What you need before December 9
Onyxia’s Lair is a 40-player raid for level 60 in Dustwallow Marsh. It opens on December 9, together with Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit, and Blizzard plans a weekly reset for all three raids.
- Every raider carries a Drakefire Amulet. It only has to be in your bags and does not need to be equipped. The raid leader’s amulet covers nobody else.
- The chain runs through level-60 dungeons. Alliance players go into Blackrock Depths and Upper Blackrock Spire. Horde players go into Lower and Upper Blackrock Spire. Allow time for several dungeon trips and bring friends for the elite quests.
- The other two raids have no attunement in Blizzard’s raid overview.
The checklist above groups the steps below into six stages for each faction and saves your ticks in this browser.
Alliance chain
| Step | Quest | Where | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragonkin Menace | Burning Steppes | Pick it up from Helendis Riverhorn. |
| 2 | The True Masters (six quests) | Starts in Burning Steppes | Follow Helendis’s chain to Marshal Maxwell at Morgan’s Vigil. |
| 3 | Marshal Windsor | Blackrock Depths | Maxwell sends you into the dungeon to find Marshal Windsor. |
| 4 | Abandoned Hope | Burning Steppes | Return to Marshal Maxwell. |
| 5 | A Crumpled Up Note | Blackrock Depths | The note drops from enemies in the dungeon. Bring it to Windsor in his cell. |
| 6 | A Shred of Hope | Blackrock Depths | Recover Windsor’s lost information from Golem Lord Argelmach and General Angerforge. |
| 7 | Jail Break! | Blackrock Depths | Help Windsor escape, then return to Marshal Maxwell at Morgan’s Vigil. |
| 8 | Stormwind Rendezvous | Stormwind | Speak with Squire Rowe at the city gates. |
| 9 | The Great Masquerade | Stormwind | Gather allies and complete the event. If Windsor is not there, speak with Squire Rowe again. |
| 10 | The Dragon’s Eye | Winterspring | Highlord Bolvar Fordragon sends you to find help: look for Haleh. |
| 11 | Drakefire Amulet | Upper Blackrock Spire | Take the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath and hand it in for the amulet. |
Steps 3 to 7 mean several trips into Blackrock Depths. Run them with players who are on the same step.
Horde chain
| Step | Quest | Where | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood and Thunder | Kargath, Badlands | Pick it up from Warlord Goretooth. |
| 2 | Warlord’s Command | Lower Blackrock Spire | Goretooth’s orders lead straight into the dungeon. |
| 3 | Eitrigg’s Wisdom | Orgrimmar | Report to Eitrigg, then seek council with Thrall. |
| 4 | For the Horde! | Lower Blackrock Spire | Claim the head of Warchief Rend Blackhand for Thrall. |
| 5 | What the Wind Carries | Orgrimmar | Hear what Thrall has learned. |
| 6 | The Champion of the Horde | Desolace | Find Rexxar, who wanders the roads. |
| 7 | The Testament of Rexxar | Western Plaguelands | Deliver the testament to Myranda the Hag. |
| 8 | Oculus Illusions | From Myranda | Collect Black Dragonspawn Eyes for her. |
| 9 | Emberstrife | Dustwallow Marsh | Use the Amulet of Draconic Subversion to reach the drake Emberstrife. |
| 10 | The Test of Skulls (four quests) | Named dragons | Bring Emberstrife the skulls of Scryer, Somnus, Chronalis and Axtroz. |
| 11 | Ascension... | Desolace | Emberstrife gives you the Dull Drakefire Amulet. Take it to Rexxar. |
| 12 | Blood of the Black Dragon Champion | Upper Blackrock Spire | Take the blood from General Drakkisath, then return to Rexxar for the Drakefire Amulet. |
Lower Blackrock Spire appears twice, at steps 2 and 4, and the chain ends in Upper Blackrock Spire like the Alliance one.
Before the raid forms
- Ask every raider to confirm the amulet is in their bags, not in the bank.
- Check the last step for players still on it: both chains finish with General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire.
- Agree on a meeting point in Dustwallow Marsh. The world maps list all three raids, and the launch status page follows the raid schedule.
References
- Blizzard, raid overview and full attunement chains.
- Wowhead, Onyxia attunement guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to equip the Drakefire Amulet to enter Onyxia’s Lair?
No. The amulet only has to be in your bags. Every member of the raid needs their own.
When does Onyxia’s Lair open in WoW Forever?
On December 9, 2026, together with Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit. It is a 40-player raid for level 60 in Dustwallow Marsh.
Do Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit need attunement?
Blizzard’s raid overview lists no attunement for either raid. Only Onyxia’s Lair needs the Drakefire Amulet.