WoW Forever Skyborne Race Guide: Unlock, Classes, Racials & Moonkin Forms

What is the Skyborne race?

The Skyborne are the headline new playable race in World of Warcraft: Forever, revealed at BlizzCon 2026. They are an elemental-attuned, elf-like people whose home is Zephras Isle, the new elemental skybound starting experience covering levels 1–12. The race is neutral at heart, but at character creation you commit to a path: the Horde-aligned Windshaper Skyborne or the Alliance-aligned High Order Skyborne — and that choice decides one of your class options and your second racial.

How do you unlock the Skyborne?

The Skyborne require the Skyborne Heroic Pack ($29.99) or any higher edition — Epic Pack and Warcraft Forever Collection owners get the race too, along with the Zephras Isle starting experience. The base game without a pack does not include the race. Full pricing and every perk in each tier is laid out in the Collector’s Edition & packs guide.

Which classes can Skyborne play?

Every Skyborne can play the four core Classic classes, and each faction variant adds one more — a different one per side.

What are the Skyborne racials?

Both variants share three racials; each variant gets one exclusive. The Horde racial is mobility-flavored, the Alliance racial is sustain-flavored — a real decision if you plan to level fast or tank dungeons.

What do the Skyborne Druid forms (Bear, Cat, Moonkin) look like?

Skyborne Druids get forms no other race has: sky-blue versions of Bear, Cat, Travel and Moonkin (Boomkin), shown off on stage at BlizzCon. Blizzard has not released official artwork yet, and there is no indication of a Tree of Life form at this time. If you were waiting for a reason to roll a Druid, this is the flashiest one — check the class roster for how the rest of the lineup shakes out.

What about customization?

The beta client has now been datamined, and “deep and vast” checks out: body type 1 offers 93 options across 11 categories — 20 hair styles, 12 hair colors, 10 faces, 11 facial hair, 9 skin tones, 9 eye colors, 8 feather colors, 4 eyebrows, 4 tattoos, 3 ear lengths and 3 face tattoos — while body type 2 offers 118 options across 12 categories, adding 23 feather styles, 9 earrings and 6 face tattoos on top of 25 hair styles, 9 faces and 9 hair colors. The feather system (colors, styles) and ear lengths are signature Skyborne features no other race has; datamine screenshots went up September 17, 2026 via Wowhead, and in-game previews land as the beta creator gets tested.

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Sources

• Skyborne First Look: New Neutral Race — Wowhead
• All Skyborne Male Customization Options in WoW: Forever — Wowhead
• All Skyborne Female Customization Options in WoW: Forever — Wowhead
• Racials for Skyborne & Racial Changes to Existing Races — Wowhead
• New Zones Coming with Forever — Wowhead