Onyxia Returns!

The Big ole Bitch is Baaaaack!

The Original BoB of vanilla WoW, season one, episode 10 was Onyxia.

She's the big deal for old school raiders. I got to level 60 in 9 months and had a laundry list of Tier 0 Blues to show for it. Kudos to the hardcore gruids that brought beefy tanks in "Fire Resist" plate and combined 40 peoples efforts to create an unstoppable Main Tank to face this mighty red dragon. We handled LBRS and UBRS with aplomb. We even tore thru Strat like we owned the place. Once we got to Onyxia, we got eaten. She was an untamed force of nature.

We brought 40 people to kill Onyxia... Because we had to. She was that tough, at first. As the first great expansion loomed on the horizon, players began to gear up in Tier 2 armor sets from Blackwing Lair and the rest filled out entierly in T1 set items for FR value.

We came with potions, buff foods, and whatever miscellaneous charms we could muster. There was no limit on buff potions or consumables, so people loaded up heavy to face this Dragon. Over time, our gear got better. Our Tanks became Beefier. Our Healers had more mana and more spellpower. The group dynamics worked themselves out and we began to breathe easy on this encounter. Near the end of the era, we could take 35 or even 30 people in to face Onyxia. A bad pull, a missed block or a dropped heal meant - Dead Tank >>> Raid Wipe.

There were many many lectures and rants by frustrated raid leaders and Guildmasters. I have to link the famous Minus 50 DKP video. That just brings back.... memories. Yes people get un-hinged. We had alot of egos that conflicted for control. We wiped quite a few times in quite a few guild runs. Those were the STORIES of old World of Warcraft. Before the level caps were raised to 70. Expansion Gear. Flying mounts. Level 80. Deathknights. and the last 7 Tiers of Epic Epic Epic gear. Take a look at the original loot tables to see what the best of the best wore when facing the old Level 60 Onyxia. She BROUGHT the pain. Every once in a while, we got lucky and got her killed before we were overwhelmed.

That creature that people were 5 manning or 3manning a couple weeks ago?? She's gone. THE old girl is back... And she's got some hurt to bring ya.

Enjoy. I'll be the Dwarf Hunter covered in barbeque sauce.