Introduction
Hey, I am Dana, I’m a multi class healer mostly playing Preservation Evoker, Mistweaver Monk and Priest. I am an analyst for Method and GM of the 2-day guild Drama on Tarren Mill. The guild has seen a steady incline in ranks, since being created in season 1 of Dragonflight, finishing our last season around wr350. Preservation Evoker has been my favorite healer since its release in Dragonflight. The proactive ramps and the hard hitting mini cd playstyle are something I really enjoy and it feels incredibly unique to play compared to the other healing classes.
A new expansion of preservation
This being the second expansion the class has been introduced, it has seen a whole lot of changes. Changes in playstyle but also a ton of buffs and nerfs. The class is associated with short range, big hitting cd’s and a ton of utility and mobility.
In the new expansion we get even more options with hero talents. Hero Talents breathe new life into Preservation by offering a variety of playstyles to explore. You can choose to go with Chronowarden, Hero talents that enhance our current playstyle. The alternative is Flameshaper, a hero talent that focuses on setting up ramps similar to the style of Discipline Priests.
What has changed
Evokers now start at level 10 (was level 58) and the one-Evoker-per-realm restriction has been lifted with the addition of the pre-patch. Because of this, a ton of spells are available at earlier levels. Besides that, there’s been some changes to the class tree and spec tree.
Some important class tree changes to note
Spatial Paradox has been moved to the Class tree (was Augmentation) and its cooldown has been increased to 3 minutes (from 2 minutes). This is now a choice node.
Landslide now roots for 15 seconds (from 30 seconds).
Oppressing Roar cone radius has been increased to 60 degrees (from 45 degrees).
Overawe now grants 30 seconds of cooldown reduction baseline (from cooldown reduction per enrage dispelled).
Panacea healing reduced by 50% and now also heals the caster when Verdant Embrace is cast. Panacea is now considered a Green spell, and gets affected by Lush Growth.
Some important spec tree changes to note
New Talent: Lifespark — Reversion healing has a chance to grant you instant cast Living Flame and increase its damage and healing by 50%.
New Talent: Titan's Gift — Essence Burst increases the effectiveness of your next Essence ability by 25%.
Emerald Blossom mana cost reduced by 15%.
Flow State can now trigger from Empower spells cast from Stasis.
Threads of Fate can no longer trigger from Empower spells cast from Stasis.
Time of Need now triggers at 30% health (from 20%).
Temporal Compression reduces the cast time of Empower spells by 10% per stack (from 5%).