Retail quest

The Cost of War

The Cost of War is a World of Warcraft quest for level 10–35 (Alliance only). Rewards include 4,800 experience.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

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This whole place is going up in flames and the Skyfire is reporting that more of those... shadows are crawling up out of the ground. We need to get our people out of here. Clear a path through the base on your way north and head for the town. I will rendezvous with you there.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 10–35
Alliance only

Rewards

4,800 experience
13g74s
+-10 reputation with Shado-Pan

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, 1:40 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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