Playing New Skyborne Race in WoW: Forever Requires Extra Purchase

World of Warcraft: Forever's new Skyborne race, unveiled at BlizzCon as part of the WoW update, will not be available through the standard subscription.

As spotted by MMORPG.com, to play as the Skyborne race in WoW: Forever, players will need the base Heroic Pack, priced at $30; this tier doesn't include Beta access. Only players who purchase the Epic Pack or higher will be able to join the beta. The Epic Pack includes everything from the Heroic tier, plus extra cosmetics, tabards, pets, and other bonus items.

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Skyborne is a race of windswept elves whose world faces an existential threat, featured in the new World of Warcraft: Forever experience, which will operate alongside Modern and Classic. The new update invites players to explore never-before-seen locations in Azeroth during the Vanilla era, with three new zones, more than 1,000 new quests, nine new dungeons, two new raids, the Skyborne race, and more.

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World of Warcraft: Forever launches on November 4, 2026, with Beta starting September 17. At BlizzCon, the studio also revealed a new StarCraft game – a story-driven open-world shooter; Diablo V; a new animated series set in the world of Diablo in collaboration with Netflix; a new Overwatch hero; a revamped journal in Hearthstone; and more.