The Skyborne
Skyborne are WoW: Forever’s new playable race: high elves (the Shen'dorei) from Zephras Isle, with a version on each faction: High Order Skyborne for the Alliance and Windshaper Skyborne for the Horde.
- AllianceHigh Order Skyborne5 classes · Common
- HordeWindshaper Skyborne5 classes · Orcish
Loading screen from the WoW: Forever beta (Zephras Isle)
From the character creation screen.
For thousands of years, a band of high elven exiles has remained safe and hidden upon their flying sanctuary of Zephras Isle. These 'Skyborne', as they call themselves, shared a bond with air elementals who kept their island aloft in the realm of Skywall. But in recent years, the elementals vanished without a trace - disrupting the delicate magic that kept them safe in their haven amongst the clouds. Now, a new generation of Skyborne elves face a time of unprecedented change and must seek new allies and sources of magic - to protect their hidden home and secure their future...
One race, one version per faction.
Faction, language, classes and racials, side by side.
| Detail | High Order Skyborne | Windshaper Skyborne |
|---|---|---|
| Faction | Alliance | Horde |
| Language | Common | Orcish |
| Classes | Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Warrior | Druid, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Warrior |
| Creation screen starts on | Mage | Shaman |
| Racials | Elemental Insight, Read Leyline, Walk on Air, Wind Blessed | Elemental Insight, Skysight, Walk on Air, Wind Blessed |
What both races have.
The Skyborne racials every version gets.
Elemental InsightPassive
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Walk on AirInstant · 90 sec cooldown
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Wind BlessedPassive
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 3%.
High Order Skyborne.
Alliance · speaks Common · can be Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue and Warrior (only High Order Skyborne can be Mage).
Read Leyline2 sec cast · 2 min cooldown
Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby leyline, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 30 sec if no leyline is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
Windshaper Skyborne.
Horde · speaks Orcish · can be Druid, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman and Warrior (only Windshaper Skyborne can be Shaman).
Skysight0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown
Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
Skyborne in the simulator.
Which racials change damage.
Every class page’s Simulate this build lets you pick High Order Skyborne and Windshaper Skyborne as the race. Wind Blessed’s haste always counts, and Elemental Insight counts when the target is an Elemental; the other racials don’t change damage.
Where this data comes from.
Every number on this page is read from Blizzard's own files.
Read from Blizzard’s WoW: Forever beta client data, version 1.60.1.70450: the races’ character creation data, the classes each can be, and their racial skill lines.