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40-player raid

Onyxia's Lair

Raid size
40 players
Bosses
Onyxia (three-phase encounter)
Location
Deep in Dustwallow Marsh

Overview

A 40-player raid deep in Dustwallow Marsh. Onyxia, a dragon of the Black Dragonflight and the younger sister of Nefarian, guards her brood here while working to manipulate Azeroth's mortal races.

Her three-phase encounter turns up the heat with powerful fire attacks that can punish an unprepared raid. Build up your fire resistance before you go in, and be ready to reposition and work together as the battle shifts around you.[1]

Attunement questline

Every raid member needs the Drakefire Amulet. The questline differs by faction.

Alliance

  1. In the Burning Steppes, pick up “Dragonkin Menace” from Helendis Riverhorn. She then sends you on a series of six quests, all named “The True Masters,” to investigate the Black Dragonflight's influence on the Blackrock orc clan.
  2. The chain leads to Marshal Maxwell at Morgan's Vigil, who sends you into Blackrock Depths in “Marshal Windsor” to recover Marshal Windsor, or proof of his demise. Windsor sends you back to Maxwell in “Abandoned Hope.”
  3. Enemies in Blackrock Depths drop A Crumpled Up Note, which starts “A Crumpled Up Note.” Bring the note to Marshal Windsor in his cell.
  4. In “A Shred of Hope,” retrieve Windsor's lost information from Golem Lord Argelmach and General Angerforge. Then help him escape in “Jail Break!” and return to Marshal Maxwell.
  5. In “Stormwind Rendezvous,” speak with Squire Rowe at the Stormwind city gates to beckon Marshal Windsor, then gather allies to complete “The Great Masquerade.”
  6. Highlord Bolvar Fordragon sends you on “The Dragon's Eye” to find someone who can help. In “Drakefire Amulet,” take the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire and receive the Drakefire Amulet.

Horde

  1. In the Badlands, start with “Blood and Thunder” from Warlord Goretooth in Kargath. It leads straight into “Warlord's Command,” which takes you through Lower Blackrock Spire.
  2. Goretooth sends you to report to Eitrigg in Orgrimmar, then to Thrall. In “For the Horde!”, go back into Lower Blackrock Spire to claim the head of Warchief Rend Blackhand.
  3. After “What the Wind Carries,” find Rexxar on the roads of Desolace for “The Champion of the Horde.” In “The Testament of Rexxar,” deliver his testament to Myranda the Hag in the Western Plaguelands.
  4. Myranda's “Oculus Illusions” sends you after Black Dragonspawn Eyes. Then, in “Emberstrife,” use your Amulet of Draconic Subversion to seek out the ancient drake Emberstrife in Dustwallow Marsh.
  5. Starting with “The Test of Skulls,” four quests send you after the skulls of Scryer, Somnus, Chronalis and Axtroz. Emberstrife then gives you the Dull Drakefire Amulet in “Ascension...”; bring it back to Rexxar in Desolace.
  6. In “Blood of the Black Dragon Champion,” Rexxar sends you to take the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire. Return to Rexxar to receive the Drakefire Amulet.
Track your progress in the checklist

Before you go

The attunement includes elite quests and several trips into high-level dungeons. Start early and bring a few friends. The amulet only needs to be in your bags; you don't have to equip it.[1]

See fire resistance gear

Good to know

  • All three raids open on December 9. The unlock time hasn't been announced yet.[1]
  • All raids reset weekly.[1]

Bosses

Official announcement: Onyxia (three-phase encounter)

Confirmed bosses

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Bosses and loot

After launch (Wed, November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM PST), you'll be able to report items you got in this dungeon.

Sources

  1. [1]World of Warcraft: Forever Raid Overview—Locations, Raid Sizes, and AttunementBlizzard Entertainment · Oct 20, 2026 · checked Nov 4, 2026