Horde · RACE GUIDE
Skyborne (Windshaper)
The Horde's Skyborne path preserves its bond with elemental wind spirits. Windshapers pair a controlled downward glide with a travel-speed blessing, passive haste and extra damage against Elementals. Their class selection includes Shaman; the Alliance profile offers Mage instead.
THE RACE BEHIND THE TOOLKIT
Meet Skyborne (Windshaper)
The Skyborne descend from Highborne exiles who made a pact with wind spirits in Skywall. Their journey begins on Zephras Isle as those spirits disappear and their island's future becomes uncertain.
Windshapers choose the Horde and seek to restore their elemental mentors and traditions. You choose this allegiance when creating the character. Warriors, Hunters, Rogues and Druids are shared with the High Order; Shaman is the Windshaper-specific class option.
What this means while you play
- Walk on Air is a ten-second downward glide with directional control and a 90-second cooldown. It provides a traversal tool; the documented effect does not grant unrestricted flight.
- Skysight increases movement speed by 15% for 15 seconds. Using it at an elemental convergence also grants Charged, a one-hour buff that persists through death: while Charged, each 15-second Skysight gives 30% instead of 15%. It is not 30% speed for an hour.
- Wind Blessed supplies 2% passive spellcasting, melee and ranged haste (3% before October 26). Elemental Insight’s damage increase applies only to Elementals; keep that condition separate from the general haste benefit.
Practical interpretation of the listed abilities; this is not a damage ranking.
THE ABILITIES YOU BRING WITH YOU
Racial abilities
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Instant, 1.5 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
History
Official update · 2026-10-15 Walk on Air: Cooldown reduced to 90 seconds (was 2 minutes). Source ↗
0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Increases your movement speed by 15% for 15 sec. Using it at an elemental convergence also grants Charged for 1 hour (persists through death): while Charged, each Skysight increases movement speed by 30% instead. Can be cast while moving.
History
Official update · 2026-10-15 Skysight: Now castable while moving. Source ↗
Official update · 2026-10-26 Skysight is now a 15% increased movement speed (was 10%), with a 15-second duration; at an elemental convergence it also grants Charged for 1 hour, raising it to 30%. Source ↗
Earlier export text
0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Increases your movement speed by 15% for 15 sec. Used at an elemental convergence it also grants Charged for 1 hour, which raises the bonus to 30%. Charged persists through death and ends when you enter a raid.
Historical snapshot; the official update above takes precedence.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.
BUILD YOUR CHARACTER
Choose a class
The class combinations recorded for Skyborne (Windshaper) in the Forever export.
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CLASSIC → FOREVER
What changed?
Walk on Air
unknown- Classic reference
- Timing not recorded
- Forever
- 1.5 min cooldown
No Classic starting racial record in this reference.
Forever Instant, 1.5 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Skysight
unknown- Classic reference
- Timing not recorded
- Forever
- 2 min cooldown
No Classic starting racial record in this reference.
Forever 0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Increases your movement speed by 15% for 15 sec. Using it at an elemental convergence also grants Charged for 1 hour (persists through death): while Charged, each Skysight increases movement speed by 30% instead. Can be cast while moving.
Elemental Insight
unknown- Classic reference
- Timing not recorded
- Forever
- Passive
No Classic starting racial record in this reference.
Forever Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Wind Blessed
unknown- Classic reference
- Timing not recorded
- Forever
- Passive
No Classic starting racial record in this reference.
Forever Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.