diff --git a/src/handlers/guild.ts b/src/handlers/guild.ts
index 7392cc6f3..47c065fe6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/guild.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/guild.ts
@@ -417,11 +417,27 @@ export async function pruneMembers(guildID: string, options: PruneOptions) {
   );
 }
 
+/** 
+ * ⚠️ BEGINNER DEVS!! YOU SHOULD ALMOST NEVER NEED THIS AND YOU CAN GET FROM cache.members.get()
+ * 
+ * ADVANCED:
+ * Highly recommended to use this function to fetch members instead of getMember from REST.
+ * REST: 50/s global(across all shards) rate limit with ALL requests this included
+ * GW(this function): 120/m(PER shard) rate limit. Meaning if you have 8 shards your limit is now 960/m.
+*/
 export function fetchMembers(guild: Guild, options?: FetchMembersOptions) {
-  if (!(identifyPayload.intents & Intents.GUILD_MEMBERS)) {
+  // You can request 1 member without the intent
+  if (
+    (!options?.limit || options.limit > 1) &&
+    !(identifyPayload.intents & Intents.GUILD_MEMBERS)
+  ) {
     throw new Error(Errors.MISSING_INTENT_GUILD_MEMBERS);
   }
 
+  if (options?.userIDs?.length) {
+    options.limit = options.userIDs.length;
+  }
+
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     requestAllMembers(guild, resolve, options);
   }) as Promise<Collection<string, Member>>;
diff --git a/src/module/shard.ts b/src/module/shard.ts
index ae95742fb..b23be8913 100644
--- a/src/module/shard.ts
+++ b/src/module/shard.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ export function requestGuildMembers(
     op: GatewayOpcode.RequestGuildMembers,
     d: {
       guild_id: guildID,
-      query: options?.query || "",
+      // If a query is provided use it, OR if a limit is NOT provided use ""
+      query: options?.query || (options?.limit ? undefined : ""),
       limit: options?.limit || 0,
       presences: options?.presences || false,
       user_ids: options?.userIDs,