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The best Midnight addons

The 15 most recommended addons for WoW Midnight in 2026 and what changed with the expansion: WeakAuras no longer works in combat.

What changed with Midnight

Since patch 12.0, addons can no longer read or react to combat data in real time. WeakAuras only works out of combat, Hekili and GTFO are gone, and Blizzard has added the Cooldown Manager and boss timeline to the game's interface.

The 15 essentials

Details!Damage and healing meterBigWigs (+ LittleWigs)Boss alerts for raids, dungeons, and delvesDeadly Boss ModsThe alternative to BigWigs: pick one of the twoRaider.IOMythic+ rating in tooltips and the Group FinderMythic Dungeon ToolsPlan Mythic+ routesOmniCDParty cooldowns: interrupts and defensivesWarpDepleteMythic+ timerPlater / PlatynatorNameplates (Platynator is built for Midnight; some Plater scripts no longer work)Premade Groups FilterFilter the Group FinderMethod Raid ToolsRaid assignmentsCell / VuhDoRaid frames for healersElvUIFull UI replacement (download from tukui.org)BaganatorBags and bankAuctionator / TradeSkillMasterAuction House and goldHandyNotes / GatherMate2Map notes and gathering nodes

Other popular picks: BugSack (errors), Pawn, Plumber, Leatrix Plus, OmniCC, and Bartender4 or Dominos. For PvP: Gladius or sArena Reloaded, OmniBar, and BigDebuffs.

How to install them: use the CurseForge or Wago app, or install them manually by extracting each addon into the game's _retail_/Interface/AddOns folder.

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Sources: NextTier: Midnight addons · Conquest Capped: Midnight addons. Accessed Oct 17, 2026; subject to change with each patch.