If you've been eagerly waiting for an updated add-on suite to enhance your WoW Mists of Pandaria (MoP) Classic PvP experience, your wait is finally over. We're thrilled to announce that our revamped add-on package for MoP Classic is here — packed with powerful new features designed to help you minmax your stats, optimize your gear, and dominate in every spec with precision. Whether you want to save hours of fiddling with settings or prefer step-by-step guidance, this article will walk you through the perfect UI setup for MoP Classic PvP.

Step 1: Start with the Essential Add-on — Reforge Light

If you're the type who loves squeezing out every bit of performance, Reforge Light is your new best friend. This add-on automates the complicated process of reforging gear, giving you optimal stats at key breakpoints for PvP.

· How it works: After opening the add-on, set your target level to PvP and disable any external buffs.

· Enter your stat weights starting with 100 for your highest priority stat, then 80, 60, and so forth, reflecting your stat priorities.

· Input your desired breakpoints, like haste, hit, and expertise caps. For example, if you want 12.52% haste, enter 5320 to represent that breakpoint.

· Hit calculate, then show, and finally reforge. The add-on automatically adjusts your gear.

· Don't forget to save your preset at the top to easily recall your perfect stats later.

Pro tip: Learning exact stat weights and breakpoints takes research, but if you're a Skill Cap member, you get preconfigured, perfect Reforge Light profiles for every spec in PvP, alongside a Best-in-Slot (BiS) gear list, all seamlessly integrated into your UI.

Step 2: Fix the UI Base with Better Blizzard Frames

Classic WoW lacks an edit mode for UI customization like retail. To get a clean, efficient, and familiar setup, start with Better Blizzard Frames:

· Use the command /bf to open settings.

· Enable hide arena frames if you're using an add-on like S Arena to avoid clutter.

· Activate loss of control to show when your character is stunned, silenced, or feared — vital for PvP awareness.

· Customize aesthetics like class colors on frames, bigger health bars, and replace portraits with class icons if you want the retail feel.

Skill Cap members can automate this setup with our add-on, which configures all options automatically.

Step 3: Upgrade Your Nameplates with Better Blizz Plates

Nameplates are crucial in PvP — they're like a cheat code for situational awareness and damage output. Unfortunately, the default Classic nameplates are subpar.

· Type /bp in-game to open Better Blizz Plates options.

· Set size to 0.9, target size to 1.2, height to 1.08, and width to 130 for a retail look.

· Enable class-colored nameplates.

· Add icons for healers, partners, important pets, and totems.

· Customize whitelisted debuffs to track only what matters — for example, rogues should track rupture and hemorrhage, but not minor poisons.

· Enable filtering to show only your debuffs, enlarged for visibility.

This tailored approach reduces clutter and improves damage by helping you focus on critical effects.

Step 4: Get Bartender for Flexible Action Bars and Keybinding

A bartender is indispensable for customizing action bars:

· Arrange five bars—three at the bottom, two on the right—organized by categories like offensive CDs, defensive CDs, and utility.

· Move, fade, or hide UI elements like the micro menu to declutter your screen.

· Use Bartender's quick keybind feature to bind spells and abilities on the fly by hovering over buttons and pressing keys.

For added buff timer visibility, Light Button Auras integrates seamlessly, showing buff durations on action bars—perfect for reducing tunnel vision during arena fights.

Step 5: Arena Frames and Battleground Targets

Gladius, a popular arena frame add-on, isn't updated for MoP Classic yet, but don't worry.

· Our UI package includes a custom version of S Arena, almost identical to Gladius.

· Use /s arena to access settings and test your layout.

· Increase enemy cast bar sizes to help with interrupt timing.

· For battlegrounds, install Battleground Targets, which works like S Arena but for BGs, and position it alongside arena frames for consistency.

Step 6: Big Debuffs and Buff Overlay for Essential Status Awareness

Big Debuffs dramatically increases visibility of key buffs and debuffs on your target, focus, and raid frames.

· Increase the buff limit for heal-over-time (HoT) healers.

· Prioritize crowd control (CC) buffs and debuffs to react quickly.

· Our preconfigured profile syncs perfectly with Better Blizz Plates to show CC on nameplates, reducing tunnel vision and boosting situational awareness.

Buff Overlay adds a simple, lightweight overlay of major defensive cooldowns on raid frames, making it easier to spot when teammates use important defensive abilities.

Step 7: Advanced Cooldown Tracking with OmniCD and OmniAr

For those serious about PvP:

· OmniCD tracks party cooldowns, crucial for coordinated burst and CC setups. Anchor it on the left side of your frames for optimal screen real estate.

· OmniAr tracks enemy cooldowns, allowing you to juke interrupts, anticipate defensives, and plan CC chains.

Set up separate bars for interrupts, crowd control, major defensives, and spell disruptions to keep your UI clean and readable. Skill Cap members get these preconfigured, but you can manually customize them too.

Step 8: WeakAuras — The Ultimate Awareness Tool

WeakAuras remains the most powerful add-on, and in MoP Classic, it's indispensable.

· Our curated PvP WeakAuras packs include spec-specific tracking for buffs, procs, defensive cooldowns, and trinket/cloak activations.

· Centralized reminders for missing buffs or pets.

· Enemy cooldown tracking auras for arenas and battlegrounds.

· Party CC alerts and enemy healer drinking notifications.

· Automatic raid marker management.

All of this fits neatly around your screen's center, minimizing clutter and maximizing focus on the action.

Step 9: Organize Your Screen with PPP Align and Final Touches

To perfectly position all your frames and add-ons:

· Use any working align add-on.

· Type /pppa, open group finder, and create a custom group to see raid frames.

· Unlock and move player, target, focus, and party frames for balance: player and target frames slightly centered, party frames below focus frames, arena frames to the right.

· Balance is key to keeping vital info in your peripheral vision without cluttering the center.

Our add-on package can automatically apply these settings with a click, especially for Skill Cap members, who get a complete UI tailored for MoP Classic PvP.

Conclusion

Whether you're a casual player or a hardcore arena competitor, our all-in-one MoP Classic UI and add-on package will give you a massive edge in PvP. Save hours of tedious setup and research by using our expertly crafted profiles, or follow our step-by-step guide to customize your UI exactly how you like it.

Skill Cap members get exclusive access to preconfigured profiles, detailed guides, and an entire ecosystem designed to help you master Mists of Pandaria PvP — and beyond.

For more guides and the latest updates on MoP Classic, visit Eld.gg — your hub for everything MoP Classic. You can also purchase WoW MoP Classic Gold right there!