To the Witch Doctor

Quest Giver: Hexxer Ubungo — The Argent Stand, Zul’Drak [40, 66]

Objective: Speak with Witch Doctor Khufu at Zim’Torga.

Quick Facts

• Level: 77
• Chain Position: 5 of 27 in the Dying Loa chain (Too Much of a Good Thing → To the Witch Doctor → Breaking Through Jin’Alai)
• Also Unlocks: The Leaders at Jin’Alai (side quest at Zim’Torga)

Walkthrough

Travel northeast from the Argent Stand, up the great steps that lead to the next tier of Zul’Drak. Zim’Torga is at [59, 57]. Speak with Witch Doctor Khufu to turn in.

Grab the flight path! Zim’Torga has a flight point. If this is your first visit, pick it up immediately. You’ll be traveling back and forth between here and other quest areas for a long time.

About Zim’Torga

Zim’Torga is a major quest hub for the middle and later portions of Zul’Drak, used by both Alliance and Horde. It’s a neutral Zandalari encampment built around the statue of the goddess Zim’Torga, the Mother of Prosperity. The Zandalari have come to Northrend not to help the Drakkari, but to bear witness to (and intervene against) the Drakkari Empire’s self-destruction.

The outpost is under constant Drakkari attack but holds thanks to the goddess’s waning protection.

While you’re here, look around for additional quests. Zim’Torga is the launching point for many questlines needed for the Empire of Zul’Drak achievement. Notably, Element-Tamer Dagoda is here.

Tip: If you’ve been collecting Drakkari Offerings from killing trolls, you can turn in 10 at the Zim’Torga statue for the Blessing of Zim’Torga (+10% to all stats). Well worth picking up before heading into combat quests.

Story Context

With the Prophet of Sseratus dead, Ubungo’s work at the Altar of Sseratus is done, but the crisis is far bigger than one altar. He reveals himself as Zandalari and sends you northeast to Zim’Torga to join the broader effort against the Drakkari loa sacrifices.

From this point on, the Dying Loa chain shifts from Argent Crusade territory into Zandalari-led operations. Khufu greets you warmly, acknowledging that Ubungo found someone he could trust.

The next quest, Breaking Through Jin’Alai, sends you into Drakkari-held territory to begin confronting the broader pattern of loa betrayal.

Cross-Expansion Connection: The Zandalari’s role here foreshadows their much larger presence in later expansions. In Cataclysm, they shift from neutral observers to active empire-rebuilders, and by Battle for Azeroth, the Zandalari Empire and its capital Dazar’alor become a central focus of the entire expansion.

Witch Doctor Khufu himself appears in the Exploring Kalimdor/Eastern Kingdoms lore books, where Magni Bronzebeard later visits Zim’Torga and has a long conversation with Khufu about shamanism.

Explore Zul’Drak’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Zul’Drak Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.