WoW Classic Engineering Leveling Guide (1-300)
What to craft at every Engineering skill level. Pairs with Mining: every gadget starts with ore, stone and the bars they make.
22 steps take Engineering from 1 to 300. Ranks open at 75, 150 and 225, and each one needs a trainer visit before the next stretch; 22 trainers are listed below with coordinates checked against the 1.12 game data.
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Everything you need for Engineering 1–300
- 225×
Thorium Bar - 161×
Mithril Bar - 120×
Solid Stone - 110×
Bronze Bar - 66×
Copper Bar - 60×
Rough Stone - 60×
Rough Blasting Powder - 60×
Coarse Stone - 60×
Coarse Blasting Powder - 60×
Wool Cloth - 60×
Solid Blasting Powder - 60×
Dense Stone - 50×
Linen Cloth - 40×
Mithril Casing - 35×
Runecloth - 30×
Handful of Copper Bolts - 30×
Heavy Stone - 30×
Heavy Blasting Powder - 25×
Weak Flux - 20×
Mageweave Cloth - 20×
Unstable Trigger - 15×
Medium Leather - 15×
Bronze Framework - 15×
Whirring Bronze Gizmo - 10×
Bronze Tube - 10×
Moss Agate - 5×
Silver Bar - 4×
Steel Bar
Classic Engineering trainer locations — Alliance and Horde
Showing the Apprentice rank
Go to a trainer who can take you to 75:
- Jemma QuikswitchIronforge
- Springspindle FizzlegearTinker Town, Ironforge
- Trixie QuikswitchIronforge
- Jenna LemkenilliDarkshore
- Bronk GuzzlegearSteelgrill's Depot, Dun Morogh
- Finbus GeargrindDarkshire, Duskwood
- Lilliam SparkspindleDwarven District, Elwynn Forest
- Sprite JumpsprocketElwynn Forest
- Deek FizzlebizzStonewrought Dam, Loch Modan
- Buzzek BracketswingGadgetzan, Tanaris
- TinkerwizRatchet, The Barrens
- Twizwick SprocketgrindThe Venture Co. Mine, The Barrens
4 more Alliance trainers cannot take you this far:
- Tinkmaster OversparkTinker Town, Ironforgespecialisation, not a rank
- Oglethorpe ObnoticusBooty Bay, Stranglethorn Valespecialisation, not a rank
- Nixx SprocketspringGadgetzan, Tanarisspecialisation, not a rank
- Vazario LinkgreaseRatchet, The Barrensspecialisation, not a rank
Go to a trainer who can take you to 75:
- NoggOrgrimmar
- RoxxikNogg's Machine Shop, the Drag, Orgrimmar
- ThundOrgrimmar
- Franklin LloydThe Rogues' Quarter, Undercity
- Graham Van TalenUndercity
- MukdrakRazor Hill, Durotar
- Buzzek BracketswingGadgetzan, Tanaris
- TinkerwizRatchet, The Barrens
- Twizwick SprocketgrindThe Venture Co. Mine, The Barrens
3 more Horde trainers cannot take you this far:
- Oglethorpe ObnoticusBooty Bay, Stranglethorn Valespecialisation, not a rank
- Nixx SprocketspringGadgetzan, Tanarisspecialisation, not a rank
- Vazario LinkgreaseRatchet, The Barrensspecialisation, not a rank
Engineering step by step, 1 to 300
- 1Learn the profession — ApprenticeJemma Quikswitch — Ironforgeneeds character level 5
1 to 30: craft 60 × Rough Blasting Powder.
You probably will reach 40 skill points with this recipe. But you will need the 60 x
Rough Blasting Powder later, so keep these for step 51 - 75.- 60×
Rough Blasting PowderOrange
Shopping list for 1–30
- 60×
30 to 50: craft 30 × Handful of Copper Bolts.
Keep
Handful of Copper Bolts for the step 51 - 75 as well.- 30×
Handful of Copper BoltsNeeds 30
Shopping list for 30–50
- 30×
- 75Stop and train JourneymanSpringspindle Fizzlegear — Tinker Town, Ironforgeneeds character level 10
75 to 90: craft 60 × Coarse Blasting Powder.
Keep 60 x
Coarse Blasting Powder for next step- 60×
Coarse Blasting PowderNeeds 75
Shopping list for 75–90
- 60×
100 to 105: craft 5 × Silver Contact.
If you are not lucky farming
Silver Bar or its too expensive on Auction House, you can craft:- 5×
Silver ContactNeeds 90
Shopping list for 100–105
- 5×
135 to 145: craft 30 × Heavy Blasting Powder.
Keep 30 x
Heavy Blasting Powder for later (160 - 175), so don't sell that.- 30×
Heavy Blasting PowderNeeds 125
Shopping list for 135–145
- 30×
145 to 150: craft 15 × Whirring Bronze Gizmo.
Keep 15 x
Whirring Bronze Gizmo for later (160 - 175), so don't sell that.- 15×
Whirring Bronze GizmoNeeds 125
Shopping list for 145–150
- 15×
- 150Stop and train ExpertSpringspindle Fizzlegear — Tinker Town, Ironforgeneeds character level 20
150 to 160: craft 15 × Bronze Framework.
Keep 15 x
Bronze Framework for later (160 - 175), so don't sell that.- 15×
Bronze FrameworkNeeds 145
Shopping list for 150–160
- 15×
175 to 176: craft 1 × Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor.
Keep that for engineering recipes crafts.
- 1×
Gyromatic Micro-AdjustorNeeds 175
Shopping list for 175–176
- 1×
176 to 195: craft 60 × Solid Blasting Powder.
Keep 60 x
Solid Blasting Powder for later steps ( 200 - 215 and 238 - 250 )- 60×
Solid Blasting PowderNeeds 175
Shopping list for 176–195
- 60×
195 to 200: craft 7 × Mithril Tube.
If you want to go Gnome Engineering - keep 6 x
Mithril Tube- 7×
Mithril TubeNeeds 195
Shopping list for 195–200
- 7×
200 to 215: craft 20 × Unstable Trigger.
Save 20 x
Unstable Trigger for step 238 - 250- 20×
Unstable TriggerNeeds 200
Shopping list for 200–215
- 20×
- 225Stop and train ArtisanBuzzek Bracketswing — Gadgetzan, Tanarisneeds character level 35
215 to 238: craft 40 × Mithril Casing.
Save 40 x
Mithril Casing for step 238 - 250- 40×
Mithril CasingNeeds 215
Shopping list for 215–238
- 40×
250 to 260: craft 30 × Dense Blasting Powder.
- 30×
Dense Blasting PowderNeeds 250
Shopping list for 250–260
- 30×
260 to 285: craft 35 × Thorium Widget.
Schematic: Thorium Widget can be bought from NPCs:
Gearcutter Cogspinner (in Ironforge) Sovik (in Orgrimmar)
- 35×
Thorium WidgetNeeds 260
Shopping list for 260–285
- 35×
Where to buy Engineering recipes and supplies in Classic
- Gearcutter CogspinnerEngineering SuppliesIronforge · Alliance
- SovikEngineering SuppliesOrgrimmar · Horde
- Buzzek BracketswingMaster EngineerTanaris · Both sides