Retail quest

It's Not About History, It's About Power

It's Not About History, It's About Power is a World of Warcraft quest for level 15–30 (Horde only). Rewards include 4,100 experience and item rewards.

Badlands

Quest text Requirements and rewards

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

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The Explorers' League may have a yeoman's knowledge of the actual act of digging. What they lack, however, is the good sense to USE the artifacts that they dig up. They stow their treasures in stagnant museums instead of using these items of power for their true purpose. The dwarves are fools. Fortunately, they die easily. You'll find them digging into canyon walls north of here. Take whatever you can out of their stubby-fingered hands, then return it to me.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 15–30
Horde only

Rewards

4,100 experience
10g50s
+250 reputation with Silvermoon City

Choose one of

Upstart's Breastplate · Holy, Protection, Fury, Frost, Blood, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms
Counterfeit Chainmail · Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation, Restoration, Elemental, Enhancement, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival
Hooligan's Pantaloons · Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Fire, Arcane
Excavation Bracers · Balance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Windwalker, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Guardian, Feral, Vengeance, Havoc, Brewmaster

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, 1:24 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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