General PvE Addons
Core Starter Addons
- search for the addon names in your addon-manager
- SAM Simple addon manager - create profiles for different content and keep system usage low
- DBM(Deadly Boss Mods Core)/Big Wigs - for dungeon and raid mechanics (Little Wigs for M+)
- WeakAuras custom addon library usually can find anything in wago.io or make your own
- Plater - Better name plates, this really helps for interrupts, focus targets etc.
- Method Raid Tools - Track group cooldowns like Brez, CDs, Markers, timers, ready check, and more
- OmniCD - Track group cooldowns, interrupts and defensive usage
- Details - Damage meter
- Details Advanced Death Logs - Help analyze cause of death
- Details Elitism plugin - See what avoidable damage is being taken
- use /keys to view group and guild M+ keys available
- GTFO - stop standing in the bad
- Mythic Dungeon Tools - For tank route planning and knowing mob abilities
- Chat Copy Paste - Easily copy text like discord invite links
Modernize the Game
These addons will help make the game feel more modern
- ElvUI - all in one UI overhaul addon. This will have a built in replacement to many UI modules like plater.
- Narcissus
Nice to have
- Raiderio - See others “io” scores progression in raid and mythic dungeons
- MinimapButtonButton - Consolidate all of your mini map icons into one button
- Titan Panel (biased but my fave) creates a top bar to track things like gold, xp or house a plugin for your addons.
- Oilvl - can see overall player ilvl in raid
- ilvl redux - shows ilvl on gear and players
- Astral Keys - use !keys to see group keys and open the addon to see guild, alts, friends keys
- Details plugins
- Opie - collapse a bunch of buttons into one on a spinny wheel. “pie”
- Simulation Craft