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

What are the Windshaper Skyborne racials in WoW Forever?

Windshaper Skyborne have four racial traits in WoW Forever, two active and two passive: Walk on Air and Skysight, 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.

• Skysight

  New

  Active, 0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown

  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.

  In practice: More movement speed, mounted too, for much longer near an elemental convergence.

• 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 Windshaper Skyborne bring that Classic did not have?

Everything: the Skyborne did not exist in Classic. Windshaper Skyborne have Walk on Air, a 10-second glide; Skysight, +10% movement speed, mounted too, for 30 seconds or 15 minutes near an elemental convergence; Wind Blessed, +3% Haste; and Elemental Insight, +5% damage against elementals. Shaman is their own class: High Order Skyborne get mage instead.

Which classes can Windshaper Skyborne play in WoW Forever?

Windshaper Skyborne can play five of the nine classes in WoW Forever: warrior, hunter, rogue, shaman 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

• ShamanNew on Forever

  Class pageShaman talents

• DruidNew on Forever

  Class pageDruid talents

Where do Windshaper Skyborne start in WoW Forever?

Windshaper 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.