Permanently Delete World of Warcraft Character
| IF YOUR CHARACTER IS… | IS IT ELIGIBLE FOR RESTORATION? |
|---|---|
| Under level 10 | No |
| Between level 10 and 29 | Yes, within 90 days of deletion. |
| Between level 30 and 49 | Yes, within 120 days of deletion. |
| Level 50 or higher | Yes |
When you cancel your WoW subscription What happens?
After canceling, your World of Warcraft account will be playable until your current game time expires. Your account status will then change to Inactive and you can pick up from where you left off by adding more game time.
Does Blizzard delete old accounts?
If your account status is banned, you’ll need to resolve that before you’ll be able to log in. Blizzard does not delete characters – all your characters will still be around.
Why did my WoW characters get deleted?
You may have the wrong realm selected on the Character Select screen. Click Change Realm to see what realms contain your characters, and to select a different realm. You may be logged in to the wrong game account or region. Select a different account from the dropdown above Play on the Battle.net desktop app.
Are old WoW characters deleted?
Characters between level 10 and level 29 are gone for good after 90 days, while characters between levels 30 and 49 disappear after 120 days. Any character level 50 or above (with the aforementioned Death Knight exception) can be undeleted at any time.
How long does it take to delete a character in World of Warcraft?
Yes, within 120 days of deletion. After the above retention periods, deleted characters are purged from the database and will no longer be visible on the character restoration list. Please log in to submit feedback.
Can you get your characters back after being banned from Wow?
I’ve had my characters still around even after long periods of time. No. If your account was banned, you cannot access those characters as long as the account is banned. If you are able to contact Blizzard support and have the ban reversed, it may be possible to recover the account and characters.
What happens when you delete a character in retail Wow?
You’d have to get someone else to try and take your names though. Basically on retail WoW if you delete a character the name is held on that server tied to your account for 30 days. This does not happen when you delete a level 1.
Is it possible to delete inactive characters in Wow?
Since you don’t need a subscription, or any purchase really, to play level 20 and under, you could simply be in the wrong WoW account. Each battle.net account can have up to 8 WoW licenses attached. No, they don’t delete inactive characters. The character you’re posting from is on Ravencrest.
What happens to my World of Warcraft account after I cancel?
After canceling, your World of Warcraft account will be playable until your current game time expires. Your account status will then change to Inactive and you can pick up from where you left off by adding more game time. Please log in to submit feedback.
I’ve had my characters still around even after long periods of time. No. If your account was banned, you cannot access those characters as long as the account is banned. If you are able to contact Blizzard support and have the ban reversed, it may be possible to recover the account and characters.
How to get old characters back in Wow?
If you click the [Change Character] button under you posting picture, do you see some of the old characters you remember? Check what realms they are on. Try changing to those realms and see if they populate. Separately, since a Battle.Net account can include multiple WOW accounts, people have accidentally activated wrong accounts before.
Since you don’t need a subscription, or any purchase really, to play level 20 and under, you could simply be in the wrong WoW account. Each battle.net account can have up to 8 WoW licenses attached. No, they don’t delete inactive characters. The character you’re posting from is on Ravencrest.
