Best PvP Addons Guide (Midnight 12.0.5)
Introduction
With the changes to addons in Midnight, it has been hard to find replacements for functionality that was available in previous expansions. Having the ability to track crowd control, major cooldowns, and diminishing returns is crucial for being successful in PvP. In this guide, we have picked some of the best addons that every PvP player should be using.
MiniCC
If you are looking for an addon that does the functionality of multiple other addons, MiniCC is the addon you want. This has several crucial functions that PvPers need:
- CC on Party & Raid Frames - one of the most crucial parts of this addon, especially for healers, is having the ability to track crowd control on teammates. This is great for being able to dispel teammates quickly if you are a healer or general awareness on if the enemy team is setting up to land a kill.
- Track Friendly Cooldowns & Trinkets - Another crucial feature this addon has is tracking your teammates cooldowns and trinkets. This will help you make decisions based on if your team has trinkets or defensives available.
- Healer in CC - If you are a DPS player, you should enable this. This will notify you if your healer is in crowd control and which one they are in.
- Track Enemy Cooldowns - This addon has the ability to show an icon when
an enemy uses an important burst cooldown. For example, if a Fire Mage uses
Combustion, this will show the icon.
With how in-depth the functionality of this addon goes, his is the #1 addon that you should have for PvP. Go through each setting and make sure to tune and change settings based on how you want your interface to look!
Enhance QoL
Enhance QoL is a lightweight addon that is used for changing cosmetic settings with your user interface. Here are some great changes you can make with this addon:
- Automation. You can automate certain things in-game that can help in PvP. Some common options that players check are 'accept summon' to automatically accept a summon, 'accept resurrection' to automatically accept any battle resurrections on you, and 'release in PvP' to instantly release when you die. The final option is crucial, especially in Rated Battlegrounds and Battleground Blitz. Finally, it is recommended to enable 'Repair Automatically' so you automatically repair gear when you are at a repair vendor window.
- Text. You can change many of the default text options with this addon. This includes hiding keybind and macro text, hiding error messages, and resizing text for mail and quests.
- Interface. This is primarily used for enhancing different aspects of your user interface, such as the minimap or tooltips. You can also show the durability status of your armor.
- There are several ways to alter how your game looks. Some common changes people make are checking the 'max camera zoom' and setting weather density to off so that weather cannot be seen. You can also check 'easy item destroy' so you do not have to type in delete when getting rid of an addon and muting many in-game sounds that you may find annoying.
I highly recommend going through every setting and altering what you want so that it fits exactly how you want your interface to work!
BetterBlizzPlates
Better Blizz Plates gives your more flexibility and customization with your nameplates. You can alter settings for enemies and teammates. Having functional nameplates is important as it will increase your general awareness on where and what the enemy team is doing.
BetterBlizzFrames
Better Blizz Frames is another great addon for changing countless settings when it comes to the player, enemy, and focus frames. Take your time when going through these settings and change them based on how you want your interface to look!
FrameSort
Frame Sort is an extremely simple addon that allows you to specify which spot in the party frame you want specific teammates. For example, if you are a healer and want to be on the bottom of the party every single arena game or shuffle round, this allows you to do that. You can also create custom macros with this addon so it does not matter which position teammates are in, they will still work on them. This is highly recommended for all healers or DPS will utility spells, like Retribution Paladin.
sArena Reloaded
No matter if you use sArena Reloaded is a highly customizable arena frame replacement that gives you important information on the enemy team. This will increase your visibility when tracking diminishing returns, checking if enemies are in crowd control, and what spells they are casting are some examples of the information this addon gives you.
Conclusion
It does not matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned PvP player; these addons will improve your gameplay drastically. The addons mentioned give you the information you need to keep track of all the information you need. Let us know in the comments if there are any addons that you use that are not in this list!
Changelog
- 16 May 2026: Updated for Midnight Addon changes.
- 24 Nov. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- Added several addons that impact PvP gameplay.
- Updated links to addons.
- 08 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 07 Jul. 2023: Updated Links for addons.
- 09 Sep. 2019: No changes needed for Patch 8.2.
- 04 Apr. 2019: Updated guide for Patch 8.1.5.
- 06 Aug. 2017: Guide added.