HandyNotes: GrindSpots
AoE grind spots from the classic Guide 20-60, right on your map. 157 hand-placed pins across 14 zones — hover any pin for mob names, level ranges, and AoE tips.
✨ Features
- 157 grind spots across 14 classic zones (Wetlands to Un'Goro)
- Rich tooltips — level range, mob list, and the original
>>AoE warnings (Frost Ward here, watch the stealthers there…) - Level window filter — only show spots within N levels of you, or show everything
- Per-zone toggles — declutter to just the zones you care about
- Continent map pins — plan routes on Kalimdor / Eastern Kingdoms (toggleable)
- Pin size & alpha sliders, optional coordinates in tooltips
- Standalone — the old GrindSpots window/TomTom flow is not required
📦 Requirements
- HandyNotes (required — pins won't load without it)
- Optional: TomTom — right-click any pin for a waypoint arrow via HandyNotes
🎮 Supported versions
- Classic Era (1.15)
- Burning Crusade Classic incl. Anniversary (2.5)
- Wrath of the Lich King Classic (3.x)
⌨️ Usage
- Pins appear automatically on zone and continent maps
/gsor/grindspots— jump to Interface → Addons → HandyNotes → Plugins → GrindSpots
❓ FAQ
No pins showing?
Make sure HandyNotes is installed and enabled for your game version, and that "GrindSpots" is checked under HandyNotes → Plugins.
Too many pins?
Set a Level Window (e.g. 5) or uncheck zones you're not levelling in.
A spot is wrong / missing?
Open an issue with zone, coords, and what's off — the data comes from the community Guide 20-60 and fixes are welcome.
🙏 Credits
- Spot data: the GrindSpots Guide 20-60 community guide
- Plugin pattern: HandyNotes_Chests by Taraezor
- HandyNotes by Xinhuan — the reason any of this works
📝 Changelog
1.0 — Initial release. 157 merged pins, tooltips, filters, continent maps.

