Evoker Preservation Rotation & Opener
Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Preservation players, not theorycraft.
AI coach — raid
How to play: Echo goes on players about to take damage (top players: 11.1/min), then Dream Breath detonates every Echo into rolling HoTs (8.1/min) — that combo IS Preservation. Emerald Blossom patches the grid, Temporal Anomaly lines up with big damage events. Don't forget Fire Breath (1.3/min) for damage in healing gaps. Watch: the raid timeline — Echoes must be placed before damage lands; manage essence and mana so you enter big phases full.
Real Opener Sequences — Vorasius
First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.
Ellipsism — 死亡之翼 (CN)
1.
Stasis (Store)
2.
Dream Breath
3.
Dream Breath
4.
Temporal Anomaly
5.
Echo
6.
Twin Flame
7.
Twin Flame
8.
Emerald Blossom
9.
Twin Flame
10.
Echo
11.
Echo
12.
Echo
Tweez — Thrall (EU)
1.
Reversion
2.
Verdant Embrace
3.
Verdant Embrace
4.
Emerald Blossom
5.
Echo
6.
Echo
7.
Echo
8.
Temporal Anomaly
9.
Echo
10.
Dream Breath
11.
Echo
12.
Echo
Gromvoker — Blackmoore (EU)
1.
Dream Breath
2.
Fire Breath
3.
Emerald Blossom
4.
Echo
5.
Chrono Flames
6.
Temporal Anomaly
7.
Echo
8.
Echo
9.
Merithra's Blessing
10.
Verdant Embrace
11.
Verdant Embrace
12.
Dream Breath
Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Echo | 11.1 |
| Dream Breath | 8.1 |
| Emerald Blossom | 6.0 |
| Temporal Anomaly | 5.1 |
| Merithra's Blessing | 4.9 |
| Fire Breath | 1.3 |
| Hover | 0.8 |
| Chrono Flames | 0.8 |
| Obsidian Scales | 0.6 |
| Reversion | 0.6 |
| Tip the Scales | 0.5 |
| Dream Flight | 0.5 |
| Glide | 0.4 |
CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.
Buff Uptimes to Watch
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Exhilarating Burst | 91.1% |
| Deepening Temptation | 86.9% |
| Temporal Compression | 85.4% |
| Merithra's Blessing | 65.5% |
| Primacy | 62.4% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 60.6% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 54.4% |
| Might of the Void | 53.0% |
| Visage | 49.7% |
| Essence Burst | 36.7% |
Mythic+ Differences
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Deal damage when nobody's dropping (channel Disintegrate as normal); before group damage, spread Echoes and detonate with Dream Breath. Pre-shield with Temporal Anomaly before each pull, Reversion on targets taking sustained damage. Watch: the tank's pull timing for pre-shields, and Temporal Compression stacks (86%) — keep casting, don't idle.
Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Chrono Flames | 7.2 |
| Echo | 6.7 |
| Merithra's Blessing | 4.6 |
| Disintegrate | 4.0 |
| Dream Breath | 3.9 |
| Temporal Anomaly | 3.8 |
| Fire Breath | 3.5 |
| Reversion | 2.2 |
| Hover | 1.4 |
| Glide | 1.4 |
| Emerald Blossom | 1.2 |
| Tip the Scales | 0.6 |
| Obsidian Scales | 0.6 |
| Beacon of Lightblind Wrath | 0.6 |
Mythic+ Buff Uptimes
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Scarlet Adaptation | 96.1% |
| Temporal Compression | 85.8% |
| Primacy | 72.6% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 67.6% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 55.9% |
| Might of the Void | 54.8% |
| Ancient Flame | 46.5% |
| Lifebind | 45.2% |
| Essence Burst | 38.2% |
| Merithra's Blessing | 38.2% |
Compare yourself in-game, live
The GearInsight addon overlays your own CPM and buff uptimes next to these benchmarks during combat.