diff --git a/includes/components/profiler.class.php b/includes/components/profiler.class.php
index ec3ce781..afb5d884 100644
--- a/includes/components/profiler.class.php
+++ b/includes/components/profiler.class.php
@@ -189,58 +189,58 @@ class Profiler
         return $str;
     }
 
-    public static function getRealms()
+    public static function getRealms() : array
     {
-        if (DB::isConnectable(DB_AUTH) && !self::$realms)
+        if (!DB::isConnectable(DB_AUTH) || self::$realms)
+            return self::$realms;
+
+        self::$realms = DB::Auth()->select(
+           'SELECT `id` AS ARRAY_KEY,
+                   `name`,
+                   CASE WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN  2 AND  5 THEN "us" # US, Oceanic, Latin America, Americas-Tournament
+                        WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN  6 AND  7 THEN "kr" # KR, KR-Tournament
+                        WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN  8 AND 13 THEN "eu" # GB, DE, FR, ES, RU, EU-Tournament
+                        WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN 14 AND 15 THEN "tw" # TW, TW-Tournament
+                        WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN 16 AND 25 THEN "cn" # CN, CN1-8, CN-Tournament
+                        ELSE "dev" END AS "region",                 # 1: Dev, 26: Test, 27: Test Tournament, 28: QA, 30: Test2, 31+: misc
+                   `allowedSecurityLevel` AS "access"
+            FROM   `realmlist`
+            WHERE  `gamebuild` = ?d',
+            WOW_BUILD
+        );
+
+        foreach (self::$realms as $rId => &$rData)
         {
-            self::$realms = DB::Auth()->select(
-               'SELECT `id` AS ARRAY_KEY,
-                       `name`,
-                       CASE WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN  2 AND  5 THEN "us" # US, Oceanic, Latin America, Americas-Tournament
-                            WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN  6 AND  7 THEN "kr" # KR, KR-Tournament
-                            WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN  8 AND 13 THEN "eu" # GB, DE, FR, ES, RU, EU-Tournament
-                            WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN 14 AND 15 THEN "tw" # TW, TW-Tournament
-                            WHEN `timezone` BETWEEN 16 AND 25 THEN "cn" # CN, CN1-8, CN-Tournament
-                            ELSE "dev" END AS "region",                 # 1: Dev, 26: Test, 27: Test Tournament, 28: QA, 30: Test2, 31+: misc
-                       `allowedSecurityLevel` AS "access"
-                FROM   `realmlist`
-                WHERE  `gamebuild` = ?d',
-                WOW_BUILD
-            );
-
-            foreach (self::$realms as $rId => &$rData)
+            // realm in db but no connection info set
+            if (!DB::isConnectable(DB_CHARACTERS . $rId))
             {
-                // realm in db but no connection info set
-                if (!DB::isConnectable(DB_CHARACTERS . $rId))
-                {
-                    unset(self::$realms[$rId]);
-                    continue;
-                }
+                unset(self::$realms[$rId]);
+                continue;
+            }
 
-                // filter by access level
-                if ($rData['access'] == SEC_ADMINISTRATOR   && (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN)))
+            // filter by access level
+            if ($rData['access'] == SEC_ADMINISTRATOR   && (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN)))
+                $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN;
+            else if ($rData['access'] == SEC_GAMEMASTER && (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD)))
+                $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD;
+            else if ($rData['access'] == SEC_MODERATOR  && (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD | U_GROUP_BUREAU)))
+                $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD | U_GROUP_BUREAU;
+            else if ($rData['access'] > SEC_PLAYER && !CLI)
+            {
+                unset(self::$realms[$rId]);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // filter dev realms
+            if ($rData['region'] === 'dev')
+            {
+                if (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN))
                     $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN;
-                else if ($rData['access'] == SEC_GAMEMASTER && (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD)))
-                    $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD;
-                else if ($rData['access'] == SEC_MODERATOR  && (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD | U_GROUP_BUREAU)))
-                    $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN | U_GROUP_MOD | U_GROUP_BUREAU;
-                else if ($rData['access'] > SEC_PLAYER && !CLI)
+                else
                 {
                     unset(self::$realms[$rId]);
                     continue;
                 }
-
-                // filter dev realms
-                if ($rData['region'] === 'dev')
-                {
-                    if (CLI || User::isInGroup(U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN))
-                        $rData['access'] = U_GROUP_DEV | U_GROUP_ADMIN;
-                    else
-                    {
-                        unset(self::$realms[$rId]);
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/includes/types/arenateam.class.php b/includes/types/arenateam.class.php
index d3fec387..b8ec9835 100644
--- a/includes/types/arenateam.class.php
+++ b/includes/types/arenateam.class.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class RemoteArenaTeamList extends ArenaTeamList
         // select DB by realm
         if (!$this->selectRealms($miscData))
         {
-            trigger_error('no access to auth-db or table realmlist is empty', E_USER_WARNING);
+            trigger_error('RemoteArenaTeamList::__construct - cannot access any realm.', E_USER_WARNING);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -342,20 +342,25 @@ class LocalArenaTeamList extends ArenaTeamList
         $realms = Profiler::getRealms();
 
         // graft realm selection from miscData onto conditions
-        $realmIds = [];
         if (isset($miscData['sv']))
-            $realmIds = array_merge($realmIds, array_keys(array_filter($realms, fn($x) => Profiler::urlize($x['name']) == Profiler::urlize($miscData['sv']))));
+            $realms = array_filter($realms, fn($x) => Profiler::urlize($x['name']) == Profiler::urlize($miscData['sv']));
 
         if (isset($miscData['rg']))
-            $realmIds = array_merge($realmIds, array_keys(array_filter($realms, fn($x) => $x['region'] == $miscData['rg'])));
+            $realms = array_filter($realms, fn($x) => $x['region'] == $miscData['rg']);
 
-        if ($realmIds && $conditions)
+        if (!$realms)
+        {
+            trigger_error('LocalArenaTeamList::__construct - cannot access any realm.', E_USER_WARNING);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($conditions)
         {
             array_unshift($conditions, 'AND');
-            $conditions = ['AND', ['realm', $realmIds], $conditions];
+            $conditions = ['AND', ['realm', array_keys($realms)], $conditions];
         }
-        else if ($realmIds)
-            $conditions = [['realm', $realmIds]];
+        else
+            $conditions = [['realm', array_keys($realms)]];
 
         parent::__construct($conditions, $miscData);
 
diff --git a/includes/types/guild.class.php b/includes/types/guild.class.php
index 4ad7cedb..ea496173 100644
--- a/includes/types/guild.class.php
+++ b/includes/types/guild.class.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class RemoteGuildList extends GuildList
         // select DB by realm
         if (!$this->selectRealms($miscData))
         {
-            trigger_error('no access to auth-db or table realmlist is empty', E_USER_WARNING);
+            trigger_error('RemoteGuildList::__construct - cannot access any realm.', E_USER_WARNING);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -280,13 +280,34 @@ class LocalGuildList extends GuildList
 
     public function __construct(array $conditions = [], array $miscData = [])
     {
+        $realms = Profiler::getRealms();
+
+        // graft realm selection from miscData onto conditions
+        if (isset($miscData['sv']))
+            $realms = array_filter($realms, fn($x) => Profiler::urlize($x['name']) == Profiler::urlize($miscData['sv']));
+
+        if (isset($miscData['rg']))
+            $realms = array_filter($realms, fn($x) => $x['region'] == $miscData['rg']);
+
+        if (!$realms)
+        {
+            trigger_error('LocalGuildList::__construct - cannot access any realm.', E_USER_WARNING);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($conditions)
+        {
+            array_unshift($conditions, 'AND');
+            $conditions = ['AND', ['realm', array_keys($realms)], $conditions];
+        }
+        else
+            $conditions = [['realm', array_keys($realms)]];
+
         parent::__construct($conditions, $miscData);
 
         if ($this->error)
             return;
 
-        $realms = Profiler::getRealms();
-
         foreach ($this->iterate() as $id => &$curTpl)
         {
             if ($curTpl['realm'] && !isset($realms[$curTpl['realm']]))
diff --git a/includes/types/profile.class.php b/includes/types/profile.class.php
index 10f8b51f..8d435521 100644
--- a/includes/types/profile.class.php
+++ b/includes/types/profile.class.php
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class RemoteProfileList extends ProfileList
         // select DB by realm
         if (!$this->selectRealms($miscData))
         {
-            trigger_error('no access to auth-db or table realmlist is empty', E_USER_WARNING);
+            trigger_error('RemoteProfileList::__construct - cannot access any realm.', E_USER_WARNING);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -738,25 +738,42 @@ class LocalProfileList extends ProfileList
 
     public function __construct(array $conditions = [], array $miscData = [])
     {
+        $realms = Profiler::getRealms();
+
+        // graft realm selection from miscData onto conditions
+        $realmIds = [];
+        if (isset($miscData['sv']))
+            $realmIds = array_keys(array_filter($realms, fn($x) => Profiler::urlize($x['name']) == Profiler::urlize($miscData['sv'])));
+
+        if (isset($miscData['rg']))
+            $realmIds = array_merge($realmIds, array_keys(array_filter($realms, fn($x) => $x['region'] == $miscData['rg'])));
+
+        if ($conditions && $realmIds)
+        {
+            array_unshift($conditions, 'AND');
+            $conditions = ['AND', ['realm', $realmIds], $conditions];
+        }
+        else if ($realmIds)
+            $conditions = [['realm', $realmIds]];
+
         parent::__construct($conditions, $miscData);
 
         if ($this->error)
             return;
 
-        $realms = Profiler::getRealms();
-
         foreach ($this->iterate() as $id => &$curTpl)
         {
-            if ($curTpl['realm'] && !isset($realms[$curTpl['realm']]))
+            if (!$curTpl['realm'])                          // custom profile w/o realminfo
                 continue;
 
-            if (isset($realms[$curTpl['realm']]))
+            if (!isset($realms[$curTpl['realm']]))
             {
-                $curTpl['realmName'] = $realms[$curTpl['realm']]['name'];
-                $curTpl['region']    = $realms[$curTpl['realm']]['region'];
+                unset($this->templates[$id]);
+                continue;
             }
 
-            // battlegroup
+            $curTpl['realmName']   = $realms[$curTpl['realm']]['name'];
+            $curTpl['region']      = $realms[$curTpl['realm']]['region'];
             $curTpl['battlegroup'] = Cfg::get('BATTLEGROUP');
         }
     }