Beat Augmentation Evoker

What they want to do

Park Ebon Might and Prescience on the carry, Spatial Paradox so they never have to stand in the fight, then Breath of Eons while you hit the wrong target. In Solo Shuffle this is awkward — random partners do not convert the buff — but the carry still kills you if you treat the Augmentation evoker as free damage.

Main danger

Ebon Might making someone else kill you. Duration is shorter this patch so the buff drops if you cut Eruption or Upheaval, but ignoring the Augmentation evoker for ten seconds is still how you lose the round.

Interrupt priority

1. 1 Eruption

   Their essence dump and the Ebon Might extender. Kick or stun it. Cutting this is how the short duration actually matters.

2. 2 Upheaval

   Empower that also feeds Ebon Might. Stop it if Eruption is not available.

3. 1 Crowd control the Augmentation evoker

   A stun on the Augmentation evoker is worth more than a kick on the carry. Do not ignore them.

Watch for

• Ebon Might sitting on the carry — that partner is who actually hits you. Purge it or crowd-control the evoker.
• Spatial Paradox: they are a pillar away and still casting Eruption. Send crowd control to the pillar; hitting the carry does not stop the buff.
• Breath of Eons through the clump while Prescience is on your healer's problem. Wall the carry; do not stand in the path.
• Rescue yanking the carry off your go. Cover the landing; the carry is not dead until Rescue and Weyrnstone are both burned.

Offensive cooldowns

• Ebon Might. The spec. Purge it. Crowd-control the Augmentation evoker so it falls. Duration is shorter this patch — make them recast.
• Breath of Eons. Team go. Wall the carry, not the dragon flying through. Step out of the flight path.
• Prescience. Crit buff on the carry. Purge it if you have a magic purge. This is who actually hits you.
• Eruption. Filler that keeps Ebon Might alive. Kick, stun, or they get a free refresh.
• Spatial Paradox. Range cheat. They do not need to be in the pile. Stop chasing; crowd-control them where they sit.

Defensive cooldowns

• Obsidian Scales. Personal damage reduction. If they Hover without this, that is your kill window on the Augmentation evoker.
• Zephyr. Group speed plus knockback immunity. Do not spend grips or knockbacks into it. Bait it with a cheap displace, then the real one.
• Rewind if talented. Not every Augmentation evoker has it. If they do, the first go is fake — hit them again after it.
• Time Stop. Full freeze. Sit. Same rule as Devastation.
• Blistering Scales / Rescue. Armor on the carry, or a yank. Swap off the shielded target; do not chase the Rescue path.

Crowd control

• Landslide
• Breath of Eons
• Wing Buffet
• Tail Swipe
• Time Stop
• Upheaval knock-up
• Sleep Walk

Dispels

• Purge Ebon Might. This is the matchup.
• Purge Prescience off the carry if Ebon Might is not available.

Mobility

Hover plus Spatial Paradox. Paradox means they sit a pillar away and still buff. Weyrnstone is a second Rescue. Do not chase the Augmentation evoker across the map while the Prescience target is on your healer.

Kill windows

• They Hover without Obsidian Scales — this is when you actually kill the Augmentation evoker
• Ebon Might fell off. Duration is shorter this patch; kick Eruption and it will drop. Then the carry is just a DPS.
• After Breath of Eons with Obsidian Scales or Rewind already spent

When to run

The carry has Ebon Might and Prescience and Breath of Eons is coming. Wall the carry. Zephyr means your knockback will not save you. Do not stand in the breath path.

When to attack

Crowd-control the evoker the moment Ebon Might goes out. If they Hover with no Obsidian Scales, swap and kill the Augmentation evoker. After Breath of Eons with Obsidian Scales already spent, the carry is just a DPS.

Common tricks

• Spatial Paradox lets them play from line of sight while the carry is in your face. Send crowd control to the pillar. Hitting the carry does not stop the buff.
• Rescue and Weyrnstone are the same button twice. The carry is not dead until both are burned.
• Zephyr eats knockbacks and grips. Bait it with a cheap displace, then the real one.

Common mistakes against them

• Ignoring the Augmentation evoker while they buff the carry.
• Farming them for damage while Ebon Might and Prescience melt you.
• Spending knockbacks or grips into Zephyr.
• Not purging Ebon Might when you have a magic purge.