Race
Skyborne
A new playable race from Zephras Isle. Players choose at character creation whether their Skyborne joins the Horde (Windshaper) or the Alliance (High Order).
Descendants of Highborne exiles who forged a pact with elemental wind spirits and built a civilization within Skywall. Also known as the shen’dorei, or hidden people.
Details
- Faction
- Horde or Alliance (player’s choice)
- Starting zone
- Zephras Isle
- Faction variants
- Windshaper Skyborne · High Order Skyborne
Confirmed classes
High Order Skyborne
Windshaper Skyborne
Source: official race and class tables. Full matrix →
Racial abilities
All Skyborne
- Walk on Air
Glide downward through the air for 10 seconds.
- Wind BlessedPassive
1% increased melee, ranged and spellcasting Haste.
- Elemental InsightPassive
Damage to Elementals increased by 5%.
Windshaper Skyborne
HordeHorde-aligned Skyborne who embrace elemental traditions and gain access to the Shaman class.
- Skysight
Receive an Elemental Blessing that increases run speed by 10%.
High Order Skyborne
AllianceAlliance-aligned Skyborne who pursue the arcane legacy of their ancestors and gain access to the Mage class.
- Read Ley Line
Activate a ley line to gain 100% increased Health and Mana regeneration.
What Blizzard has confirmed
Quick facts
4 confirmed
- Starting location: Zephras Isle (levels 1–12).[1] (confirmed)
- Faction: Chosen at character creation: Horde (Windshaper Skyborne) or Alliance (High Order Skyborne).[1] (confirmed)
- Windshaper classes: Druid, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Warrior.[1] (confirmed)
- High Order classes: Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Warrior.[1] (confirmed)
Origin
2 confirmed
Windshaper Skyborne (Horde)
1 confirmed
- Descendants of the first shen’dorei high elves to receive the wind spirits’ gift of elemental skysight; they seek to restore the missing wind spirits.[1] (confirmed)
High Order Skyborne (Alliance)
1 confirmed
- Descendants of the Highborne scholars of Eldre’Thalas, seeking to reclaim lost arcane knowledge so the shen’dorei can survive without their elemental patrons.[1] (confirmed)
Customization
3 confirmed
- New druid forms created specifically for the race, plus new racials, customizations, voices, dances and visual options.[3] (confirmed)
- Two body types with options including faces, skin colours, hair styles and colours, ear lengths, eye colours, feathers, face tattoos and the Zephyr and Wayfinder body tattoos.[1] (confirmed)
- Appearance can be changed later at a barber shop in the cities for a fee.[1] (confirmed)
Access
1 confirmed
- Access to the Skyborne race is included in the Skyborne Heroic Pack and the higher upgrade editions.[2] (confirmed)
Druid forms
1 confirmed
- Walk on Air can be used while a Druid is shapeshifted.[7] (confirmed)
Not yet confirmed
2 unknown
- Skyborne starting attributes. — Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
- Whether the Skyborne race will become available outside the upgrade editions. — Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
More official images of Skyborne
Skyborne art from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Forever page.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
Skyborne characters, from “Meet the New Skyborne”.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
Skyborne choose Horde or Alliance at character creation.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
Skyborne class options by faction.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
Skyborne appearance options.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
A new Skyborne druid form.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
A new Skyborne druid form.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
A new Skyborne druid form.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source 
A new Skyborne druid form.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source
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Change history
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