Gaming Setup for WoW Forever

1. An MMO mouse with side buttons

Why: In WoW you use far more abilities than you have fingers near WASD. A mouse with extra side buttons puts your most-used spells, potions and macros under your thumb. That's especially useful for healers and for classes with many short cooldowns.

What to look for: enough side buttons that you can tell apart by feel, a shape that fits your hand, and software to bind keys (or simply bind them in the game).

Examples: Logitech G600 (many side buttons, made for MMOs) · Razer Naga (some models with swappable side plates)

Tip: Pair it with our macro guide: one button can do several things at once.

2. A headset with a microphone

Why: Dungeons and later raids go much smoother when your group can talk. A headset keeps the game sound out of your microphone, and a comfortable one makes a long evening easier.

What to look for: comfortable on the ears for hours, a microphone you can mute quickly, and a cable or wireless, depending on how you play.

Tip: Getting ready for your first raids? Read our raid preparation.

3. A keyboard you like typing on

Why: You'll press the same keys thousands of times, and you'll chat a lot. Any keyboard works. A good one is mainly about comfort and keys that don't stick.

What to look for: a layout you're used to, a comfortable key feel, and optionally extra keys for macros.

4. A chair for long sessions

Why: Leveling evenings and raid nights get long. Your back will notice before your character does.

What to look for: adjustable height and back support, armrests at desk height, and a seat that suits your size. Try one in a shop if you can.

5. A second monitor

Why: Guides, maps and your profession shopping list sit next to the game instead of in front of it. You don't need to alt-tab mid-quest.

What to look for: any screen you have lying around works. If you're buying one, the same height as your main screen is easier on your neck.

What we don't recommend

• No gold, boosts or accounts. They break the game's rules, can get your account banned, and such offers are often used to steal login details. Honest ways to make gold: Making gold.
• No game keys from grey-market sellers. Get WoW Forever only through official channels.

More WoW Forever Guides

• Beginner's guide
  Getting started in WoW Forever: picking a class, leveling route and checklist.
• What's New in WoW Forever?
  Every change compared to Classic at a glance.
• Forever vs. Classic
  Every difference, topic by topic, with sources.
• Rulesets and Names
  Normal, PvP, RP, Hardcore and name reservation.
• Races and Classes
  Skyborne and every race and class combination.
• Raids
  Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia from Dec 9, 2026.
• PvP
  Honor, rank points, ranks 1–14 and the new battleground.
• Legacy System
  65 challenges, three trees, cosmetic rewards.
• Which class suits me?
  Quiz with 8 questions and a class recommendation.
• BiS lists
  The best gear for every class and playstyle.
• Dungeons by level
  Which dungeon fits your level, plus the raids.
• Professions 1–300
  Leveling routes for every profession with materials and a shopping list.
• Best professions
  Which profession suits which class.
• Making gold
  Honest ways to earn gold, no buying, no bots.
• Release and Countdown
  Every date up to the raid launch.
• Editions and prices
  All editions, prices and what the subscription includes.
• Roadmap
  Dates and phases through 2027, confirmed or open.
• Name generator
  First and last names for every race, with a rules check.
• Class quests
  Every class quest chain for each class, by level.
• Class trainers
  Where every class finds its trainers, with coordinates.
• Macros
  Ready-made macros for all nine classes to copy.
• Dungeon quests
  Every quest to pick up before each dungeon as a checklist.
• Quest Chains
  Every quest chain by zone, in the right order.
• Librams and Arcanums
  All eight librams with materials, costs and bonuses.
• Tier list
  The strongest classes and specs by role.
• Skyborne guide
  The new race: factions, racial abilities and starting zone.
• Hardcore
  What is confirmed and what is still open.
• Onyxia attunement
  Every attunement quest as a checklist.
• Launch time worldwide
  When WoW Forever launches in your time zone.
• Dates and countdown
  All dates up to launch and beyond, with a calendar.
• Server status
  Servers, queues and known issues during launch week.
• What to do at which level?
  Zones, quests and dungeons for every level.
• Riding
  Required level, cost and mounts.
• Attributes and stats
  What Strength, Stamina, Armor and more actually do.
• Camping
  Every camp object and what it does.
• Lockpicking
  Rogue guide, skill 1–300.
• Pick Pocket
  What rogues can steal and where.
• Best addons
  The best addons for leveling, raids, PvP and gold.
• Install addons
  How to get addons into WoW Forever.
• Reputation
  Every faction with its rewards and the quests that grant reputation.
• Launch checklist
  Your day-one checklist for WoW Forever.
• Legacy planner
  Plan the perk trees and tick off all 65 challenges.
• Patch notes
  What changes in the game data from build to build.
• Horde or Alliance
  Choosing a faction: the PvP rule, new combos and racials.
• Dungeon leveling
  Dungeon leveling: new dungeon XP, carries, the group finder and dungeons by level.