Skyborne Race Guide for WoW Forever

For thousands of years, a band of high elven exiles have remained safe and hidden upon their flying sanctuary of Zephras Isle. These “Skyborne,” as they call themselves, shared a bond with air elementals, who kept their island aloft in the realm of Skywall. But in recent years, the elementals vanished without a trace - disrupting the delicate magic that kept them safe in their haven amongst the clouds. Now, a new generation of Skyborne elves faces an unprecedented time of change, and must seek new allies and sources of magic - to protect their home and secure their future…

Skyborne are a neutral race that will be prompted to choose a faction to join upon character creation. If they choose to join the Alliance they become High Order Skyborne, where Skyborne that join the Horde become Windshaper Skyborne. This is the only faction currently that is not initially tied to a faction and may choose which side it wishes to join. Skyborne share 3 out of 4 of their racials, with the 4th being different depending on which faction they join.

Blizzard's racial design philosophy uses four racials per race: two passive effects and two active abilities. The goal is to create a more consistent power level between all races, giving each race its own distinct identity and allowing players to choose the race they like best.

• Walk on Air (Active) — Glide downward through the air for 10-seconds while retaining directional control. 1.5-minute cooldown.
• Wind Blessed (Passive) — Increases melee, ranged, and spellcasting Haste by 2%.
• Elemental Insight (Passive) — Increases damage dealt to Elementals by 5%.

FAQCan Walk on Air be activated while falling to avoid fall damage?

Yes, Walk on Air is a slowfall that can be used to prevent damage taken from falling entirely.

• Read Ley Line (Active) — Increases health and mana regeneration by 50% for 15 seconds. Using it at a ley line also grants Attuned for 1 hour, increasing the regeneration bonus to 100% while the active effect still lasts 15 seconds; Attuned is removed upon entering a raid and persists through death. Cannot be used while Innervate is active; receiving that buff also replaces this racial's regeneration effect. 2-minute cooldown.

FAQDoes Read leyline work in combat, and do I need to be near a leyline?

Yes, Read Ley Line can be used in combat, giving you a in combat mana regeneration cooldown. Using it near a leyline will increase the buff to 100% regen rather than the default 50% if there is no nearby leyline.

• Skysight (Active) — Increases movement speed by 15% for 15 seconds. Using it at an elemental convergence also grants Charged for 1 hour, increasing the movement speed bonus to 30% while the active effect still lasts 15 seconds; Charged is removed upon entering a raid and persists through death. 2-minute cooldown.

FAQDoes Skysight work in combat or stack with other movement-speed effects?

Yes, Skysight can be used in combat, giving you burst of movement speed on demand. It does not stack with other movement speed increases, making it more useful for classes such as Mage that do not have innate movement abilities.

Depending on which faction you join will determine what classes are available to you. Both Skyborne factions have strong utility racials that strongly excel in open world content, while offering a bit of damage increase via their overall increased haste.

• Druid
• Hunter
• Mage — Exclusive to Alliance-aligned Skyborne.
• Rogue
• Shaman — Exclusive to Horde-aligned Skyborne.
• Warrior

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