WoW Classic: The Onyxia Raid

It’s been around 10 years since the WoW servers saw the light of day and a certain dragon lady named Onyxia enticed us with epic loot. Since then, the raid boss has surely fallen a million times. But what was it like back in the early days of raiding? The buffed editors remember.

Onyxia was the raid boss because many WoWers were the first to step into the dust. What many don’t even know today is that the dragon lady was one of the first two raid bosses in World of Warcraft, along with Ragnaros! Many players today also lack the memory of exactly what Onyxia looked like back then. Something about fire and some dragon boys and stuff. I think it flew too, didn’t it? For all those who can’t remember properly, we have recreated the raid from back then with the most modern technical means historically correct.

What is ?

is a true recreation of the original WoW as you know it from 2006. All parts of the game – from combat mechanics and talent trees to character models and zones – have been recreated, contributing to the authentic experience.

Getting Started

All players with an active World of Warcraft subscription or game time on their accounts have access toWoW Classic at no additional cost.

  1. Open the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App and select World of Warcraft from the menu.
  2. Select World of Warcraft Classic from the Version menu. If you have more than one World of Warcraft account, you’ll see a second Account drop-down list. In this column, select the active account you want to play with.
  3. Click the Install button. The progress bar will tell you when your game is ready to play.
  4. Click the Play button when the installation is complete.

You will need to select the realm you want to play on from several different realm types. Make sure you choose the same realm as your friends – in World of Warcraft Classic, you can only group with characters that are on the same realm as you!

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