What changed
Onyxia breathing fire on a raid (SoD Phase 4)
Onyxia breathing fire on a raid (SoD Phase 4) (Season of Discovery art). Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Season of Discovery Phase 4: Onyxia’s Lair and Molten Core Now Live!.

Onyxia attunement (Horde) — all steps (Classic Era baseline)

Forever (Blizzard): Onyxia's Lair is a 40-player, level 60 raid in Dustwallow Marsh, unlocking 9 Dec 2026. Each faction has its own attunement chain. The Drakefire Amulet only has to be in your bags, not equipped. Bring fire resistance. (Blizzard raid overview)

Steps are Classic Era data from Wowhead (Warlord's Command needs level 55). Forever text, XP and requirements: [Unconfirmed].

Steps

# Quest What to do
1 Blood and Thunder Blizzard lists this as the first step, from Warlord Goretooth. [Unconfirmed]: we can't find it in Classic Wowhead data, where Goretooth's dialogue gives Warlord Goretooth's Command instead.
2 Warlord's Command From Warlord Goretooth (Kargath, Badlands). Kill Highlord Omokk, War Master Voone and Overlord Wyrmthalak (Blackrock Spire) and recover the Important Blackrock Documents
3 Eitrigg's Wisdom Speak with Eitrigg, then Thrall in Orgrimmar
4 For The Horde! Kill Warchief Rend Blackhand (see note below)
5 What the Wind Carries Speak with Thrall
6 The Champion of the Horde Find Rexxar on the paths of Desolace
7 The Testament of Rexxar Deliver it to Myranda the Hag, Western Plaguelands
8 Oculus Illusions Collect 20 Black Dragonspawn Eyes in Blackrock Spire
9 Emberstrife Go to Emberstrife's Den (Wyrmbog, Dustwallow Marsh) wearing the Amulet of Draconic Subversion
10 The Test of Skulls, Scryer Winterspring
11 The Test of Skulls, Somnus Swamp of Sorrows
12 The Test of Skulls, Chronalis Caverns of Time, Tanaris
13 The Test of Skulls, Axtroz Grim Batol, Wetlands
14 Ascension... Show the Dull Drakefire Amulet to Rexxar
15 Blood of the Black Dragon Champion Kill General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire
Official WoW Forever image: misty green forest screenshot
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

Note on Rend: Blizzard's Forever article places this step in Lower Blackrock Spire. In Classic Era data, Warchief Rend Blackhand is in Upper Blackrock Spire. [Unconfirmed] for Forever.

Onyxia's Lair: fiery cave
Onyxia's Lair: fiery cave. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft: Forever Raid Overview—Locations, Raid Sizes, and Attunement. Source.

Key NPCs

NPC Where
Warlord Goretooth Kargath, Badlands (3, 47.6)
Thrall Orgrimmar (32, 37.8)
Rexxar Patrols Desolace (moves)
Myranda the Hag Western Plaguelands (50.8, 77.8)
Emberstrife Wyrmbog, Dustwallow Marsh (56.2, 88)
Black dragon at sunset (SoD Phase 5)
Black dragon at sunset (SoD Phase 5) — Blackwing Lair art, not the attunement itself. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Season of Discovery Phase 5 is Now Live!. Source.

Reward (Classic Era baseline)

Card: Classic Era stats. Tooltips: Wowhead (Classic Era data). Alliance players: see Onyxia attunement (Alliance). Raid overview: raids.

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Sources
  • Wowhead Classic — Warlord's Command (quest 4903)
  • Wowhead Classic — Eitrigg's Wisdom (quest 4941)
  • Wowhead Classic — For The Horde! (quest 4974)
  • Wowhead Classic — What the Wind Carries (quest 6566)
  • Wowhead Classic — The Champion of the Horde (quest 6567)
  • Wowhead Classic — The Testament of Rexxar (quest 6568)
  • Wowhead Classic — Oculus Illusions (quest 6569)
  • Wowhead Classic — Emberstrife (quest 6570)
  • Wowhead Classic — The Test of Skulls, Scryer (quest 6582)
  • Wowhead Classic — The Test of Skulls, Somnus (quest 6583)
  • Wowhead Classic — The Test of Skulls, Chronalis (quest 6584)
  • Wowhead Classic — The Test of Skulls, Axtroz (quest 6585)
  • Wowhead Classic — Ascension... (quest 6601)
  • Wowhead Classic — Blood of the Black Dragon Champion (quest 6602)
  • Blizzard — Forever Raid Overview
Official WoW Forever image: road through hills screenshot
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News