Discord’s Gifting Patron badge appears to be part of Discord’s new gifting badge system, which is earned by purchasing and sending eligible gifts like Nitro subscriptions or Discord Shop items to friends. Current reports say the badge is still rolling out in limited access, and the first tier is earned after 1 gift.

How to get it

  1. Buy an eligible gift in Discord, such as Nitro or a Shop item gift.
  1. Send that gift to another user; gifting activity is what counts toward the badge.
  1. Wait for Discord to enable the badge on your account, since access is still limited for many users.
  1. As you gift more, the badge can evolve to higher tiers; reported milestones include Patron at 1, Champion at 2, Luminary at 3, Icon at 6, Hero at 10, and Legend at 20 gifts.

What matters most

  • You need to send gifts , not just buy them for yourself in a way that doesn’t count as gifting activity.
  • Previous gifts may count toward progress, according to reporting around the rollout.
  • Discord has said the final profile display shows only your current tier, not every tier at once.

Current status

This is still a new feature and not every account can see it yet, so if you do not see the badge immediately, that may simply be because the rollout has not reached your account. The most consistent path is to keep gifting through Discord once the feature is available to you.

TL;DR

To get the Gifting Patron badge, send 1 eligible Discord gift while the feature is available on your account, then wait for Discord’s rollout to apply the badge.