You can have five bags equipped in World of Warcraft: Forever, on top of your 16-slot backpack: four regular bags, plus one reagent bag in its own separate slot. With the biggest bags we can confirm, that adds up to 116 inventory slots.
The reagent slot is the part that differs from the original game. Below is how the total works, which bags are the largest, what the special bags hold, and what your count looks like at each stage. Slot counts come from Forever’s item data as of November 8.
How the Slots Add Up
| Where | Number of bags | Biggest we can confirm | Slots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpack | Always there | Fixed | 16 |
| Regular bag slots | 4 | Bottomless Bag (20) | 80 |
| Reagent bag slot | 1 | Bottomless Reagent Bag (20) | 20 |
| Total | 5, plus the backpack | 116 |
The backpack cannot be swapped or upgraded. Everything else depends on what you put in those five slots, so a new character starts at 16 and grows from there. Blizzard’s November 2 notes also stopped bags from equipping themselves, so drag each new one into a slot by hand.
What the Reagent Slot Does
Forever adds a separate slot on the bag bar for a reagent bag, which holds crafting materials. It does not use up one of your four regular slots, so your cloth, herbs and ore can leave the main bags alone.
Two class details as of launch:
- Warlocks can put a soul bag in the reagent slot, which frees a regular slot for something bigger.
- Hunters cannot put a quiver or ammo pouch there, so a Hunter’s ammo bag still takes one of the four regular slots.
Apprentice tradeskill bags also fit there at launch, so a gatherer can start with a 4-slot pouch from a Trade Supplies vendor.
The Biggest Bags
| Bag | Slots | How you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Bottomless Bag | 20 | Tailoring, binds when equipped |
| Mooncloth Bag | 18 | Tailoring |
| Onyxia Hide Backpack | 18 | Drops from Onyxia, binds when picked up |
| Panther Hide Sack | 18 | Drops from High Priestess Arlokk, binds when picked up |
| Barkskin Satchel | 18 | Needs Honored with Barkskin Burrow |
| Hyjal Postal Satchel | 18 | Binds when picked up |
| Supply Bag | 18 | Binds when picked up |
| Traveler’s Backpack, Wayfarer’s Knapsack, Demon Hide Sack, Pumpkin Bag | 16 | Various |
The game’s item data also holds a few larger entries with no way to get them that we can confirm, such as a 40-slot item called A Reasonably Large Bag. We leave those out of the total until they have a real source.
For the reagent slot, the ladder runs Linen and Light Leather at 6, Woolen at 8, Silk and Spidersilk Sack at 10, Mageweave at 12, Runecloth at 14, Mooncloth at 18 and Bottomless at 20. Our guide on where to get bags covers vendors, free quest bags and which Tailor makes what.
Special Bags Hold More, but Only One Thing
Some bags have far more slots than a general bag of the same level, because they only hold one kind of item. They count against your five slots like any other bag:
| Type | Who it helps | Largest in the item data |
|---|---|---|
| Soul bag | Warlocks only, for Soul Shards | Felcloth Bag, 32 slots |
| Herb bag | Herbalists | Satchel of Cenarius, 32 slots |
| Enchanting bag | Enchanters | Big Bag of Enchantment, 32 slots |
Because these only take one item type, they do not raise your general storage, which is why we use the Bottomless Bag for the headline number. A Warlock who pairs soul bags with regular ones should read our Warlock leveling guide, since Drain Soul changes affect how many shards you end up holding.
What Your Total Looks Like While Leveling
These totals are simple math, so you can see what each upgrade earns you. They count four regular bags plus the backpack and leave out the reagent slot.
| Stage | Four bags of | Total slots |
|---|---|---|
| New character | None | 16 |
| First few levels | Small Brown Pouch (6) | 40 |
| Early game | Brown Leather Satchel (8) | 48 |
| Mid-game | Heavy Brown Bag or a Silk Pack (10) | 56 |
| Before endgame | Huge Brown Sack or Mageweave Bag (12) | 64 |
| Level 60 | Runecloth Bag (14) | 72 |
| Fully upgraded | Bottomless Bag (20) | 96 |
Add a reagent bag to any row for 6 to 20 more slots of materials.
Getting More From the Space You Have
- Use the bank. Blizzard’s new player’s starter guide says “Bag space fills quickly, so sell unwanted items in town and store materials you want to keep in a bank.”
- Turn on the combined bag. Blizzard’s notes say that with the combined bag enabled, each slot’s background shows which bag it belongs to. Baganator goes further with sorting and categories; our best addons guide has the rest.
- Sell materials you will not use. The Auction House pays better than a vendor for most trade goods, and our gold guide shows what is worth keeping.
- Buy instead of craft, if you skip Tailoring. Our Tailoring leveling guide covers the path to the top bags if you do want them yourself.
Every other guide is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bag slots are there in WoW Forever? Five bag slots beside your 16-slot backpack: four regular bags and one reagent bag.
What is the most inventory space you can have? 116 slots with the biggest bags we can confirm: the backpack, four 20-slot Bottomless Bags and a 20-slot Bottomless Reagent Bag.
Does a reagent bag use a regular bag slot? No. It has its own slot, so you keep all four regular slots.
What is the biggest bag in WoW Forever? The biggest general bag with a confirmed source is the 20-slot Bottomless Bag, made with Tailoring.
Can a Hunter put a quiver in the reagent slot? Not at launch. A quiver still takes one of the four regular slots.