Evoker is a tanky mage that heals!

[fiesta911fiesta]

So in a nutshell, Evoker will be a tanky mage that can heal. Hmmmm interesting

[Puri]

You mean like a moonkin or ele shaman?

[Ilir]

Evoker is not tanky at all

[KOUNTERPARTS]

So in a nutshell, Evoker will be a tanky mage that can heal. Hmmmm interesting

In a nutshell, you're half-right. But also half-wrong.

[ukko]

The healer spec looks fun. I'm hyped.

[Speedblast]

Mage is the tanky mage that heals. Have you played arenas?

[enigma77]

What do you mean a "tanky mage"?

Mage is an unkillable live lord, while being supremely mobile as well.

[cocomen2]

What do you mean a "tanky mage"?

Mage is an unkillable live lord, while being supremely mobile as well.

Problem that classes before were sharing a THEME, but in different take on it.

Priest = ranged Light INT caster, while Paladin = melee Light STR fighter
Warlock = ranged Fel INT caster, while Demon Hunter = melee Fel AGI fighter

Now we got basically meme situation.

Mage = ranged Arcane INT caster, while Evoker = ranged Arcane INT caster BUT BETTER!


Just slap "ARCANE WINGS" on mage, and call it a day, "Time manipulation"+"Dragon fire"+"Ice Lance...sorry Claws" where i seen that shit before.

Insert meme where Mage ranting about them taking his job spot from him.

[Saltysquidoon]

Basic blaster gameplay obfuscated by flashy movement abilities, it's DH all over again. Whatever happened to spell synergy?

Also, I'm very disappointed how near exclusive dps = red, blue and heals = green, bronze it is, I was expecting more cross-over. And yeah I get Blizzard didn't feel up to making at tank spec but why does a class made by Deathwing have like two black dragon flight abilities?

[cocomen2]

Basic blaster gameplay obfuscated by flashy movement abilities, it's DH all over again. Whatever happened to spell synergy?

Also, I'm very disappointed how near exclusive dps = red, blue and heals = green, bronze it is, I was expecting more cross-over. And yeah I get Blizzard didn't feel up to making at tank spec but why does a class made by Deathwing have like two black dragon flight abilities?

Seems Deathwing went insane after he understood how much superior other Aspects compering to insignificant himself, so he made perfect creature out of his favorite races (Humans+Elfs); thus he forbid them from melee combat with words "Once you go melee, you never comeback!" /S

[MrLachyG]

In a nutshell, you're half-right. But also half-wrong.

I agree with this assessment. right in that it heals, wrong about it being a tanky mage

[Gaidax]

I don't understand these... individuals... saying that Evoker is some better mage.

Evokers have their own ups and downs, for example unlike mages they have only 1 DPS spec and need to pray to god it's going to be good every major patch. Then Evokers defensives are pretty tame, they are not Hunter level squishy, but I'd say Mages have them beat.

It uses some fire, frost and arcane theme? So do many other classes, so what.

[Kumorii]

Literally any class is X class that is also Y or but Y.

[Skildar]

the defensives of the evoker quite worry me. It is crazy mobile but it has nothing to mitigate damages except for the obsidian scales every 1m30s ( ~ 20% damage reduction) and cauterize flame every min (remove all types of debuff on an ally)

[Gaidax]

the defensives of the evoker quite worry me. It is crazy mobile but it has nothing to mitigate damages except for the obsidian scales every 1m30s ( ~ 20% damage reduction) and cauterize flame every min (remove all types of debuff on an ally)

You can pick up 30% shield at 1 min CD (Fly with Me talent) and Renewing Blaze at 1.5m CD that heals you for all damage you take for 8 seconds over 14 seconds.

But yeah they will sure be on a less sturdy side. Could pop a heal on self if needed too.

[Teriz]

the defensives of the evoker quite worry me. It is crazy mobile but it has nothing to mitigate damages except for the obsidian scales every 1m30s ( ~ 20% damage reduction) and cauterize flame every min (remove all types of debuff on an ally)

They also have a talent that passively reduces all magic damage they take.

I believe it’s called Temporal Scales?

[Gaidax]

They also have a talent that passively reduces all magic damage they take.

I believe it’s called Temporal Scales?

well it's kind of tiny +4% stamina and 4% magic damage reduction passives.

[Somic]

I know it’s early but I was watching a lot of duels and it seemed to me dracthyr get their shit pushed in by melee in about 3 seconds of cc.

[klaps_05]

They couldve went a different direction a long time ago. Imagine all hero classes being subspecs.

Warrior/Paladin turn into DK
Rogue turn into Monk
Hunter turn into DH
Mage turn into Evoker

[Teriz]

well it's kind of tiny +4% stamina and 4% magic damage reduction passives.

Well let's put it together;

Obsidian Scales: 200+ Armor (2.5 min CD/ 1.5 min CD talented)
Tempered Scales: 4% magic damage reduction (passive)
Draconic Legacy: 4% stamina increase (passive)
Twin Guardian: 30% of health damage absorb
Renewing Blaze: Heal based on damage taken
Cauterizing Flames: debuff removal + heal (1 min CD)

That doesn't look bad.