Recruit-A-Friend

The Recruit-A-Friend program is a referral system, through which players can recruit friends or family members into World of Warcraft.

How to recruit a friend

In-game (or Blizzard desktop app?), open your Friends List and click the "Recruit A Friend" button () in the upper-right corner. When a player chooses to recruit someone, the recruit is emailed an invitation that is valid for 7 days after the invite was sent. Once the invitation is activated, both accounts will be "linked" for up to 90 days from when the recruit's account was created, so it is best for an recruit to create an account when the invite is received rather than some time before.

Caveats

• There may be a delay of up to 72 hours for the "Recruit A Friend" button to appear if the recruiter's account was recently upgraded from Starter Edition.

Prior to World of Warcraft Starter Edition

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Log into Account Management and click on the "Recruit-A-Friend" button. This loads the referral page where a player can enter a friend's name and email address and a custom message. When a player chooses to recruit someone, the recruit is emailed an activation key for a 10-day trial account. Accounts created through this referral become "linked" with the recruiter's account for 90 days. If the trial account is upgraded to a paid subscription, both the recruiter and the recruit gain benefits when they play World of Warcraft together. The latest version of this service was made available on November 12, 2013 (circa Patch 5.4.1). This service was unavailable from mid October 2013 to November 11, 2013. With Patch 5.4.1, the Recruit-a-Friend UI has moved in-game and it is no longer possible to recruit via the official website.

Benefits

Lasts for 90 days after the recruitment

• Both the recruit and the recruiter can summon each other while partied. This "Summon Friend" ability has a 30-min cooldown. The summon ability does not work if either character is level 90 or higher,^{[citation needed]} and the two characters must be within a few levels of one another.^{[citation needed]}
• Both the recruit and the recruiter gain +50% experience points while partied and within 100 yards of each other.
• Recruit characters gain one "grantable" level for every two levels earned (up to 39 levels). Recruit characters may then grant these levels to the recruiter's lower-level characters.
  • Levels may only be granted to characters on a recruiter's account by characters on a linked recruitee account.
  • Levels may only be granted to characters of the same faction and on the same realm.
  • Levels may not be granted to characters over level 89.
  • Levels may not be granted to characters of equal or higher level.
  • Levels may not be granted once the 90-day account link breaks.
  • Levels may not be granted to recruiter's characters with XP gains disabled.

Game time dependent rewards

• The recruiter receives a free month game credit for each recruit who pays for a first month of game time.
• The recruiter receives a special mount (choose 1 of 5 available mounts) or a pet (instead of a mount; see below) roughly a week after the recruit pays for a second month of game time:
  • As of Patch 8.0.1, the new available mounts are:
    •  [Emerald Hippogryph]
    •  [X-53 Touring Rocket]
    •  [Cindermane Charger]
    •  [Obsidian Nightwing]
    •  [Swift Zhevra]
• Alternatively, the recruiter can receive a special pet (choose from 1 of 4 available pets) or a mount (instead of a pet; see above), also roughly a week after the recruit pays for a second month of game time:
  • Golden Pig
  • Silver Pig
  • Jade Tiger
  • Zipao Tiger

Mounts history

• As of Patch 6.0.1, the new available mount is the [Cindermane Charger], but it was not announced as available until February 27th, 2015.
• As of Patch 5.4.1, the new available mount was the [Emerald Hippogryph]. This patch released on October 29, 2013 before BlizzCon 2013.
• Before October 29, 2013, the recruiter received a [Obsidian Nightwing]. As of November 12, 2013, this mount is again available.
• Before July 16, 2012, the recruiter received a [X-53 Touring Rocket]. As of November 12, 2013, this mount is again available.
• Before April 27, 2010, the recruiter received a [Swift Zhevra] instead. As of November 12, 2013, this mount is again available. As of September 17, 2018, this mount is available, but not mentioned on main Recruit-A-Friend page.

Limitations

• May not be used in conjunction with a Scroll of Resurrection (reviving a dormant account).

Related Blizzard posts

Raised level grant cap

Rage of the Firelands Patch 4.2 Notes | 2011-06-24 23:10 | Zarhym

Recruit-A-Friend now awards bonus experience and free level grants to level 80, up from level 60.

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Previous X-53 Touring Rocket mount

Refer-A-Friend Rocket Mount Update | 2010-04-26 13:18 | Zarhym

Time is running out for those who wish to claim their Zhevra, as the launch of the X-53 Touring Rocket is now scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27! If you’ve fulfilled all of the Recruit-A-Friend requirements necessary to claim a mount now but choose not to claim the Zhevra, you will be able to claim the X-53 Touring Rocket instead once it launches. Sounds like they’re firing it up for a final test run now....

You can find the original announcement here: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24038460723&sid=1

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New Recruit-A-Friend Mount Coming Soon | 2010-04-06 09:00 | Bashiok

Beginning in just a few days, players who participate in the Recruit-A-Friend program will receive a whole new reward for showing a friend the ropes in Azeroth: the X-53 Touring Rocket, a two-seater flying mount that automatically increases its speed as your mount skill improves (up to 310% speed if you already have a 310% mount). The X-53 will be replacing the current Zhevra mount reward, which is retiring from the Recruit-A-Friend business after a good run. If you've already claimed a Zhevra (or claim one prior to the change), you’ll be able to hang on to it, of course. We’ll have more details on the new Recruit-A-Friend mount once it becomes available.

Current Recruit-A-Friend FAQ - http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20588

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Original news announcement

Earn an Exclusive Zhevra Mount with the New Recruit-a-Friend!

Posted by: Frost | 8-05-08

With the new Recruit-A-Friend program, you can earn an exclusive Zhevra mount, receive a FREE month of game time, and gain access to other exciting in-game benefits. From the moment your friend creates a character and starts playing, you'll both earn triple the experience when grouped together and have the ability to summon one another from anywhere in the world. Also, for every two levels of experience your friend earns, they can grant one level of experience to one of your lower-level characters.

To start recruiting your friends, click here.

For more details on the new Recruit-A-Friend program, please click here.

Media

Videos

New Recruit A Friend Mount Emerald Hippogryph

World of Warcraft Recruit A Friend Tutorial

Notes

• The Recruit-A-Friend icon () in the Friends List may not appear for up to 72 hours if your game account was recently upgraded from the Starter Edition.

Trivia

• Some players use Recruit a Friend on themselves and multibox or alt tab in order to level at 3x the normal rate.

See also

• Scroll of Resurrection
• World of Warcraft Starter Edition

External links

US

Official WoW Site (US) Recruit A Friend

Battle.net Support (US) Recruiting a Friend in World of Warcraft (Updated: Aug 2018; Article ID: 72345)

Battle.net Support (US) Recruit a Friend In-Game Bonuses (Updated: Sep 13, 2013; Article ID: 11009)

Battle.net Support (US) Recruit a Friend Mounts and Pets (Updated: Jul 2018; Article ID: 146538)

Europe

Official WoW Site (EU) Recruit A Friend

Battle.net Support (EU) Recruiting a Friend in World of Warcraft (Updated: Aug 2018; Article ID: 72345)

Battle.net Support (EU) Recruit a Friend In-Game Bonuses (Updated: Sep 13, 2013; Article ID: 11009)

Battle.net Support (US) Recruit a Friend Mounts and Pets (Updated: Jul 2018; Article ID: 146538)

Getting friends to play

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News

Official WoW Site (US) WoW is Better with Friends: Recruit-A-Friend Today! by Blizzard Entertainment September 17th 2018

Old

WoW Official Game Site (US) Shop > Recruit a Friend

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Shop > Recruit a Friend

WoW Official Game Site (US) New Cindermane Charger Rides into Recruit-A-Friend Blizzard Entertainment 2/27/2015

WoW Official Game Site (EU) New Cindermane Charger Rides into Recruit-A-Friend Blizzard Entertainment 27/02/2015

WoW Official Game Site (US) Recruit A Friend Program Offers New Rewards by Blizzard Entertainment, Nov 12, 2013 11:00 AM PST

MMO-Champion RaF Active to Level 85, Connected Realms Update, Blue Posts, OpenRaid Updated by chaud 2013-11-03 07:49 PM

Wowhead News Patch 5.4.1 PTR: Recruit-A-Friend Pets and In-Game UI by perculia 2013/10/24 10:11 AM

WoW Official Game Site (US) Recruit-A-Friend Updates Coming Soon by Blizzard Entertainment, Oct 14, 2013 6:00 PM PDT

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Recruit-A-Friend Updates Coming Soon by Blizzard Entertainment, 15 Oct 2013 02:00 BST

WoW Official Game Site (US) New Recruit-A-Friend Mount – Obsidian Nightwing by Blizzard Entertainment, Jul 16, 2012 4:45 PM PDT

WoW Official Game Site (EU) New Recruit-A-Friend Mount – Obsidian Nightwing by Blizzard Entertainment, 17 Jul 2012 08:28 UTC

WoW Official Game Site (US) Recruit-a-Friend – X-53 Touring Rocket Retiring Soon by Blizzard Entertainment, Apr 26, 2012 9:00 AM PDT

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Recruit-a-Friend — X-53 Touring Rocket Retiring Soon by Blizzard Entertainment, 26 Apr 2012 16:00 UTC

WoW Official Game Site (US) Recruit-A-Friend Program Levels Up to 80 by Blizzard Entertainment, Jul 7, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

WoW Official Game Site (EU) Recruit-A-Friend Program Levels Up to 80 by Blizzard Entertainment, 07 Jul 2011 16:00 UTC

Old info

Blue.MMO-Champion.com 0. New Recruit-A-Friend Question Hub! Mylilcheddar 08/05/2008 12:46:05 PM PDT

Blue.MMO-Champion.com 0. ***** Recruit-a-Friend - Ultimate FAQ! ***** Vrakthris 2008/08/08 08:56:30 PM