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[wowhead] Augmentation Evoker Rotation in Midnight Season 1

At its most basic, the bread and butter of Augmentation gameplay is all about weaving together your key damaging abilities and group buffs in order to maximize the damage output of your group.

Key Concepts​

Here are some of the big ideas to consider while playing Augmentation:

  • Keep your buffs up: Augmentation's rotation is centered around maximizing uptime of 칠흑의 힘.
  • 시간의 모래: Allows us to extend the duration of Ebon Might through our damaging rotation: casting 지각 변동 and 불의 숨결 at appropriate ranks on cooldown, spending resources on 분출, and filling downtime with 살아있는 불꽃 (or 하늘빛 일격).
  • Always be casting: Keeping high uptime on your rotational spells is key to maintaining a solid resource economy in both raids and Mythic+.
  • Mobility: Use 부양 effectively to cast spells on the move, and make sure to fill any "downtime" in your rotation with your filler spells, Living Flame and Azure Strike, in order to deal damage and generate 정수 폭발.
  • Watch your Essence Burst: Augmentation Evoker has a few different potential sources of 정수 폭발, and the buff only stacks up to 2. Make sure to spend your Essence Burst when capped, ideally before casting 정수 폭발 generators like 예지 and Living Flame to avoid wasting resources.
  • Mind your cooldowns: It's often correct to send cooldowns as soon as they've come back up, but look for opportunities to align your major cooldowns like 영겁의 숨결 with allies' cooldowns and big damage moments during an encounter.

Best Augmentation Evoker Rotation​

At its core, Augmentation Evoker follows a simple spell priority aimed at maximizing uptime of buffs on allies. Augmentation spends its resources while buffs are active to extend buff duration, and spends its downtime replenishing resources before starting the cycle over again.

Hero Talent Master Switches​

You can use the master switches below to flip the entire page's options to your selected choice. (Note: This refers to the original web interface).

[Single-Target Priority]​

Best Augmentation Evoker Single Target Rotation Augmentation in Single Target plays around a spell priority list, while making sure to avoid spending resources outside of 칠흑의 힘 whenever possible, in order to maximize damage and uptime of buffs on allies.

With Scalecommander selected, the priority is as follows:

  1. Maintain 예지 on chosen DPS players.
  2. Cast 칠흑의 힘 if a few seconds or less remain on the active buff duration.
  3. Cast 영겁의 숨결 (see section on cooldown usage for more details).
  4. Cast 전세역전 (see section on cooldown usage for more details).
  5. Cast 불의 숨결 at Rank 1.
  6. Cast 지각 변동 at Rank 1, unless increased radius is needed to hit relevant targets.
  7. Cast 분출.
  8. Cast 살아있는 불꽃 as filler in nearly all situations.
  9. Cast 하늘빛 일격 as backup filler that can be cast while moving, or used to slow enemies.
  10. Maintain 끓어오르는 비늘 on a Tank.

[AoE Priority]​

Best Augmentation Evoker AoE Rotation Augmentation essentially plays the same in AoE as it does in Single Target.

  • Note that 지각 변동 can be cast at a higher rank to hit enemies in a wider area.
  • When playing Scalecommander, do make sure to play around 폭격 whenever possible (covered in Advanced Tips).

With Scalecommander selected, the priority is as follows:

  1. Maintain 예지 on chosen DPS players.
  2. Cast 칠흑의 힘 if a few seconds or less remain on the active buff duration.
  3. Cast 영겁의 숨결 (see section on cooldown usage for more details).
  4. Cast 전세역전 (see section on cooldown usage for more details).
  5. Cast 불의 숨결 at Rank 1.
  6. Cast 지각 변동 at Rank 1, unless increased radius is needed to hit relevant targets.
  7. Cast 분출.
  8. Cast 살아있는 불꽃 as filler in nearly all situations.
  9. Cast 하늘빛 일격 as backup filler that can be cast while moving, or used to slow enemies.
  10. Maintain 끓어오르는 비늘 on a Tank.

[Opener]​

Best Augmentation Evoker Opener The recommended opener has changed slightly in Midnight: we now immediately cast 칠흑의 힘 after the start of combat to begin buffing the whole raid as soon as possible, and then proceed to cast 예지 and 영겁의 숨결.

  • Be sure to avoid pairing 전세역전 with 불의 숨결.
  • If we have 녹아내린 불씨 talented, we want to maximize uptime of the 불의 숨결 damage over time effect.

Scalecommander Opener Sequence:

  1. Pre-cast 끓어오르는 비늘 on a Tank.
  2. Pre-cast 살아있는 불꽃.
  3. Cast 칠흑의 힘.
  4. Cast 예지 on Buff Target 1. Use this time to position for 영겁의 숨결.
  5. Cast 예지 on Buff Target 2.
  6. Cast 영겁의 숨결. Aim for a short, safe flight path.
  7. Use trinket and 빛의 잠재력.
  8. 불의 숨결 at Rank 1.
  9. Cast 전세역전 (off-GCD).
  10. 지각 변동 at Max Rank from 전세역전.
  11. Cast 분출 until dry on Essence, and fill with 살아있는 불꽃 as needed.
  12. Proceed onto the main rotation.

[Pre-combat Checks]​

Before any combat happens (raids, dungeons, delves, or open-world):

  • Check Consumables: Food, flask, weapon oil, augment rune.
  • Cast your Raid Buff: Use 청동용군단의 축복 (1-hour duration).
  • Apply Source of Magic: Cast 마법의 원천 on your chosen healer (1-hour duration).
  • Apply Blistering Scales: Cast 끓어오르는 비늘 on your chosen target (usually the tank).
  • (If talented) Draconic Attunements: Check preferred 용족의 조율 (검은 조율 is default).
  • (If talented) Apply Timelessness: Cast 무궁 on your chosen target (high threat DPS).
  • (If talented) Cast Bestow Weyrnstone: Cast 웨이른석 부여 on your chosen target.

Augmentation Evoker Major Cooldowns​

Empower Spells​

Ideally, ensure you only cast 불의 숨결 and 지각 변동 while 칠흑의 힘 is up to extend its duration and direct 흐르는 모래 towards allies.

  • 불의 숨결: Higher Ranks increase upfront damage but reduce DoT duration.
  • 화염 도약: Benefits from higher Ranks by increasing 살아있는 불꽃 projectiles (each can generate 정수 폭발).
  • 녹아내린 불씨 (Capstone): Encourages maximizing DoT uptime. With this, always cast 불의 숨결 at Rank 1, and cast it before 지각 변동.
  • 지각 변동: Empowering simply expands the radius. Rank 1 is sufficient for single-target. Use higher ranks in AoE to hit more targets.

Tip The Scales​

  • With 녹아내린 불씨: Use 전세역전 on cooldown just before casting 지각 변동. This keeps 불의 숨결 at Rank 1 while getting an instant Empower spell.
  • Without 녹아내린 불씨: Pair 전세역전 with either spell depending on the need for speed or radius.
  • Note: Using 전세역전 always saves time and allows casting while moving.

Chronowarden Tip The Scales​

Treat 시간의 폭발 from 전세역전 as a major DPS cooldown. Align it with 영겁의 숨결. Even if 시간은혜 reduces the cooldown, it is generally best to continue pairing 전세역전 with 영겁의 숨결.

Ebon Might​

칠흑의 힘 is a baseline 30-second cooldown buff.

  • When down, build resources and hold extension abilities for the next window.
  • Pandemic Mechanic: You can re-cast while active to add remaining duration (up to 30% of base).
  • Optimal Timing: Re-cast with 3-4 seconds remaining.
  • Main stat updates dynamically based on caster's Intellect.

Breath of Eons​

  • Ideal Usage: Align the 10-second Temporal Wounds window with allies' highest-burst windows.
  • Practical Usage: Cast roughly on cooldown to maximize uses.
  • Flexibility: In Mythic Raids, be aware of specific timings like damage amplifications or add phases.

Time Skip​

If playing 시간 건너뛰기 instead of 엮인 실타래:

  • Channeling results in tremendous value when multiple strong abilities are on cooldown.
  • First Use: Recommended during the opener after the first set of 불의 숨결 and 지각 변동.
  • Subsequent Uses: Essentially on cooldown, aligning with 시간의 폭발 (as Chronowarden) and ideally when it reduces cooldowns of 불의 숨결, 지각 변동, 예지, and 영겁의 숨결 by the full 20 seconds.

Augmentation Evoker Advanced Tips​

Bombardments​

When playing Scalecommander:

  • Empower spells grant a buff causing the next 분출 to be 대규모 분출 and apply 폭격.
  • This stacks up to 2.
  • Spreading Bombardments: In 2+ target situations, cast the second 분출 on a different priority target to have 폭격 rolling on both.
  • 연장전: When activated, it extends all active 폭격, increasing damage and further reducing 영겁의 숨결 cooldown via 날개지도자.