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How to Recover Deleted Characters in WoW The War Within

If you enter a sign in World of Warcraft: The War Within and regret your decision since then, there is an easy way to recover your deleted toon. However, it is only possible if you meet the requirements for character recovery.

Here’s what you need to do to recover a deleted character in WoW: The War Within.

How to Recover a Deleted Character in WoW: The War Within

three pandas sitting around a fire on the home screen of wow
Yes, all my characters are pandas. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard.

Recover a deleted Wow character may seem tricky at first, but it is very easy to do. In Wowyou can restore a deleted character from the main screen by clicking the button “rewind arrow”, and by clicking on the character recovery arrow for the character you want to recoverTo go through the recovery process, do the following:

  1. Log in to World of Warcraft.
  2. Select the counterclockwise arrow in the lower right corner of the character list.
an arrow pointing to the recovery character button in wow
It’s the last of the three red buttons. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard.
  1. You will see a list of all the characters you have deleted from this server. Once you know which character you want to restore, select the restore arrow next to the character’s profile.
an arrow pointing to the 'Recover deleted characters' button in wow
Make sure you have selected the character you want to restore. It will be highlighted in yellow. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard.
  1. Press Okay to confirm that you want to restore this character.
an arrow pointing to the undo delete confirmation sign in wow
Confirm your “recovered deletion”. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard.
  1. Back on the home screen, where your deleted character is now displayed, press Okay to confirm that your character has been restored.
WoW homepage with a message confirming the character's recovery
I’m aiming for a whole horde of pandas. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard.

Why can’t I recover my deleted character in WoW?

If you are having trouble recovering a deleted character in WowThis could be due to four main factors: The level of your deleted character And time since deletionyour number of characters, health and limitations of the empireAnd the name of your character.

1) The level of the deleted character and the time since the deletion

    If your character is below level 10 or is coming out of a Class Trial, you cannot restore them. If they are between level 10 and 29, you have 90 days to restore your character. For characters between level 30 and 49, you have 120 days, and for all characters above level 50, you can restore them indefinitely, as long as it doesn’t conflict with any of the other restrictions.

    2) Number of characters

      If you have reached the maximum number of characters for your server, you will not be able to recover a deleted character. So if there is one character that you really want to resurrect to play in Wow Even then, you will have to sacrifice another character for the character you want.

      3) Realm Health and Restrictions

        If your deleted character was in a disabled or merged realm, or was playing in a restricted realm (for example, a realm that is locked or had a faction imbalance), you cannot restore him or her.

        4) Name of the character

          If the name of your deleted character is the same as one of your active characters, you will have to choose between the two characters or rename one of them. This is a paid service, so you will spend some real money to change your character’s name.


          If you have deleted a file Wow character and want to restore it, here’s everything you need to know about how to do it and the limitations of restoring. Since Blizzard’s customer support can’t restore characters for you, make sure you’re 100 percent sure about your decision before deleting a character. It’ll save you a lot of hassle and heartache in the long run.


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