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Race guide: Skyborne in WoW: Forever
The new elven race for Alliance and Horde: shared abilities, differences and classes.
The Skyborne are the new elven race of WoW: Forever, and they exist on both sides: the High Order Skyborne join the Alliance, the Windshaper Skyborne join the Horde. Both variants have four racial abilities, three of which they share.
High Order or Windshaper?
| Criterion | High Order Skyborne | Windshaper Skyborne |
|---|---|---|
| Faction | Alliance | Horde |
| Own ability | Read Ley Line (active): activate a ley line for +100% health and mana regeneration | Skysight (passive): Elemental Blessing, +10% run speed |
| Classes | Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Warrior | Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Shaman, Warrior |
| Background | read Azeroth's ley lines | ride the elemental winds |
Classes
As the Skyborne didn't exist in Classic, every one of their classes is new. The only difference in class choice: Shamans are Windshaper Skyborne only. Neither variant can play Paladin, Priest or Warlock.
Data as of September 2026. Things may still change before launch.