Augmentation Evoker DPS Stat Priority — 12.0.5

Currently both Chronowarden and Scalecommander have similar stat priorities, with both wanting Critical Strike and Haste over any other stat. Both Scalecommander and Chronowarden currently value Critical Strike Chance over Haste but Chronowarden prefers Critical Strike far more due to Double-time, while Scalecommander favours Haste and Critical Strike more equally. It is important to note that these stats are still incredibly close in value but quite far ahead of both Mastery and Versatility.

Be mindful that Mastery is higher in the priority list in builds using Motes of Possibility.

Item level is by far the most important aspect of gearing for non jewelry slots. On jewelry it can be worth dropping a small amount of item level for better stats, as Augmentation does not scale very well with secondary stats. Without playing a Motes of Possibility build Mastery is quite far behind, approximately equal to Versatility.

Augmentation's secondary stat priority depends on talents but it tries to avoid getting Mastery and Versatility on items unless it is unavoidable. If you are playing the Motes of Possibility talent then Augmentation's Mastery slightly increases in value and will outperform Versatility. However, Mastery will still perform worse than both Critical Strike Chance and Haste for both Scalecommander and Chronowarden.

As a Chronowarden with Double-time, you gain the ability to critically strike with Ebon Might and Prescience, increasing the power of those buffs by 50% on Critical Strike. Due to this, Critical Strike Chance is far more valuable than any other stat and makes investing into Critical Strike Chance your highest priority. It can be worth equipping items with higher Critical Strike Chance even if they have worse stats like Mastery or Versatility. After Critical Strike Chance, Haste is always the second best stat, followed by Mastery then Versatility.

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While a generalized stat priority will assist new players, there really is no substitute for simming your character. Learn more with this guide!

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Intellect is your primary stat. You should look for this stat in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Spell Power, which increases the damage of your spells.

Mastery ( Mastery: Timewalker) causes empower spells you cast to give a DPS Shifting Sands which grants Versatility to another ally for 10 seconds. Additionally, it increases the duration of Shifting Sands, Breath of Eons, Ebon Might, and other helpful Auras.

Critical Strike increases your chance for your abilities to deal 200% damage. Sands of Time means your Ebon Might extension effects can Critically Strike, increasing the amount of extension granted by 50%.

Haste increases your spell casting speed (including Empowered Spells) and the tick rate of your periodic effects.

Versatility increases all your damage and healing done, and decreases all damage taken.

Every stat has a limit where they will begin to offer less increase per point gained, which are known as the points of diminishing return. Once you have reached these amounts, stats will become progressively less valuable and may fall behind other options. The current breakpoints are:

Itemization

Gearing and Enchants

Your stat priority extends to enchants, consumables, and gear. Take what you learned on this page and apply it to your gameplay with these two guides!

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This guide has been written by Saeldur, an Evoker Theorycrafter since the class came out in Dragonflight. He is an accomplished high end player with top parses on multiple specs, an Expert on the Evoker Discord, and has a deep understanding of many other classes, and how they interact with Augmentation Evoker.