Players excited to jump back into WotLK and level Engineering in WotLK will have access to a lot of cool items to craft. Due to the nature of these items engineering is often one of the best professions to have in both PvP and PvE. Here are the most notable items for Engineering:
Jeeves: a portable repair bot MOLL-E: a portable mailbox Flexweave Underlay: a parachute allowing slow fall Rocket Boots Xtreme: a brief buff allowing greatly increased movement speed Mounts: Mekgineer’s Chopper or Mechano-hog Engineering Goggles depending on your class’s stat requirements.
Engineering is often paired with Mining as a second profession. Many of the required materials for Engineering recipes require items that can be made with Mining. They also are able to harvest resources from mechanical-type enemies once they are slain, known as Salvaging.
This guide will help players completely level Engineering to the skill cap of 450 in the most efficient way possible. However, sometimes recipes don’t always guarantee to increase the skill level (skill-up); for this reason, the use of the “approximately” symbol (~) is often used to convey the average amount of crafts and materials needed.
Engineering Trainers
Engineering Specializations
There are 2 specializations that players can select upon reaching level 200 in Engineering. They are Goblin Engineering and Gnomish Engineering. Players must complete a quest to choose their specialization.
Horde Quest Giver: Graham Van Talen, Undercity [76,75] Alliance Quest Givers: Lilliam Sparkspindle, Stormwind [62,30] Springspindle Fizzlegear, Ironforge [69,45] Neutral Quest Giver: Tinkerwiz, The Barrens [63,36]
There are additional recipes players can learn for each specialization, these can be bought at 2 vendors:
Goblin Engineering Recipes:
Goblin Engineering Recipes: Didi the Wrench, Dalaran [39, 24] Gnomish Engineering Recipes: Findle Whistlesteam, Dalaran [39,25]
Players can only have one specialization at a time. We’re not sure at this time if players will be able to change their specialization for a fee of 150g like some other professions. But we’ll add this section on changing specializations just in case.
In order to change specializations, players will need to completely unlearn Engineering. This removes any previous recipes learned and will require re-leveling Engineering and relearning all those recipes again.
How To change Engineering Specializations:
Unlearn Engineering (Press “K” and click the red circle with a line through it) Relearn Engineering Attain level 200 Engineering Use the book, Soothsaying for Dummies, near Narain Soothfancy in Tanaris to select a new specialization.
That being said, it is often a strategy for players to learn one specialization first to craft all the non-specialization-required items they want. Next, they will switch to the specialization that they prefer at the end-game and start over. You can change your Specialization by following these steps:
1-300 Required Materials For Classic
It’s highly suggested to have Mining as a second primary profession or on another character to gather all required materials. If you have the gold you can also simply purchase these from the Auction House.
Below is a table that shows all the necessary WoW Classic items you will need in order to level from 1 to 300. We’ve also included a brief description of where to get each item. Remember that luck does play a small role in successful level-ups so your mileage may vary regarding the number of some materials listed in the table below.
1-75: Apprentice Engineering
1 - 30
30 - 50
These are required for future recipes; you will need about 22 Handful of Copper Bolts.
At level 50 learn Journeyman Engineering.
50 - 51
The Arclight Spanner is a tool required to craft other items.
51 - 75
75-125: Journeyman Engineering
75 - 85
You will need about 32 Coarse Blasting Powder for future recipes. If you reach 90 with this step you can skip the following step.
85 - 90
90 - 100
100 - 110
About 8 Silver Contact are required for a future recipe.
110 - 120
120 - 125
At level 125 learn Expert Engineering.
125-200: Expert Engineering
125 ~ 141
~141 ~ 148
~148 - 160
160 - 175
175 - 176
The Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor is a tool required to craft other items.
176 - 195
You will need about 57 Solid Blasting Powder for a future recipe, but continue crafting these until you reach 195.
195 - 200
At level 200 learn Artisan Engineering.
200-300: Artisan Engineering
200 - 215
You will need about 19 Unstable Trigger for a future recipe.
215 - 235
You will need about 38 Mithril Casing for the next recipe.
235 - 250
250 - 260
You will need about 16 Dense Blasting Powder for a future recipe.
260 - 285
At level 275 learn Master Engineering.
285 - 300
300-350: Required Materials For The Burning Crusade
Here is a list of all the items you will need in order to level from 300 to 350 using materials found in The Burning Crusade expansion. We’ve also included a brief description of where to get each item. Keep in mind that depending on your luck with skill-ups you may have a surplus or deficit for some materials listed in the table below.
300-350: Master Engineering
300 - 310
You will need about 24 Handful of Fel Iron Bolts for future recipes.
310 ~ 316
You will need about 7 Fel Iron Casing for a future recipe, but continue crafting until level 316.
~316 - 320
Each craft produces 4, you will need about 53 Elemental Blasting Powder total for future recipes.
320 - 325
325 - 335
335 - 350
At level 350 learn Grandmaster Engineering.
350-450: Required Materials For WotLK
Here is a list of all the important items in WotLK: Classic you will need in order to level from 350 to 450. We’ve also included a brief description of where to get each item as you adventure across the beautiful new zones in Northrend. Keep in mind that depending on your luck with skill-ups you may have a surplus or deficit for some materials listed in the table below. There are also 3 optional items (denoted in parentheses) that are useful and can be crafted while leveling to save some resources. MOLL-E, the Engineering Headpiece of your choice, and the Wormhole Generator: Northrend.
350-450: Grandmaster Engineering
350 ~ 370
Each craft produces 1-3 Handful of Cobalt Bolts, you will need about 50 total for future recipes.
Engineering Supplies and Leatherworking Supplies
~370 - 375
Each craft produces 1-2 Volatile Blasting Trigger, you will need about 25 total for future recipes.
~375 ~ 385
You will need 10 Overcharged Capacitor for a future recipe.
~385 - 390
390 - 400
400 - 405
405 - 410
410 - 415
415 - 425
425 - 430
If you have the Goblin Engineering Specialization craft Global Thermal Sapper Charge from 425 to 429 otherwise craft Mechanized Snow Goggles. Also note that if you can, craft MOLL-E at 429.
430 - 435
435 - 450
From 435 to 450, Gnomish Army Knife is the best way to get to 450. You can craft it the entire time, however, you can save some resources by crafting 2 items that are still guaranteed skill-ups in this bracket. Depending on your luck, on average it would save you about 12 Gnomish Army Knife crafts.
Conclusion
There we have it, you’ve reached the end of Engineering in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. We hope this guide was helpful in your journey to level Engineering to 450. Now you’ll be ready to craft all the new recipes that will come out with the release of the phase that includes Ulduar. Be sure to check out our Mining 1-450 Guide as well as it should be very useful for many of the recipes used in Engineering.
