Skyborne
What Blizzard has published about the Skyborne race in Forever. If something hasn't been detailed yet, it is marked as such.
Status legend
- VERIFIED Verified: confirmed by an official Blizzard source, with its date shown.
- ANNOUNCED Announced: officially planned, but not in the game yet.
- TO BE CONFIRMED To be confirmed: not yet confirmed by an official World of Warcraft: Forever source.
- OBSOLETE Obsolete: replaced by newer official information.
- NOT YET DETAILED Not yet detailed: Blizzard hasn't published this information yet.
- COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Community contribution: from a fan site, needs validation; never official.
- EDITORIAL EVALUATION Editorial evaluation: the wiki editors' opinion, not official data.
Lore, faction & starting zone
- VERIFIED Product page:
Stand with a new race of windswept elves as their once-secluded home faces an existential threat. Follow the path of the Windshaper Horde or the High Order Alliance in your quest to defend Zephras Isle.
[World of Warcraft: Forever (product page)] - VERIFIED
At character creation, you’ll choose whether your Skyborne joins the Horde or the Alliance
. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12] - VERIFIED Starting zone: Zephras Isle,
an elemental skybound starting experience from levels 1 through 12
. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12] - VERIFIED Beta quests:
The High Order Skyborne quest “Catching Wind” has been redesigned
;The Skyborne quest “Exploring the Horde” now completes the objective to talk with Lady Sylvanas Windrunner.
[WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated October 8 (Kaivax, official forums), 2026-09-24] - VERIFIED Beta (Oct 1):
High Order Skyborne can now do the quest “Power Over Poison” to learn the Cure Poison spell.
[WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated October 8 (Kaivax, official forums), 2026-09-24] - NOT YET DETAILED Not stated in the sources: whether the faction can be changed later. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]
Overview
- VERIFIED Windshaper Skyborne (Horde) — Official description:
The Windshapers are the descendants of the first shen’dorei high elves to receive the wind spirits’ gift of elemental skysight.
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED High Order Skyborne (Alliance) — Official description:
The High Order is made up of the descendants of the ancient Highborne scholars of Eldre’Thalas.
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
Racial abilities in Forever
- VERIFIED
In World of Warcraft: Forever, racial abilities have been reworked to feel stronger, more distinct, and more meaningful without pushing every race toward the same strengths.
[World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, 2026-09-13] - VERIFIED
Each race now has two active abilities and two passive abilities, tuned to provide a similar amount of offensive power while preserving signature utility.
[World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, 2026-09-13] - VERIFIED Windshaper Skyborne (Horde) — Walk on Air (active) :
Glide downward through the air for 10 seconds
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED Windshaper Skyborne (Horde) — Skysight (active) :
Receive an Elemental Blessing increasing run speed by 10%
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED Windshaper Skyborne (Horde) — Wind Blessed (passive) :
1% increased melee, ranged, and spellcasting Haste
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED Windshaper Skyborne (Horde) — Elemental Insight (passive) :
Damage to Elementals increased by 5%
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED High Order Skyborne (Alliance) — Walk on Air (active) :
Glide downward through the air for 10 seconds
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED High Order Skyborne (Alliance) — Read Ley Line (active) :
Activate a ley line to gain 100% increased Health and Mana regeneration
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED High Order Skyborne (Alliance) — Wind Blessed (passive) :
1% increased melee, ranged, and spellcasting Haste
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22] - VERIFIED High Order Skyborne (Alliance) — Elemental Insight (passive) :
Damage to Elementals increased by 5%
[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
Classes
- VERIFIED
Horde-aligned Skyborne embrace elemental traditions and gain access to the Shaman class, while Alliance-aligned Skyborne pursue the arcane legacy of their ancestors and gain access to the Mage class.
[World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12] - VERIFIED
Both factions can also play Warriors, Hunters, Rogues, and Druids
, with new Skyborne druid forms. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12] - VERIFIED Playable classes (official race × class table): Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman (Horde), Mage (Alliance), Druid. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
- VERIFIED Not available per that table: Paladin, Priest, Warlock. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
Not yet detailed
- NOT YET DETAILED Any later faction change is not stated. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
Sources
- World of Warcraft: Forever (product page) — https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/forever/
Channel: Official product page · Publication date: no publication date shown
Used for: Lore, faction & starting zone
Limits: No publication date; text read from the page’s embedded data. - World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303862/world-of-warcraft-forever-whats-next-panel-recap
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-12 (22:00 UTC)
Used for: Lore, faction & starting zone, Classes
Limits: Panel recap; some dungeons not formally named; no detail on which raids unlock on December 9. - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated October 8 (Kaivax, official forums) — https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/wow-forever-beta-development-notes-%E2%80%93-updated-october-8/2360696
Channel: Official Blizzard forums (blue post) · Publication date: 2026-09-24 (22:23 UTC)
Used for: Lore, faction & starting zone
Limits: English only; beta notes (posts of Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 8); beta content may change. - Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24304075/create-the-hero-you-want-to-be-in-world-of-warcraft-forever
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-22 (17:00 UTC)
Used for: Overview, Racial abilities in Forever, Classes, Not yet detailed
Limits: Official race × class tables per faction (Horde / Alliance); “An X indicates that the listed race can choose that class.” May still change before launch. - World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303313/world-of-warcraft-forever-deep-dive-panel-recap
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-13 (17:52 UTC)
Used for: Racial abilities in Forever
Limits: Panel recap; uses “Undead Paladin” (product page says “Forsaken Paladin”).