Thabadbreath's PvE Build

Evoker class icon Preservation Evoker specialization icon
Preservation Evoker
Dracthyr race icon
Dracthyr
422 ilvl
Season 1
3519 Mythic+

Thabadbreath (Twisting Nether EU) is a Top Mythic+ Preservation Evoker in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 1, achieving a rating of 3519 with 421 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Preservation Evoker build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Thabadbreath's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+3349
24% Critical Strike
+2867
17% Haste
+3666
53% Mastery
+986
5% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+524
5% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Evoker specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Evoker class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Evoker's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Thabadbreath's selected Class Talents below:

Landslide
Obsidian Scales
Expunge
Natural Convergence
Permeating Chill
Verdant Embrace
Forger of Mountains
Innate Magic
Obsidian Bulwark
Enkindled
Scarlet Adaptation
Quell
Recall
Heavy Wingbeats
Tailwind
Cauterizing Flame
Ancient Flame
Instinctive Arcana
Tip the Scales
Attuned to the Dream
Sleep Walk
Regenerative Magic
Inherent Resistance
Draconic Legacy
Extended Flight
Bountiful Bloom
Blast Furnace
Exuberance
Source of Magic
Walloping Blow
Panacea
Unravel
Protracted Talons
Oppressing Roar
Potent Mana
Rescue
Lush Growth
Renewing Blaze
Leaping Flames
Overawe
Aerial Mastery
Twin Guardian
Foci of Life
Terror of the Skies
Time Spiral
Zephyr

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Preservation Evokers with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Thabadbreath's selected Specialization Talents below:

Echo
Dream Breath
Reversion
Temporal Compression
Essence Burst
Rewind
Spiritbloom
Essence Attunement
Time Dilation
Emerald Communion
Empath
Fluttering Seedlings
Life-Giver's Flame
Golden Hour
Delay Harm
Temporal Anomaly
Dreamwalker
Exhilarating Burst
Field of Dreams
Lifeforce Mender
Time Lord
Flow State
Resonating Sphere
Call of Ysera
Lifebind
Punctuality
Spark of Insight
Power Nexus
Ouroboros
Font of Magic
Erasure
Energy Loop
Time of Need
Renewing Breath
Grace Period
Timeless Magic
Dream Flight
Cycle of Life
Stasis

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Preservation Evoker's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Thabadbreath's selected PvP Talents below:

Dream Projection
Chrono Loop
Obsidian Mettle
1
Scouring Flame
1
Time Stop
Swoop Up
Nullifying Shroud
Unburdened Flight
1
Divide and Conquer
Dream Catcher
Dreamwalker's Embrace

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Thabadbreath.

Head

  1. Crown of the Awakened item set icon
    set
    Crown of the Awakened

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Talons of the Awakened item set icon
    set
    Talons of the Awakened

Back

  1. Wind-Soaked Drape item icon
    Wind-Soaked Drape

Chest

  1. Hauberk of the Awakened item set icon
    set
    Hauberk of the Awakened

Wrist

  1. Surging-Song Conductors item icon
    Surging-Song Conductors

Hands

  1. Gauntlets of the Awakened item set icon
    set
    Gauntlets of the Awakened

Waist

  1. Flame-Touched Chain item icon
    Flame-Touched Chain

Legs

  1. Legguards of the Awakened item set icon
    set
    Legguards of the Awakened

Feet

  1. Venom-Steeped Stompers item icon
    Venom-Steeped Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty

Ring 2

  1. Unstable Arcane Loop item icon
    Unstable Arcane Loop

Trinket 1

  1. Whispering Incarnate Icon item icon
    Whispering Incarnate Icon

Trinket 2

  1. Broodkeeper's Promise item icon
    Broodkeeper's Promise

Main Hand

  1. Kharnalex, The First Light item icon
    Kharnalex, The First Light

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Thabadbreath for the Preservation Evoker specialization.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
  2. Venom-Steeped Stompers embellishment item icon
    Potent Venom

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Thabadbreath for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech enchantment icon
    +200 Leech

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Thabadbreath.

  1. Sensei's Alexstraszite gem icon
    Sensei's Alexstraszite
    4
  2. Inscribed Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1