Retail quest

Root Cause

Root Cause is a World of Warcraft quest for level 10–45. Rewards include 6,150 experience.

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

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

The massive roots of Shaladrassil are spreading a horrible corruption throughout the forest. If we are to save Val'sharah, we will need to find a way to stop the encroachment of the world tree. If you bring me enough corrupted root samples, I may be able to discover their secrets.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 10–45

Rewards

6,150 experience
20g22s
+150 reputation with Dreamweavers

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, 1:47 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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