High Order Skyborne in WoW Forever: racials, classes and what's new

What are the High Order Skyborne racials in WoW Forever?

High Order Skyborne have four racial traits in WoW Forever, two active and two passive: Walk on Air and Read Leyline, which you activate, and Wind Blessed and Elemental Insight, always on. All four are new, like the race itself, which did not exist in Classic. The texts and numbers below come from the game files of the Forever beta (build 1.60.1.70532).

• Walk on Air

  New

  Active, instant, 1.5 min cooldown

  Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.

  In practice: A controlled glide downward from any height; Blizzard says it works in druid forms.

• Read Leyline

  New

  Active, 2 sec cast, 2 min cooldown

  Attempt 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.

  In practice: Doubles health and mana regeneration, for much longer when you stand near a leyline: recovery between fights.

• Wind Blessed

  New

  Passive

  Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 3%.

  In practice: A little Haste for spells, melee and ranged attacks, always on, for every class.

• Elemental Insight

  New

  Passive

  Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.

  In practice: More damage against elementals, for every class and role.

What do High Order Skyborne bring that Classic did not have?

Everything: the Skyborne did not exist in Classic. High Order Skyborne have Walk on Air, a 10-second glide; Read Leyline, which doubles health and mana regeneration for 30 seconds, or 15 minutes near a leyline; Wind Blessed, +3% Haste; and Elemental Insight, +5% damage against elementals. Mage is their own class: Windshaper Skyborne get shaman instead.

Which classes can High Order Skyborne play in WoW Forever?

High Order Skyborne can play five of the nine classes in WoW Forever: warrior, hunter, rogue, mage and druid. Every one of these combinations is new, since the race did not exist in Classic. Each class links to its page and to its talent calculator, with the talent trees of the Forever beta.

• WarriorNew on Forever

  Class pageWarrior talents

• HunterNew on Forever

  Class pageHunter talents

• RogueNew on Forever

  Class pageRogue talents

• MageNew on Forever

  Class pageMage talents

• DruidNew on Forever

  Class pageDruid talents

Where do High Order Skyborne start in WoW Forever?

High Order Skyborne start on Zephras Isle, the floating island of the Skyborne, like the other version of the race: Blizzard sets this starting zone from level 1 to 12, and the Group Finder of the beta lists it up to 14. Access needs the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition. Our Zephras Isle guide covers its quests and how to leave the isle.