Pay on Battle.net

Blizzard accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards, debit cards and PayPal in the Battle.net Shop, and prepaid Visa and Mastercard cards are accepted too. The card must have a CVV — cards without one are refused — and a Mehbit card has one. You can add the card when you check out or save it under Payment Methods in your Account Settings.

Adding Battle.net Balance is straightforward: open the Shop, choose Battle.net Balance, pick an amount and pay with the card. Blizzard sets limits on how much you can hold. The minimum top-up is $1 (or €1 / £1). The maximum Balance is $350 (€250 / £200) if you have the Battle.net Authenticator linked to your account, and only $110 (€110 / £100) without it — so link the Authenticator before a large top-up. For security, new Balance can take up to 24 hours to become available, so do not top up at the last minute before a launch or a sale ends.

The currency rule is the one that catches people. Your Balance is held in the currency of your account’s country, and it can only be spent in a Shop showing that same currency. It is not transferable to another account and cannot be cashed out. If you change your account’s country, Blizzard requires the Balance to be close to zero first and it may be reset to zero, so spend it down before you move. Because a Mehbit card is funded in US dollars, a non-dollar account means the amount taken from the card depends on the conversion rate on the day — leave a little headroom.

World of Warcraft is the one purchase Balance cannot cover directly. Balance cannot be used for recurring subscriptions, so a WoW subscription must be paid with a card or PayPal. In the US a one-month subscription is $14.99, three months are $41.97 and six months are $77.94 — the longer you commit, the lower the monthly cost. Prices differ by region, and several countries saw increases in 2026. If you prefer Balance, you can still use it for game time sold as a product or for a WoW Token, which adds game time too.

Blizzard’s refund policy is reasonable but has firm edges. Most eligible games and expansions can be refunded within 14 days of purchase if you have played for no more than two hours. Battle.net Balance and purchased virtual currency can be refunded within 14 days as long as you have not spent them, and an unused WoW subscription within 14 days. Things you bought with in-game currency — battle passes, skins and other cosmetics — are generally not refundable. Refunds normally go back to the original payment method, so keep the Mehbit card active until the window has closed. One more honest point: Blizzard is a US company and applies US sanctions based on where you connect from, restricting access for players in sanctioned countries including Iran. A working card solves the payment, not that restriction — read Blizzard’s terms before you buy.