Skyborne and the new combos

The Skyborne (shen'dorei) are Forever's new race. They start on Zephras Isle, levels 1–12, and pick Horde or Alliance at character creation. Forever also opens six new race and class pairs.

Two factions, two class lists

WINDSHAPER SKYBORNE · HORDE

Embrace elemental tradition. Only Horde Skyborne can be Shaman.

DruidHunterRogueShamanWarrior

HIGH ORDER SKYBORNE · ALLIANCE

Reclaim their arcane legacy. Only Alliance Skyborne can be Mage.

DruidHunterMageRogueWarrior

Skyborne druids get their own new forms. Playing a Skyborne needs the Heroic Pack or higher.

Racials

BOTH FACTIONS

  • Walk on Air90 SEC COOLDOWNGlide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • Elemental InsightPASSIVEDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind BlessedPASSIVEIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 3%.

FACTION RACIAL

HORDE · WINDSHAPER

  • Skysight2 MIN COOLDOWNAttempt 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.

ALLIANCE · HIGH ORDER

  • Read Leyline2 MIN COOLDOWNAttempt 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.

Values read from the game files (build 1.60.1.70707); published numbers from Blizzard and Wowhead differ, so expect tuning.

Zephras Isle, levels 1–12

World map of Zephras Isle, the Skyborne starting zone
Zephras Isle, its own map apart from both continents. Map art from the WoW Forever game files.

Highborne exiles once made a pact with wind spirits and built a home in Skywall. When you arrive, the spirits that guarded the island have vanished, its structures are failing and the Skyborne are divided. See Zones & Leveling for where to go after 12.

Six new race and class combos

ALLIANCE

Human Hunter

Human race guide

ALLIANCE

Dwarf Shaman

Dwarf race guide

ALLIANCE

Gnome Priest

Gnome race guide

HORDE

Orc Mage

Orc race guide

HORDE

Troll Warlock

Troll race guide

HORDE

Undead Paladin

Undead race guide
ClassCan now be played by
HunterHuman (new), Dwarf, Night Elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne
ShamanDwarf (new), Orc, Tauren, Troll, Windshaper Skyborne
PriestGnome (new), Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Troll
MageOrc (new), Human, Gnome, Undead, Troll, High Order Skyborne
WarlockTroll (new), Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead
PaladinUndead (new), Human, Dwarf
PREVIEW
Skyborne racial numbers come from beta game files and differ from Blizzard's article. Blizzard says more combos are planned in later updates.

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