Retail quest

The Descent

The Descent is a World of Warcraft quest for level 40. Rewards include 1,350 experience.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

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

Whatever lies at the bottom of this cauldron is of great use to the Iron Horde, and therefore, of great interest to us. I need you to investigate the bottom of this crater. You go ahead. I'll be right behind you.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 40

Rewards

1,350 experience
76g41s

Leads to

Quests this one opens.

Completing this quest is required for these.

The Beating Heart
The Beating Heart

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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