Can a Skyborne be a Druid in WoW Forever?

Yes: the Horde's Skyborne (Windshaper) and the Alliance's Skyborne (High Order). Blizzard's notes for build 70170, on the Skyborne: "Shenthul in Orgrimmar will now train Windshaper Skyborne."

Can a Troll be a Druid in WoW Forever?

No. In the beta client Troll can be Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage and Warlock, not Druid. The Druid races are Tauren, Skyborne (Windshaper), Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order).

Do Druid racials have cooldowns?

8 of the 16 racials across the Druid races have one: War Stomp (Tauren, 2 min), Cultivation (Tauren, 1 hour), Walk on Air (Skyborne (Windshaper), 2 min), Skysight (Skyborne (Windshaper), 2 min), Shadowmeld (Night Elf, 10 sec), Elune's Light (Night Elf, 3 min), Walk on Air (Skyborne (High Order), 2 min) and Read Ley Line (Skyborne (High Order), 2 min). The rest are passive or have none.

Which Druid racials touch spells, melee or defence?

Spells and attacks: Endurance (Tauren, total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%), Wind Blessed (Skyborne (Windshaper), increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%), Elune's Light (Night Elf, increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec) and Wind Blessed (Skyborne (High Order), increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%). Mana, Rage or Energy: Read Ley Line (Skyborne (High Order), attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%). Health: Endurance (Tauren, total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%). Stuns enemies: War Stomp (Tauren, stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec). No Druid racial names healing in its text. Which fits is yours to decide.

Which race is most popular for Druid?

Talents Forever does not count which race players pick, so no race is ranked; the table above shows what each one gives a Druid.

WoW Forever Druid Races: Tauren, Skyborne and Night Elf

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WoW Forever Druid races and racialsThe 4 races that can be a Druid in WoW Forever and every racial each one has, in full, from the beta client. What each does, not which to pick. Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70245 on 6 Oct 2026.

Four races can be a Druid: Horde Tauren and Skyborne (Windshaper); Alliance Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order). The Skyborne are new to the game in WoW Forever. Every race's racials are on the racials page; this page keeps only the Druid races.

What each race gives a Druid, at a glance

For each race, the racials whose text touches crit, hit, attack power, spell power, haste, Mana, Rage or Energy, health, dodge, damage taken, loss of control and damage dealt, in the racial's own words with its cooldown. Races are in the game's order, not ranked; every racial is in full further down.

Horde
Tauren	War Stomp loss of control, 2 min cooldown: Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec. Endurance hit, health: Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
Skyborne (Windshaper)	Elemental Insight damage dealt: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%. Wind Blessed haste: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Alliance
Night Elf	Quickness dodge: Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Elune's Light crit, 3 min cooldown: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.
Skyborne (High Order)	Read Ley Line Mana, Rage or Energy, 2 min cooldown: Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Elemental Insight damage dealt: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%. Wind Blessed haste: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Tauren Horde

War Stomp0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
EnduranceTotal Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
CultivationInstant. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once. In play it goes on a 1 hour cooldown, though its tooltip shows none.
PlainsrunningGain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Changed on the beta: Cultivation (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Endurance (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Plainsrunning (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Blizzard's notes: Cultivation now has a player-level requirement for every Herb. The level required is equal to the Herb's level required to pick it divided by 5. Herbs that require a higher than 300 Herbalism skill to pick can be Cultivated at player level 60. (build 70009)

Skyborne (Windshaper) Horde

Walk on AirInstant, 2 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Skysight0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
Elemental InsightDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Wind BlessedIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Changed on the beta: Elemental Insight (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Skysight (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Wind Blessed (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Blizzard's notes: Shenthul in Orgrimmar will now train Windshaper Skyborne. (build 70170)

Night Elf Alliance

ShadowmeldInstant, 10 sec cooldown. Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
QuicknessDodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.
Wisp SpiritTransform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
Elune's LightInstant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

Changed on the beta: Quickness (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Shadowmeld (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Wisp Spirit (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Skyborne (High Order) Alliance

Walk on AirInstant, 2 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Read Ley Line2 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
Elemental InsightDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Wind BlessedIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Changed on the beta: Elemental Insight (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Read Ley Line (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Wind Blessed (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Questions

What races can be a Druid in WoW Forever?: 4: Horde: Tauren and Skyborne (Windshaper); Alliance: Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order). The Skyborne are new to the game in WoW Forever.
Can a Skyborne be a Druid in WoW Forever?: Yes: the Horde's Skyborne (Windshaper) and the Alliance's Skyborne (High Order). Blizzard's notes for build 70170, on the Skyborne: "Shenthul in Orgrimmar will now train Windshaper Skyborne."
Can a Troll be a Druid in WoW Forever?: No. In the beta client Troll can be Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage and Warlock, not Druid. The Druid races are Tauren, Skyborne (Windshaper), Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order).
Do Druid racials have cooldowns?: 8 of the 16 racials across the Druid races have one: War Stomp (Tauren, 2 min), Cultivation (Tauren, 1 hour), Walk on Air (Skyborne (Windshaper), 2 min), Skysight (Skyborne (Windshaper), 2 min), Shadowmeld (Night Elf, 10 sec), Elune's Light (Night Elf, 3 min), Walk on Air (Skyborne (High Order), 2 min) and Read Ley Line (Skyborne (High Order), 2 min). The rest are passive or have none.
Which Druid racials touch spells, melee or defence?: Spells and attacks: Endurance (Tauren, total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%), Wind Blessed (Skyborne (Windshaper), increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%), Elune's Light (Night Elf, increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec) and Wind Blessed (Skyborne (High Order), increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%). Mana, Rage or Energy: Read Ley Line (Skyborne (High Order), attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%). Health: Endurance (Tauren, total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%). Stuns enemies: War Stomp (Tauren, stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec). No Druid racial names healing in its text. Which fits is yours to decide.
Which race is most popular for Druid?: Talents Forever does not count which race players pick, so no race is ranked; the table above shows what each one gives a Druid.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70245 on 6 Oct 2026. Racials and the race list from the WoW Forever beta client; beta changes from the beta build tracker. No race is ranked here: which one fits is yours to decide.

Also for Druids: the most popular builds, the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, questions answered from the data, and the Druid calculator.