Onyxia

What it drops

Onyxia loot

Best for names the specs that rank a piece highest for its slot, with its place in their top ten for dungeon gear.

Gear Onyxia drops, most likely first

Gear	Type	Item level	Chance	Best for
Exalted Shield	Off Hand · ShieldsRequires level 60	65	2.3%	No spec’s top ten

Quest itemsHead of Onyxia45%Mature Black Dragon Sinew44%Head of Onyxia43%

Also dropsOnyxia Hide Backpack84%Scale of Onyxia3.7%

Rare drops

• Recipe: Draught of Dream Vision · 0.8%
• Formula: Enchant Shield - Frost Resistance · 0.7%
• Plans: Mithril Plate Shoulders · 0.7%
• Plans: Runed Mithril Hammer · 0.7%
• Recipe: Transmute Earth to Life · 0.6%
• Recipe: Transmute Water to Undeath · 0.6%
• Schematic: Lifelike Mechanical Toad · 0.5%
• Formula: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats · 0.3%
• Pattern: Bottomless Bag · 0.3%
• Plans: Lionheart Helm · 0.3%
• Pattern: Invulnerable Mail · 0.3%
• Pattern: Helm of the Great Chief · 0.3%
• Pattern: Mooncloth Circlet · 0.2%
• Pattern: Gloves of Spell Mastery · 0.2%
• Plans: Persuader · <0.1%
• Plans: Sageblade · <0.1%
• Pattern: Warbear Harness · <0.1%

Not listed: 181 grey and common items, such as cloth, food, potions and vendor trash.

Drop chances are observed rates, not guarantees. Item stats come from the game files; items marked provisional use stats reported by players until the game sends them.

Before you go

Where Onyxia fits

You'll find Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair. The group finder lists it from level 60, for up to 40 players.

This boss comes from the original game. Its drop chances rest on about 37,824 recorded kills, many of them from before WoW Forever launched, so treat them as a guide.

Quests its drops start

• Head of Onyxia starts Victory for the Horde
• Head of Onyxia starts Victory for the Alliance