Skyborne & class-race combos

Forever's new race: faction choice, classes and new class-race combinations, quoted from official sources.

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.

Skyborne

VERIFIED New playable race from Zephras Isle; faction chosen at character creation. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]
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 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 Product page: 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 Class access by faction: Horde-aligned Skyborne get Shaman, Alliance-aligned Skyborne get Mage; both factions get Warriors, Hunters, Rogues and Druids (see quote below). [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]
NOT YET DETAILED Not stated in the sources: whether the faction can be changed later, and the racial abilities in detail. [World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap, 2026-09-12]

VERIFIED Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock, and Undead Paladin. [World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, 2026-09-13]
VERIFIED Wording difference: the product page says the Forsaken Paladin or Dwarf Shaman; the Deep Dive says Undead Paladin. [World of Warcraft: Forever (product page)] [World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, 2026-09-13]

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: Skyborne, Faction alignment — exactly what sources say
Limits: Panel recap; some dungeons not formally named; no detail on which raids unlock on December 9.
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: Faction alignment — exactly what sources say, New class-race combos
Limits: No publication date; text read from the page’s embedded data.
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: New class-race combos
Limits: Panel recap; uses “Undead Paladin” (product page says “Forsaken Paladin”).