Retail quest

A Tale of Two Shovels

A Tale of Two Shovels is a World of Warcraft quest for level 15–30. Rewards include 6,200 experience and item rewards.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

‹name›, ‹class› and ‹race› stand for your character’s.

Hey wait a minute, this bone has pickax marks on it. These aren't yours, are they? No, I recognize this mark... this must be that blasted dwarf! Gah! Let me step back for a minute and explain. There's another archaeologist south of here named Durrin Direshovel. He practices a reckless, devil-may-care brand of archaeology that offends even me. A priceless fossil, ruined by sloppy pick-work. This is the last straw, Durrin! ‹name›, go put an end to Direshovel and his negligent excavation.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 15–30

Rewards

6,200 experience
31g50s

Choose one of

Nilminer's Notes · Mistweaver, Frost, Fire, Devastation, Augmentation, Preservation, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Balance, Restoration, Arcane
Excavated Bracers · Holy, Protection, Fury, Frost, Blood, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms
Careful Coverings · Enhancement, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Windwalker, Havoc, Brewmaster, Feral, Guardian, Vengeance, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival

Source

Where this data comes from.

Read from Blizzard's official World of Warcraft API.

Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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