I can confirm that this is still broken.
Can confirm this is STILL an issue. 09/18/2024
Just cant do it as a level 58.
I remember this was punishing before the level squish. In fact, almost all of assorted allied race unlocks and the heritage armor quests are pure punishment at the “suggested” level.
I recall that, during BFA, for the Highmountain Tauren, only my ret paladin alt in full raid gear survived to the end of the quest chain alive and even then it was no cake walk, burning through shields and spamming Word of Glory as often as I had the ability to do it. It was always horrifically overtuned and probably always will be.