Retail quest

What Had To Be Done

What Had To Be Done is a World of Warcraft quest for level 15–35 (Alliance only). Rewards include 7,200 experience.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

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

Thank you for your aid today, ‹name›. I will be handling the purge from here on out. Jaina will soon be off to Lion's Landing, to speak with King Varian. She asked for your attendance.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 15–35
Alliance only
Complete first: Sewer Cleaning, Unfair Trade, Nowhere to Hide

Rewards

7,200 experience
41g22s
+250 reputation with Operation: Shieldwall
+350 reputation with Alliance

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, 2:11 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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