Blizzard Reporting Issues with Authentication Servers - 2+ Hour Queues

Blizzard has announced issues with authentication servers, which seems to be affecting players from logging into the game.

Players are reporting 2-3 hour wait times when attempting to log into Battle.net right now, and an inability to log into the game if you disconnect. BlizzardCS has announced that there is an issue and they are investigating and will provide updates when they are available.

@BlizzardCS · 7:22 PM · Aug 19, 2026

[#Bnet] We are aware of an issue that is affecting our authentication servers, which may result in slow or failed login attempts. We are currently investigating the cause and will provide updates as they are available.