Cross-faction guilds have arrived in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight with the launch of the game’s latest patch, Patch 10.1: Embers of Neltharion.
This change has lifted one of the longest existing restrictions on guild invites in WoW, with players from both the Alliance and Horde now able to join the same guilds and complete the MMO’s endgame content with each other in a more communal sense.
Last year, cross-faction gameplay was implemented through the premade groups tool, allowing Alliance and Horde players to play with each other in Mythic+ dungeons and raids. Now, in Patch 10.1, the cross-faction systems are being expanded further, with guilds being able to open their doors to players from both factions.
Here’s how to invite players from the opposite faction into your WoW guild in Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
How do cross-faction guilds work in WoW Dragonflight? All requirements and restrictions
Cross-faction guilds are only accessible to players on the same realm. This means you cannot invite opposite-faction players from another server into your guild. Additionally, you must be Battle.net friends or in the same Battle.net community with the opposite-faction player you want to invite to your guild.
Players in your guild on the opposing faction will only be friendly to you inside of instances like dungeons and raids. If you and your opposite-faction guildmate find each other in the open world, you’ll still appear hostile to each other and will still be able to conflict with each other in War Mode.
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The guild’s “host” faction is determined by the faction of the guild leader, meaning whatever faction your guild leader is, that’s the faction your guild will identify with. This identification will also restrict your guild’s roster to certain guild achievements, including faction-based PvP achievements.
