WoWS Returning Player Rewards 2026: What You Can Claim After 60 or 90 Days

60 days: the Update 15.9 Returning Player Pack

Update 15.9 includes a special pack for captains who have not played for more than 60 days. Wargaming advertises 14 days of Warships Premium Account plus 10-day rentals of two ships, each with a 10-point Commander and a Port slot.

This is a temporary return offer tied to the update. It is not the same mechanism as joining a Recruiter through the Recruiting Station.

90 days: Recruiting Station returning-player eligibility

An existing account can normally join a Recruiter as a returning Shipmate after at least 90 days without a battle. Sign in to the old account, open the recruitment invitation, accept it, and confirm eligibility before playing again.

If the account has fewer than 100 total battles, the expanded Recruiting Station threshold can also make it recruitable without waiting for the 90-day route.

What can a returning Shipmate receive?

The Recruiting Station can provide a returning-player mission route with Premium Account time and additional rewards. The exact reward package can change with campaigns, so the offer displayed by Wargaming when you accept the invitation is the final reference.

During Update 15.9, Santa’s Crew also refreshes winback missions and adds Recruiting Tokens to the winter recruitment campaign.

The correct order before you return

1. Do not enter a battle yet.
2. Sign in to your existing Wargaming account.
3. Open the recruitment invitation while still signed in.
4. Check that Wargaming confirms the account is eligible.
5. Accept the invitation.
6. Only then return to battle and follow the missions shown on the account.

This order matters because the whole point of the 90-day condition is that the account has not yet resumed playing.

Can you use bonus codes too?

Yes. Bonus codes, invitation codes and recruitment links are different systems. A normal bonus code can often be redeemed on an existing account if its own conditions are met. A recruitment link establishes the Recruiting Station relationship.

See the full code vs recruitment-link comparison →

Check your eligibility

The quickest route is the interactive checker on the Returning Player page.

Check my returning-player eligibility Open the recruitment invitation

Sources

Official references: Update 15.9, the Recruiting Station, and the Update 14.8 Recruiting Station changes.

Returning player hub

Returning to World of Warships? Start here

These pages cover eligibility, rewards and the correct activation order. Check them before your first battle back so you do not waste an eligible return.

Check recruitment eligibility90-day returning-player check before your first battle back.7 things to do before you returnSettings, economy, builds and progression before your first battle back.Code vs recruitment linkKnow which system to use first and what can be combined.Bonus codes for new & returning playersSeparate ordinary promo codes from invitation and recruitment rewards.Santa’s Crew 2026Current Recruiting Station campaign, Recruiting Tokens and winback missions.

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