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Onyxia's Lair
Onyxia / Ony / Onx[1]
Onyxia's Lair loading screen
Location	Wyrmbog, Dustwallow Marsh
Race	Black Dragonflight
End boss	Onyxia
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	60-70
Player limit	40
Key	[Drakefire Amulet]
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Onyxia's Lair is a small cave system located in the southern parts of Dustwallow Marsh, and is patrolled by flying Scorchscale Drakes. It is home to Onyxia and some of her minions, and is a 40-man raid instance. It is necessary to have the attunement chain reward, the [Drakefire Amulet], in the inventory (not necessarily equipped) to enter. See Onyxia's Lair Attunement for quest chain instructions.

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}

Defeating Onyxia will save everyone involved in the kill to the current version of the instance until the next reset. Onyxia's lair is on a set reset schedule taking place every 5 days according to the Raid Calendar to prevent defeating Onyxia repeatedly in a short period of time.

Contents 1 History 2 Dungeon denizens 3 Loot 4 External links

[edit] History

From Blizzard's Official World Dungeons site:

Onyxia is the daughter of the mighty dragon, Deathwing, and sister of the scheming Nefarian Lord of Blackrock Spire. It is said that Onyxia delights in corrupting the mortal races by meddling in their political affairs. To this end it is believed that she takes on various humanoid forms and uses her charm and power to influence delicate matters between the different races. Some believe that Onyxia has even assumed an alias once used by her father - the title of the royal House Prestor. When not meddling in mortal concerns, Onyxia resides in a fiery cave below the Dragonmurk, a dismal swamp located within Dustwallow Marsh. There she is guarded by her kin, the remaining members of the insidious Black Dragonflight.

[edit] Dungeon denizens

• Black dragons (one, at least)
• Black dragon whelps.
• Black dragonspawn.

Boss

• Onyxia (tactics)

Trash mobs

• Onyxian Warder
• Onyxian Whelp

[edit] Loot

For more details see: Onyxia's Lair Loot

[edit] External links

Instanced dungeon locations
Kalimdor	Blackfathom Deeps • Caverns of Time • Dire Maul • Maraudon • Onyxia's Lair • Ragefire Chasm • Razorfen Downs • Razorfen Kraul • Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj • Temple of Ahn'Qiraj • The Wailing Caverns • Zul'Farrak
Eastern Kingdoms	Blackrock Depths • Blackrock Spire • Blackwing Lair • The Deadmines • Gnomeregan • Karazhan • Magisters' Terrace • Molten Core • Naxxramas • Scarlet Monastery • Scholomance • Shadowfang Keep • Stormwind Stockade • Stratholme • Sunwell Plateau • The Temple of Atal'Hakkar • Uldaman • Zul'Aman • Zul'Gurub
Outland	Auchindoun • Black Temple • Coilfang Reservoir • Gruul's Lair • Hellfire Citadel • Tempest Keep
Northrend	Azjol-Nerub • Icecrown Citadel • Naxxramas II • The Nexus • Ulduar • Utgarde Keep
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