diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/guild-list-element.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/guild-list-element.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f724db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/components/guild-list-element.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import React, { FC, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import CombinedGuild from '../../../guild-combined';
+import BasicHover, { BasicHoverSide } from '../../contexts/context-hover-basic';
+import BaseElements from '../../require/base-elements';
+import GuildSubscriptions from '../../require/guild-subscriptions';
+import ReactHelper from '../../require/react-helper';
+
+export interface GuildListElementProps {
+	guild: CombinedGuild;
+	activeGuild: CombinedGuild | null;
+	setSelfActiveGuild: () => void;
+}
+
+const GuildListElement: FC<GuildListElementProps> = (props: GuildListElementProps) => {
+	const { guild, activeGuild, setSelfActiveGuild } = props;
+
+	const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+	// TODO: state higher up
+	// TODO: handle metadata error
+	const [ guildMeta, guildMetaError ] = GuildSubscriptions.useGuildMetadataSubscription(guild);
+	const [ selfMember ] = GuildSubscriptions.useSelfMemberSubscription(guild);
+	const [ iconSrc ] = GuildSubscriptions.useSoftImageSrcResourceSubscription(guild, guildMeta?.iconResourceId ?? null);
+
+	const [ contextHover, mouseEnterCallable, mouseLeaveCallable ] = ReactHelper.useContextHover(() => {
+		if (!guildMeta) return null;
+		if (!selfMember) return null;
+		const nameStyle = selfMember.roleColor ? { color: selfMember.roleColor } : {};
+		return (
+			<BasicHover relativeToRef={rootRef} side={BasicHoverSide.RIGHT}>
+				<div className="guild-hover">
+					<div className="tab">{BaseElements.TAB_LEFT}</div>
+					<div className="info">
+						<div className="guild-name">{guildMeta.name}</div>
+						<div className={'connection ' + selfMember.status}>
+							<div className="status-circle" />
+							<div className="display-name" style={nameStyle}>{selfMember.displayName}</div>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</BasicHover>
+		)
+	}, [ guildMeta, selfMember ]);
+
+	const className = useMemo(() => {
+		console.log('active: ' + activeGuild?.id + '/ me: ' + guild.id);
+		return activeGuild && guild.id === activeGuild.id ? 'guild active' : 'guild';
+	}, [ guild, activeGuild ]);
+
+	return (
+		<div>
+			<div
+				className={className} ref={rootRef}
+				onClick={setSelfActiveGuild}
+				onMouseEnter={mouseEnterCallable} onMouseLeave={mouseLeaveCallable}
+			>
+				<div className="pill" />
+				<img src={iconSrc} alt="guild" />
+			</div>
+			{contextHover}
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+export default GuildListElement;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/guild-list.scss b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/guild-list.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/guild-list.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/guild-list.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5286c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/lists/guild-list.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React, { FC, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import CombinedGuild from '../../guild-combined';
+import GuildsManager from '../../guilds-manager';
+import UI from '../../ui';
+import Util from '../../util';
+import { useGuildListSubscription } from '../require/guild-manager-subscriptions';
+import GuildListElement from './components/guild-list-element';
+
+export interface GuildListProps {
+	guildsManager: GuildsManager;
+	ui: UI;
+}
+
+const GuildList: FC<GuildListProps> = (props: GuildListProps) => {
+	const { guildsManager, ui } = props;
+
+	const [ guilds ] = useGuildListSubscription(guildsManager);
+	const [ activeGuild, setActiveGuild ] = useState<CombinedGuild | null>(null);
+
+	// TODO: Remove dependency on UI
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (activeGuild !== null) {
+			(async () => {
+				await Util.sleep(0);
+				ui.setActiveGuild(activeGuild);
+			})();
+		}
+	}, [ activeGuild ]);
+
+	const guildElements = useMemo(() => {
+		return guilds.map((guild: CombinedGuild) => <GuildListElement key={guild.id} guild={guild} activeGuild={activeGuild} setSelfActiveGuild={() => { setActiveGuild(guild); } }  />);
+	}, [ guilds ]);
+
+	return (
+		<div className="guild-list">
+			{guildElements}
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+export default GuildList;
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/mounts.tsx b/src/client/webapp/elements/mounts.tsx
index 64dd15d..7ca7e80 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/elements/mounts.tsx
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/mounts.tsx
@@ -1,47 +1,22 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Channel } from "../data-types";
 import CombinedGuild from "../guild-combined";
+import GuildsManager from '../guilds-manager';
 import Q from "../q-module";
-import ElementsUtil from "./require/elements-util";
 import UI from '../ui';
+import GuildList from './lists/guild-list';
+import ElementsUtil from "./require/elements-util";
 import GuildElement from './sections/guild';
 
-export function mountBaseComponents() {
+export function mountBaseComponents(q: Q, ui: UI, guildsManager: GuildsManager) {
 	// guild-list
 	// TODO
+	console.log(q.$('.guild-list-anchor'));
+	ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.guild-list-anchor'));
+	ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.guild-list-anchor'), <GuildList ui={ui} guildsManager={guildsManager} />);
 }
 
-export function mountGuildComponents(q: Q, ui: UI, guild: CombinedGuild) {
+export function mountGuildComponents(q: Q, guild: CombinedGuild) {
+	console.log(q.$('.guild-anchor'));
 	ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.guild-anchor'));
 	ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.guild-anchor'), <GuildElement guild={guild} />);
-
-	// // guild title
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.guild-title-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.guild-title-anchor'), <GuildTitle guild={guild} />);
-
-	// // connection info
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.connection-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.connection-anchor'), <ConnectionInfo guild={guild} />);
-
-	// // member-list
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.member-list-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.member-list-anchor'), <MemberList guild={guild} />);
-
-	// // channel-list
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.channel-list-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.channel-list-anchor'), <ChannelList guild={guild} ui={ui} />);
-}
-
-export function mountGuildChannelComponents(q: Q, guild: CombinedGuild, channel: Channel) {
-	// // channel-title pieces
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.channel-title-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.channel-title-anchor'), <ChannelTitle channel={channel} />);
-
-	// // message-list
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.message-list-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.message-list-anchor'), <MessageList guild={guild} channel={channel} />);
-
-	// // send-message
-	// ElementsUtil.unmountReactComponent(q.$('.send-message-input-wrapper-anchor'));
-	// ElementsUtil.mountReactComponent(q.$('.send-message-input-wrapper-anchor'), <SendMessage guild={guild} channel={channel} />);
 }
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/elements/require/guild-manager-subscriptions.ts b/src/client/webapp/elements/require/guild-manager-subscriptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea790bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/webapp/elements/require/guild-manager-subscriptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import * as uuid from 'uuid';
+import CombinedGuild from '../../guild-combined';
+import GuildsManager from "../../guilds-manager";
+
+export function useGuildListSubscription(guildsManager: GuildsManager): [ guilds: CombinedGuild[] ] {
+	const [ refreshId, setRefreshId ] = useState<string>(uuid.v4());
+
+	const refresh = useCallback(() => {
+		setRefreshId(uuid.v4());
+	}, []);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		guildsManager.on('update-guilds', refresh);
+		return () => {
+			guildsManager.off('update-guilds', refresh);
+		}
+	}, []);
+
+	const guilds = useMemo(() => {
+		return guildsManager.guilds.slice();
+	}, [ refreshId ]);
+
+	return [ guilds ];
+}
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/guilds-manager.ts b/src/client/webapp/guilds-manager.ts
index a0ddb7a..aa78c6f 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/guilds-manager.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/guilds-manager.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { AutoVerifierChangesType } from './auto-verifier';
 import { IDQuery, PartialMessageListQuery } from './auto-verifier-with-args';
 
 export default class GuildsManager extends EventEmitter<{
+	'update-guilds': () => void;
+
 	'connect': (guild: CombinedGuild) => void;
 	'disconnect': (guild: CombinedGuild) => void;
 	'verified': (guild: CombinedGuild) => void;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export default class GuildsManager extends EventEmitter<{
 		await this.personalDB.clearAllMembersStatus(guild.id);
 
 		this.guilds.push(guild);
+		this.emit('update-guilds');
 	
 		// Forward guild events through this event emitter
 		for (const eventName of GuildEventNames) {
@@ -194,5 +197,6 @@ export default class GuildsManager extends EventEmitter<{
 			await this.personalDB.removeGuild(guild.id);
 		});
 		this.guilds = this.guilds.filter(g => g.id != guild.id);
+		this.emit('update-guilds');
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/index.html b/src/client/webapp/index.html
index cca919b..d2813d6 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/index.html
+++ b/src/client/webapp/index.html
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 		</div>
 		<div id="content">
 			<div id="guild-list-container">
+				<div class="guild-list-anchor"></div>
 				<div id="guild-list"></div>
 				<div id="add-guild">
 					<div class="pill"></div>
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/preload.ts b/src/client/webapp/preload.ts
index 6fad0d8..7a3bffc 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/preload.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/preload.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import GuildsManager from './guilds-manager';
 import Globals from './globals';
 
 import UI from './ui';
-import { Changes, GuildMetadata, Resource, Token } from './data-types';
+import { GuildMetadata } from './data-types';
 import Q from './q-module';
 import bindWindowButtonEvents from './elements/events-window-buttons';
 import bindAddGuildEvents from './elements/events-add-guild';
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import MessageRAMCache from './message-ram-cache';
 import ResourceRAMCache from './resource-ram-cache';
 import CombinedGuild from './guild-combined';
 import { AutoVerifierChangesType } from './auto-verifier';
-import { IDQuery } from './auto-verifier-with-args';
+import { mountBaseComponents } from './elements/mounts';
 
 LOG.silly('modules loaded');
 
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 
 		LOG.silly('events bound');
 
+		mountBaseComponents(q, ui, guildsManager);
+
 		// Add guild icons
 		await ui.setGuilds(guildsManager, guildsManager.guilds);
 
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/styles/contexts.scss b/src/client/webapp/styles/contexts.scss
index 63207dd..653bd84 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/styles/contexts.scss
+++ b/src/client/webapp/styles/contexts.scss
@@ -100,22 +100,19 @@
 		border-radius: 4px;
 	}
 
-	.info {
+	.guild-hover {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
 		color: $background-floating; /* for the tab */
 
-		.content {
+		.info {
 			background-color: $background-floating;
 			color: $header-primary;
 			padding: 12px;
 			border-radius: 4px;
-		}
-
-		.content.guild {
 			line-height: 1;
 
-			.name:not(:last-child) {
+			> :not(:last-child) {
 				margin-bottom: 4px;
 			}
 
@@ -130,10 +127,6 @@
 				border-radius: 5px;
 				margin-right: 4px;
 			}
-
-			.connection .display-name {
-				font-size: 12px;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/styles/guild-list.scss b/src/client/webapp/styles/guild-list.scss
index 7715aa9..7ee93ed 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/styles/guild-list.scss
+++ b/src/client/webapp/styles/guild-list.scss
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@
 }
 
 #guild-list {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.guild-list {
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: column;
 }
 
-#guild-list::-webkit-scrollbar {
+.guild-listguild-list::-webkit-scrollbar {
     display: none;
 }
 
 #add-guild,
-#guild-list .guild {
+.guild-list .guild {
     cursor: pointer;
     margin-bottom: 8px;
     display: flex;
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@
 }
 
 #add-guild .pill,
-#guild-list .guild .pill {
+.guild-list .guild .pill {
     background-color: $header-primary;
     width: 8px;
     height: 0;
@@ -40,21 +44,21 @@
     transition: height .1s ease-in-out;
 }
 
-#guild-list .guild.active .pill {
+.guild-list .guild.active .pill {
     height: 40px;
 }
 
-#guild-list .guild.unread:not(.active) .pill {
+.guild-list .guild.unread:not(.active) .pill {
     height: 8px;
 }
 
 #add-guild:hover .pill,
-#guild-list .guild:not(.active):hover .pill {
+.guild-list .guild:not(.active):hover .pill {
     height: 20px;
 }
 
 #add-guild img,
-#guild-list .guild img {
+.guild-list .guild img {
     width: 48px;
     height: 48px;
     border-radius: 24px;
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@
 }
 
 #add-guild:hover img,
-#guild-list .guild:hover img,
-#guild-list .guild.active img {
+.guild-list .guild:hover img,
+.guild-list .guild.active img {
     border-radius: 16px;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/webapp/ui.ts b/src/client/webapp/ui.ts
index a42fb2e..9796e32 100644
--- a/src/client/webapp/ui.ts
+++ b/src/client/webapp/ui.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default class UI {
 		next.classList.add('active');
 
 		this.activeGuild = guild;
-		mountGuildComponents(this.q, this, guild);
+		mountGuildComponents(this.q, guild);
 	}
 
 	public async setGuilds(guildsManager: GuildsManager, guilds: CombinedGuild[]): Promise<void> {