Better Item Levels

Unit Frames 2 more categories

Enhances Blizzard's default UI with item level overlays on equipment slots, bags, inspect frames, and tooltips and more

WoW 12.1.0 Actively Maintained

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Hourly download deltas for the last 48 hours.

Latest hour +1 Jul 26, 3 AM
Peak hour +5 Jul 27, 2 AM
Average +1 per hour

About this addon

What it does

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Better Item Levels is a lightweight enhancement to Blizzard's default character UI. No new panels, no complete UI overhauls, just the information you already want, displayed where you already look.


Features

Item Level Display

  • Equipment slots on your character frame show ilvl directly on each slot icon
  • Bag slots show ilvl on equippable items only consumables, reagents, and food are ignored
  • Inspect frame shows per-slot ilvl labels plus the inspected player's average item level
  • Loot window shows ilvl on eligible items as they drop
  • Player tooltips show a calculated average item level when hovering over other players

Durability

  • Optionally display armor durability percentage on each equipment slot icon, color-coded by condition

Extended Stats Panel

  • Surfaces stats Blizzard hides by default, displayed alongside the character frame:
    • Defensive: Dodge %, Parry %, Block %
    • Offensive: Attack Power, Spell Power
    • Utility: Speed %, Avoidance %

Stats Panel Collapse

  • A small toggle button on the character frame lets you instantly hide or show the right-side stats pane

Customization

  • Use class color or a custom color for equipment slot ilvl text
  • Use the inspected player's class color or a custom color for the inspect average ilvl
  • Adjustable font size for all ilvl overlays
  • Minimum item quality filter (Poor through Epic)
  • Per-feature toggles for everything

Commands

  • /bbs — opens the settings panel
  • /bbs reset — resets all settings to defaults

Compatibility

  • Retail WoW (The War Within / Midnight)
  • Works with both the Combined Backpack and individual bag frames
  • Fully compatible with Blizzard's native UI, no libraries required

At-a-glance numbers

Performance highlights

  • Peaked at Hot #723 on Jul 25, 2026.
  • Peaked at Rising #117 on Jun 29, 2026.
  • Featured on the Hot list across 6 distinct weeks.
  • Shipped 4 releases in the last 30 days.
  • Averaging 29 new downloads per day over the past week.

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