Best Classes for Skyborne in WoW Forever
- Known as Shen'dorei
- Start Zephras Isle
- Capital Valanaar
- Racials 4 per variant
- Classes 6 of 9
Skyborne classes ranked
Druid, Hunter and Mage as High Order Skyborne and Shaman as Windshaper Skyborne are our top Skyborne picks in WoW Forever at B tier, on grades as of November 7, 2026. Pick a class to see which parts of the Skyborne kit it uses and what they do for it.
Every Skyborne class uses Walk on Air and Wind Blessed, plus Read Leyline as High Order or Skysight as Windshaper. Elemental Insight works in one situation.
Skyborne Druid
Tank · Healer · DamageBoth Skyborne variants can be Druids, so the choice comes down to the variant spell: High Order Skyborne get Read Leyline for faster Health and Mana regeneration, Windshaper Skyborne get Skysight for quicker travel. Wind Blessed adds Haste to spells and melee.
Read Leyline · High Order Skyborne only: faster Health and Mana regeneration between pulls.
Skysight · Windshaper Skyborne only: quicker movement and mounted travel between quests.
Wind Blessed · Haste for casting and melee, whether you heal, tank or deal damage.
Skyborne Hunter
DamageHunters get ranged Haste from Wind Blessed and a controlled glide from Walk on Air. Pick High Order Skyborne for Read Leyline recovery between pulls, or Windshaper Skyborne for the Skysight speed boost.
Wind Blessed · Extra ranged Haste in every fight, with no button to press.
Read Leyline · High Order Skyborne only: recover Health and Mana faster between pulls.
Skysight · Windshaper Skyborne only: move and ride faster while questing.
Skyborne Mage
DamagePlayable as High Order Skyborne onlyOnly High Order Skyborne can be Mages, and Read Leyline is the reason to care: it boosts Health and Mana regeneration, so less time goes to recovering between pulls. Wind Blessed adds spellcasting Haste that is always on.
Read Leyline · Boosts Mana and Health regeneration, cutting the wait between pulls.
Wind Blessed · A spellcasting Haste bonus that is always on, with no button to press.
Walk on Air · Glide down from high ground and steer where you land.
Skyborne Shaman
Healer · DamagePlayable as Windshaper Skyborne onlyShaman is a Windshaper Skyborne class, which makes Skysight the variant spell here: a movement and mounted speed boost that grows larger while you are Charged from an elemental convergence. Wind Blessed adds spellcasting and melee Haste.
Skysight · Faster movement and mounted speed, and a larger boost while Charged from an elemental convergence.
Wind Blessed · Spellcasting and melee Haste for healing or damage alike.
Walk on Air · Glide down from cliffs and steer toward your landing spot.
Skyborne Rogue
DamageRogues lean on Wind Blessed for extra melee Haste. On High Order Skyborne, Read Leyline speeds up Health recovery after a fight; on Windshaper Skyborne, Skysight gets you from one target to the next faster.
Wind Blessed · Melee Haste that works in every fight without a button.
Read Leyline · High Order Skyborne only: Health comes back faster after a fight.
Skysight · Windshaper Skyborne only: faster movement on foot and on your mount.
Skyborne Warrior
Tank · DamageFor Warriors, Wind Blessed adds melee Haste whether you tank or deal damage, and Walk on Air offers a steered glide down from heights. High Order Skyborne bring Read Leyline to shorten Health recovery, while Windshaper Skyborne bring Skysight for faster travel.
Wind Blessed · Melee Haste for tanking and damage alike, always active.
Read Leyline · High Order Skyborne only: shorter Health recovery between pulls.
Skysight · Windshaper Skyborne only: cover ground faster on foot or mounted.
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Each Skyborne variant has four traits: two you press and two always on. The chips mark which traits belong to one variant.
Read Leyline
ActiveLevelingHigh Order
Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby leyline, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 sec. If a leyline is nearby, you will become Attuned for the next 1 hr and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.
Cooldown2 min
Press it whenever you pause to recover. Using it at a leyline also grants Attuned for an hour, which makes the regeneration boost larger, so try it in each new area.
Skysight
ActiveLevelingWindshaper
Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 15% for 15 sec. If an elemental convergence is nearby, you will become Charged for the next 1 hr and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.
Cooldown2 min
Blizzard announced Nov 2 was 30 sec
Cast it before setting off on foot or on your mount. At an elemental convergence it also grants Charged for an hour, and while Charged the speed boost is larger.
Wind Blessed
PassiveCombat
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.
There is no button here. It adds Haste to spellcasting, melee and ranged attacks alike, so every Skyborne class gets something from it in every fight.
Walk on Air
ActiveUtility
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Cooldown90 secDuration10 sec
Use it from high ground and steer the glide toward the spot you want to reach. The glide is brief, so pick a landing point you can get to in time.
Elemental Insight
PassiveCombat
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Always on and needs nothing from you. It only counts when your target is an Elemental, so treat it as a bonus in those fights rather than a reason to pick the race.
Compare Alliance and Horde races
How each Alliance and Horde race ranks for every class on our Best Race tier lists, which classes it cannot play, and the racials it is known for.
| Race | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | |||||||||
 High Order SkyborneThis page Can play Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue and Warrior. Cannot play Paladin, Priest, Shaman and Warlock. | B | B | B | C | D | ||||
| Known for Read Leyline and Wind Blessed | |||||||||
 Human Can play Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Warlock and Warrior. Cannot play Druid and Shaman. | A | A | S | A | A | A | A | ||
| Known for Will to Survive and Ruthless | |||||||||
 Dwarf Can play Hunter, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman and Warrior. Cannot play Druid, Mage and Warlock. | C | A | B | B | S | A | |||
| Known for Stoneform and Artisan's Precision | |||||||||
 Night Elf Can play Druid, Hunter, Priest, Rogue and Warrior. Cannot play Mage, Paladin, Shaman and Warlock. | S | S | A | S | S | ||||
| Known for Elune's Light and Shadowmeld | |||||||||
 Gnome Can play Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warlock and Warrior. Cannot play Druid, Hunter, Paladin and Shaman. | S | S | S | A | A | ||||
| Known for Escape Artist and Eureka! | |||||||||
| Horde | |||||||||
 Windshaper SkyborneThis page Can play Druid, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman and Warrior. Cannot play Mage, Paladin, Priest and Warlock. | B | C | C | B | C | ||||
| Known for Skysight and Wind Blessed | |||||||||
 Orc Can play Hunter, Mage, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior. Cannot play Druid, Paladin and Priest. | S | A | S | S | S | S | |||
| Known for Blood Fury and Shatter Curse | |||||||||
 Undead Can play Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Warlock and Warrior. Cannot play Druid, Hunter and Shaman. | S | S | S | A | S | B | |||
| Known for Will of the Forsaken and Cannibalize | |||||||||
 Tauren Can play Druid, Hunter, Shaman and Warrior. Cannot play Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue and Warlock. | S | A | B | A | |||||
| Known for War Stomp and Endurance | |||||||||
 Troll Can play Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior. Cannot play Druid and Paladin. | S | A | S | A | A | S | B | ||
| Known for Berserking and Rapid Regeneration | |||||||||