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WoW Forever Skyborne Racials & Classes

Skyborne in WoW Forever have 5 racials between the two factions (four each): Read Leyline, Walk on Air, Elemental Insight, Wind Blessed and Skysight. They can play 6 classes: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Mage and Druid.

Skyborne racials in WoW Forever

Tooltips read from the game client, build 1.60.1.70707 (the final beta). Badges compare each racial with Classic Era (1.15.9.69722).

Alliance Skyborne (High Order Skyborne in the client)

  • Read LeylineActive · 2 min cooldownOfficialAttempt to tap into the power of a nearby leyline, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 sec. If a leyline is nearby, you will become Attuned for the next 1 hour and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.October 26 notes: the regeneration bonus drops to 50% (was 100%) on a 15-second duration, and it cannot be used while Innervate is active. Using it at a ley line also grants Attuned for an hour, which puts the bonus back to 100%; Attuned survives death and is removed when you enter a raid.Blizzard Entertainment (forums) · wago.tools
  • Walk on AirActive · 90 sec cooldownOfficialGlide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.October 15 beta notes: cooldown cut to 90 seconds (was 2 minutes).Blizzard Entertainment (forums) · wago.tools
  • Elemental InsightPassiveCommunity verifiedDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.wago.tools · Daybreak Forever datamine
  • Wind BlessedPassiveOfficialIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.October 26 notes: the Haste bonus is cut to 2% (was 3%).Blizzard Entertainment (forums) · wago.tools

Horde Skyborne (Windshaper Skyborne in the client)

  • SkysightActive · 2 min cooldownOfficialAttempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 15% for 30 sec. If an elemental convergence is nearby, you will become Charged for the next 1 hour and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.October 26 notes: raised to 15% movement speed (was 10%) on a 15-second duration; the client tooltip says 30 seconds. Using it at an elemental convergence also grants Charged for an hour, which raises it to 30%; Charged survives death and is removed when you enter a raid. The client gives this ability to Horde (Windshaper) Skyborne only.Blizzard Entertainment (forums) · wago.tools
  • Walk on AirActive · 90 sec cooldownOfficialGlide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.October 15 beta notes: cooldown cut to 90 seconds (was 2 minutes).Blizzard Entertainment (forums) · wago.tools
  • Elemental InsightPassiveCommunity verifiedDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.wago.tools · Daybreak Forever datamine
  • Wind BlessedPassiveOfficialIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.October 26 notes: the Haste bonus is cut to 2% (was 3%).Blizzard Entertainment (forums) · wago.tools

Skyborne classes in WoW Forever

Skyborne can play 6 classes, as listed in the game client. Open the talent calculator with Skyborne already selected: Daybreak Forever datamine

How to unlock and play the Skyborne

The Skyborne are WoW Forever's new elven race from Zephras Isle, and the only race that can join either faction. Your choice at character creation decides one class and one racial: Alliance Skyborne can be Mages, Horde Skyborne can be Shamans.

  • Official At character creation you choose Horde or Alliance. Horde Skyborne gain access to the Shaman class, Alliance Skyborne to the Mage class. Blizzard News
  • Official Both factions can also be Warriors, Hunters, Rogues and Druids, with Skyborne druid forms made for the race, plus their own racials, customizations, voices and dances. Blizzard News
  • Official They start on Zephras Isle, a floating island with its own levels 1–12 starting experience. Blizzard News
  • Official Playing a Skyborne requires an upgrade: the Skyborne Heroic Pack, the Skyborne Epic Pack (everything in the Heroic Pack plus Game Time; it also included beta access) or the Warcraft Forever Collection (everything in the Epic Pack). Blizzard News
  • Community verified The Skyborne Heroic Pack costs $29.99; the Epic Pack is $59.99 and the Warcraft Forever Collection $79.99. Wowhead · Blizzard Watch
  • Community verified The client treats the two sides as separate races: High Order Skyborne (Alliance, with Read Leyline) and Windshaper Skyborne (Horde, with Skysight). Daybreak Forever datamine · wago.tools
  • Community verified Skyborne cannot be Priests, so they have no race-specific priest spells. Warcraft Tavern

Not announced yet: Whether Skyborne will ever be playable without an upgrade. Blizzard has only offered the race through the upgrade packs.

Dates, beta access and what each upgrade includes: WoW Forever release date and editions.

Skyborne in WoW Forever: FAQ

What are the Skyborne racials in WoW Forever?

Alliance Skyborne: Read Leyline (active, 2 min cooldown): Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby leyline, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 sec. If a leyline is nearby, you will become Attuned for the next 1 hour and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%. Walk on Air (active, 90 sec cooldown): Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel. Elemental Insight (passive): Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%. Wind Blessed (passive): Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%. Horde Skyborne: Skysight (active, 2 min cooldown): Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 15% for 30 sec. If an elemental convergence is nearby, you will become Charged for the next 1 hour and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%. Walk on Air (active, 90 sec cooldown): Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel. Elemental Insight (passive): Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%. Wind Blessed (passive): Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.

How do you unlock the Skyborne race in WoW Forever?

Buy one of the WoW Forever upgrades: the Skyborne Heroic Pack ($29.99), the Skyborne Epic Pack ($59.99) or the Warcraft Forever Collection ($79.99). A subscription alone gives you WoW Forever but not the Skyborne.

What classes can Skyborne be?

Warrior, Hunter, Rogue and Druid on both factions, plus Shaman for Horde Skyborne or Mage for Alliance Skyborne. They cannot be Priests, Paladins or Warlocks.

Are the Skyborne Horde or Alliance?

Both. You pick the faction at character creation, and the choice changes one class option and one active racial (Skysight for Horde, Read Leyline for Alliance).

Other WoW Forever races

Human · Dwarf · Night Elf · Gnome · Orc · Undead · Tauren · Troll · All races · Best race for each class

Sources

Checked against these sources on Nov 1, 2026.