Common Problems
- Our guild leader doesn't play and I want to dethrone them
- I want to claim the leadership of the guild
- I don't find the option to promote myself as guild master
- I ran out of game time and I want to promote someone else
You can claim the leadership of your guild if your Guild Master has been offline for 90 consecutive days, and you are ranked second, third, or fourth in your guild roster.
If you meet these requirements, check below to see how to dethrone your Guild Master.
Blizzard Customer Support cannot assist with transferring the leadership. If you are the guild leader, you will need game time to access the game and promote another player.
Modern WoW
To dethrone your Guild Master:
- Open Guild & Communities pane (default shortcut is J)
- Expand the pane fully using the arrow tab in the corner if it is minimized
- Click on the Info tab on the right side of the pane
- The Guild Master Inactive! message will appear in the Guild News on the right side of the pane
If you don't see the option to dethrone, it means the Guild Master is active, you don't have a high enough rank to claim the leadership, or an active guild member outranks you and is next in succession before you. Please be aware that your character must be on the same realm as the guild to be qualified. To see your guild rank, find your guild on the World of Warcraft community site and view the Roster.
WoW Classic and CATACLYSM Classic
To dethrone your Guild Master:
- Open the Social pane (default shortcut is O)
- Click on the Guild tab
- The
Dethrone button will appear at the bottom left of the pane
If you don't see the option to dethrone, it means the Guild Master is active, you don't have a high enough rank to claim the leadership, or an active guild member outranks you and is next in succession before you.