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Onyxia's Lair

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  • Onyxia's Lair

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    Onyxia

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Dustwallow Marsh

Onyxia's Lair · Approximate entrance

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Onyxia's Lair in the Hall

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From Blizzard

40 players. Dustwallow Marsh.

One encounter in three phases. Blizzard advises fire resistance, and every raider needs the Drakefire Amulet in their bags; it does not have to be worn.

Alliance attunement

  1. 1"Dragonkin Menace" from Helendis Riverhorn in the Burning Steppes
  2. 2The six "The True Masters" quests
  3. 3Marshal Windsor in Blackrock Depths: "Abandoned Hope", "A Crumpled Up Note", "A Shred of Hope", "Jail Break!"
  4. 4"Stormwind Rendezvous", then "The Great Masquerade"
  5. 5"The Dragon's Eye", then "Drakefire Amulet" from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire

Horde attunement

  1. 1"Blood and Thunder" from Warlord Goretooth in the Badlands
  2. 2"Warlord's Command" in Lower Blackrock Spire
  3. 3"For the Horde!" and "What the Wind Carries"
  4. 4"The Champion of the Horde" with Rexxar in Desolace, then "The Testament of Rexxar" with Myranda the Hag
  5. 5"Oculus Illusions", "Emberstrife", and the four "The Test of Skulls": Scryer, Somnus, Chronalis, Axtroz
  6. 6"Ascension...", then "Blood of the Black Dragon Champion" in Upper Blackrock Spire; Rexxar grants the amulet

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Onyxia's Lair sits in Dustwallow Marsh.

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