Classic Guide to Shamans' Best Addons (2024)

As a healing-capable class, Shamans want to have good party/ raid frames in order to never let anyone die, be it as main or as off-healer.These, if properly configured, will also help you understand when you should usesome of your defensive totems. If you see poison debuffs being applied on your frames,use Poison Cleansing Totem immediately, for example!

Also, note that WoW Classic has a lot of busy work tasks:

• Accepting and turning in quests;
• Repairing your gear;
• Selling gray items.

We list PvE / PvP addons in the next sections that automate this sort of tasksfor you, so that you can focus on being as efficient with your playtime as much aspossible.

If you are looking for an addon / functionality that we did not list here, checkthis spreadsheetfor an exhaustive list of WoW Classic addons.

We recommend always using the following addons on your character, as they eitherbring very useful functionalities which cannot be easily passed on or representsignificant quality of life increases for your WoW Classic life.

ElvUI Classic, justlike its retail counterpart, allows you to replace most elements of the defaultUI with a customizable, modern set of action bars, unit frames and most other conveniencesyou can think of. By using ElvUI you can avoid using a lot of other, narrower, addons.

Alternatively, TukUIlacks some of ElvUI's functionalities but is even cleaner, if you prefer a minimalistic UI.

Annoyed by the slow scrolling quest text? Struggling to kill enemies of yourlevel due to having red gear because of forgetting to repair? Getting carpal tunnelsyndrome due to all the spam clicking to sell your gray items? Or maybe you simplywant to know the value of items on your inventory?

Leatrix Plus Classicautomates these tasks for you and more, such as automatically accepting summons orreleasing. All configurable in case you do not want certain things to be automated.

WeaponSwingTimer creates a baron your screen that tracks the time left until your next auto-attack and that ofyour target. Because swing timers can vary immensely depending on your weapon'sspeed and that of your target, it is often advantageous to run in, get a hit, andrun out until your swing timer is ready again!

Weak Auras 2allows you to configure all types of warnings for yourself with a simple user interface.

Due to its large user base, there is a huge library of auras already createdfor you to import at the Wago classic Shaman section,make sure to check it out before starting your adventure!

There are also many general weak auras available, such as:

• Combat Time shows a timer when you arein combat, useful to instantly know when you are in / out of combat;
• Max Camera automatically sets themaximum amount you can zoom out with your camera higher than the UI normally allows,which would require you to type a / command every time you logged in, otherwise.

You can get the latest version of Details here.This addon serves as a damage meter, healing meter, dispel meter and death log,all in one! While it is not as complete as a Warcraft Logs parse, it is the closestthing to it.

ItemRack allowsyou to configure and quickly swap between different sets of gear. This is incrediblyuseful for easy swapping between PvP and PvE gear, or between Healing and DPS gear!

DejaClassicStatsdisplays detailed stats on your character pane, allowing you to know exactly howmuch (Spell) Hit rating you have at any moment, for example, which is great to avoid goingover the cap accidentally.

Questie Classicmarks level-appropriate quests you can pick up and quest objectives you can turnin on your world map and minimap. Use it for efficiency, or don't use it for thereal Vanilla Experience!

MapCoords Classicplaces coordinates on your world map and minimap, which allow you to communicate,and understand, exact locations on WoW Classic easily when reading guides such asours.

Guidelime willallow you to download and follow a predefined optimized questing path, completewith an arrow pointing towards your next location and World Map notes on what yournext steps are and their location.

There are many guides available to download at Guidelime's Guidelist.We are currently using Sage's guide for Alliance levelingand Sevenleaves for Horde leveling.

Finally, if you are mostly leveling by doing dungeons we would recommendHakurai'sdungeon leveling guide!

GatherMate2 allowsyou to gather world materials more efficiently by remembering the location of spotsat which you have gathered before. It also comes with a pre-filled database listingmany of the possible locations for herbs, ores and such in WoW Classic. Using thisaddon is highly recommend for Shaman Gold Makingin the world.

While the previous addons dealt with general UI, which is your main priority,when you start raiding you will want to have a few more tricks up your sleeve tomake your life easier.

Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give you liveadvice on how to handle some mechanics. Deadly Boss Modshas already released a WoW Classic version, so make sure to help on its testing!

Optionally, DBM Voicepack VEMcan be used alongside DBM to audibly warn you of upcoming mechanics.

While already useful for dungeons, it is in raids that a clickable, customizableraid frame becomes very necessary. VuhDois precisely that, and has been our author's choice for the past 10 years!

A threat meter is indispensable for raiding in WoW Classic, as you should alwaysaim to Heal or deal as much DPS as possible without pulling threat from the tanks.We recommend using the TinyThreat plugin for Details Damage Meter.which you can find out how to configure in this video, by Autonomic.

RC Loot Councilallows you to distribute master loot more efficiently and quickly than doing it withthe default UI.

Player vs Player is a huge part of what makes WoW Classic great, and while mostaddons are useful for all aspects of the game, some were made specifically withPvP in mind.

LoseControl createsan icon in the center of your screen whenever you lose control of your character(due to Fear, for example) that displays the ability that caused you tolose control, and its duration.

OmniBar adds iconsto your screen that display your target's cooldown (such as Counterspell)timers. This allows you to fake cast and know exactly for how long you can castuninterrupted, and you can configure which cooldowns you want to track.

TrinketMenumakes trinket swapping a breeze, by allowing you to click a configurable trinketmenu in order to quickly switch to any trinket in your inventory.

Spy Classicscans for nearby enemy faction players and announces their presence / lists themand their class / level in your UI. This is very useful in order to be aware ofpotential world PvP activity going around you and to avoid being caught off guard!

HonorSpy inspectsevery player you meet and stores their current honor system data. By comparing thisinformation with the information obtained by other people using this addon, it ispossible to create a database with the estimated brackets / standings for rankingevery week.

While these addons are not quite as impactful as the ones listed previously,they can still be helpful to certain people, especially for those who dislike thesetup we presented beforehand.

TomTom is a navigationaddon which allows you to set waypoints on your map with /way CoordX CoordY (replacewith the numbers of the coordinates you want to go to). An arrow will then pointtowards that waypoint, making it easy to reach a set of coordinates, such as theones we use on the Shaman leveling page.

Auctionator Classicmakes it easier to search and post on the Auction House. It also lists the priceper item on stacks of items being sold. While it has much simpler functionalitythan something like TSM Classic,it is also much simpler to use for most users.

If you dislike ElvUI / TukUI Unit Frames, try Luna Unit Framesor Dominos, which aregreat alternatives!

By installing Classic Aura Durations,the buffs/debuffs on the default UI gain a duration indicator. This includes raidframe debuffs, which are very handy when raid-wide decursing is needed.

Classic Castbarsadds information on what spell is being cast, along with a rough estimation of itscast time, to the default target frames and nameplates. This makes it much easierto land a timely Earth Shock or Grounding Totem!

By installing Atlas Loot Classic,you become able to browse loot from various sources (PvP, Raids, Dungeons, Crafting, etc.)inside the game, without the need to visit third party websites.

This addonallows you to change a lot of UI options that are normally hidden, such as FloatingCombat Text customization options, mouse wheel chat scrolling, the displaying of Luaerrors, among other options.

Twitch Emotesis all about having some modern day fun with many of the emotes we are used to fromTwitch. This is not for everyone, but if memes are part of your experience, thisis a good addon for you.

Macros are a great complement to addons for your WoW Classic experience, allowingyou to do more with less buttons in your interface.

For this reason, we recommend that you also read our Shaman Macros page, inorder to improve your gameplay experience!