One of the worst things that can happen to World of Warcraft players is losing items, whether they were accidentally sold, destroyed, or disassembled. And then you may realize that you did something stupid because you need that item. While in the case of vendors, you can still somehow cope by buying the item back in time, other situations look extremely hopeless, since there is no way to return them within the game itself. Still, not everything is so pessimistic, as Blizzard has foreseen possible scenarios and therefore implemented an item recovery system that will help you return them. In this wow item restoration guide, we're going to help you figure out how to restore your items in WoW using this feature.

What is Item Restoration?

Item Restoration is a free service from Blizzard that allows you to restore sold, destroyed, shattered, and enchanted items in World of Warcraft. However, there are several conditions under which a player can return them. Items that for some reason do not appear in the recovery system will not be returned under any circumstances. Blizzard Support will not restore lost items.

Items that you do get back will be sent to your in-game mail along with an email from support. However, to use the cherished item, you will need to pay for it in some way with in-game currency or resources. This is done to prevent players from abusing this feature for their benefit.

How to restore items in WoW:

• Go to the main page of the lost item recovery service.
• Log in to your Battle.net account.
• Click the "Begin Item Restoration" button.
• Select the character on which the item was lost.
• Find the item you need and select it to continue the recovery process.
• After that, confirm the selected item.
• You can then return to the game and check your in-game mail.

If you want to restore an item for a deleted character, you will first have to restore the character using the in-game character restoration function. To do this, go to the new character creation menu and click the Restore Character button. Then the whole process will be identical to the one described above.

World of Warcraft Restoration Policy

The recovery system in World of Warcraft has certain rules by which it operates. This is done to prevent players from using item restoration for their benefit, for speculation, abuse, and other fraud. Violation of the rules and policies for using this feature may result in the user being blocked from the Battle.net system, which means that access to the account and the progress of the characters will be restricted. You can use the service once every 7 days and restore up to 50 items per character on your account. To return items, you must have an equivalent amount of gold or resources that will be an equivalent payment for the lost item.

Items that cannot be recovered:

• Items that you have sold or destroyed in the current game session. If the items were sold, you can buy back the last 12 items from the seller. If the item cannot be redeemed, exit the game and follow the guide above.
• Quest items, if you somehow sold them.
• Crafting (crafting) items that are accumulative.
• Collectables: pets, riding mounts, relics.
• Consumables (food, potions, reagents, etc.).
• Temporary items, including holiday or special event items.
• Items are sent to another player by mail.
• Items sold at an auction house.
• Items that do not belong to the selected character.
• Items that were destroyed before transferring a character or changing factions.

Restrictions on item recovery

In addition to the inability to restore certain groups of items, there are also several nuances regarding the ability to use this system.

• A player cannot restore an item if he or she does not have an active subscription or game time.
• The recovery function is not available to suspicious and banned accounts.

Unable to restore an item

If you are unable to recover an item during the recovery process for some reason, the item has likely been deleted from the game database. Usually, low-quality items are stored in the system for much less time than rare or epic items. For example, an ordinary white sword can be returned through the recovery system within one day, but a more expensive purple sword within 30 days.

If an item does not appear in the recovery list, although it should be there, and you have followed the rules, check whether you have the appropriate amount of resources or gold required to redeem this item. The amount of consumables should be equal to or greater than the item's cost.

Restoring quest items

In the current version of World of Warcraft, most quest items do not take up space in your inventory, unlike World of Warcraft Classic, where all quest items will appear in your bag. Quest items cannot be sold to prevent players from being uncomfortable when they cannot complete quests because they do not have them.

However, if players somehow manage to destroy or sell an item and are unable to complete the quest, it will not be possible to recover it through the recovery system. Firstly, check your inventory and bank more carefully, perhaps the item you need is stored there.

If you are sure that for some reason you don't have the required quest item, try canceling the current task and then accept it again. Cancelling quests automatically removes the corresponding items from your character's bag. Battle.net Blizzard Support will not be able to return a lost quest item to you.

WoW Item Restoration service is not working

If you experience an issue where you get an error when you try to access the item recovery page, or it doesn't load, there are several reasons for this. There may be maintenance work going on, so the recovery system is temporarily down. Check with other users to see if they are experiencing the same problem.

If the page you require does not load, check your Internet settings and whether your provider has blocked access, and clarify this. If necessary, use a VPN service or use another device, or connect to an alternative Internet source, such as another Wi-Fi or mobile Internet.

If the recovery system page does not display correctly, try to:

• clear your browser cache and cookies
• use a different browser
• access this page using a different device

Conclusion

The item recovery system in World of Warcraft is the easiest way to get your lost items back and should work in most cases without any issues if you follow the terms and conditions. If you encounter any problems that you are unable to fix, then try contacting Blizzard Support with a detailed description of your issue and attaching the necessary screenshots.