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Onyxia's Lair in WoW Forever

Onyxia, Nefarian's younger sister, guards her brood in Dustwallow Marsh, and every raid member needs the Drakefire Amulet in their bags to get in.

  • ZoneDustwallow Marsh
  • Level60
  • Size40 players
  • Bosses1
  • ResetWeekly
  • UnlockDec 9

Map of Onyxia's Lair

Map of Onyxia's Lair in WoW Forever
Onyxia's LairBossEntrance

Onyxia's loot

Original game drops

  1. Onyxia portrait in WoW Forever

    Onyxia

    16 drops not revealed yet

    Original game abilities

    • BreathSweeps a line of fire across the ground, burning everyone caught in it5 sec cast30 yd areaFire spell

    • Flame BreathBreathes fire over enemies in front2 sec cast45 yd areaFire spell

    • Wing BuffetBeats wings to hit enemies in front and knock them back1 sec cast20 yd areaKnockback

    • FireballHurls a ball of fire that hits all enemies in the targeted area3 sec cast8 yd areaFire spell

    • Every kill drops one of these 5

      • Sack of GemsUncommon5 kindsDrop chance: about 20% each

    • Also drops

How to get to Onyxia's Lair

Entrance in southern Dustwallow Marsh.

Nearest flight points

Horde
  • Freewind Post1,480 yd
  • Brackenwall Village1,780 yd
Alliance
  • Theramore1,210 yd
  • Gadgetzan2,440 yd

Attunement

Drakefire Amulet

Every raid member needs the Drakefire Amulet in their bags to enter. It does not have to be equipped.

Alliance questline

Start "Dragonkin Menace" from Helendis Riverhorn in the Burning Steppes. The chain runs through Blackrock Depths and Stormwind and ends in Upper Blackrock Spire, where you take the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath.

Horde questline

Start "Blood and Thunder" from Warlord Goretooth in Kargath, Badlands. The chain runs through Lower Blackrock Spire, Thrall, Rexxar, Myranda the Hag and the drake Emberstrife, then Upper Blackrock Spire for General Drakkisath's blood, and Rexxar gives you the amulet.

Open Onyxia's Lair on the world map

What Blizzard said about Onyxia's Lair

  • Onyxia is a three-phase fight with heavy fire damage. Build fire resistance before you go in.
  • The attunement has elite quests and several trips into high-level dungeons, so start early and bring friends.
BlizzardWorld of Warcraft: Forever Raid Overview—Locations, Raid Sizes, and Attunement

“Deep in Dustwallow Marsh, Onyxia’s Lair is a level 60 raid for 40 players. Onyxia, a dragon of the Black Dragonflight and the younger sister of Nefarian, guards her brood here while working to manipulate Azeroth’s mortal races.”

Source: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com

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