Engineering Leveling Guide 1-600

Luxrah Luxrah

Leveling Engineering in MoP Classic gives you access to a wide variety of useful and fun utility items, but requires some expensive materials and extra crafting steps. It’s one of the most complicated but rewarding professions in the game. This guide aims to provide the most optimal route from 1 to 600 Engineering skill in the Mists of Pandaria expansion so you can get straight to crafting all of the cool gadgets your inventory can hold.

Most of the materials for Engineering can be obtained via Mining, so having a character with that profession is advisable in order to avoid having to purchase all of those materials from other players. If you’re leveling the two skills side by side, be sure to take a look at our Mining Leveling Guide. We’ve listed all of the materials you need below.

If you reached max skill level in Engineering during Cataclysm, you can skip most of the level ranges and start at the Zen Master section.

Tips for Leveling Engineering

  • You’ll need some tools for crafting most Engineering schematics, starting with a Blacksmith Hammer, which you can purchase from a Trade Supplies or Engineering Supplies vendor. Other tools will be crafted as you go. Be sure to hang on to these until you are able to make your Gnomish Army Knife, which will replace most of them.
  • It’s always worth checking the Auction House for cheap materials, including crafted components that other players have already made such as bolts and powder.
  • When you go to start crafting, be sure that you have plenty of space in your inventory, as you will be crafting multiple components for many of the recipes. Don’t fill your bags with materials and leave yourself no space for the items you will be making.
  • Use the Filter button in the Engineering window and click “Has skill up” to only show recipes that will give you skill points. This will make it a lot easier to scroll through your options.
  • Don’t forget the Darkmoon Faire quest, Talkin’ Tonks, which can be completed every time the Darkmoon Faire is active (every two weeks in WoW Classic). This quest requires a minimum skill level of 75 and grants 5 skill points upon completion.

Trainer Locations

Here are some of the most convenient Engineering Trainers for leveling. We recommend staying in your faction’s capital city for most of the process due to the proximity to your bank and Auction House. That’s also where you will be able to learn an Engineering Specialization. We have a complete list of trainers on our Engineering Trainer Locations page.

  • Pandaria: Sally Fizzlefury is at Nesingwary’s Safari in the southwest corner of Valley of the Four Winds.
    • /way Valley of the Four Winds 16.0, 83.0
  • Dalaran: There are 3 different trainers located in the Magus Commerce Exchange: Didi the Wrench, Findle Whistlesteam, and Timofey Oshenko.
    • /way Dalaran 39.0 25.0
  • Alliance: Lilliam Sparkspindle is located in The Dwarven District.
    • /way Stormwind City 62.8, 32.2
  • Horde: Roxxik is inside Nogg’s Machine Shop in The Drag.
    • /way Orgrimmar 56.8, 56.4
  • Horde: “Jack” Pisarek Slamfix is found in the Goblin Slums.
    • /way Orgrimmar 36.6, 86.6

Required Materials

To follow this guide, you’ll need a lot of materials that are obtained via Mining. Keep in mind that you will need to smelt the ore into bars. You’ll also need some cloth and other miscellaneous supplies. Some of the material amounts will depend on the Engineering Specialization you wish to pursue. Those are marked with (Gnomish) or (Goblin).

Schematics

Schematic: White Smoke Flare is the only schematic you will need that can’t be learned from a trainer. It can be purchased from the following vendors or the Auction House:

  • Neutral: Wind Trader Lathrai at the Lower City in Shattrath
    • /way Shattrath City 72.6, 31.6
  • Horde: Captured Gnome at Zabra’jin in Zangarmarsh
    • /way Zangarmarsh 32.4, 48.0
  • Alliance: Feera at Trader’s Tier in The Exodar
    • /way The Exodar 54.2, 91.6
  • Horde: Yatheon at Farstriders’ Square in Silvermoon
    • /way Silvermoon City 75.8, 40.6

Metal

Stone

Gems

Cloth

Leather

Elementals

Leveling 1-600

Apprentice 1-50

Apprentice Engineering can be learned at character level 5.

  • Pick up a Blacksmith Hammer from the nearest Trade Skills or Engineering Supplies vendor and keep it in your bags.
  • Rough Blasting Powder should get you past 30 and Handful of Copper Bolts should get you past 50. Make the full amount of each and hold onto them as you will be using them in the next section for another schematic.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
1-30 Rough Blasting Powder – Rough Stone x1 50
30-50 Handful of Copper Bolts – Copper Bar x1 25

Materials Summary

Journeyman 50-125

Journeyman Engineering requires character level 10 and Engineering level 50 to learn. You can start crafting the required items for your Engineering Specialization in this level range. We’ve divided this section accordingly. If you don’t care about learning a specialization right now, you can take the Gnomish Engineering route and skip the Bronze Tube.

Gnomish Engineering

  • Make 20 Coarse Blasting Powder even if you hit 90 skill since you will need them to craft Coarse Dynamite. Don’t worry if you don’t quite hit 90.
  • Save the Bronze Tube for the next section.
  • After you craft Clockwork Boxes, you’ll right-click them in your inventory to disassemble them for extra skill points. Not every box will give a skill point when used, but they will always give one point when crafted. To save materials, open your boxes as you craft them so you can see how many skill points you still need. You may not have to make all 15 to reach 125.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
50-52 Arclight Spanner – Copper Bar x6 1
52-70 Rough Copper Bomb – Rough Blasting Powder x2 – Handful of Copper Bolts x1 25
70-90 Coarse Blasting Powder – Coarse Stone x1 20
90-100 Coarse Dynamite – Coarse Blasting Powder x1 – Linen Cloth x1 20
100-105 Clockwork Box – Bronze Bar x3 5
105-106 Bronze Tube – Bronze Bar x2 1
106-125 Clockwork Box (Open these & the ones you made earlier for extra skill) – Bronze Bar x3 7
Materials Summary

Goblin Engineering

  • Make Coarse Blasting Powder and Coarse Dynamite to reach skill level 90
  • Save the Silver Contact for the next section.
  • After you craft Clockwork Boxes, you’ll right-click them in your inventory to disassemble them for extra skill points. Not every box will give a skill point when used, but they will always give one point when crafted. To save materials, open your boxes as you craft them so you can see how many skill points you still need. You may not have to make all 15 to reach 125.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
50-52 Arclight Spanner – Copper Bar x6 1
52-70 Rough Copper Bomb – Rough Blasting Powder x2 – Handful of Copper Bolts x1 25
70-80 Coarse Blasting Powder – Coarse Stone x1 10
80-90 Coarse Dynamite – Coarse Blasting Powder x1 – Linen Cloth x1 10
90-100 Silver Contact – Silver Bar x1 10
100-125 Clockwork Box (Open these as you make them for extra skill) – Bronze Bar x3 15
Materials Summary

Expert 125-200

Expert Engineering requires character level 20 and Engineering level 125 to learn. This range is once again split up by Engineering Specialization so you can craft the items you need while you level. If you don’t care about learning a specialization right now, take the Goblin Engineering route and craft Mithril Tube in place of Big Iron Bomb to reach skill level 200.

Gnomish Engineering

Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
125-136 Heavy Blasting Powder – Heavy Stone x1 28
136-148 Whirring Bronze Gizmo – Bronze Bar x2 – Wool Cloth x1 14
148-160 Bronze Framework – Bronze Bar x2 – Medium Leather x1 – Wool Cloth x1 16
160-161 Gold Power Core – Gold Bar x1 2
161-162 Iron Strut – Iron Bar x2 2
162-174 Explosive Sheep – Bronze Framework x1 – Whirring Bronze Gizmo x1 – Heavy Blasting Powder x2 – Wool Cloth x2 14
174-175 Gyrochronatom – Iron Bar x1 – Gold Power Core x1 2
175-194 Solid Blasting Powder – Solid Stone x2 60
194-194 Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor – Steel Bar x4 1
194-195 Advanced Target Dummy – Iron Strut x1 – Bronze Framework x1 – Gyrochronatom x1 – Heavy Leather x4 2
195-196 Accurate Scope – Bronze Tube x1 – Jade x1 – Citrine x1 1
196-200 Mithril Tube – Mithril Bar x3 6
Materials Summary

Goblin Engineering

Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
125-145 Heavy Blasting Powder – Heavy Stone x1 84
145-150 Whirring Bronze Gizmo – Bronze Bar x2 – Wool Cloth x1 12
150-160 Bronze Framework – Bronze Bar x2 – Medium Leather x1 – Wool Cloth x1 12
160-175 Explosive Sheep – Bronze Framework x1 – Whirring Bronze Gizmo x1 – Heavy Blasting Powder x2 – Wool Cloth x2 12
175-190 Solid Blasting Powder – Solid Stone x2 70
190-195 Solid Dynamite – Solid Blasting Powder x1 – Silk Cloth x1 10*
195-195 Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor – Steel Bar x4 1
195-200 Big Iron Bomb – Iron Bar x3 – Heavy Blasting Powder x3 – Silver Contact x1 10*
*Each craft makes 2, so you’ll produce 20 total.
Materials Summary

Artisan 200-290

Artisan Engineering requires character level 35 and Engineering level 200 to learn.

  • At 200 skill you can pick up your specialization quest and turn in the items you saved in the last section. See our Engineering Specializations Guide for details about each specialization.
  • Craft Thorium Widget until you reach 290 and then stop. You don’t need to keep anything for the next section except for your remaining Thorium Bars.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
200-215 Unstable Trigger – Mithril Bar x1 – Mageweave Cloth x1 – Solid Blasting Powder x1 20
215-240 Mithril Casing – Mithril Bar x3 40
240-255 Hi-Explosive Bomb – Mithril Casing x2 – Unstable Trigger x1 – Solid Blasting Powder x2 20
255-260 Dense Blasting Powder – Dense Stone x2 20
260-290 Thorium Widget – Thorium Bar x3 – Runecloth x1 40

Materials Summary

Master 290-350

Master Engineering requires character level 50 and Engineering level 275 to learn.

  • You’ll have to purchase the schematic for White Smoke Flare from a short list of vendors or the Auction House. See the Materials list at the top of this guide for locations.
  • You don’t need to save any materials for the next section.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
290-300 Thorium Tube – Thorium Bar x6 13
300-310 Handful of Fel Iron Bolts – Fel Iron Bar x1 40
310-312 Fel Iron Casing – Fel Iron Bar x3 13
312-315 Elemental Blasting Powder – Mote of Fire x1 – Mote of Earth x2 16*
315-325 Fel Iron Bomb – Fel Iron Casing x1 – Handful of Fel Iron Bolts x2 – Elemental Blasting Powder x1 13
325-335 Adamantite Grenade – Adamantite Bar x4 – Handful of Fel Iron Bolts x2 – Elemental Blasting Powder x1 10**
335-350 White Smoke Flare – Elemental Blasting Powder x1 – Netherweave Cloth x1 40***
*Each craft makes 4, so you’ll produce 64 total. **Each craft makes 3, so you’ll produce 30 total. ***Each craft makes 3, so you’ll produce 120 total.

Materials Summary

Grand Master 350-425

Grand Master Engineering requires character level 65 and Engineering level 350 to learn.

  • Craft Handful of Cobalt Bolts until you have at least 54 of them. The number you craft is random each time, so the number of times you will need to craft the recipe will vary.
  • You don’t need to hold onto anything for the next section.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
350-368 Handful of Cobalt Bolts – Cobalt Bar x2 35*
368-375 Volatile Blasting Trigger – Cobalt Bar x3 – Crystallized Water x1 17**
375-385 Overcharged Capacitor – Cobalt Bar x4 – Crystallized Earth x1 10
385-390 Explosive Decoy – Frostweave Cloth x1 – Volatile Blasting Trigger x3 7
390-400 Froststeel Tube – Cobalt Bar x8 – Crystallized Water x1 17
400-405 Diamond-cut Refractor Scope – Froststeel Tube x1 – Handful of Cobalt Bolts x2 7
405-415 Box of Bombs – Saronite Bar x5 – Volatile Blasting Trigger x1 13
415-420 Mana Injector Kit – Saronite Bar x12 – Crystallized Water x2 5
420-425 Noise Machine – Froststeel Tube x2 – Overcharged Capacitor x2 – Handful of Cobalt Bolts x8 5
*You’ll craft 1-3 bolts each time so the exact number of crafts you’ll need to perform varies. **Each craft makes 2, so you’ll produce 34 total.

Materials Summary

Illustrious Grand Master 425-500

Illustrious Grand Master Engineering requires character level 75 and Engineering level 425 to learn.

Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
425-442 Handful of Obsidium Bolts – Obsidium Bar x2 25*
442-445 Electrostatic Condenser – Obsidium Bar x4 – Handful of Obsidium Bolts x6 – Volatile Earth x4 1
445-460 Electrified Ether – Volatile Air x2 12**
460-470 R19 Threatfinder – Obsidium Bar x6 – Handful of Obsidium Bolts x6 – Alicite x2 2
470-475 High-Powered Bolt Gun – Obsidium Bar x10 – Handful of Obsidium Bolts x8 – Electrified Ether x4 1
475-485 Elementium Toolbox – Elementium Bar x15 – Volatile Earth x12 2
485-490 De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion – Obsidium Bar x12 – Handful of Obsidium Bolts x4 – Electrified Ether x8 – Jasper x2 1
490-500 Personal World Destroyer – Obsidium Bar x10 – Handful of Obsidium Bolts x8 – Electrified Ether x8 1
495-500 Elementium Dragonling – Handful of Obsidium Bolts x2 – Electrified Ether x8 – Elementium Bar x16 – Embersilk Cloth x20 1
*You’ll craft 2-4 bolts each time so the exact number of crafts you’ll need to perform varies. **You’ll craft 2-3 ether each time so the exact number of crafts will vary.

Materials Summary

Zen Master 500-600

Zen Master Engineering requires character level 80 and Engineering level 500 to learn.

  • You’ve now reached the new recipes for Mists of Pandaria Classic, so at this point you can start crafting items you want to use at endgame. Feel free to deviate from the options below if there is another item that you know you will be making anyway. We’ll focus on the cheapest/most efficient skill gains.
  • Ghost Iron Bolts give 3 skill for each craft while they’re orange (until 525). Craft these and High-Explosive Gunpowder until they turn gray. You will be using lots of both, so you might as well get skill points for crafting them. Craft the bolts first while they’re orange, and then you can do the rest in whatever order you like.
  • Mist-Piercing Goggles are a relatively efficient way to reach 600 skill if you don’t have other items you would prefer to make, such as a gun or scope or the Wormhole Generator. Spirit of Harmony may be expensive, however.
  • There are some recipes that require 600 skill, so don’t forget to visit your trainer one last time when you reach the level cap.
Skill Level Recipe Materials Quantity
500-550 Ghost Iron Bolts – Ghost Iron Bar x3 80
(500-550) High-Explosive Gunpowder – Ghost Iron Bar x1 20
550-575 Ghost Iron Dragonling – Windwool Cloth x12 – Ghost Iron Bolts x8 – High-Explosive Gunpowder x4 5
575-600 Mist-Piercing Goggles – Ghost Iron Bolts x8 – Spirit of Harmony x2 5

Materials Summary

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Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.

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