So, you're intrigued by the Blazing Shadowflame Cinder from Zaralek Caverns, aren't you? This transmog toy is a real standout among the new zone's offerings. It's an appearance modifier that not only sets your character apart but also offers superior usability with a 10-minute duration and a mere 15-minute cooldown. That's right, an impressive 66% uptime for you to revel in the Shadowflame-covered glory.
Let's dive straight into how you can earn this toy.
Fast and Easy Way: Spending Gold
The quickest way is to shell out approximately 10,000 to 15,000 gold to purchase the necessary item: the Onyxia Scale Cloak. This cloak, required to open the chest containing the toy, dates back to Vanilla days when it was used for protection from fire damage in places like Blackwing Lair. Leatherworkers with Vanilla skill can craft it. If you don't mind spending the gold, simply buy the cloak from the auction house, head to Zaralek Caverns, pick up the chest, and voila! You have your toy.
Alternative Way: Crafting the Cloak
If you'd rather save your gold, prepare to dust off your older characters with Leatherworking and Tailoring skills. Crafting the Onyxia Scale Cloak requires at least 300 Leatherworking skill and around 290 Tailoring skill to create the Cinder Cloth Cloak. Combine the Cinder Cloth Cloak with Onyxia's scale to make the Onyxia Scale Cloak.
Remember, these reagents aren't Bind on Pickup. You can use separate characters with Tailoring and Leatherworking skills—you don't need both skills on one character. However, this method requires a high skill level from Vanilla times, which can be expensive to achieve if you don't already have it maxed out from Classic. You might end up spending as much as you would have by buying the Onyxia Scale Cloak directly.
Important Notes
A couple of things to keep in mind:
- To open the chest that contains the toy, your character needs to be at least level 70.
- Skinning Onyxia for scales requires only one skill point in skinning from Classic.
If you don't have the Onyxia Scale Cloak recipe, you'll need to kill Onyxia and loot the head. This will give you a quest, and upon completing it, if you're a Leatherworker with a Classic skill of 300 or more, you'll get a follow-up quest providing you with the recipe for the Onyxia Scale Cloak.
In Summary
So, to obtain this new transmog toy, you can either spend 10,000 to 15,000 gold directly or use your Tailoring and Leatherworking skills to craft the necessary cloak for free. Alternatively, if you have at least 300 skill points in Leatherworking, you can buy the base cloak for 1,000 gold and finish the crafting process as a Leatherworker. That's how you can claim this toy from Zaralek Caverns, which requires the Onyxia Scale Cloak to unlock.
I hope this guide proves useful and helps you save some gold without resorting to purchasing the entire cloak from the auction house. Thanks to all for the support, and I look forward to sharing more tips tomorrow. In the meantime, fingers crossed that Blizzard doesn't nerf this toy. I can already picture the May 9th hotfix: "Blazing Shadowflame Cinder's cooldown is now two hours." Let's hope it doesn't come to that. See you guys tomorrow!
