The Warband Bank is an excellent feature added in World of Warcraft: The War Within that allows players to seamlessly transfer items between characters on their account. If you’re being hit with the “The bank is being used by another member of the Warband” error, here’s how to fix it.
What does “The bank is being used by another member of the Warband” mean?
Only one character in your Warband can access the Warbank at one time.If a character on your account is currently using the Warbank, you’ll receive the “The bank is being used by another member of the Warband” error on any other character.
It’s important to note thatyour Warband consists of every character across your Battle.net (Blizzard) accountin one region. Even if you have multiple WoW accounts on the same Battle.net account, you will only be able to access the Warbank on a single character.
Blizzard also uses the “The bank is being used by another member of your Warband” message when the Warbank is temporarily disabled. If you’re 100% sure no characters are using the Warbank, then this is likely the issue. Stay tuned to @BlizzardCS on X to keep up-to-date on any emergency changes.
How to access the Warband Bank
Your Warbank Bank is accessible through the “Warbank Bank” tab at any bank in the game(including Jeeves!). you may also access your Warbank Bank anywhere via theWarband Distance Inhibitorevery 2 hours.
How to unlock the Warband Distance Inhibitor
Upon logging in for the first time from Patch 11.0, you’ll receive the firstWarband quest, which tasks you with visiting Ratchet. Complete this very short questline to unlock theWarband Distance Inhibitorspell for all of your characters, which allows you to access the Warband Bank anywhere.
Once unlocked, theWarband Distance Inhibitor is added to your Spellbook(N) under theGeneraltab. You can either use it directly in your Spellbook ordrag it to one of your Action Bars. Now, that’s what I callmobile banking.
What can you add to a Warband bank?
The Warband Bank can be used to storeany item that isn’t soulboundacross your entire account. You can alsostore gold, making it a handy way to transfer money between alts.
Every Warband Bank tab can hold 98 items,and players canpurchasefivetotal tabs. The first will only cost you 1,000 gold, though each tab costs substantially more than the previous. It’s an eye-watering 2.5 million gold for the fifth tab.
No restrictions exist on what characters can depositas long as the item isn’t soulbound. Have a character with only gathering professions? Chuck those materials into the Warband Bank and have your crafter character cook something up.
Speaking of Warbound items, did you know that there’s afree Warbound 34-slot baghidden in The War Within? If you’re low on space, now’s your time to grab it!
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