Troll Patrol: The Alchemist's Apprentice

Troll Patrol: The Alchemist's Apprentice
Start	Alchemist Finklestein
End	Alchemist Finklestein
Level	76 (Requires 74)
Type	Daily
Category	Zul'Drak
Experience	5300
Rewards	1 58
Repeatable	Yes
Previous	Troll Patrol

Troll Patrol: The Alchemist's Apprentice
Level: 76 (Requires 74)
Type: Daily
Alchemist Finklestein
Alchemist Finklestein
XP: 5300
Rewards:
1 58

Objectives

Alchemist Finklestein at Heb'Valok wants you to assist him in the creation of a truth serum.

When you are ready to begin, you are to speak to him and follow his instructions.

• Truth Serum Created

Description

Ahh, you must be the promised patrol. Your timing couldn't be better. I have urgent need of an extra pair of hands.

We have a Drakkari prisoner who's been sent here to undergo questioning. Before the interrogation begins, I require assistance in the creation of a truth serum.

Creating a truth serum is tricky business, demanding keen instincts, perfect timing, and improvisation at every step.

Let me know when you're ready, <race>. And remember, timing is everything!

Rewards

You will receive: 1 58

Completion

You've done it!

The intelligence gathered from that troll will undoubtedly be of great value. I'll be certain to make mention of your efforts in my report to the commander.

Thank you, <name>.

Notes

For a gallery of the items in the stockrooms, see Finklestein's Laboratory.

Alchemist Finklestein operates an alchemical laboratory in one of the ruins at Heb'Valok in Zul'Drak.^[35, 52]

The two quests he starts require the player to locate reagents within the building.

•  [20-30] Lab Work
•  [76 Daily] Troll Patrol: The Alchemist's Apprentice

Laboratory stockroom layout

Overview of materials location. The letter corresponds to the shelf, and the number to the level. Click to see full image.

Printable, easy to read 'Cheat Sheet'. Click to see full image.

The following table lists the four bookcases in each of the two rooms and what shelf each item is on in its respective bookcase. The bookcases are ordered going counterclockwise from the southeast, an illustration of which can be found in the image to the right.

For example, a Blight Crystal can be found in the left room in the western bookcase on the second shelf from the bottom.

Don't worry about the time limit on the items, as long as they were looted, they count.

The daily quest version does care about the time, so move quickly. The last component for the daily quest is a "single" item, one that is only present one time. All other components required for the daily quests are present multiple times.

Items present multiple times

Item locations

Item name	Left room				Right room
	D	C	B	A	D	C	B	A
[Amberseed]					1,2	3	1	1,3
[Ancient Ectoplasm]					2	2	1	2
[Hairy Herring Head]	On the floor (boxes)				On the floor (boxes)
[Icecrown Bottled Water]	3		3		3	3	2	2
[Knotroot]	2		3	1		1		3
[Muddy Mire Maggot]	On the floor (bags)				On the floor (bags)
[Pickled Eagle Egg]	3		1	3
[Prismatic Mojo]	1	2,3	1,2	1
[Pulverized Gargoyle Teeth]		1	2	1,3	3	1,2	2
[Putrid Pirate Perspiration]		3	2	2	3	2		1
[Raptor Claw]	3	2	1,3	2
[Seasoned Slider Cider]	On the floor (barrels)				On the floor (barrels)
[Shrunken Dragon's Claw]							2	1
[Speckled Guano]	1,2	2,3		1		1	3	3
[Spiky Spider Egg]	1	3		1				2
[Wasp's Wings]					1,2	1	1	1
[Withered Batwing]	2	1	1	1	1		2	1

Last reagents for daily quest

Item locations

Item name	Left room				Right room
	D	C	B	A	D	C	B	A
[Abomination Guts]				2
[Blight Crystal]		2
[Chilled Serpent Mucus]	2
[Crushed Basilisk Crystals]		1
[Crystallized Hogsnot]					2
[Frozen Spider Ichor]			2
[Ghoul Drool]							1
[Trollbane]								2

Gallery

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   [Abomination Guts]

• 

   [Amberseed]

• 

   [Ancient Ectoplasm]

• 

   [Blight Crystal]

• 

   [Chilled Serpent Mucus]

• 

   [Crushed Basilisk Crystals]

• 

   [Crystallized Hogsnot]

• 

   [Frozen Spider Ichor]

• 

   [Ghoul Drool]

• 

   [Hairy Herring Head]

• 

   [Icecrown Bottled Water]

• 

   [Knotroot]

• 

   [Muddy Mire Maggot]

• 

   [Pickled Eagle Egg]

• 

   [Prismatic Mojo]

• 

   [Pulverized Gargoyle Teeth]

• 

   [Putrid Pirate Perspiration]

• 

   [Raptor Claw]

• 

   [Seasoned Slider Cider]

• 

   [Shrunken Dragon's Claw]

• 

   [Speckled Guano]

• 

   [Spiky Spider Egg]

• 

   [Trollbane]

• 

   [Wasp's Wings]

• 

   [Withered Batwing]

There are also two AddOns that assist you with this quest:

• EasySerum is a text-based plugin.
• Finklestein is a graphical plugin.

Getting a plugin is highly recommended if you want to complete Quest:Congratulations! on time. Nothing is more painful than losing ten minutes out of twenty to Alchemist Finklestein and failing the quest – thus turning a reward of about 35 G into one of about 10 G.

Quest progression

1. Complete Commander Falstaav's quests to unlock Pa'Troll.
   •  [20-30] Defend the Stand
   •  [20-30] Parachutes for the Argent Crusade
2.  [20-30] Pa'Troll
   •  [20-30] Something for the Pain
   •  [20-30] Throwing Down
   •  [20-30] Creature Comforts
   •  [20-30] Lab Work
3.  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol
   To complete Troll Patrol, complete one quest from each of the four quest givers:
   • Captain Brandon:
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Can You Dig It?
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: High Standards
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Something for the Pain
   • Captain Grondel:
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Couldn't Care Less
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Creature Comforts
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Whatdya Want, a Medal?
   • Captain Rupert:
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Done to Death
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Intestinal Fortitude
     •  [20-30 Daily] Troll Patrol: Throwing Down
   • Alchemist Finklestein
     •  [76 Daily] Troll Patrol: The Alchemist's Apprentice
4.  [20-30 Daily] Congratulations! (if Troll Patrol was completed quickly enough)

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB