Skyborne, the shen’dorei

Skyborne is the new race. The Blizzard spelling of the people is shen’dorei. Both factions can play one, and the class list is not the same.

Last checked: 2026-11-12

The Meet the Skyborne post and Wowhead’s race overview agree on the shape. You start on Zephras Isle, levels 1 to 12. Horde characters are Windshapers and can be Shamans. Alliance characters are High Order and can be Mages. Both sides can be Warrior, Hunter, Rogue or Druid. The unlock is the Skyborne Heroic pack or anything above it. Heroic is listed at $29.99 on the Wowhead pack guide. Customization counts on the Blizzard post are 10 faces, 9 skin tones and about 21 to 25 hairstyles. I use the Blizzard counts.

Racial numbers conflict, so I print both. Blizzard’s post: Wind Blessed is +1% haste, Skysight is +10% movement speed. Wowhead’s overview: Wind Blessed is +2% haste, Skysight is +15% movement speed for 15 seconds. I checked both on 12 Nov 2026 and I do not average them. Other racials named across those pages: Walk on Air, a 10-second glide; Read Leyline on Alliance, a heal and mana return; Elemental Insight, +5% damage against elementals. Mounts are Galestriders, with Empyrean, Stormy and Umber at 40 and swift versions at 60, from the Wowhead overview.