Forever’s only new race comes in two versions: High Order Skyborne for the Alliance and Windshaper Skyborne for the Horde. You pick one at character creation and start on Zephras Isle, levels 1 to 12.
They share the starting zone and 3 of their 4 racials. Both can play Warrior, Hunter, Rogue and Druid; only the Alliance version can play Mage, and only the Horde version Shaman.
Reputation faction: High Order
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The High Order are the Skyborne descendants of the Highborne magisters of Eldre'Thalas. Having spent the past 10,000 years in the realm of Skywall, members of the High Order seek to reclaim the ancient arcane knowledge of their forebears.
Client text
this version only: Read Ley Line
Reputation faction: Windshapers
The Windshapers are shamanistic spiritual leaders of the Skyborne people on Zephras Isle. They honor the elements and seek to gain a better understanding of the nature of the elemental plane to protect the shen'dorei way of life within Skywall.
Client text
this version only: Skysight
From the beta client (build 1.60.1.70205): 2 active and 2 passive in each version. All of them are new in Forever.
Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
Attempt 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.
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Which class each version can pick. Every one of these combinations is new, because the race is.
| Class | Alliance | Horde |
|---|---|---|
| WarriorBest race for a Warrior → | Yes | Yes |
 HunterBest race for a Hunter → | Yes | Yes |
 MageBest race for a Mage → | Yes | No |
 RogueBest race for a Rogue → | Yes | Yes |
 Priest | No | No |
 Warlock | No | No |
 Paladin | No | No |
 DruidBest race for a Druid → | Yes | Yes |
 ShamanBest race for a Shaman → | No | Yes |
Both versions start on Zephras Isle, a new zone for levels 1 to 12.
Both versions can be druids. These are the looks of each form that the client gives the Skyborne.
Bear Form
Aquatic FormCat Form
Travel Form
Moonkin FormThe beta client has 9 mounts whose icons carry the Skyborne name. The Skyborne Heroic Pack includes the Cerulean Prideclaw mount; to use it, you need to buy the riding skill in game. Blizzard has not said how to get the others.
Cerulean PrideclawLevel 60Skyborne Heroic Pack
Empyrean GalestriderLevel 40
Regal GalestriderLevel 40
Stormy GalestriderLevel 40
Umber GalestriderLevel 40
Swift Empyrean GalestriderLevel 60
Swift Regal GalestriderLevel 60
Swift Stormy GalestriderLevel 60Swift Umber GalestriderLevel 60Playing the race requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack ($29.99) or an edition that includes it.
What it includes:
Pack mount: Cerulean Prideclaw
Also included in: Skyborne Epic Pack ($59.99) · Warcraft Forever Collection ($79.99) · Collector's Edition ($150)
The beta client’s names for each version. Blizzard’s Spanish articles and some Spanish client texts also call them “célicos”.
| Language | Alliance | Horde |
|---|---|---|
| English | High Order Skyborne | Windshaper Skyborne |
| Spanish | Cielonato de la Orden Eminentefemale: Cielonata de la Orden Eminente | Cielonato Formavientosfemale: Cielonata Formavientos |
| German | Himmelsgeborener des Hohen Ordensfemale: Himmelsgeborene des Hohen Ordens | Himmelsgeborener der Windformerfemale: Himmelsgeborene der Windformer |
| French | Éolide de l’Ordre suprême | Éolide sculpte-vents |
Both versions can play Warrior, Hunter, Rogue and Druid. Only the Alliance version can play Mage, and only the Horde version Shaman.
On Zephras Isle, a zone of their own for levels 1 to 12, whichever faction they join.
The Skyborne Heroic Pack ($29.99) or an edition that includes it: Skyborne Epic Pack ($59.99), Warcraft Forever Collection ($79.99) and Collector's Edition ($150).
Yes. “Skyborne” is the English name; the Spanish client calls them “cielonatos”, while Blizzard’s Spanish articles and some client texts say “célicos”. In German they are “Himmelsgeborene” and in French “Éolides”.
Official Blizzard articles and beta client data (build 1.60.1.70205).
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