WoW Forever Onyxia Attunement: How to Get the Drakefire Amulet

By Expos.GG Team · 2026-11-08

Every raider needs the Drakefire Amulet to enter Onyxia's Lair in WoW Forever. Here's the full Alliance and Horde attunement questline, the dungeons it sends you through, and how to finish before December 9.

Of the three raids that open in World of Warcraft: Forever on December 9, 2026, only one has an entry requirement: Onyxia's Lair requires every member of the raid to carry the Drakefire Amulet. It only needs to be in your inventory, not equipped, but without it you don't get in.

The amulet comes from a faction-specific attunement questline that Blizzard says needs several trips into high-level dungeons. Here's every step for both factions, straight from Blizzard's raid overview, and a plan to finish it in time.

The raids at a glance

!A glowing red amulet held up before a dragon's lair

| Raid | Size | Location | Entry requirement | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Barrow Deeps (8 bosses) | 10 | Inside Mount Hyjal; entrances through Hyjal, Winterspring and Blackmaw Hold | Level 60 | | Hyjal Summit (13 bosses) | 20 | The summit of Mount Hyjal, near Nordrassil | Level 60 | | Onyxia's Lair | 40 | Dustwallow Marsh | Level 60 and the Drakefire Amulet |

All three raids are planned to reset weekly.

Alliance attunement (10 steps)

1. Dragonkin Menace. Pick it up from Helendis Riverhorn in the Burning Steppes. 2. The True Masters. Helendis sends you on a chain of six quests with this name. 3. Marshal Windsor. Marshal Maxwell at Morgan's Vigil sends you into Blackrock Depths to find Marshal Windsor, or proof of his death. 4. Abandoned Hope. Windsor sends you back to Marshal Maxwell. 5. A Crumpled Up Note. Loot the note from enemies in Blackrock Depths and bring it to Windsor in his cell. 6. A Shred of Hope. Recover Windsor's information from Golem Lord Argelmach and General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths. 7. Jail Break! Help Windsor escape Blackrock Depths, then return to Maxwell at Morgan's Vigil. 8. Stormwind Rendezvous. Maxwell sends you to Squire Rowe at the Stormwind gates to summon Windsor. 9. The Great Masquerade. Gather allies in Stormwind. Speak to Squire Rowe at the gates if Windsor isn't there. 10. The Dragon's Eye. Highlord Bolvar Fordragon sends you across Azeroth to find someone who can help.

Finally, in Drakefire Amulet, go through Upper Blackrock Spire, take the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath, and receive the amulet.

Dungeons needed: Blackrock Depths (several times) and Upper Blackrock Spire.

Horde attunement (12 steps)

!A warrior and a hunter with a bear on a road through a misty desolate land

1. Blood and Thunder. Start with Warlord Goretooth in Kargath, in the Badlands. 2. Warlord's Command. Takes you through Lower Blackrock Spire. 3. Report to Eitrigg in Orgrimmar, then seek council with Thrall. 4. For the Horde! Return to Lower Blackrock Spire for the head of Warchief Rend Blackhand. 5. What the Wind Carries, then The Champion of the Horde: find Rexxar on the roads of Desolace. 6. The Testament of Rexxar. Deliver it to Myranda the Hag in the Western Plaguelands. 7. Oculus Illusions. Collect Black Dragonspawn Eyes. 8. Emberstrife. Use the Amulet of Draconic Subversion to find the drake Emberstrife in Dustwallow Marsh. 9. The Test of Skulls, four times: Scryer, Somnus, Chronalis and Axtroz. 10. Ascension… Emberstrife gives you the Dull Drakefire Amulet. Bring it to Rexxar in Desolace. 11. Blood of the Black Dragon Champion. Rexxar sends you to Upper Blackrock Spire for General Drakkisath's blood. 12. Return to Rexxar to receive the Drakefire Amulet.

Dungeons needed: Lower Blackrock Spire (twice) and Upper Blackrock Spire, plus the four Test of Skulls drakes in the open world.

How to finish before December 9

Raids open five weeks after launch. The attunement needs a level 60 character, dungeon groups and a lot of travel, so plan it like this:

1. Hit 60 by late November. The chain can't start properly until you can survive Blackrock Depths and Blackrock Spire. 2. Do the Blackrock runs with your raid group. You'll be farming these dungeons for pre-raid gear anyway, so take the attunement quests in with you. Alliance: Blackrock Depths and Upper Blackrock Spire. Horde: Lower and Upper Blackrock Spire. 3. Horde: group for the Test of Skulls drakes. The four drakes are open-world elites; bring friends. 4. Check your bags before raid night. The amulet must be in your inventory. It doesn't need to be worn. 5. Remember the Legacy Point. Defeating Onyxia is one of the three raid challenges in the Legacy System.

Raid spots and dungeon runs from Expos.GG

Expos.GG takes pre-orders for raid spots in all three raids, including Onyxia's Lair with group loot, loot priority or full priority, delivered after December 9. You still need your own Drakefire Amulet to zone in. For the dungeon side, single clears of Stratholme, Scholomance and the new endgame dungeons are available for pre-raid gear. For the full preparation plan, see the WoW Forever raids guide.