[0:01] In my last video, a lot of you asked
[0:03] about my UI and what add-ons I use to
[0:06] achieve this look. So, today I'm going
[0:08] to break it all down for you. Exactly
[0:10] what add-ons I run, how to set
[0:12] everything up, and I'll share all my
[0:14] profiles so you can import them and get
[0:16] the same style. My UI is built on ElvUI
[0:20] as a core foundation with several other
[0:23] add-ons layered on top that each play an
[0:25] important role in overall design. This
[0:28] video is also a great way for you some
[0:31] really useful add-ons that can seriously
[0:33] improve your gameplay and UI. Before we
[0:35] jump into the add-ons, I wanted to
[0:37] quickly explain what you're actually
[0:39] seeing in my videos. When I record, you
[0:42] only see the center portion of my
[0:44] screen. This helps create that clean,
[0:46] minimalistic look you see in the video.
[0:49] In reality, my full UI extends further
[0:52] out on the sides. I play on a 49-in
[0:55] Samsung Odyssey G9 ultra-wide monitor at
[0:58] the resolution of 5120 by 1440. For this
[1:02] video and sharing my profiles, I've
[1:04] downscaled my resolution to 2560 by
[1:07] 1440. This makes the layout much more
[1:10] usable for most of you. If you're
[1:12] playing on a standard 1920 by 1080p
[1:15] monitor, you can still import the
[1:17] profiles, but you'll likely need to
[1:19] adjust the overall UI scale in ElvUI and
[1:22] reposition a few elements. With that out
[1:25] of the way, here are all the add-ons I
[1:27] use.
[1:29] Add-ons highlighted in deep blue are the
[1:32] essential core add-ons that build my UI.
[1:35] The ones in green are completely
[1:37] optional, but they add nice quality of
[1:39] life touches and contribute heavily to
[1:41] the minimal aesthetic. Most of these
[1:44] add-ons have imported profiles, which
[1:46] I've linked below. The ones that don't
[1:48] support profiles are pretty
[1:49] straightforward to set up manually.
[1:52] Because I recorded this at a lower
[1:54] resolution than my native setup, you may
[1:56] need to make small adjustments to unit
[1:59] frame positions after importing. I'll
[2:01] show you how exactly I like them placed.
[2:03] To make this as easy as possible, I'm
[2:05] going to walk you through setting up the
[2:07] entire UI from a fresh character. I've
[2:10] added timestamps in the description so
[2:12] you can jump straight to any specific
[2:14] add-on. Let's start with ElvUI and the
[2:16] WindTools plugin. If this is your first
[2:18] time using ElvUI, you'll need to go
[2:21] through the initial setup wizard. The
[2:23] only two things you'll need to do here
[2:25] is click setup C vars and set the UI
[2:28] scale to auto scale. This helps
[2:30] everything line up correctly. If the UI
[2:32] feels too small afterwards, you can
[2:35] increase the scale later, but just know
[2:37] you may need to reposition a few
[2:39] elements in ElvUI and other add-ons.
[2:42] Once you've completed the setup and
[2:44] reloaded your UI, it's time to import my
[2:47] Dim UI ElvUI profile. To get to the
[2:49] ElvUI interface, you can hit escape, go
[2:53] to ElvUI in the menu, or simply type /ec
[2:57] in chat. Navigate to profiles, then
[3:00] select the import tab. Go to the Wago
[3:03] link for the Dim UI ElvUI profile.
[3:06] You'll need to import two strings from
[3:08] this page.
[3:10] Copy the main profile string and paste
[3:12] it into the first box. The second
[3:14] string, labeled aura filters, is in the
[3:17] description on that same page. This one
[3:19] is optional if you already have your own
[3:21] aura filters set up. Paste it in the box
[3:24] directly below the first one. Click
[3:26] import, reload your UI, and it should
[3:29] start looking a lot like mine. A quick
[3:31] note, since I mainly play Death Knight,
[3:34] I left action bar two and action bar
[3:36] three enabled in this profile.
[3:39] I use them as my personal cooldown
[3:41] tracker instead of Blizzard's default
[3:43] cooldown bar, which I don't like the
[3:44] look of.
[3:46] If you want to keep my exact layout,
[3:48] you'll need a resource bar that fits
[3:50] nicely between the two action bars. For
[3:53] Death Knights, I'll show you how to set
[3:54] up mini compact runes later in this
[3:57] video.
[3:58] If you prefer to use your own cooldown
[4:00] manager add-on or the Class UI Enhance
[4:03] add-on I included, you can simply
[4:05] disable action bar two and three in
[4:08] ElvUI under the action bar section.
[4:11] I've also included later in this video
[4:13] my full cooldown profile for Class UI
[4:16] Enhance that works across all classes.
[4:18] Now, let's set up the WindTools plugin.
[4:21] Open the ElvUI option again, scroll down
[4:24] to WindTools on the left, go to advance,
[4:27] then the profile tab.
[4:29] Go to the WindTools GitHub link in the
[4:31] description, click the raw button to
[4:33] open up a new window, then highlight the
[4:36] script by pressing control A. Then press
[4:39] control C to copy the entire script.
[4:41] Now, paste this into the import box.
[4:43] Before you click import, make sure you
[4:45] first click the accept button, then hit
[4:48] import. After reloading, you should
[4:50] immediately notice a big improvement in
[4:52] how quest and other elements are
[4:54] displayed.
[4:55] I use Blizzard's built-in damage meter
[4:58] for my UI layout with WindTools handling
[5:00] the re-skinning. If you want to enable
[5:02] Blizzard's damage meter, hit escape, go
[5:05] to options, select gameplay
[5:07] enhancements,
[5:09] and check the box for damage meter.
[5:11] If you're not using Blizzard's damage
[5:13] meter, you will need to disable
[5:15] WindTools re-skinning to remove the
[5:18] black panel from appearing in the bottom
[5:20] right of the screen.
[5:21] Open ElvUI, go to WindTools under
[5:24] plugins, then navigate to combat, select
[5:28] damage meter layout tab, and disable it.
[5:31] If you're experiencing flickering with
[5:33] Blizzard's damage meter after installing
[5:35] Midnight Battle Text, here's the fix.
[5:38] Left click the Midnight Battle Text icon
[5:41] on your mini map and toggle the damage
[5:43] meter option on. This should resolve the
[5:46] flickering issue.
[5:48] Next up is Plater for name plates.
[5:51] Plater is a powerful name plate add-on
[5:53] that's incredibly easy to customize. You
[5:56] can click directly on any elements to
[5:58] change its settings or simply drag
[6:00] widgets to move them around. My profile
[6:03] is optimized for solo content, mythic
[6:05] plus, and rating in mind. It also color
[6:08] codes elite mobs to make group content,
[6:11] questing, and world content feel cleaner
[6:13] and more intuitive. When you load Plater
[6:16] for the first time, it will prompt you
[6:18] to select which add-on you want to use
[6:20] for name plates. Choose Plater and
[6:23] reload your UI.
[6:25] Once that's done, hit escape, go to
[6:28] options, then click on the add-on tabs,
[6:31] select Plater,
[6:32] and click open options. In the general
[6:35] tab, click the import button. Go to the
[6:38] Wago link for the Dim UI Plater profile,
[6:41] copy the main profile string, and paste
[6:44] it into the import box. Then press
[6:46] import.
[6:48] A confirmation window will pop up asking
[6:51] if you want to override the current
[6:53] profile or create a new one. Select make
[6:56] new and name it Dim UI and click okay.
[7:00] And that's it. Your name plates are now
[7:01] fully set up and should look just like
[7:04] mine. No further adjustments needed for
[7:06] this add-on. Before we set up the class
[7:09] UI enhance cool down manager, it's best
[7:12] to import the Bliss HUD layout first so
[7:14] everything loads in the correct order.
[7:17] Hit escape and go to edit mode. Then
[7:19] click import layout. Go to the Wago link
[7:22] for the Dim UI Bliss HUD profile, copy
[7:25] the main profile string, and paste it
[7:28] into the import box. Name the layout Dim
[7:30] UI
[7:32] and click import.
[7:34] Now we can move on to the class UI
[7:36] enhance add-on. I've created two
[7:38] different profiles for this add-on. A
[7:40] light version and a full version. The
[7:43] light version is what I use on my Death
[7:45] Knight. It works alongside ElvUI's
[7:48] action bar two and three, and the mini
[7:50] compact rune as my main resource bar.
[7:53] The full version replaces the center
[7:55] action bars two and three, and the mini
[7:58] compact runes add-on completely. The
[8:01] light version profile only enables the
[8:03] racial trinkets consumables buffs
[8:06] and buff bar trackers from the Class UI
[8:09] Enhance add-on.
[8:10] To import it, open the Class UI Enhance
[8:13] options by right-clicking the minimap
[8:15] icon or typing {forward slash} Q in
[8:18] chat. Go to the import/export tab, open
[8:21] my DemUIQ Light Hub layout on waego.io
[8:25] and copy the string. Paste it in the
[8:27] import box and click import. Make sure
[8:29] the profile name contains the word
[8:31] light, then confirm the import.
[8:34] Now, reload the UI.
[8:36] After reloading, go back into the Class
[8:39] UI Enhance options, click cooldown
[8:41] manager settings in the top right. This
[8:43] will open the cooldown settings, which
[8:45] allows you to see your buff tracker and
[8:48] buff tracker bars.
[8:50] Real quick, in the cooldown settings,
[8:52] click on the buff tab and confirm you
[8:55] have spells under track buff and the
[8:57] track bar section. If this is empty, the
[8:59] buff tracker and buff tracker bar will
[9:02] not show.
[9:03] After confirming this,
[9:05] if any trackers are in the wrong
[9:06] position, you can easily adjust them. To
[9:09] do this, go to the tracker tab, select
[9:12] the tracker you want to move, buff
[9:14] tracker, buff tracker bars, etc. You can
[9:17] then use the X and Y offset sliders to
[9:20] fine-tune the position.
[9:23] For Death Knights using my light version
[9:25] profile of Class UI Enhance, I highly
[9:28] recommend pairing it with the mini
[9:30] compact rune add-ons for your runes and
[9:32] resource tracking. Since this add-on
[9:35] doesn't support profile importing, I'll
[9:37] show you exactly how I have mine
[9:39] configured. You can pause the video and
[9:41] match these settings.
[9:48] The full version profile enables the
[9:50] complete center HUD, cooldowns, buffs,
[9:53] utilities, resource bars, etc. If you
[9:56] use this version, you should disable
[9:58] action bar two and action bar three in
[10:01] ElvUI, so the center of your screen
[10:03] stays clean.
[10:05] To import, open the Class UI Enhanced
[10:08] Options by right clicking the minimap
[10:10] icon or typing /q in chat.
[10:14] Go to the import export tab. Open my
[10:18] dmuiq full HUD layout on wago.io and
[10:22] copy the string. Paste it into the
[10:24] import box and click import.
[10:27] Make sure the profile name contains the
[10:29] word full, then confirm the import.
[10:32] Reload your UI.
[10:34] After reloading, go back into the Class
[10:37] UI Enhanced Options. Click cooldown
[10:40] manager settings in the top right. This
[10:43] will open the cooldown settings, which
[10:44] allows you to see your buff tracker and
[10:47] buff tracker bars.
[10:49] To see the center HUD, you will need to
[10:51] have a target. In the cooldown settings
[10:53] that opened up after clicking on the
[10:55] cooldown manager settings, look under
[10:57] the spell tab. Make sure you have spells
[11:00] you want to track under the essential
[11:02] cooldowns and the utility cooldown
[11:04] section. If these are empty, the HUD
[11:06] will not display correctly. Now, click
[11:08] on the buff tab and confirm you have
[11:10] spells under the track buff and track
[11:13] bar section. If these are empty, the
[11:15] buff tracker or the buff tracker bar
[11:18] will not show. If the central hub or any
[11:20] of the trackers are out of place in the
[11:22] full version, you'll need to adjust them
[11:24] by selecting yourself or a target, so
[11:27] the HUD elements appear. Now, in the
[11:29] Class UI Enhanced Options, go to the
[11:32] tracker tab. To adjust the HUD, you will
[11:34] need to select the cool down tracker.
[11:36] Then use the X and Y offset sliders to
[11:39] fine-tune the position. For adjusting
[11:41] the buff tracker bars or consumables,
[11:44] click the cool down manager settings in
[11:46] the top right to adjust the positions.
[11:49] Once everything looks good, reload your
[11:51] UI to save the positions.
[11:53] Next is simple assisted combat icon.
[11:56] This is a simple icon that can be placed
[11:59] anywhere on the screen that will show
[12:01] the current assisted highlight spell
[12:03] without having to look at your action
[12:05] bars all the time. When you first load
[12:07] the icon, you will see the icon appear
[12:10] on your screen. To open the settings,
[12:12] hit escape, go to options, click the
[12:14] add-ons tab,
[12:16] select simple assisted combat icon, and
[12:19] go to profiles. There's no importable
[12:21] profiles, so create a new one. Under the
[12:23] display section, enable the following
[12:26] options: show with target, show in
[12:28] combat,
[12:30] hide while mounted,
[12:32] hide in vehicle, and pet battle.
[12:35] The rest of the settings are personal
[12:36] preferences. I personally only show the
[12:39] icon itself and keep the keybinds
[12:41] hidden.
[12:43] Go ahead and drag it to where you want
[12:44] it to show during combat. Don't worry
[12:47] about the size for now, we'll adjust
[12:49] that next with the Masque add-on.
[12:51] Up next is Masque with the two skins,
[12:54] Dark Skulls and Squats. Before we open
[12:57] Masque, we first need to enable a few
[12:59] options in ElvUI so the skins apply
[13:01] correctly. Type EC in chat. Now go to
[13:05] action bars, select the Masque tab, and
[13:07] enable action bars, pet bars, and stance
[13:10] bar.
[13:11] Now go to the buff and debuff section,
[13:14] select the Masque tab, and enable buffs
[13:17] and debuffs. Close ElvUI and reload your
[13:20] UI.
[13:21] Now open the Masque settings.
[13:23] Hit escape,
[13:25] options, add-on tabs, expand mask.
[13:29] Now, go to profiles. There's no
[13:31] importable profiles, so create a new
[13:34] one. Under the global section, select
[13:36] the skin dark scale. This will apply the
[13:39] look to most skinnable elements across
[13:41] your add-ons. If you're using the simple
[13:43] assisted combat icon add-on,
[13:46] go to that specific group in the mask
[13:48] menu and change its skin to squat.
[13:54] Next up is BindPad. To open BindPad,
[13:58] type BP in chat. This add-on might look
[14:01] a little confusing at first, but it's
[14:03] perfect for reducing the amount of
[14:05] action bars you need on your screen.
[14:07] It has become one of the most useful
[14:09] add-ons I have used over the last 5-plus
[14:12] years. It makes keybinding extremely
[14:14] simple by just drag and dropping spells
[14:17] or macros into the pad. The general tab
[14:20] is for abilities like macros you use on
[14:22] every character, such as mounts or
[14:24] consumables. This tab carries over to
[14:27] all your characters when the add-on is
[14:29] enabled. The character specific tab is
[14:31] where you set up keybinds for each spec
[14:34] on your current character. On the right
[14:36] side of the BindPad window, you'll see
[14:38] four tabs. The first time you switch
[14:40] specs after installing the add-on, these
[14:42] tabs will populate.
[14:44] You'll need to drag your class abilities
[14:47] and macros into the correct spec tab and
[14:50] keybind them. For example, if you use a
[14:52] specific interrupt macro, like the one
[14:55] from my previous video, you can drag
[14:57] that macro into the character specific
[14:59] tab and set the keybind. Once you've set
[15:01] up all your specs, BindPad will remember
[15:04] your keybinds perfectly when you switch
[15:06] between the specs.
[15:08] Next is Midnight Battle Text. To open
[15:11] the settings, hit escape, go to options,
[15:14] click the add-ons tab, then select
[15:17] Midnight Battle Text and go to the
[15:18] profiles. There are There are importable
[15:20] profiles for this add-on, so create a
[15:23] new profile. I only use the incoming and
[15:26] static frames with this add-on to keep
[15:28] the center of my screen clean. Here's
[15:31] how I have it set up. Go to the scroll
[15:33] frames and disable both outbound frames
[15:36] and the notification frame. Now, adjust
[15:38] the frames you'll actually use. Click on
[15:40] inbound and check hide icons. Click on
[15:43] static and make sure reverse direction
[15:46] is enabled. Under event types, I disable
[15:49] server alerts to reduce spamming from
[15:52] currency and items while looting. You
[15:54] can enable or disable these based on
[15:56] your preference. Now, let's position the
[15:58] frames using BlizzHUD. Click the edit
[16:01] position button at the top of the static
[16:03] window. While in edit mode, disable the
[16:06] green eyeball icon in the top right to
[16:09] hide the Blizzard default frame so you
[16:11] don't accidentally move them. Select the
[16:13] inbound frame, set the horizontal curve
[16:15] to zero. This makes the damage and
[16:17] healing text fall in a straight vertical
[16:19] line. Then position it nicely above or
[16:21] around your player's unit frame. Select
[16:24] the static frame and set the height to
[16:26] around 230. If you're unable to save the
[16:29] position, this is normal since we didn't
[16:31] touch any Blizzard frames. Once
[16:33] everything looks good, you can reload
[16:35] your UI.
[16:36] If you're experiencing flickering with
[16:38] Blizzard's damage meter after installing
[16:40] Midnight Battle Text, here's the fix.
[16:43] Left click the Midnight Battle Text icon
[16:46] on your mini map and toggle the damage
[16:49] meter option on. This should resolve the
[16:51] flickering issue.
[16:53] Next is XIV Data Bar Continued. This
[16:56] add-on adds a clean, minimalist info bar
[16:59] at the bottom or top of your screen. It
[17:02] shows useful information at a glance
[17:04] like gold, durability, FPS and latency,
[17:07] time, spec and talent information, and
[17:09] more. It's very lightweight, highly
[17:12] customizable, and looks great with
[17:14] minimal UIs. I use it because it
[17:16] replaces a lot of the ElvUI's data bar
[17:19] that I feel is dated. You can open the
[17:21] add-on by right-clicking the minimap
[17:23] icon or by typing {forward slash} XBC in
[17:27] chat. Go to profile sharing and click
[17:30] import profile.
[17:31] Head to the XIV data bar continue
[17:34] profile link on GitHub. Click the raw
[17:37] button, then highlight the script by
[17:39] pressing control A, then press control C
[17:41] to copy the entire script. Paste the
[17:43] string into the import box and click
[17:45] accept. Next up is enhanced QoL. This is
[17:50] a fantastic quality of life add-on that
[17:52] adds tons of small but extremely useful
[17:55] improvements to the UI and automations.
[17:58] It includes things like frame scaling
[18:00] and moving, better private aura
[18:01] handling, and many other handy features.
[18:04] You can open the add-on by
[18:06] right-clicking the minimap icon or
[18:08] typing in {forward slash} EQoL in chat.
[18:12] Go to profiles, add-on,
[18:14] head to the enhanced QoL profile link on
[18:18] GitHub. Click the raw button,
[18:20] press control plus A to select all, then
[18:23] control plus C to copy. Paste this into
[18:26] the import box and click okay.
[18:30] If you play a pet class,
[18:32] you might occasionally see Blizzard's
[18:34] default pet frames overlapping your
[18:37] ElvUI pet frame, especially after
[18:39] editing the BlizzHUD. To prevent this,
[18:42] go into enhanced QoL options,
[18:45] click interface, scroll down to
[18:47] visibility and fading frames. Under
[18:50] visibility rules, find pet frames and
[18:53] set it to always hidden. This keeps
[18:55] things clean and stops the double pet
[18:57] frames from appearing.
[18:59] Now, go back into enhanced QoL,
[19:02] click interface,
[19:04] scroll all the way down to the bottom
[19:06] and expand the mover section. Check the
[19:09] box for enable scaling for all frames.
[19:12] This lets you hold control and scroll
[19:14] with your mouse wheel to quickly resize
[19:16] interface panels. It's super handy.
[19:19] Next, you want to expand standalone
[19:21] private aura and make sure that option
[19:23] is enabled. Finally, let's make sure the
[19:25] private aura icon is in the right spot.
[19:28] Go to edit mode and check that the
[19:30] private aura is positioned next to the
[19:33] player unit frame. If it's already
[19:34] there, you're good to go. Plumber is
[19:37] another quality of life add-on that adds
[19:39] a bunch of useful improvements to many
[19:41] parts of the game. It enhances looting
[19:44] windows, talking heads, inventory
[19:46] management, title management, and adds
[19:49] several other handy little features.
[19:52] Open Plumber by right-clicking the
[19:54] minimap icon or typing Plumber in chat.
[19:57] There's no importable profiles for this
[19:59] one, but here are the key options I like
[20:02] to enable. Under the top section, enable
[20:04] loot window and talking head. Click the
[20:06] cogwheel next to each to adjust their
[20:09] position if needed.
[20:11] Enable title manager. This is great for
[20:13] quickly searching and switching titles.
[20:15] Under inventory, I turn on reagents and
[20:19] vendors locations to help quickly
[20:21] identify what reagents I can combine and
[20:23] which vendors to turn in certain
[20:25] currency. Under unit frames, enable
[20:27] nameplate soft targets. This is really
[20:29] nice for seeing interactable items
[20:32] without having to target them. I also
[20:34] turn on show cast bar and show quest
[20:37] objective in the settings. These are
[20:39] just the ones I personally keep enabled.
[20:42] Feel free to turn on or off anything
[20:44] that doesn't fit your playstyle. It
[20:46] won't break anything. Next is Dialogue
[20:49] UI. Dialogue UI is a clean and modern
[20:52] replacement for Blizzard's default quest
[20:54] and NPC dialogue windows. It makes
[20:57] conversations with NPCs much nicer to
[20:59] look at with better layouts, dark mode
[21:01] support, improved camera options, and
[21:03] several quality of life features while
[21:06] interacting with quest and vendors. You
[21:08] can open the add-on by right-clicking
[21:10] the minimap icon. The default settings
[21:12] are already very good, but I find some
[21:14] of the camera options to be a bit
[21:16] annoying, especially when recording. I
[21:18] recommend testing what feels best for
[21:20] you. Overall, this is a fantastic add-on
[21:23] and you really can't go wrong with it.
[21:25] To adjust the settings, find an NPC with
[21:28] a quest available,
[21:29] open the quest, then press F1 on your
[21:31] keyboard to open the dialogue UI menu.
[21:34] Under the UI, I like using dark mode.
[21:37] Under the quest section, enable the
[21:39] options you prefer. Under the camera
[21:41] tab, I personally turn camera movements
[21:43] off. In the control tab, take a moment
[21:45] to learn the keybinds. They make
[21:47] accepting and turning in quest much
[21:49] faster. Under the gameplay tab, I enable
[21:51] quest item display, valuable reward
[21:54] pop-ups, and auto complete quest. This
[21:56] is especially useful for holiday events.
[22:00] Last up is Waypoint UI.
[22:02] This add-on is perfect with its default
[22:04] settings, so you don't need to change
[22:06] much. If you haven't heard of it before,
[22:09] Waypoint UI adds a clean, modern beam
[22:13] waypoint that points towards your
[22:14] objectives and really elevates the
[22:16] overall look of your UI. It also works
[22:19] great alongside TomTom if you prefer
[22:22] using that for manual waypoints. And
[22:24] that is my complete UI setup from start
[22:27] to finish. If you run into any issues
[22:29] while setting this up, drop a comment
[22:31] down below and I'll do my best to help
[22:33] you out. Also, let me know what you
[22:35] think of the UI.
[22:37] If you found this video helpful, please
[22:39] drop a like and subscribe so you don't
[22:41] miss future UI updates or guides. I'm
[22:44] always tweaking things, so there will
[22:46] probably be more videos like this in the
[22:48] future.
[22:51] Happy hunting.