Best WoW Forever PvP Addons

One addon per job, grouped by where you fight. Every pick has a WoW Forever file on CurseForge. A Not confirmed pick has no clear answer yet on the live game, but it is the best available for its job.

WoW Forever PvP is battlegrounds, open-world fights and duels, and the combat log is closed to addons. Here is what each mode has and what addons can still read.

These old favorites read the combat log or track systems WoW Forever does not have. Here is what to run in their place.

• No Forever file

  OmniBar

  Reads the combat log

  Use instead

  • Counterclock
• No Forever file

  Diminish

  Reads the combat log

  Use instead

  • Forever Simple DR
• No Forever file

  BattleGroundEnemies

  Reads the combat log

  Use instead

  • BattleGroundEnemiesFixed
• No Forever file

  Spy

  Reads the combat log

  Use instead

  • Spy (Forever)
• No Forever file

  HonorSpy

  Ranks are a personal bar now

  Use instead

  • No addon needed
• No Forever file

  sArena Reloaded

  No arenas in WoW Forever

  Use instead

  • No addon needed

A few PvP jobs need no addon at all. These tools ship with the game.

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  Cooldown Manager

  Pulls your cooldowns and buffs into one spot you can move, racials and trinkets included.

  It is off by default. Since the November 6 hotfix it shows crowd control time even with diminishing returns.

  Turn it onOptions, under Gameplay Enhancement.

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  Player vs. Player tab

  Shows your rank, Rank Points and rewards.

  Ranks fill a personal bar with a weekly cap, so you do not need a standing addon.

  Find itCharacter pane, Player vs. Player tab.

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  Default nameplates

  Debuff icons on nameplates can be clicked through.

  Nameplates for enemies far above or below you are hidden to cut clutter, except your target. Addons that read nameplates lose those enemies too.

Every addon on this page in one grid, including the ones that stopped working, so you can see the swap at a glance.

Addon and status	Best for	Works with or instead of	Get
Deadly Boss ModsWorks in WoW ForeverFreeEssential	Best for The boss mod that DBM-PvP plugs into.	Works with or instead of	Get DBMDBM Dungeons
BattleGroundEnemiesFixedWorks in WoW ForeverFree	Best for Enemy and ally frames for battlegrounds, rebuilt for WoW Forever. Its maker says health and power show only for your target, focus, nameplates and flag carriers, and that roles are hidden, so there is no role sorting and no spec icons.	Instead of Run one ofForever Simple Targets	Get Get on CurseForge
CappingNot confirmedFree	Best for Flag respawn, base capture and queue timers for battlegrounds. Its timer modules cover Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin and Alterac Valley. Its maker also lists an Arathi Basin score estimate and Alterac Valley quest turn-ins. Run it or DBM-PvP, not both: the timers repeat. Warsong Gulch flag respawn timer Arathi Basin base timers	Instead of Run one ofDBM-PvP	Get Get on CurseForge
DBM-PvPNot confirmedFree	Best for Battleground warnings and timers inside Deadly Boss Mods. Pick it if you already run Deadly Boss Mods, and set it up in the DBM options. Run it or Capping, not both. Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin and Alterac Valley modules	Works with or instead of NeedsDeadly Boss Mods Run one ofCapping	Get Get on CurseForge
Forever Simple TargetsNot confirmedFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Battleground target lists of both teams, made only for WoW Forever. Its maker says the lists only change after combat, so new arrivals get rows when the fight ends, and that the game hides the health number, so there is no health sort. Maker says Flag carrier frame with enemies on top Gold outline on your current target	Instead of Run one ofBattleGroundEnemiesFixed	Get Get on CurseForge
PvP Tab BinderNot confirmedFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Tab targeting for battlegrounds. Its maker says Tab then picks enemy players only, your saved keybinds never change because it uses override bindings, and a change made in combat waits until combat ends. Maker says On or off per battleground Works in any client language	Works with or instead of Run no other addon that rebinds Tab.	Get Get on CurseForge
Incoming-BGNot confirmedFree	Best for Battleground callouts. Its maker lists base calls, a live map and a match summary. WoW Forever support is not confirmed yet. Try it before you count on it in a match.	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
BattleGroundEnemiesNo Forever fileFree	Best for The original battleground enemy frames. No WoW Forever file, and it reads the combat log, which WoW Forever closes to addons. BattleGroundEnemiesFixed is the version that works. Pick insteadBattleGroundEnemiesFixed	Works with or instead of	Get CurseForge page
HonorSpyNo Forever fileFree	Best for Estimated your weekly honor standing for the old rank system. WoW Forever ranks are a personal Rank Point bar with a weekly cap, shown in the Player vs. Player tab, so there is no server standing to estimate.	Works with or instead of	Get CurseForge page
Spy (Forever)Works in WoW ForeverFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Finds enemy players near you, rebuilt for WoW Forever. The about 40 yard limit is for nameplates only: your target and focus still count past it. Its maker says mouseover does too, that V turns enemy nameplates on, and that it stays off in dungeons and raids. Maker says Kill On Sight and Ignore lists Fight skulls on the world map Watch list for players of your own faction	Instead of Run one ofForever Simple Spy	Get Get on CurseForge
Overlord ForeverWorks in WoW ForeverFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Open-world PvP campaign of fronts and keeps. Its maker says it runs between players who have it, with no server behind it, so it cannot put players onto the same layer, and only open-world kills score. Maker says Seven fronts of capture points Guild keeps and outposts Weekly leaderboards	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
Forever Simple SpyNot confirmedFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Enemy finder made for WoW Forever. Its maker lists alerts and Kill on Sight. Its maker says it finds enemies through nameplates, target, mouseover and focus, with no radar and no stealth alerts. Pick insteadSpy (Forever)	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
SpyNo Forever fileFree	Best for The original enemy finder, built on the combat log. No WoW Forever file on CurseForge, and it scans the combat log, which WoW Forever closes to addons. Get Spy (Forever) instead. Pick insteadSpy (Forever)	Works with or instead of	Get CurseForge page
CounterclockWorks in WoW ForeverFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Duel tracker for WoW Forever. Its maker says it times the cooldowns and crowd control of one opponent from what the game shows, like cast bar length. Instant spells can slip past it. Maker says Duel arrow and duel statistics Manual keys for spells the game hides Optional voice that reads enemy casts	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
Forever Simple DRWorks in WoW ForeverFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for Diminishing returns icons on enemy nameplates. Its maker says it also shows on target and focus frames, counts crowd control from you and your pet plus immune and resist messages, and since the November 4 update tracks enemies only. Maker says Twelve crowd control categories Reset timer, 18 seconds by default	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
Forever Simple GCDWorks in WoW ForeverFreeMade for WoW Forever	Best for A global cooldown sweep with the spell icon beside an enemy nameplate. It shows what an enemy just did, not which cooldowns they have ready. Its maker says a gold edge marks a cast, green a new enemy buff, and red a new debuff on you in duels.	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
OmniBarNo Forever fileFree	Best for Enemy cooldown bars. It reads the combat log, which WoW Forever closes to addons, and it has no WoW Forever file. Counterclock times one opponent in duels; Forever Simple GCD only shows recent enemy actions. Pick insteadCounterclock	Works with or instead of	Get CurseForge page
DiminishNo Forever fileFree	Best for Diminishing returns timers. The author stopped updates because of the new addon limits, and it reads the combat log. Forever Simple DR does this job in WoW Forever. Pick insteadForever Simple DR	Works with or instead of	Get CurseForge page
BetterBlizzPlatesWorks in WoW ForeverFree	Best for PvP options for the default nameplates. Use one nameplate addon only: this one or Plater. Maker says Enemy healer icons Totem indicator Flag or orb icon on carriers	Instead of Run one ofPlater	Get Get on CurseForge
PlaterWorks in WoW ForeverFree	Best for Nameplate addon you can tune in depth. Made for experienced players who like to tune every detail. Use one nameplate addon only: this one or BetterBlizzPlates.	Instead of Run one ofBetterBlizzPlates	Get Get on CurseForge
BetterBlizzFramesWorks in WoW ForeverFree	Best for PvP options for the default unit frames. Its maker says the feature list on its CurseForge page is out of date, so check the options in game.	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
MiniAurasNot confirmedFree	Best for Party frame tracker for PvP. Its maker says it shows crowd control and cooldowns on your party and raid frames. It used to be called MiniCC, which is still its CurseForge address. Maker says Party PvP trinket tracking Alert when your healer is crowd controlled	Works with or instead of	Get Get on CurseForge
sArena ReloadedNo Forever fileFree	Best for Arena enemy frames. WoW Forever has no arenas, so arena frame addons have no job here.	Works with or instead of	Get CurseForge page

Other WoW Forever addon guides, sorted by job.

• All WoW Forever addonsEvery popular addon, whether it has a WoW Forever file, and what to install first.
• How to install addonsInstall with an app or by hand, and move a beta interface to the live game.
• Best WoW Forever Questing AddonsQuest maps, leveling routes and the questing helpers that work in WoW Forever.
• Best WoW Forever Healing AddonsRaid frames, click casting, spell ranks and dispel helpers for WoW Forever healers.
• Best WoW Forever Raid and Dungeon AddonsBoss mods, meters, threat and loot addons for WoW Forever dungeons and raids.
• Best WoW Forever UI AddonsAction bars, unit frames, nameplates and auras, plus the built-in tools that replace some.
• Best WoW Forever Gold and Profession AddonsAuction house, bag, mail, profession and map addons for WoW Forever.
• WoW Forever Leveling GuideWhere to quest at each level band, for your side and class.

How this list decides that an addon works in WoW Forever.