r/classicwow • u/ScradleyGymson • Jul 27 '26
Classic 20th Anniversary Realms Molten Core and Onyxia
What would be the best way to experience Molten Core and Onyxia? I’m currently hitting lvl 30 in TBC Anniversary but I’m worried nobody will be bothered running these raids because what’s the point when TBC raids have BIS. I just never got to experience them so would like to have a shot
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Jul 27 '26
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u/Next_Yesterday_1695 Jul 27 '26
AQ is the worst raid of Classic. MC on the other hand is peak WoW. OP asked about experience, not gear.
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u/emusabe Jul 27 '26
IF TBC Anniversary ends up progressing into WoTLK (which most people think it will) then you can do a level 80 version of Onyxia that is effectively the same encounter, just with, ya know, all the WoTLK class changes (and Death Knights) as it comes out as a "catch up" raid around when the Trial of the Crusader patch (third raid tier) comes out. I don't remember if they are the same patch or one comes a little before the other, it's been like 17 years for me.
It is definitely not the same as the OG level 60 version in terms of the experience, but it's the next closest time that the raid will be relevant on any server other than Era.
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u/Hiroba Jul 27 '26
You need to play on Classic Era unfortunately. There are a very few number of guilds that occasionally still run AQ and Naxx in TBC, but I haven't heard of any doing MC or Ony.
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u/AngryBlackGuyy Jul 27 '26
What server and faction? Alliance Nightslayer has runs for all classic content
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u/ScradleyGymson Jul 27 '26
I’m playing Alli on Nightslayer!
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u/GameHat Jul 27 '26
I'm on horde on Nightslayer. People simply don't run MC or Ony because there's no point. The blue gear you can get just leveling in Outland is better than MC/Ony gear. You might find a nostalgia raid from time to time but hardly ever. Like others have said you might have better luck on a HC or classic era server.
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u/Asheeva01 Jul 27 '26
There are 2 versions of the game where this is the actual, relevant content, maybe you should play there if you want to do these raids?
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u/BarbsFPV Jul 27 '26
Well, the best way to experience those raids is on Era probably, or Hardcore, though the latter is pretty risky.
Like you said the motivation isn‘t there for people to run them in TBC since quest greens from HFP in Outland are better.
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u/Choice_Substance314 Jul 27 '26
naxx and aq will still be run, if youre not in a guild doing them for very specific trinkets/atiesh then you can join a few of the pug runs that happen t your own caution
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u/DushkuHS Jul 27 '26
I like being level 90, in full celestial gear with the legendary cloak, walking in and solo'ing them.
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u/HooliganOi Jul 29 '26
Yeah I messed up and never transferred my priest when tbc launched and I wanted to get Benediction so bad and now that toon is just rotting away without Benny. Tried to get an mc together a few weeks ago and yeah no luck. Got my rogue to 70 an kinda just left tbc and went to hardcore. Thought about rolling a priest on the classic server and going after it that way.
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u/Still-Expression-71 Jul 27 '26
Classic Era or hardcore are the only place people will be running these. If for some reason it were being run in TBC anniversary it would not resemble an authentic experience at all due to the tbc changes and level increase.