Onyxia Blood Talisman Stats and Use Effect
The talisman's tooltip in Forever shows ilvl 65, Epic quality, and four stats:
- Regeneration 9 HP/5
- Fire Resistance +20
- Use effect Blood of the Broodmother
- Unique-Equipped
The Classic Era version of the talisman had a different set of stats. That trinket came with an ilvl of 74 and bonuses to parry and Defense. It did not have a Use effect against Dragon Breath.
Blizzard increased the health regeneration in Forever from 7 to 9 points. The Fire Resistance bonus increased from +15 to +20. This gives tanks in Forever more protection against fire.
Blood of the Broodmother reduces magic damage from Dragon Breath spells on your character by 33%. The effect lasts 15 seconds with a 5-minute cooldown. Unique-Equipped prevents you from equipping a second copy of this item in another trinket slot.
Head of Onyxia Trinket for Tanks
The talisman is a tank trinket from the rewards of the dragon head quest chain. Onyxia drops one such head per kill. Your character carries the trophy to Highlord Bolvar Fordragon in Stormwind or to Thrall in Orgrimmar. The next quest takes you to Major Mattingly or Overlord Runthak in the same city, where you can choose one of three BoP epic rewards. Two other items (Onyxia Tooth Pendant and Dragonslayer's Signet) suit melee, hunters, and casters.
Prot Warrior BiS and Other Tanks
We consider this talisman the BiS trinket for a Protection Warrior in dragon fights. The +20 Fire Resistance and its Use effect reduce damage from fire and Dragon Breath. This allows the warrior to lose less health in such fights. The version from Forever lost the bonuses to parry and Defense. That's why we recommend that Warriors use a trinket with Stamina for other types of fights.
Paladins and Druids who act as tanks receive the same Fire Resistance and health regeneration. The tooltip does not restrict the item to specific classes. We recommend that hybrid classes use this talisman for fights with fire damage.
