Onyxia's Lair (original)

This article is about the original 40-man version of Onyxia's Lair. For the 10 and 25-player versions of the raid introduced in Patch 3.2.2, see Onyxia's Lair.

Onyxia's Lair
Onyxia / Ony / Onx / OL[1]
Onyxia's Lair loading screen
Location	Wyrmbog, Dustwallow Marsh
Race(s)	Black dragonflight
End boss	Onyxia
Raid info
Type	Raid
Advised level	60
Player limit	40
Other raids
Upper Blackrock Spire (closed) 20 60 Loot Zul'Gurub (closed) 20 60 Loot Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj 40 60 Loot Onyxia's Lair (closed) 40 60 Loot Molten Core 40 60 Loot Blackwing Lair 40 60 Loot Temple of Ahn'Qiraj 40 60 Loot Naxxramas (closed) 40 60 Loot Karazhan 10 70 Loot Zul'Aman (closed) 10 70 Loot Gruul's Lair 25 70 Loot Magtheridon's Lair 25 70 Loot Serpentshrine Cavern 25 70 Loot The Eye 25 70 Loot Battle for Mount Hyjal 25 70 Loot Black Temple 25 70 Loot Sunwell Plateau 25 70 Loot Naxxramas 10/25 80 Loot The Eye of Eternity 10/25 80 Loot Vault of Archavon 10/25 80 Loot The Obsidian Sanctum 10/25 80 Loot Ulduar 10/25 80 Loot Trial of the Crusader 10/25 80 Loot Onyxia's Lair 10/25 80 Loot Icecrown Citadel 10/25 80 Loot The Ruby Sanctum 10/25 80 Loot Baradin Hold 10/25 85 Loot Bastion of Twilight 10/25 85 Loot Throne of the Four Winds 10/25 85 Loot Blackwing Descent 10/25 85 Loot Firelands 10/25 85 Loot Dragon Soul 10/25 85 Loot Mogu'shan Vaults 10/25 90 Loot Heart of Fear 10/25 90 Loot Terrace of Endless Spring 10/25 90 Loot Throne of Thunder (5.2) 10/25 90 Loot Siege of Orgrimmar (5.4) 10/25 90 Loot Highmaul Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 100 Loot Blackrock Foundry Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 100 Loot Hellfire Citadel (6.2) Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 100 Loot Emerald Nightmare Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 110 Loot Trial of Valor (7.1) Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 110 Loot Nighthold (7.1.5) Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 110 Loot Tomb of Sargeras (NYR; 7.2.5) Flex 10-30 Mythic 20 LFR 25 110 Loot

Onyxia's Lair was originally a level 60 raid dungeon located in Dustwallow Marsh, home to Onyxia.

The original incarnation of the instance was one of two raid dungeons available upon release of World of Warcraft, the other being Molten Core. In Patch 3.2.2 the instance was retuned as a raid dungeon for level 80 players in honor of the World of Warcraft 5-year anniversary. The original 40-man version is no longer accessible.

Gaining Entry

Main article: Onyxia's Lair Attunement

No attunement or key is presently necessary to enter. The [Drakefire Amulet] was required to enter prior to patch 3.0.2.

Onyxia's Lair

Loot

Main article: Onyxia's Lair loot (original)

Notable among Onyxia's loot are the tier 2 headpieces.

Map

Dungeon denizens

• Black dragons (one, Onyxia)
• Black dragonspawn
• Black dragon whelps

Specific Mob Names

Boss

• Onyxia (tactics)

Trash mobs

• Onyxian Warder
• Onyxian Whelp

Patch changes

• Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005): Characters dying in the instanced portions of Onyxia's Lair will now correctly receive a corpse marker in the minimap and see the message letting them know that they need to enter the instance before they will be able to resurrect.
  
• Patch 1.1.0 (07-Nov-2004): Added.
  

External links

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• WoWDB

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