Retail quest

The Source of the Problem

The Source of the Problem is a World of Warcraft quest for level 30–60 (Horde only). Rewards include 10,200 experience and item rewards.

Vol'dun

Quest text Requirements and rewards

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

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

I checked my work twice when working on this fountain. I made no mistakes. There must be something wrong at the source. The fountain draws water from a modest reservoir above the terrace. Would you mind checking it out?

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 30–60
Horde only
Complete first: Wither Without Water, We Can Salvage the Seeds, Let it Flow

Rewards

10,200 experience
25g74s
+150 reputation with Voldunai

Choose one of

Scorching Sands Grips · Balance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Windwalker, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Guardian, Feral, Vengeance, Havoc, Brewmaster
Resilient Outcast's Gloves · Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation, Restoration, Elemental, Enhancement, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival
Exiled Veteran's Handguards · Holy, Protection, Fury, Frost, Blood, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms
Deserted Divining Rod · Mistweaver, Frost, Fire, Devastation, Augmentation, Preservation, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Balance, Restoration, Arcane
Scorched Plateau Defender · Holy, Elemental, Restoration, Protection, Protection
Lastwind Grips · Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Fire, Arcane

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, 1:49 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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