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A Nose for Magic

A Nose for Magic is a Horde-only quest for level 10-60 in Zuldazar. It is step 5 of 7 in the Fossil Extraction storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Zuldazar at 40.0, 76.5. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 8,150 experience and money.

Description

I have it! The readings from the ruins are unmistakable. Somewhere to the south and west of the ah... "foot", as it were, is a source of great magical energy.

It can be nothing but the Eye of Xibala!

We will need to place a few more scrying vessels to pinpoint the Eye's exact location.

Meet me deeper in the ruins. I will personally oversee this effort.

Rewards

Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationZandalari Empire +75
Top Comments

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2
varenne+2via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Find Apprentice Telemancer Astrandis
Then follow the quest giver and place 3 scrying vessels

/way 40.99 77.12 Apprentice Telemancer Astrandis

A Nose for Magic quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoptDwXtcT0
This quest is part of the Zuldazar Xibala questchain. All Zuldazar quests: The Throne of Zuldazar <= more info inside

ID
#
Quest
Questgiver
Subzone
Video
126
The Bones of Xibala
[npc=120168]
Hall of Croniclers
https://youtu.be/gXwSS0snHG4
127
1
WANTED: Dark Chronicler
[object=287229]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/ieUkloCOw1I
128
2
The Bloodwatcher Legacy
[npc=131582]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/2nDybQX4rS4
129
1
Xibalan Ecology
[npc=131582]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/RgINf75ocwk
130
2
Archaeological Efficiency
[npc=131580]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/9IR-_LO67hU
131
3
Scrying for the Eye
[npc=131580]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/zQFvmu8FmxI
132
A Nose for Magic
[npc=131580]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/LoptDwXtcT0
133
1
Grand Theft Telemancy
[npc=131580]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/bQZeJAAKRW4
134
2
A Dark (Iron) Tide
[npc=131580]
Xibala
https://youtu.be/0aWBaxsD5Zg

Id column is approximate quest № In Zuldazar storyline The Throne of Zuldazar <= more info
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there

3
Boxofbeer+1via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

To complete the quest you need to go to 41.00 77.11 point after picking the quest.
After arriving speak to Astrandis to continue, follow him and place scrying vessels.
While he's doing his business to vessels you need to defend him from iron dwarves.

TomTom:
Zuldazar:Zandalar 41.00 77.11 Apprentice Telemancer Astrandis

A Nose for Magic - www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1rPgoJsVIQ

That is every comment on this page.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP8,150
MoneyGold25g 74s
ReputationZandalari Empire+75

Reward details

Reputation: Zandalari Empire +75

The oldest empire of Azeroth, the Zandalari are powerful trolls who bargain with fearsome loa and whose navy is unmatched on the Great Sea.

Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.

Other quests in Zuldazar that reward Zandalari Empire reputation: The Word of Zul (+75), Shakedown (+150), Punishment of Tal'aman (+250), Punishment of Tal'farrak (+250), Deterrent (+75), Rastakhan (+75).

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapZuldazarTurn-in marker at 40.0, 76.5, 7 mapped points
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Zuldazar Quest turn-in 7 mapped points
Zuldazar map showing where to go for A Nose for MagicTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #862 40.0 76.5

Coordinates

  • Turn-inZuldazar 40.0, 76.5/way #862 40.0 76.5
  • Objective areaZuldazar 41.0, 77.1/way #862 41.0 77.1
  • Objective areaZuldazar 39.9, 77.1/way #862 39.9 77.1
  • Objective areaZuldazar 43.9, 72.1/way #862 43.9 72.1

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Zuldazar map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zuldazar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zuldazar:

  • Xibala, ZuldazarHorde · about 470 yards north-east
  • Warport Rastari, ZuldazarHorde · about 1,100 yards north-east
  • Isle of Fangs, ZuldazarHorde · about 1,400 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 90 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 60 yards east
  • Objective areaabout 40 yards south-east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Storyline

Fossil Extraction

Part 5 of 7.

Previous: Archaeological Efficiency · Next: A Dark (Iron) Tide

  1. 1The Bloodwatcher Legacy
  2. 2Xibalan Ecology
  3. 3Scrying for the Eye
  4. 4Archaeological Efficiency
  5. 5A Nose for Magic
  6. 6A Dark (Iron) Tide
  7. 7Grand Theft Telemancy

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Archaeological EfficiencyZuldazar · Level 10-60

    Miss Tae'shara and I share a passion for uncovering hidden secrets and a deep, abiding respect for this ancient land. That said! If we were to continue at the pace to which she is accustomed, the Alliance would overtake us before we could make a single discovery. It is time to expedite our survey.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • A Dark (Iron) TideZuldazar · Level 10-60

    Their red eyes... flaming beards... dark, dusky skin. These can only be Dark Iron dwarves. I have never seen one before this day. It is my understanding that they have been sent here on an errand for the Alliance.

The storyline at a glance

Fossil Extraction has 7 steps, from The Bloodwatcher Legacy to Grand Theft Telemancy.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zuldazar (7).

Other storylines on the Zuldazar map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

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