Cannot Reproduce

Quest Giver: Thassarian (Alliance, aboard The Skybreaker)/Koltira Deathweaver (Horde, aboard Orgrim’s Hammer)

Turn In: Chief Engineer Boltwrench (Alliance, aboard The Skybreaker)/Chief Engineer Copperclaw (Horde, aboard Orgrim’s Hammer)

Objective: Use the Partitioned Flask at each of the 3 Cultists’ Cauldrons in the northwest area of Aldur’thar to collect a Blue Sample, Green Sample, and Dark Sample, then deliver the flask to the Chief Engineer.

Quick Facts

• Location: Northwest region of Aldur’thar [48, 34]; all three cauldrons are clustered together
• Chain Position: Sneak Preview → Cannot Reproduce → Retest Now
• Provided Item: Partitioned Flask

Walkthrough

• Fly to the northwest section of Aldur’thar. The three cauldrons are grouped together on a raised platform at approximately [48, 34], directly over the first “A” in “Aldur’thar” on your map.
• Use the Partitioned Flask at each cauldron. Each one fills a different partition of the flask (Blue, Green, Dark). All three cauldrons are right next to each other, so there is no travel between them.
• The cauldrons are guarded by Cult mobs, but because the three are clustered in one spot, you only need to clear the immediate area once. On a flying mount, you can often land directly next to a cauldron, use the flask, and remount before drawing aggro.
• Once you have all three samples, fly to the Chief Engineer aboard your faction’s airship (Boltwrench for Alliance, Copperclaw for Horde) rather than back to Thassarian/Koltira.

Efficiency Tips

• This quest is available at the same time as Chain of Command, Need More Info, and other Aldur’thar quests. The cauldrons are near Overseer Savryn‘s camp, so hit them on your way through that encampment.
• Completing this quest unlocks Retest Now, which becomes a repeatable daily.

Lore & Secrets

QA Bug Tracker Easter Egg

Part of the QA-themed quest cluster from Thassarian/Koltira. “Cannot Reproduce” refers to a QA tester’s inability to replicate a reported bug after a new build. The quest name doubles as an in-world joke: Thassarian/Koltira has been unable to reproduce the Cult’s will-stealing concoction, hence needing samples.

The quest text leans into this about potions containing “the twisted soul of a being who was tormented before being mercilessly slaughtered.”

Cool Hand Luke Reference

• The Alliance completion text from Chief Engineer Boltwrench reads: “What we have here is a simple failure to conglomerate…” This is a play on the famous line from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Also famously sampled at the opening of Guns N’ Roses’ “Civil War.”

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