Q: How do you get Onyxia's Lair attunement?

Short answer is that you have to complete a lengthy quest chain in order to complete the attunement for the Onyxia’s Lair raid. Giving a more elaborate answer is hard since not only are both quest lines quite massive, but they are also very different between the two factions. What we can say is how the quest chains start: For the Horde: get the Warlord's Command quest from the Warlord Goretooth at Blackrock Spire. For the Alliance: get the Dragonkin Menace quest from the Helendis Riverhorn at Burning Steppes.

Question 1

Is there attunement for Onyxia?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Classic Onyxial’s Lair raid had an attunement quest to go along with it up until WotLK came along. Afterwards, it was removed to streamline the process. This is a double edged sword, because it makes entering the raid much much easier, since the attunement quest was a really long and cumbersome one.

On the other hand, this attunement quest involved a lot of good old roleplay, as players had to travel all over the game world, talk with various NPCs, search for the objectives by themselves and watch the epic events unfold right in front of them.

Question 2

Did Onyxia's Lair attunement get removed?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Onyxia’s Lair attunement requirement was eventually removed, just as with many other old raids. In this case, it happened with the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. But in WoW Classic, the attunement is back in town for any players who wish to experience it! And for those who don’t, there’s Overgear’s Onyxia Attunement boosting service!

Question 3

How do you get Onyxia's Lair attunement?

Accepted Answer

Short answer is that you have to complete a lengthy quest chain in order to complete the attunement for the Onyxia’s Lair raid. Giving a more elaborate answer is hard since not only are both quest lines quite massive, but they are also very different between the two factions. What we can say is how the quest chains start:
For the Horde: get the Warlord's Command quest from the Warlord Goretooth at Blackrock Spire.
For the Alliance: get the Dragonkin Menace quest from the Helendis Riverhorn at Burning Steppes.

For the Horde: get the Warlord's Command quest from the Warlord Goretooth at Blackrock Spire.

For the Alliance: get the Dragonkin Menace quest from the Helendis Riverhorn at Burning Steppes.

Question 4

When was Onyxia’s Lair attunement removed?

Accepted Answer

The need for the Onyxia’s Lair attunement, as well as the attunement quest itself, were removed during the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, patch 3.0.2. However, you still need to complete the attunement for the instance in WoW Classic.

Question 5

Does Onyxia's Lair require attunement?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Onyxia’s Lair raid requires players to complete an attunement quest in order to enter. Unlike some other attunements in WoW Classic, Onyxia’s Lair attunement is necessary to enter the raid and cannot be skipped.

Ironically, for a rather short raid with only one major encounter, Onyxia’s Lair has one of the most complex attunement quests in the game, at least by Classic standards. It can take players weeks to complete all the steps and they better use a guide while doing that. Alternatively, you can buy our Onyxia’s Lair Attunement carry service and we’ll complete the entire quest for you.

Question 6

Can you lose Onyxia’s Lair attunement?

Accepted Answer

No, it’s impossible to lose a raid attunement once you’ve finished it. The only way you might “lose” an attunement is if the quest is removed from the game to streamline the content. But in that case, the corresponding raid will no longer require an attunement either, so you don’t really lose anything from that.