TheWoWDBThe quest helper shows the quest is at Ruins of Aboraz. This is not the correct place. That is where it flies you to after you use snake statue @ the Ruins of Jubuwal, which is right across from the Gurubashi Arena.
Quest
Backdoor Dealings
A World of Warcraft quest in The Cape of Stranglethorn. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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If you use Carbonite it is giving you the wrong location for Spy on Zanzil
as of Dec 5 2010. it tells you to go to Ruins of Aboraz which is INCORRECT
that is where it takes you once you click on the Totem of Hir'eek.The correct location where you want to go is to the Totem
of Hir'eek at 54,31 it is at the Ruins of Jubuwal which is
right across from the Grurubashi Arena.
Ignore where the Blizzard map marker says you should go (it may or may not be right depending on where you are when you're looking at the map). This is the actual location:
Totem of Hir'eek: 54.24 31.44
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Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
Quest ID26550
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26550))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThe Cape of Stranglethorn, step 17 of 62
RewardsSpaulders of the Bat, 
Veil of the Silent Listener, Monnion of the Bat, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Spaulders of the Bat, Veil of the Silent Listener, Monnion of the Bat, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
Zanzil the Outcast, an exile from the Gurubashi tribe, is my quarry. Recently, I have heard tales from my brothers in the north about his planned reentry into society, starting with the emissary he sent to the Skullsplitters. This is not good news. I want you to peer into Zanzil's current plans. Take this incense, and place it in front of the bat totem in the Ruins of Jubuwal, to the east. Hir'eek will guide you from there.
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.
Nearby on the The Cape of Stranglethorn map
- Old Friends, New Opportunities about 20 yards
- Buyers Wanted! about 20 yards
- The VIP List about 20 yards
- A Friendly Accord about 1,120 yards
- The Booty Bay Journal about 1,220 yards
- A Lighter Shade of Fel about 1,220 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,240 yards
- No Such Thing as Bad Luck about 1,260 yards
- Information is King about 1,260 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,280 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Cape of Stranglethorn, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Cape of Stranglethorn:
- Hardwrench Hideaway, Stranglethorn
- Grom'gol, Stranglethorn
- Booty Bay, Stranglethorn
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Cape of Stranglethorn map
3D Model
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Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeMail Shoulder
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for71 silver80 copper
TypeCloth Head
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for73 silver54 copper
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for73 silver81 copper
TypeArmor Neck
Item level19
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+3 Strength, +5 Stamina
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for10 silver73 copper
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.
Storyline
The Cape of Stranglethorn
Part 17 of 62.
Previous: Chabal · Next: Eliminate the Outcast
- 12Akiris by the Bundle
- 13It's You!!
- 14If They're Just Going to Leave Them Lying Around...
- 15There's Somebody Out There Who Wants It
- 16Chabal
- 17Backdoor Dealings
- 18Eliminate the Outcast
- 19Through the Troll Hole
- 20High Priestess Jeklik
- 21Plunging Into Zul'Gurub
- 22High Priest Venoxis
- 23Scaring Shaky
Showing steps 12 to 23 of 62.
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.
- Chabal
Chabal, that troll over by the botanical gardens/biological weapons lab, is a special guest. He's a representative of the Zandalari trolls, and has traveled quite far to stay with us. <Sassy places some of the items you've collected in a small parcel and hands it to you.> Here, give this to him.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Eliminate the Outcast
You are to kill Zanzil. You rode on Hir'eek's wings and saw through Hir'eek's eyes; you know where Zanzil hides within the Ruins of Aboraz. Travel there and kill him. Oh, and <race>: if we become separated, you should use this fetish.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · The Cape of Stranglethorn · Level 10-30.
The storyline at a glance
The Cape of Stranglethorn has 62 steps, from Dask "The Flask" Gobfizzle to Bloodsail's End.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Cape of Stranglethorn (62).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on The Cape of Stranglethorn map
- The Blue Dragons
- Goblin Heritage Armor
- Battle Pet Tamers
- The Dreadblades
- The Great Gnomeregan Run
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.