Tectonic Locus
Upheaval deals 50% increased damage to the primary target, and launches them higher.
Tree position
In the Augmentation Evoker talent tree, Tectonic Locus sits in the Augmentation specialization talents, row 7 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Augmentation Talents.
Choice node
Tectonic Locus shares its node with Unyielding Domain. A character takes one of the two.
Unyielding DomainUpheaval cannot be interrupted, and has an additional 10% chance to critically strike.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Tectonic Locus from Blistering Scales and Ignition Rush.
Blistering ScalesProtect an ally with explosive dragonscales, increasing their Armor of your own. Melee attacks against the target cause 1 scale to explode, dealing Volcanic damage to enemies near them. This damage can only occur every few sec. Blistering Scales can only be placed on one target at a time. Casts on your enemy's target if they have one.
Ignition RushEssence Burst reduces the cast time of Eruption by 40% and increases its damage by 20%.
Same row
Also on this row: Regenerative Chitin or Molten Blood, Momentum Shift, Aspects' Favor, Arcane Reach, Fate Mirror and Symbiotic Bloom.
Regenerative ChitinBlistering Scales no longer loses charges and deals 20% more damage.
Molten BloodWhen cast, Blistering Scales grants the target a shield that absorbs up to damage for 30 sec based on their missing health. Lower health targets gain a larger shield.
Momentum ShiftConsuming Essence Burst grants you 5% Intellect for 6 sec.
Aspects' Favor2 ranksObsidian Scales activates Black Attunement, and amplifies it to increase maximum health for 12 sec. Hover activates Bronze Attunement, and amplifies it to increase movement speed for 4 sec.
Arcane ReachThe range of your helpful magics is increased by 5 yards.
Fate MirrorPrescience grants the ally a chance for their spells and abilities to echo their damage or healing, dealing 15% of the amount again.

Talent trees
Tectonic Locus is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Evoker: Augmentation (DPS), Devastation (DPS), Preservation (Healer).
Tectonic Locus Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)