Current methods for paying for a World of Warcraft subscription allow Russian gamers to continue playing the most popular MMORPG in the world. There are many methods for bying foreign sanctions, but not all of them are equally reliable and effective. Despite the time restrictions, purchasing game time for RU s is absolutely legal - it is enough to have a working Battle.net with WoW.
The guide provides detailed instructions describing the most accessible and proven ways to renew a WoW subscription for players from the Russian Federation.
How to play WoW in Russia in 2025?
Any game problem has a solution, and even difficulties with acquiring WoW game time can be solved in several ways:
- Renewing your subscription through a special time card.
- Purchase WoW tokens via auction or character selection menu.
- Acquisition of gift card and sending it through "Friends".
Let's take a closer look at each of them below.
How to pay for a WoW subscription in Russia in 2025
WoW Time Card is a simple and safe way to renew your World of Warcraft subscription:
- When purchasing, you do not need to provide or bank card details.
- Easy activation via Battle.net profile.
- Available for all regions, including Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- Official replenishment through a legal method.
- Instant receipt of a working key with subscription renewal.
Below we provide step-by-step instructions for purchasing a time card through a trusted site. donatov.net.
Buy time card for WoW
The WoW time card is acquired through the following algorithm of actions:
- To renew your WoW subscription, go to the section
- Select the region of your and then click the button "Buy".
- In the input field "Your Email" Please write your real email address.
- Select a convenient method to pay for the order, then confirm it using the command "Create Purchase".
- Through the button "Go to the payment" open a new tab where you need to pay for the current order in full.
After this, you will only have to wait until the purchased key is delivered to the specified email address - it can also be found in your profile on the website.
If you have any problems receiving the code, please track the order status through your or the team technical .
How to Activate a Code to Renew Your World of Warcraft Subscription via Batlle.net
To activate additional game time in WoW, after receiving a time card, follow these steps:
- Using the official Battle.net launcher, to your profile and open the menu by clicking on your nickname in the upper right corner of the application.
- In the list that opens, select the function "Use code".
- In the window that appears, manually enter or paste from the clipboard the key to renew your subscription, then click the button "Use code".
- The launcher will process the entered key, and if it is valid, you will be able to click on the button "Confirm" and get all the listed bonuses.
- At the end you will see a message "Code successfully used" - this means that the WoW subscription has been extended.
After completing these steps, you will be able to play WoW without restrictions until your current subscription expires.
Answers to frequently asked questions about purchasing a subscription to World of Warcraft in Russia
What is a subscription in WoW?
A World of Warcraft subscription allows you to play this MMORPG for a limited time. Without an active subscription, you won’t be able to play WoW – you can renew it at any convenient time.
Is it possible to buy a World of Warcraft subscription in Russia?
Yes, you can buy a subscription to World of Warcraft from Russia and other CIS countries. However, when ing a subscription, it is important to select the correct region of the .
How much does a World of Warcraft subscription cost?
All monetary transactions for subscription renewal are tied to the real exchange rate, which is constantly changing. Check the current information on the website where you can buy a WoW subscription - prices are updated regularly.
How to activate a purchased subscription in World of Warcraft?
After successfully paying for your subscription, you will receive your code. Next, you need to to your Battle.net profile through the launcher and open the menu. In the window that appears, there is a field where you need to enter the key and click the "Use code" button. After that, additional game time will be credited to your . If you have lost the activation key issued, you can always view it in your personal on the website where you issued the subscription renewal.
How to gift a WoW subscription
All actions are similar to the method when you purchase a subscription for your personal . The only difference: after receiving the time card code, forward it to your friend so that he can use it on his personal Battle.net profile.
How to buy a subscription with a WoW token
WoW Tokens — one of the most reliable ways to pay for a subscription at the moment. It can be purchased two ways:
- For game currency through an in-game auction (if the subscription is still active);
- Through the character selection menu (if the subscription has already ended).
Buying a WoW Token through the Auction House
To purchase a WoW Token:
- Find auction house in the nearest location;
- Using the functionality of the game, open the section "Game time”, located on the left side of the screen, away from the “View” tab.
Thus, a window pops up in front of the , displaying only wow tokens. Here you can not only see current price of the item in question (the price is “static” and unconditional), but also to commit immediate purchase.
- Purchase a WoW token by activating the buyback button - after a couple of seconds, the item will drop on the character's mailbox.
- Take the purchased item and use it.
After this action, the will see confirmation window about adding 30 days of game time to the current .
Purchasing a WoW Token via the Character Select Menu
If the subscription period has expired, and the desire to plunge into the open ruthless world of Blizzard has reappeared, any who has a sufficient amount of game currency in the inventory of the character will be able to purchase wow token through the character selection menu.
To do this, just click "Restore for gold».
Section " and conditions» Blizzard Services: "The WoW Token can be purchased from the character select screen using the gold held by multiple characters on the realm, regardless of their faction. Gold in the mailbox also counts."
WoW Token Price
This is not to say that World of Warcraft tokens have a stable price tag, since the world situation is heating up every day, and many players in foreign countries see this as a great opportunity to replenish their own inventory with bags of ringing gold.
If earlier the item in question cost from one hundred thousand coins, now its price reaches a peak of 300k (and more). For example, in China, the costs reach up to 540k of in-game currency, and North America has the cheapest price tag (180k).
In this way, name the exact cost token impossible - the price depends on the region / server and varies from many third-party factors.
How to buy a WoW token without a subscription?
Purchasing a World of Warcraft token becomes a rather problematic task if there is no gold in the inventory, and the subscription ends the other day or has already expired.
In the first case, one of the easiest ways to replenish your wallet with voiced coins is to purchase the right amount on third party websitesinvolved in selling services (gold, s, pumping, farm achievements, etc.). One such portal is fun pay, within which hundreds of active s are ready to help with the implementation of various tasks for small payments.
But in this case, do not forget about attentiveness! First of all, try to those sellers whose s have a high rating and positive reviews.
But if the subscription has expired, Only friends or fellow guild can help. It is enough for them to send the required amount to buy a token by mail. Further actions are a simple expectation, because in order to use the gold sent, need to wait from one to five hours.
How to pay for a subscription with a card with UnionPay
UnionPay is a Chinese payment system, which is currently ed by some Russian banks, namely:
- Rosselkhozbank;
- Gazprombank;
- "Post Bank";
- "Russian standard";
- "Solidarity";
- "Bank "Saint-Petersburg";
- "MTS Bank";
- "Zenith";
- Primsotsbank.
A card with a UnionPay payment system allows you to freely use all the services provided by Blizzard, including acquisition and expansion any functionality affecting World of Warcraft, as well as using in-game store.
The only disadvantage of this method is overpriced issuance and maintenance of the card. At the moment, the cost of the issue varies from 1.000 to 10.000 rubles, and the cost of maintenance - from 300 to 6.000 rubles per year (for more information about prices, see the official websites of active banks in the Russian Federation, the list of which is presented above).
Deprecated subscription payment methods in World of Warcraft
At the moment, pay for a subscription in WoW must not in the following ways:
- With the help of bank cards linked to Visa and Mastercard payment systems;
- With the help of bank cards - MIR VTB cards, VTB cards, Sberbank cards, Tinkoff cards;
- With the help of YooMoney and QIWI virtual cards;
- With the help of electronic wallets - YooMoney, PayPal, QIWI.
- Using a Blizzard wallet to pay for a WoW subscription will also fail.
Also in a dubious way purchase of a prepaid card, payment card, or Battle.net gift card through ebay.com and various retailers is considered. Many s of the official WoW forum commented that:
- searching for Battle.net maps on the previously mentioned site is a difficult task, since most of the resources offered are designed for US s and not suitable players from Russia;
- the purchase of cards through retail stores was suspended due to "technical issues».
We hope that with the help of this guide you were able to pay for your subscription to World of Warcraft. If you have any questions about the topic of the article, please write them down in comments.
