WoW's 5th Anniversary
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- WoW's 5th Anniversary
- Logged in during WoW's 5th Anniversary.
WoW's 5th Anniversary is a Feat of Strength achievement gained by logging on to World of Warcraft between 22 November and 6 December 2009. This year players saw Onyxia return in her lair, scaled for players at level 80 in 10- and 25-player modes, her loot scaled appropriately for level 80, and the introduction of the mount 
[Onyxian Drake].
After obtaining the achievement, players received an 
[Onyxian Whelpling] in the mail attached to the following letter:[1][2]
Wow, another year has gone by for WoW!
We wanted to thank you again for continuing to play World of Warcraft with us. In celebration of our 5th year online, we decided to bring back our first raid encounter, the black dragon Onyxia.
To help remember the event, you are now the proud owner of your very own Onyxian Whelpling. We suggest you bring the little guy out whenever you can and say "Many whelps! Handle it!" Your friends won't mind. Honest.
The WoW Dev Team
Notes
- While the [Onyxian Whelpling] remains exclusive to the anniversary, the Spawn of Onyxia with the same model has since been added in Dustwallow Marsh in Mists of Pandaria with the introduction of the Pet Battle System.
Patch changes
Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): Added.
See also
[WoW's 19th Anniversary] (2023)- [WoW's 18th Anniversary] (2022)
- [WoW's 17th Anniversary] (2021)
- [WoW's 16th Anniversary] (2020)
- [WoW's 15th Anniversary] (2019)
- [WoW's 14th Anniversary] (2018)
- [WoW's 13th Anniversary] (2017)
- [WoW's 12th Anniversary] (2016)
- [WoW's 11th Anniversary] (2015)
- [WoW's 10th Anniversary] (2014)
- [WoW's 9th Anniversary] (2013)
- [WoW's 8th Anniversary] (2012)
- [WoW's 7th Anniversary] (2011)
- [WoW's 6th Anniversary] (2010)
- [WoW's 5th Anniversary] (2009)
- [WoW's 4th Anniversary] (2008)
- 5 Year Anniversary: BattleCry