How to use the WoW Forever gear planner to find your next upgrade

The WoW Forever gear planner reads your character from the official armory and scores every item you could wear. Here is how to get the most out of it.

1. Find your character

Open your character on the World of Warcraft Forever armory. The address ends with your character’s name and surname, for example …/armory/character/diva-picroj. Type diva-picroj into the planner, or paste the whole link — the planner understands both. Pick EU or US to match your region.

2. Check your spec

The planner picks the talent tree you spent the most points in. You can switch spec at any time; Feral druids can choose between cat (DPS) and bear (tank). Each spec uses its own stat weights from the open-source wowsims simulator, so a healer and a rogue will see very different suggestions.

3. Read the upgrades

Click any slot on the character sheet. You will see:

• Equipped: your current item and how its score is built.
• Upgrade path: the next items to aim for as you level.
• Suggestions: every item you can use, with level, stats, where it comes from and how much better it is than what you wear.

A green percentage means an upgrade. Quest rewards without a level requirement show an estimated level with a “~”.

4. Plan ahead

Drag the level slider to see what opens up later. The BiS tab lists the best item per slot at levels 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60. Use the source filters to hide dungeons, crafting or auction house items if you level solo or on a budget.

Ratings like +14 Critical Strike are converted to percentages before scoring. Read WoW Forever stat ratings explained for the details.