Play your first week with no addons, using the built-in interface.
Forever's addon rules are new, and many older Classic addons don't have a Forever version yet. Blizzard has built several things into the game that people used to need addons for. Start clean, see what you actually miss, and add things later once their authors have updated them. If you can't wait, start with Questie. It's one of nine addons in the table below that we confirmed have Forever builds.
Built into the game now (from Blizzard)
- Shaman totems: a tracking display shows your active totems and their remaining time, and you can right-click to remove one. Call of the Elements adds a totem bar that drops a preset set of four at once. [source]
- Paladin seal twisting: the Twist of Light talent supports seal twisting "without requiring a swing-timer add-on." [source]
- Looks: transmog can be turned on or off at a transmogrifier, and it's off automatically in Classic Mode. [source] There are HD/SD character models and official gamepad support. [source]
Addon status this week
Checked October 21, 2026, against the WoW: Forever beta client 1.60.1. Blizzard doesn't publish an addon compatibility list, and Forever isn't out yet (beta only). Verified here means we saw it ourselves on the addon's own official download page (CurseForge, GitHub, or Tukui for ElvUI), not in a Blizzard post. Everything marked Unverified comes from third-party lists we couldn't confirm.
| Addon | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Questie | Verified Forever build | Has an official Forever file: version 12.1.0 (v12.1.0+v1.0.6), released October 12. Its release lists a forever game version. [source] [source] Unverified Quests that are new in Forever may be missing from its database. |
| Deadly Boss Mods | Verified Forever build | Has a Forever build: the newest release, 12.1.16 (October 19), lists a forever game version in its release file. The 12.1.15 notes (October 16) said it would "expand scope of secret based trash/boss alert systems to forever across the board." [source] Unverified Alerts for Forever's new bosses may be incomplete. |
| WeakAuras | Verified No Forever build | No Forever version. The latest release, 5.22.1 (October 10), lists no Forever build on GitHub or CurseForge. [source] [source] Unverified Even with one, features that read combat may be blocked by the Midnight addon rules. |
| Bartender4 | Verified Forever build | Has a Forever build: the 4.18.3.1 release (October 2) lists a forever game version in its release file. [source] |
| Details! | Verified Forever build | Has a Forever build: CurseForge lists a WoW Forever file dated October 16 (Details.20261015.15339.172). [source] Unverified Third-party lists say Forever also has a built-in damage meter; we haven't checked that in game. |
| BigWigs | Verified Forever build | Has a Forever build: the v427.6 release (October 14) lists a forever game version in its release file. [source] Unverified LittleWigs and the classic raid modules are reportedly missing. Use BigWigs or Deadly Boss Mods, not both. |
| Auctionator | Verified Forever build | Has a Forever build: CurseForge lists a WoW Forever file for release 341 (October 13). [source] |
| Leatrix Plus | Verified Forever build | Has a separate Forever file: 1.60.25-forever (October 21), for game version 1.60.1. [source] Unverified Third-party lists say some features are removed in the Forever version. |
| TomTom | Verified Forever build | Has a Forever build: v4.3.12-release (October 6) is listed under WoW Forever on CurseForge. [source] |
| ElvUI | Verified Forever build | Early Forever support: the official 16.00 changelog (October 13) says it "adds initial support for the upcoming WoW: Forever game version" and that gamepads are not supported yet. [source] It replaces your whole interface, so it's not one we'd start with. |
Do I need a paid leveling guide?
Our pick: no. Skip the paid guides and use Questie, which is free.
Why: for a returning player, a guide that routes you around the fastest way isn't what slows you down. Logging out in an inn and getting Legacy going does more for you, and both are free. Questie already marks quest givers and objectives on your map, and it has an official Forever build. [source]
What Blizzard actually says: its UI Add-On Development Policy says "All add-ons must be distributed free of charge" and that developers may not "charge for services related to the add-on." [source]
The free things that help more: rested XP from logging out in an inn, and Well Rested once Legacy unlocks. [source]
Sources
- Blizzard: Class Deep Dives — Mage and Shaman
- Blizzard: WoW: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap
- Blizzard: WoW: Forever What's Next Panel Recap
- Blizzard forums: UI Add-On Development Policy
- Blizzard: Get to Know the WoW: Forever Legacy System
Addon pages we checked
- Questie on CurseForge
- Questie releases on GitHub
- Questie release v12.1.0+v1.0.6 on GitHub
- Deadly Boss Mods releases on GitHub
- WeakAuras releases on GitHub
- WeakAuras files on CurseForge
- Bartender4 releases on GitHub
- BigWigs releases on GitHub
- Details! Damage Meter files on CurseForge
- Auctionator files on CurseForge
- Leatrix Plus files on CurseForge
- TomTom files on CurseForge
- ElvUI changelog on Tukui (official)
- warcraft.wiki.gg: Patch 1.60.1/API changes (community wiki)
Addon pages last checked: October 21, 2026.
Last checked against these sources: October 21, 2026. WoW: Forever is in beta, and Blizzard says classes and talents may still change.
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