Can You Gift Games with Blizzard Balance?

You can gift Battle.net Balance directly to a friend, or use your own Blizzard Balance to gift a product from the Battle.net Shop to a friend, allowing them to purchase their favorite Blizzard Games and in-game items. The Blizzard Balance can be used to gift a wide range of products, including World of Warcraft subscriptions, Diablo 4, Overwatch, and other Blizzard Entertainment games and services.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Information

1. What is Blizzard Balance?: Blizzard Balance is a digital currency used to purchase digital services from all Blizzard Entertainment games, and it can be purchased from the Blizzard Shop, gifted, or acquired via the WoW Token.
2. Can you cash out your Blizzard balance?: No, you cannot transfer funds from your Battle.net account to any other means of payment, such as PayPal or bank accounts, as Blizzard will not transfer the balance to a bank account for you.

Gifting Games and Services

3. Can you gift a character transfer in WoW?: Yes, Character Transfer tokens can be gifted, and the recipient can claim them from My Gifts or in the Battle.net App by clicking the gift icon.
4. Can you gift credits in Overwatch 2?: Yes, you can gift Overwatch Coins, which is the microtransaction currency used in Overwatch 2, to friends through digital or physical cards.

Purchasing Games and Services

5. Can you buy Diablo 4 with Battle.net balance?: Yes, Diablo 4 can be purchased with Battle.net Balance, and the game will suggest this payment method by default if you have sufficient balance on your account.
6. Can you buy game time with Blizzard balance?: Yes, digital game time can be purchased on the Battle.net Shop using Blizzard Balance, but it is not possible to pay a recurring subscription with Battle.net Balance.

WoW Tokens and Balance

7. Can you turn gold into Blizzard balance?: Yes, WoW Tokens purchased from the Shop for real money can be sold on the in-game Auction House for gold, and tokens purchased on the Auction House for gold can be redeemed for $15 of Battle.net Balance or 30 days of Game Time.
8. How many WoW Tokens can you buy at once?: You can have a maximum of 20 WoW Tokens purchased for real money at a time, and you can buy a maximum of 20 WoW Tokens every 7 days.

Account and Balance Management

9. What is the maximum Blizzard balance?: The maximum amount of Battle.net Balance you can have on your account is $350, or $110 if you don’t have an Authenticator linked to your account.
10. Does Blizzard balance expire?: No, there is currently no expiration date for balance once it’s been applied to an account.

Payment and Currency

11. Can you pay with Blizzard balance and credit card?: No, payments for Battle.net products cannot be split between multiple payment methods, but you can charge up your Battle.net Balance and then pay the total price with Battle.net Balance.
12. Why can’t I use my Battle.net balance?: Make sure that you are logged in to the correct region, as the option to pay with balance will only appear if the currency of your balance matches the currency in the Shop.

Other Games and Services

13. Can you use Blizzard balance to buy COD points?: Yes, if you play Call of Duty using the Blizzard app, you can shop for COD Points in the Blizzard store with your Blizzard Balance.
14. Can you buy Overwatch with Blizzard balance?: Yes, Blizzard Balance can be used to buy Overwatch Loot Boxes or other items and games from the Blizzard Shop.

Miscellaneous

15. How many times do I have to buy Diablo 4?: Unfortunately, those who want to play Diablo 4 on different platforms will also need to own the game on those different platforms, so you’ll need to buy it twice if you want to play on another platform.