Skyborne race portrait
New playable race • Alliance or Horde

Skyborne

The Skyborne begin on Zephras Isle, choose Horde or Alliance at character creation and have faction-specific caster access alongside four shared classes.

Official access

Skyborne require an upgrade pack

Skyborne and the Zephras Isle starting experience require the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher upgrade edition; WoW Forever itself is included with active WoW Subscription or Game Time.

Race profile

Starting zone
Zephras Isle
Starting levels
1–12 (panel report)
Faction
Choose Horde or Alliance at character creation
Access
Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher; WoW Forever itself is included with active WoW Subscription or Game Time.

Known class matrix

DruidDruidBothPanel ReportHunterHunterBothPanel ReportRogueRogueBothPanel ReportWarriorWarriorBothPanel ReportMageMageAlliancePanel ReportShamanShamanHordePanel Report

Shared: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue and Druid. Panel coverage assigns Shaman to Horde Skyborne and Mage to Alliance Skyborne.

Faction context

Alliance reference portraits
HumanHumanDwarfDwarfGnomeGnomeNight ElfNight Elf
Horde reference portraits
OrcOrcUndeadUndeadTaurenTaurenTrollTroll

Unique Druid forms shown

Bear form
Cat form
Travel form
Moonkin form

Skyborne racial abilities

The two Skyborne cultures share three racials, while their faction-specific active ability differs.

Alliance

High Order Skyborne

Walk on Air

Glide downward through the air for up to 10 seconds.

Active
Demo

Read Ley Line

Activate a ley line to increase Health and Mana regeneration by 100%.

Active
Demo

Wind Blessed

Melee, ranged and spellcasting Haste increased by 1%.

Passive
Demo

Elemental Insight

Damage dealt to Elementals increased by 5%.

Passive
Demo
Horde

Windshaper Skyborne

Walk on Air

Glide downward through the air for up to 10 seconds.

Active
Demo

Skysight

Gain an Elemental Blessing that increases run speed by 10%.

Active
Demo

Wind Blessed

Melee, ranged and spellcasting Haste increased by 1%.

Passive
Demo

Elemental Insight

Damage dealt to Elementals increased by 5%.

Passive
Demo
Faction difference: Alliance High Order Skyborne use Read Ley Line, while Horde Windshaper Skyborne use Skysight. Walk on Air, Wind Blessed and Elemental Insight are shared.

Customization

Panel coverage confirms race-specific customization, voice lines and dances in addition to the faction choice at character creation.

Zephras Isle

Zephras Isle is the 1–12 Skyborne starting experience. The portal is ready to add quest chains, NPCs, map coordinates and reward data once beta opens.

Data status: Blizzard officially confirms faction choice and the Skyborne class split. Racial names and values are from the BlizzCon demo and remain beta-sensitive.