Onyxia's Lair — Classic raid · WoW Classic

Level: 60
Group size: 40 players
Location: Dustwallow Marsh
Continent: Kalimdor
Difficulty: Raid
Bosses: 1
Quests: 1
Availability: Classic Era · all phases
Access: Drakefire Amulet

Overview

A single-boss raid with ground, air, and final ground phases. Positioning and whelp control are the central demands; accidental egg pulls can overwhelm the raid.

How to get there

Enter the dragon-head cave in the Wyrmbog, southern Dustwallow Marsh.

Show entrance on the World Map

Alliance

Ride south from Theramore, keeping to the Wyrmbog approach.

Horde

Ride south from Brackenwall Village through Dustwallow to the Wyrmbog.

Requirements & attunements

Each player needs the Drakefire Amulet in their bags (it doesn't need to be equipped), earned through their faction's attunement chain.

Drakefire Amulet →RequiredEvery raider needs the Drakefire Amulet in their bags to enter Onyxia's Lair.

All attunements and keys →

Map

100%

Down the tunnel past the Onyxian Warders into the lair: a single boss.

strategy

Bosses

Onyxia
- Breath
- Heated Ground
- Fireball
- Bellowing Roar
- Flame Breath
- Cleave
- Tail Sweep
- Wing Buffet
Ground: tank her facing away from the raid. Air: spread, kill whelps, and move out of the path of Deep Breath. Final ground: recover tank threat after landing and handle fear without entering the egg caves.
Tactics for tanks, healers and damage dealers →
Loot · Onyxia
- Requires level 60~100%
- Requires level 60~100%
- Requires level 60~40%
- Item level 76 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 60~36%
- Item level 72 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 60~36%
- Item level 71 · Neck · Requires level 60~36%
- Item level 73 · Finger · Requires level 60~28%
- Item level 76 · Head · Leather · Requires level 60~21%
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Item level 76 · Head · Leather · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Mail · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Mail · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Plate · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 76 · Head · Plate · Requires level 60~21%
Item level 75 · One-Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 60~17%
Item level 71 · Trinket · Requires level 60~15%
Item level 74 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 60~15%
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Requires level 48~7.9%
Requires level 60~7.9%
Requires level 50~7.9%
Requires level 60~7.9%
Requires level 56~7.9%
Requires level 60~7.9%
Requires level 60~7.9%
Requires level 60~7.9%
Item level 54 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 49~0.1%
Item level 59 · Trinket · Requires level 54~0.1%
Item level 50 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 45~0.1%
Item level 59 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 54~0.1%
Item level 53 · Finger · Requires level 48~0.1%
Item level 63 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 58~0.1%
Item level 63 · Main Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 58~0.1%
Item level 51 · Trinket · Requires level 46~0.1%
Item level 60 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 55~0.1%
Item level 52 · Trinket · Requires level 47~0.1%
Item level 62 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 57~0.1%
Item level 61 · Finger · Requires level 55~0.1%
Item level 59 · Neck · Requires level 54~0.1%
Item level 56 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 51~0.1%
Item level 58 · Ranged · Wands · Requires level 53~0.1%
Item level 62 · Main Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 57~0.1%
Item level 58 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 53~0.1%
Item level 52 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 47~0.1%
Item level 51 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 46~0.1%
Item level 56 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 51~0.1%
Item level 61 · One-Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 56~0.1%
Item level 51 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 46~0.1%
Item level 57 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 52~0.1%
Item level 56 · Ranged · Crossbows · Requires level 51~0.1%
Item level 58 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Maces · Requires level 53~0.1%
Item level 60 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Swords · Requires level 55~0.1%
Item level 60 · Two-Hand · Polearms · Requires level 55~0.1%
Item level 51 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 46~0.1%
Item level 54 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 49~0.1%
Item level 58 · Feet · Plate · Requires level 53~0.1%
Item level 60 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 55~0.1%
Item level 52 · Head · Plate · Requires level 47~0.1%
Item level 63 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 58~0.1%
Item level 57 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 52~0.1%
Item level 62 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 57~0.1%
Item level 51 · Neck · Requires level 46~0.1%
Item level 57 · Neck · Requires level 52~0.1%
Item level 60 · Finger · Requires level 55~0.1%
Item level 62 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 57~0.1%
Item level 54 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 49~0.1%
Item level 63 · Head · Leather · Requires level 58~0.1%
Item level 61 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 56~0.1%
Item level 57 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 52~0.1%
Item level 55 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 50~0.1%
Item level 62 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 57~0.1%
Item level 50 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 45~0.1%
Item level 53 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 48~0.1%
Item level 56 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 51~0.1%
Item level 61 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 56~0.1%
Item level 59 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 54~0.1%
Item level 53 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 48~0.1%
Item level 58 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 53~0.1%
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Item level 65 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 63 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 62 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 61 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 63 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 64 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 62 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 61 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 62 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 60 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 55~0.9%
Item level 62 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 63 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Head · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 64 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 62 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 61 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 63 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 62 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 63 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Head · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 64 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 65 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 62 · Feet · Plate · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 62 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 61 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 63 · Head · Plate · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 64 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 60 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 55~0.9%
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Item level 65 · Finger · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 65 · Neck · Requires level 60~0.9%
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Item level 65 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 62 · Feet · Cloth · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 61 · Wrist · Cloth · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 58 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 53~0.9%
Item level 64 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Hands · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Legs · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Cloth · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Cloth · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 61 · Waist · Cloth · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Plate · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 61 · Hands · Plate · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 60 · Waist · Plate · Requires level 55~0.9%
Item level 63 · Feet · Plate · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 64 · Head · Plate · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Legs · Plate · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 62 · Shoulder · Plate · Requires level 57~0.9%
Item level 65 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 59 · Wrist · Plate · Requires level 54~0.9%
Item level 65 · One-Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 55 · One-Hand · One-Handed Maces · Requires level 50~0.9%
Item level 64 · One-Hand · One-Handed Axes · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 64 · One-Hand · Daggers · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 65 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Swords · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 63 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Maces · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Two-Hand · Two-Handed Axes · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 60 · Two-Hand · Staves · Requires level 55~0.9%
Item level 64 · Ranged · Wands · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 65 · Ranged · Bows · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 60 · Ranged · Guns · Requires level 55~0.9%
Item level 61 · Waist · Leather · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 63 · Feet · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 60 · Wrist · Leather · Requires level 55~0.9%
Item level 61 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 63 · Hands · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 64 · Head · Leather · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Legs · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Leather · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Leather · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 63 · Feet · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 61 · Wrist · Mail · Requires level 56~0.9%
Item level 65 · Chest · Mail · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 58 · Back · Cloth · Requires level 53~0.9%
Item level 63 · Hands · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 60 · Waist · Mail · Requires level 55~0.9%
Item level 64 · Head · Mail · Requires level 59~0.9%
Item level 63 · Legs · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 63 · Shoulder · Mail · Requires level 58~0.9%
Item level 65 · Off Hand · Shields · Requires level 60~0.9%
Item level 65 · Held In Off-hand · Requires level 60~0.9%
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Quests

The Forging of Quel'Serrar Level 55+ · Both factions

Starts:

Lorekeeper Lydros · inside Dire Maul

Requires: The Forging of Quel'Serrar

Objectives: 1 × Treated Ancient Blade

Rewards

Item level 71 · Main Hand · One-Handed Swords · Requires level 60

Loot & rewards

Notable boss drops. Full loot tables are longer.

Item level 76 · Head · Leather · Requires level 60
Onyxia
Item level 76 · Head · Leather · Requires level 60
Onyxia
Item level 76 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 60
Onyxia
Item level 76 · Head · Cloth · Requires level 60
Onyxia

Tips & preparation

Stand along Onyxia's flanks: her head and tail both punish careless positioning.
Assign whelp pickup and avoid the egg caves, especially during fear.
Save threat control and tank recovery tools for the landing transition.