The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 3.2.2. This includes items and quests that can no longer be obtained. The in-game information in this article is kept purely for historical purposes and should probably not be under any other categories.

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
Instance info
Type	Raid
Advised level	60
Player limit	40
Other raids
Upper Blackrock Spire (closed) Zul'Gurub (closed) Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj Onyxia's Lair (closed) Molten Core Blackwing Lair Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Naxxramas (closed) 10 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Karazhan Zul'Aman (closed) Gruul's Lair Magtheridon's Lair Serpentshrine Cavern The Eye Battle for Mount Hyjal Black Temple Sunwell Plateau 10 10 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Naxxramas The Eye of Eternity Vault of Archavon The Obsidian Sanctum Ulduar Trial of the Crusader Onyxia's Lair Icecrown Citadel The Ruby Sanctum 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Baradin Hold Bastion of Twilight Throne of the Four Winds Blackwing Descent Firelands Dragon Soul 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 85 85 85 85 85 85 Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Loot Mogu'shan Vaults Heart of Fear Terrace of Endless Spring Throne of Thunder (Patch 5.2) 10/25 10/25 10/25 10/25 90 90 90 90 Loot Loot Loot Loot † (NYR)

Onyxia's Lair is 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.

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. 
  

References

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

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