This guide explains how to connect and enable Discord within your in-game guild chat, providing instruction both for guild leadership and for guild members.
Introduction
Starting in Patch 12.1, Blizzard worked alongside Discord to bring Discord chat in-game. Never miss a message in guild chat again, even if you happen to be out; never tab out of your game again just to peek at Discord! We now have the best of both worlds with Discord guild chat integration.
Discord Administrator Steps
Before anything else, the guild Discord administrator needs to ensure the following permissions are enabled for the guild leader and/or officers who will be setting up the channels in-game:
- View Channel: ability to see and read the channel selected to output in-game chat.
- Manage Channel: ability to edit channel settings.
- Send Messages: ability to post messages in the channel.
Connecting Guild Chat in WoW
The remainder of the Discord integration process is extremely simple, and easily accomplished by a guild leader or officer in-game within a few minutes.
Setting Up the Connection to Discord
The following process will take place within the Guild & Communities UI (natively bound to J):
- From the Guild & Communities UI, select the ROSTER tab.
- Choose GUILD SETTINGS on the bottom right.
- Under GUILD CONTROL, click DISCORD SETTINGS.
- The Discord Settings window will show all servers you belong to and have permission to link to.
Now, you can select your guild's Discord server.
After selecting the server, you will select the specific Discord chat channel designated for your Discord and guild chat integration. At this juncture, you may also choose to create a separate chat channel in-game JUST for Discord chatter. You can return to this window at any time in the future to adjust this.
Linking Battle.net and Discord Accounts
Connecting your Battle.net and Discord accounts is also quite simple. Ensure you are logged in to WoW and Discord.
- Open the Game Menu (natively bound to Escape).
- Find OPTIONS.
- Find SOCIAL TAB and you will see a new option, ENABLE DISCORD FUNCTIONALITY.
You will need to confirm the connection between Battle.net and Discord on several different screens, both on Battle.net and Discord.
Once you have established the initial connection, you are now ready to choose the display name you would like to use when chatting to Discord from guild chat. This option will show up right below the Enable Discord Functionality button.
Changelog
- 06 Aug. 2026: Guide added.
