear from all Season 4 Awakened Raids.
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Eranog’s Adorned Sallet | Eranog |
| Neck | Torc of Passed Time | Crafted - Stats can be flexible to optimize Sim DPS |
| Shoulders | Talons of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Cloak | Voice of the Silent Star | Scalecommander Sarkareth |
| Chest | Hauberk of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Wrist | Boulder-Tossing Bands | Assault of the Zaqali |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Belt | Forlorn Leaf Clasp | Gnarlroot |
| Legs | Legguards of the Awakened | Tier Set - All Raids |
| Boots | Cleats of the Savage Claw | Council of Dreams |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna's Chosen | Eranog |
| Ring | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket | Nymue's Unraveling Spindle | Nymue |
| Trinket | Ominous Chromatic Essence | The Forgotten Experiments |
| Main Hand | Nasz'uro, the Unbound Legacy | Legendary - Scalecommander Sarkareth |
| Off Hand | Thadrion's Erratic Arcanotrode | The Forgotten Experiments |
| 2H | Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle | Nymue |
Devastation Evoker Best Gear from Mythic+
The gear listed below is exclusively from Mythic+ Dungeons in the Season 4 rotation.
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Amphibian’s Bellowing Crown | Halls of Infusion |
| Neck | Tuskarr Bone Necklace | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Shoulders | Spaulders of Wild Growth | The Azure Vault |
| Cloak | Cloak of Lost Devotion | The Azure Vault |
| Chest | Emberguard Harness | Neltharus |
| Wrist | Obsidian-Hardened Wraps | Neltharus |
| Gloves | Galerattle Gauntlets | Ruby Life Pools |
| Belt | Gatekeeper’s Gridle | Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr |
| Legs | Stasis-Freed Leggings | The Azure Vault |
| Boots | Boots of Explosive Growth | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Ring | Unstable Arcane Loop | The Azure Vault |
| Ring | Eternal Sentry’s Ring | Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr |
| Trinket | Spoils of Neltharus | Neltharus |
| Trinket | Umbrelskul’s Fractured Heart | The Azure Vault |
| Main Hand | Infinite Dragonspire | Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr |
| Off Hand | Vexamus’ Expulsion Rod | Algeth’ar Academy |
| 2H | Infinite Dragonspire | Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr |
Crafted Items (subject to change)
What you want to craft first will come down to what other items you’ve already obtained or crafted in the previous patch. However, you’ll want to make sure you’re playing with 2 Embellishments on crafted items. If you’ve got that already, you can craft any slot you’re still missing with the stats of your choice.
If you’re unsure what to craft, I recommend crafting Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards with your first new Spark of Dreams, and then any slot that can use Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch. Your highest upgrade MIGHT be crafting a high-ilvl in a different slot with a higher stat budget (i.e. Weapon, Chest, Legs, Head) and using an old Spark of Shadowflame to craft your bracers.
Embellishments for Raiding
- Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards - All around a solid choice for any content, I recommend using these with a second embellishment of your choice.
- Acidic Hailstone Treads - these offer a lot of damage at the cost of 10% movement speed, only craft if you don’t mind playing with a permanent slow.
- Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch can be applied to most crafted slots. The only small negative is they deal a negligible amount of damage to yourself.
Embellishments for Mythic+
- Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards - A solid choice for any content, I recommend using these, plus a second embellishment of your choice.
- Elemental Lariat - Returning from 10.0, this neck is worth crafting if you have a good amount of sockets and gains more value in AOE scenarios.
- Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch can be applied to most crafted slots. The only small negative is they deal a negligible amount of damage to yourself.