How do I find gear upgrades for my WoW Forever character?

Enter your character name and surname with the region in the Upgrade Finder, or paste a /simc export. It compares what you wear with every quest reward, dungeon drop, crafted item and vendor item you can use at your level and ranks the upgrades by gain per hour.

Why can’t the armory find my WoW Forever character?

Battle.net only shows WoW Forever characters from level 10, and only updates them when you log out. Forever names have no realm, so type both the first name and the surname. If it still fails, paste a /simc export, which works at any level.

How do I get a /simc export in WoW Forever?

Install the SimulationCraft addon, log in, type /simc in chat, press Ctrl+A and Ctrl+C in the window that opens, and paste the text into the finder. It carries your gear, enchants, professions and weapon skills.

What do “+37% stronger” and “+1.9% to your whole character” mean?

Every stat on an item is multiplied by your spec’s weight at your level bracket, using sourced weights from Icy Veins, Wowhead Forever and Blizzard’s class notes. +37% stronger means the new item is rated 37% higher than the one it replaces, like the Pawn addon; +1.9% to your whole character is the same gain measured over all your gear. For an empty or near-useless slot the finder says so instead of showing a huge percentage. “Good until lvl ~36” is the level where something at least 20% better for that slot is in reach. It is an estimate of value, not a simulated DPS gain.

How are the upgrades ranked while I level?

By gain per estimated hour, discounted by how many of your next ten levels the item lasts before a clearly better one (20% more) is in reach for that slot. A quest reward that carries you to level 35 beats an auction house item you replace at 29. Times: about 20 minutes per quest or named elite, 30 to 60 minutes per dungeon run by level, 10 minutes to craft a recipe you know or buy on the auction house. Dungeon drop chances are not published for Forever, so a run can take longer.

What should I upgrade at level 20, 30 or 40?

It depends on your class, spec and what you already wear, which is why the finder reads your character. In general the cheapest gains while leveling are quest rewards in your current zones, the dungeon of your level (Shadowfang Keep 16 to 23, Blackfathom Deeps 17 to 26, Gnomeregan and Razorfen Kraul 20 to 31, the Wetlands Excavation Site 24 to 28, Scarlet Monastery 25 to 39, Razorfen Downs 28 to 40, Uldaman 30 to 42), enchants with cheap reagents, and auction house greens. At 40 mail and plate classes switch armor type, so most of the list changes then.

Which items does the finder know?

About 3,450 WoW Forever items with Forever stats and sources: quests, dungeon bosses, named elites, vendors and crafted gear. Raid loot, rare-spawn drops and some classic dungeon loot that is not in the Forever item data yet are not suggested.

Does it tell me when to train my profession?

Yes. When a profession sits at its rank cap, like Leatherworking 150/150, the finder names the next rank, the trainer for your faction, the fee, and the crafted upgrades that rank opens for you.

Is it free, and do you store my character?

The finder is free and needs no login. Armory lookups are cached for 10 minutes and not stored. From a /simc paste we keep an anonymous copy of class, level, professions and gear, without the name, for 30 days to build the WoW Forever character stats page.

WoW Forever Upgrade Finder

The WoW Forever Upgrade Finder tells a leveling character what to upgrade next. It reads you from the Battle.net armory by name, or from a /simc paste at any level, scores your gear with your spec’s stat weights for your level, and lists the ten upgrades worth the most per hour of play and per level they last: the quest, dungeon boss, craft or auction house buy for each, with the gold it costs and the level it lasts to.

How it works

1
Load your character
Type your character’s first name and surname and pick EU or US. Below level 10, or right after an upgrade, paste the text from the SimulationCraft addon’s /simc window instead.
2
Check the spec
The finder picks your spec from your talents (armory) or your gear (paste). Switch it if you play another spec; the weights change with it.
3
Work down the list
The top ten actions are ranked by gain per hour and by how many levels each upgrade lasts before something better is in reach. Each shows how much better it is than the item it replaces, where it comes from, the estimated time, the gold, and the level it lasts to.
4
Fix what is not gear
Below the list: a profession rank you need to train before you can craft higher, unspent or off-build talent points, missing enchants and weapon skill.

Stat weights per spec and level come from the sources listed on the WoW Forever leveling gear pages and were checked 2026-11-06. Crafting costs use the same auction house prices as the profession calculator. Character data comes from Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net API; Timesaver.gg is not affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

Questions players ask

How do I find gear upgrades for my WoW Forever character?: Enter your character name and surname with the region in the Upgrade Finder, or paste a /simc export. It compares what you wear with every quest reward, dungeon drop, crafted item and vendor item you can use at your level and ranks the upgrades by gain per hour.
Why can’t the armory find my WoW Forever character?: Battle.net only shows WoW Forever characters from level 10, and only updates them when you log out. Forever names have no realm, so type both the first name and the surname. If it still fails, paste a /simc export, which works at any level.
How do I get a /simc export in WoW Forever?: Install the SimulationCraft addon, log in, type /simc in chat, press Ctrl+A and Ctrl+C in the window that opens, and paste the text into the finder. It carries your gear, enchants, professions and weapon skills.
What do “+37% stronger” and “+1.9% to your whole character” mean?: Every stat on an item is multiplied by your spec’s weight at your level bracket, using sourced weights from Icy Veins, Wowhead Forever and Blizzard’s class notes. +37% stronger means the new item is rated 37% higher than the one it replaces, like the Pawn addon; +1.9% to your whole character is the same gain measured over all your gear. For an empty or near-useless slot the finder says so instead of showing a huge percentage. “Good until lvl ~36” is the level where something at least 20% better for that slot is in reach. It is an estimate of value, not a simulated DPS gain.
How are the upgrades ranked while I level?: By gain per estimated hour, discounted by how many of your next ten levels the item lasts before a clearly better one (20% more) is in reach for that slot. A quest reward that carries you to level 35 beats an auction house item you replace at 29. Times: about 20 minutes per quest or named elite, 30 to 60 minutes per dungeon run by level, 10 minutes to craft a recipe you know or buy on the auction house. Dungeon drop chances are not published for Forever, so a run can take longer.
What should I upgrade at level 20, 30 or 40?: It depends on your class, spec and what you already wear, which is why the finder reads your character. In general the cheapest gains while leveling are quest rewards in your current zones, the dungeon of your level (Shadowfang Keep 16 to 23, Blackfathom Deeps 17 to 26, Gnomeregan and Razorfen Kraul 20 to 31, the Wetlands Excavation Site 24 to 28, Scarlet Monastery 25 to 39, Razorfen Downs 28 to 40, Uldaman 30 to 42), enchants with cheap reagents, and auction house greens. At 40 mail and plate classes switch armor type, so most of the list changes then.
Which items does the finder know?: About 3,450 WoW Forever items with Forever stats and sources: quests, dungeon bosses, named elites, vendors and crafted gear. Raid loot, rare-spawn drops and some classic dungeon loot that is not in the Forever item data yet are not suggested.
Does it tell me when to train my profession?: Yes. When a profession sits at its rank cap, like Leatherworking 150/150, the finder names the next rank, the trainer for your faction, the fee, and the crafted upgrades that rank opens for you.
Is it free, and do you store my character?: The finder is free and needs no login. Armory lookups are cached for 10 minutes and not stored. From a /simc paste we keep an anonymous copy of class, level, professions and gear, without the name, for 30 days to build the WoW Forever character stats page.

WoW Forever Upgrade Finder

How it works

Load your character

Check the spec

Work down the list

Fix what is not gear

Questions players ask