Walk on Air
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Skyborne in WoW Forever
The first dual-faction race
One race, two orders
Skyborne is the headline addition of the Forever preview: a race that exists on both factions at launch. The High Order sides with the Alliance, the Windshaper with the Horde. Their shared racials are movement- and utility-flavored, and each order keeps one signature ability the other does not have.
Playable as 6 of 9 classes
Skyborne can be Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid, Mage or Shaman — everything except Paladin, Priest, Warlock. Druids in particular get a second race per faction for the first time: Night Elf High Order and Tauren Windshaper are no longer the only Druids in the game.
What it means for character creation
Between Skyborne and the six new race/class combinations (Undead Paladin, Dwarf Shaman, Human Hunter, Gnome Priest, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock), Forever is the first time every class has more than the Classic roster to pick from. Full racial cards for all 10 races are on the racials page.
Skyborne (High Order)
Playable as Warrior · Hunter · Mage · Rogue · Druid
Skyborne (High Order) racials
AllianceRead Ley Line
Taps a nearby ley line for +100% Health and Mana regeneration: 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, 15 min if one is found.
Elemental Insight
Increases damage dealt to Elementals by 5%.
Wind Blessed
Increases your melee, ranged and spellcasting Haste by 1%.
Skyborne (Windshaper)
Playable as Warrior · Hunter · Rogue · Druid · Shaman
Skyborne (Windshaper) racials
HordeWalk on Air
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Skysight
Draws power from a convergence of elements: +10% movement and mounted speed for 30 sec, or 15 min if a convergence is nearby.
Elemental Insight
Increases damage dealt to Elementals by 5%.
Wind Blessed
Increases your melee, ranged and spellcasting Haste by 1%.
High Order vs Windshaper at a glance
| High Order | Windshaper | |
|---|---|---|
| Faction | Alliance | Horde |
| Unique racial | Read Ley Line — +100% health & mana regen | Skysight — +10% movement & mounted speed |
| Shared racials | Walk on Air · Elemental Insight · Wind Blessed | |
| Classes | Warrior, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Druid | Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid, Shaman |
| Not playable | Paladin, Priest, Warlock | |
Questions about Skyborne
What is Skyborne in WoW Forever? +
Skyborne is the new race added in the WoW Forever preview (Blizzard’s Classic+ take on vanilla). It is the first race that ships on both factions at once, split into two orders: the High Order joins the Alliance and the Windshaper joins the Horde. It was announced at BlizzCon in September 2026 and is playable in the beta running September 17 – October 21, 2026.
Which classes can Skyborne be? +
Skyborne can be 6 of the 9 classes: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid and Mage as High Order, and Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid and Shaman as Windshaper. The missing classes are Paladin, Priest, Warlock — there is no Skyborne Paladin, Priest or Warlock in the beta data.
What is the difference between High Order and Windshaper? +
Faction, and one racial. Both orders share Walk on Air (glide), Elemental Insight (+5% damage to Elementals) and Wind Blessed (1% Haste). The High Order gets Read Ley Line — a big health and mana regeneration burst that lasts 15 minutes when cast near a ley line. The Windshaper gets Skysight instead — +10% movement and mounted speed, also extended near an elemental convergence.
Are Skyborne racials good? +
They lean utility and mobility rather than raw combat power. Walk on Air is the headline — permanent-access glide changes how you move through the world while leveling — and 1% Haste touches everything your character does. But there is no on-demand burst racial like Orc Blood Fury or Troll Berserking, so min-maxers chasing damage cooldowns will still look at the classic races.