Onyxia's Lairedit

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

Onyxia's Lair
Onyxia / Ony / Onx[1]
Onyxia's Lair loading screen
Location	Dustwallow Marsh
Race(s)	Black dragonflight
End boss	Onyxia
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	80
Player limit	10/25
Other raids
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Onyxia's Lair is a level 80 raid instance located in the Wyrmbog, Dustwallow Marsh and it is home to Brood Mother of the black dragonflight, 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.^[1] 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. Like all other Wrath of the Lich King raid dungeons, Onyxia's Lair has both 10-man and 25-man versions.^[2]

Contents 1 Lore 2 Original 2.1 Gaining Entry 2.2 Loot 3 Dungeon denizens 3.1 Mobs 4 Achievements 5 Patches and hotfixes 6 References 7 External links

Lore

Onyxia's lair is in a volcanic cave in Dustwallow Marsh. The floor of the main cavern is just solid enough that Onyxia can sit on it normally without cracking the floor and revealing the lava below. This is intentional; if seriously threatened, she shatters the floor, exposing the lava to further damage her enemies. She has over one hundred eggs in her clutch, but her mate is unknown.^{MG 165}

Original

Main article: Onyxia's Lair (original)

Gaining Entry

Main article: Onyxia's Lair Attunement

Prior to Patch 3.0.2, [Drakefire Amulet] was required to enter the instance.

Loot

Main article: Onyxia's Lair loot

Notable among Onyxia's loot was the tier 2 headpieces. In the retuned version of the instance, the loot was modified to match current level of gear. There is also an extremely fast mount named Brood of Onyxia that drops off her.

Item levels range between 232 (10-player mode) and 245 (25-player mode).

Dungeon denizens

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

Mobs

Boss

• Onyxia (tactics)

Trash mobs

• Onyxian Warder
• Onyxian Whelp
• Onyxian Lair Guard

Achievements

•  [Onyxia's Lair (10 player)]
•  [Onyxia's Lair (25 player)]

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): Onyxia's Lair will be retuned as a 10- and 25-man raid dungeon for level 80 players in honor of the World of Warcraft 5-year anniversary. The same loot will be available (including Tier 2), but stats will be updated to match current content. ^[3]
  

A new 310% flying mount (Brood of Onyxia) will also be added to her loot table. ^[3]

• Patch 3.0.2 - Onyxia's Lair attunement was removed as of patch 3.0.2, as well as the attunement questline. Prior to Patch 3.0.2, it was necessary to have the [Drakefire Amulet] either equipped or in your inventory in order to enter. See Onyxia's Lair Attunement for more information.

References

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot

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