When a player buys a WoW Token from the Auction House for gold, the Token becomes Soulbound, and the player can then redeem it for 30 days of game time. The WoW Token allows the player to obtain 30 more days (or 2700 minutes) of game time for World of Warcraft. Players are able to purchase WoW Tokens through the In-Game Shop for real money, and can sell WoW Tokens on the Auction House for gold at the current market price.
- The second item is purchased by other players using gold, is also immediately bound to the purchasing character, and can only be redeemed for 30 days (or 2700 minutes) of game time or for $15 USD / €13 EUR / £10 GBP Blizzard Balance.
- This Token may not be traded or redeemed; it may only be listed for sale on the Auction House.
- If the player does not possess any Tokens, they can purchase one directly from the character select screen for the current market price, with the gold deducted evenly from all characters on the selected server.
- When you put a WoW Token up for sale, you’ll be quoted the amount of gold you’ll receive once someone buys it—you’re guaranteed to get that amount no matter how the market moves.
The Token will be making its debut in an upcoming patch—in the meantime, check out the FAQ below for details on how it works. To redeem your WoW Token for game time, right-click the item from your inventory. The following gallery of images demonstrates the process of purchasing a WoW Token with gold on the public test realm and redeeming it for game time. It was temporarily disabled on January 24, 2017 in the Americas, Oceanic, and European regions due to technical issues.[7] This only affected token sales and did not disable WoW Tokens that were already in players’ inventories.
WoW Token
When you purchase a token from the Auction House, you will receive a letter from the Auction House with the token.
Players can use the WoW Token item to redeem it for 30 days of game time, consuming the Token.[1] If the player’s account is currently inactive, they can redeem a Token through the character select screen. If the player does not possess any Tokens, they can purchase one directly from the character select screen for the current market price, with the gold deducted evenly from all characters on the selected server. Players will be able to purchase a WoW Token through the in-game Shop for real money, and then sell it on the Auction House for gold at the current market price.
As items
This Token may not be traded or redeemed; it may only be listed for sale on the Auction House. When you put a WoW Token up for sale, you’ll be quoted the amount of gold you’ll receive once someone buys it—you’re guaranteed to get that amount no matter how the market moves. WoW Tokens can also be purchased or redeemed from the character select screen, to reactivate a currently inactive account. The WoW Token was created to give players with lots of extra gold the option to use it to help cover their subscription cost, and give those who want to purchase gold a way to do so from fellow players through a secure, easy-to-use system.
When a player buys a WoW Token from the Auction House for gold, they receive an actual WoW Token item, which becomes Soulbound, and must kept in the player’s bags. The second item is purchased by other players using gold, is also immediately bound to the purchasing character, and can only be redeemed for 30 days (or 2700 minutes) of game time or for $15 USD / €13 EUR / £10 GBP Blizzard Balance. The auction buyer can then redeem it for 30 days of game time.