How to Claim Free Shadowlands
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To claim your free Shadowlands, simply click the gift icon on the top right side of the Battle.net app, next to the notification bell icon, and then click the CLAIM button in the confirmation window to receive your free copy of the Shadowlands Base Edition and a Level 50 Character Boost. This offer is available to all Battle.net accounts that do not currently have the Shadowlands expansion attached and had any expansion license attached to the account in the past.
Eligibility and Claiming Process
Understanding Eligibility
Battle.net accounts without a previous expansion license attached on any of their WoW game accounts, or which already have Shadowlands on any of their game accounts, are NOT eligible to receive a free copy of Shadowlands.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the deadline to claim my free Shadowlands? From now until September 5, 2022, you can claim your FREE copy of the Shadowlands Base Edition, along with a Level 50 Character Boost through the Battle.net Desktop App.
- Do I get Shadowlands for free if I buy Dragonflight? If the pattern from previous expansions is followed, it is likely that Shadowlands will be included in the base game, and you will only have to pay for Dragonflight.
- How do I get to Shadowlands from Dragonflight? The only ways to get to the Shadowlands beyond the introductory quests are through portals, such as Mage Portals, Stormwind Portal for Alliance, and Orgrimmar Portal for Horde.
- Do you get all the expansions if you buy Dragonflight? World of Warcraft is not sold separately, only the latest expansion (currently Dragonflight) is sold separately, and if you start a subscription or you buy game time, you immediately have access to all previous World of Warcraft expansions.
- Where do I start Shadowlands content? If you’re a Horde player, go to Orgrimmar, and as an Alliance player, head to Stormwind, where the quest “Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons” will often pop up as you get closer to Darion Mograine.
- Is it worth starting Shadowlands now? If you’re not really interested in the raids, story, or PvP, there’s always armor, weapons, and achievements to get from Shadowlands, and catch up is really easy.
- How to get Warcraft for free? The WoW Free Trial is available to all players with an existing Battle.net Account, and whenever your account doesn’t have an active subscription or non-recurring game time, its status will revert to that of a Free Trial account.
- Can I get to 60 without Shadowlands? Yes, you can level to 60 without going through Shadowlands by doing quests, pet battles, battlegrounds, and dungeons.
- How do you unlock Shadowlands in WoW? Once you have joined a covenant, to unlock flying in the four Shadowlands covenant zones, you’ll need to earn 44 Renown with your Covenant and complete all 9 chapters of the Covenant Campaign.
- How to claim a code in WoW? To claim a code on the website, log into your Account Overview, enter the code in the Redeem a Code box, and click Redeem Code.
- Can I play WoW without Shadowlands? If you don’t buy Shadowlands, you can still access all of the level 50 and below content, but you’ll be reduced to level 50 when Shadowlands launches.
- Is it better to start Shadowlands at 48 or 50? The intro questline for Shadowlands is intended for characters level 48-50, and if you have leveled too far beyond that, enable your trivial quests on your minimap’s tracking options.
- Is WoW free to play in 2023? World of Warcraft is always FREE to play up to level 20, but in order to play high-level characters, you’ll need a subscription.
- What is the most popular class in WoW Shadowlands? The Hunters are still at the top of the heap when it comes to popularity, as this class is probably the easiest to level and play.
- Why can’t I go to Oribos? You can still manually play through the Maw with level 48+ and get to Oribos, but the level requirement for the Bastion starting quest is level 51, so you need to gain more levels elsewhere until your character is able to pick up the quest.