Raids, sizes and the 9 Dec open

Three raids, all dated 9 Dec 2026, with a weekly reset. Onyxia’s Lair is a returning raid and needs the Drakefire Amulet.

Last checked: 2026-11-12

Blizzard’s raid overview is the page I trust over Wikipedia’s “two raids” sentence. Barrow Deeps is 10 players, under Mount Hyjal, eight bosses, with entrances from Mount Hyjal, Winterspring and Blackmaw Hold. Hyjal Summit is 20 players, beside Nordrassil, 13 bosses, more than one path. Onyxia’s Lair is 40 players in Dustwallow Marsh, three phases, and it requires the Drakefire Amulet. The amulet is a quest chain. Alliance starts with Helendis Riverhorn in Burning Steppes on “Dragonkin Menace,” then the True Masters steps, Marshal Maxwell, Blackrock Depths, the jail break, Stormwind, and Upper Blackrock Spire for the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion. Horde has a parallel chain in the same post.

Tier sets and item levels were not in that post. I am not estimating an item level from Classic Onyxia. The open date is 9 Dec 2026 for all three, and the reset is weekly. Until that date the raids are not a leveling topic.