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World of Warcraft (wow) Engineering guide, level 1 – 450
Use this guide to skill up your World of Warcraft engineering profession from level 1 to 450 easily. This guide can be used by a beginner or someone who is dropping a profession and taking up engineering.
Combining Mining with Engineering will save you from having to buy a lot of the mats to level your Engineering profession. If you choose to buy everything from the auction house it will cost you a lot more in gold but will save you some time.
- Begin by becoming an Apprentice Engineer.
- At Engineering level 50 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Journeyman Engineer which allows you to level your Engineering skill up to 150.
- At Engineering level 125 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Expert Engineer which allows you to level your Engineering skill up to 225.
- At Engineering level 200 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Artisan Engineer which allows you to level your Engineering skill up to 300.
- At Engineering level 275 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Master Engineer which allows you to level your Engineering skill up to 375.
- At Engineering level 350 talk to the appropriate trainer to become Grand Master Engineer which allows you to level your Engineering skill up to 450.
At Engineering skill level 200 and character level 40, Engineers have the option to specialize in Gnomish or Goblin Engineering. The major difference between Gnomish and Goblin Engineering is the location of their respective teleporters and the attributes/abilities of the trinkets they can make. Some items require a specific specialization to use the item, while other items are crafted by one specialization and can be used by any engineer. Fortunately, most of the recipes that can be crafted by one Specialization can be worn by both.
Engineering Leveling Guide
First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth – You can find the location of the trainer by asking a guard. Once you have found the trainer learn Apprentice Engineering. Then use the following list to find out what you should be making at what engineering level to skill up your engineering profession.
Level 1 – 30
Rough Blasting Powder – 1 x Rough Stone
Level 30 – 50
Handful of Copper Bolts – 1 x Copper Bar (You will need to use these later on.)
Level 50 – 125
You will need to visit a trainer and learn Journeyman Engineering.
Level 50 – 51
Arclight Spanner – 6 x Copper Bar
Level 51 – 75
Copper Tube – 2 x Copper bar, 1 x Weak Flux
Level 75 – 85
Coarse Blasting Powder – 1 x Coarse Stone (You will need to use these later on)
Level 85 – 90
Coarse Dynamite – 3 x Coarse Blasting Powder, 3 x Linen Cloth
Level 90 -100
Copper Modulator – 2 x Handful Copper Bolts, 1 x Copper Bar, 2 x Linen Cloth
Level 100 -105
Silver Contacts – 5 x Silver Bar
Level 105 -120
Bronze Tubes – 2 x Bronze Bar, 1 x Weak Flux
Level 120 -125
Standard Scope – 1 x Bronze Tube, 1 x Moss Gate
Level 125 – 205
You will need to visit a trainer and learn Expert Engineering.
Level 125 -150
Heavy Blasting Powder – 1 x Heavy Stone (about 40)
Then Make
Whirring Bronze Gizmo – 2 x Bronze Bar, 1 x Wool Cloth (about 20)
You will need the Heavy Blasting Powder and Whirring Bronze Gizmo later on.
Level 150 – 155
Bronze Framework – 2 x Bronze Bar, 1 x Medium Leather, 1 x Wool Cloth
You will need these for the next level.
Level 155 -175
Explosive Sheep – 2 x Heavy Blasting Powder, 1 x Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 1 x Bronze Framework, 2 x Wool Cloth.
Level 175 – 195
Solid Blasting Powder – 2 x Solid Stone
Level 195 – 205
Mithril Tubes – 3 x Mithril Bar
Level 205 – 280
You will need to visit a trainer and learn Artisan Engineering.
At Engineering skill level 200 and character level 40, Engineers have the option to specialize in Gnomish or Goblin Engineering. The major difference between Gnomish and Goblin Engineering is the location of their respective teleporters. Also the abilities of the trinkets they can make. Some items require a specific specialization to use the item, while other items are crafted by one specialization and can be used by any engineer. Fortunately, most of the recipes that can be crafted by one Specialization can be worn by both.
Level 205 – 210
Unstable Triggers – 1 x Mithril Bar, 1 x Mageweave Cloth, 1 x Solid Blasting Powder
Level 210 – 225
Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs – 1 x Mithril Bar, 1 x Solid Blasting Powder
Level 225 – 235
Mithril Casings – 3 x Mithril Bar
Level 235 – 245
Hi-Explosive Bomb – 2 x Mithril Casings, 1 x Unstable Trigger, 2 x Solid Blasting Powder
Level 245 – 250
Mithril Gyro-Shot – 20 x Mithril Bar, 2 x Solid Blasting Powder
Level 250 – 260
Dense Blasting Powder – 2 x Dense Stone
Level 260 – 280
Thorium Widget – 3 x Thorium Bar, 1 x Runecloth
Level 280 – 350
You will need to go to Outlands, and visit a trainer to learn Master Engineering
Level 280 – 285
Thorium Tube – 6 x Thorium Bar
Level 285 – 300
Thorium Shells – 2 x Thorium Bar, 1 x Dense Blasting Powder
Level 300 – 310
Handful of Fel Iron Bolts – 1 x Fel Iron Bar
You will need lots of these later. I suggest making Fel Iron Bolts until the recipe goes grey, then make more as you need them.
Level 310-320
Elemental Blasting Powder – 2 x Mote of Earth, 1 x Mote of Fire
You will need to save these for later.
Fel Iron Casing – 3 x Fel Iron Bar
You will need about 15 of these later
Level 320 – 325
Fel Iron Musket – 1 x Heavy Stock, 3 x Fel Iron Casing, 6 x Handful of Fel Iron Bolts
Level 325 – 335
Adamantite Grenade – 4 x Adamantite Bar, 1 x Elemental Blasting Powder, 2 x Handful of Fel Iron Bolts
Level 335 – 350
White Smoke Flare – 1 x Netherweave Cloth, 1 x Elemental Blasting Powder
Level 350 – 450
You will need to go to Northrend, visit the Engineering trainer and learn Grand Master Engineering.
Level 350 – 370
You will need about 50 Handful of Cobalt Bolts and 40 Volatile Blasting Trigger later on. Making these now you should reach 375.
Note when you craft Handful of Cobalt Bolts you can make 1 or 3 bolts.
Handful of Cobalt Bolts – 2 x Cobalt Bar
Level 370 – 377
2 Volatile Blasting Trigger – 3 x Cobalt Bar, 1 x Crystallized Water
You will need to use these later
Level 377 – 385
Overcharged Capacitor – 4 x Cobalt Bar, 1 x Crystallized Earth
You will need to save these for later
Level 385 – 390
Explosive Decoy – 1 x Frostweave Cloth, 4 x Volatile Blasting Trigger
Level 390 – 400
Froststeel Tube – 8 x Cobalt Bar, 1 xCrystallized Water
You will need to save these for later
Level 400 – 405
Diamond-cut Refractor Scope – 1 x Froststeel Tube, 2 x Handful of Cobalt Bolts
Level 405 – 415
Saronite Bomb – 5 x Saronite Bar, 1 x Volatile Blasting Trigger
Level 415 – 420
Mana Injector Kit – 12 x Saronite Bar, 1 x Crystallized Water
Level 420 – 430
Mechanized Snow Goggles – 8 x Saronite Bar, 2 x Borean Leather, 1 x Eternal Shadow
Level 430 – 435
Noise Machine – 2 x Froststeel Tube, 2 x Overcharged Capacitor, 8 x Handful of Cobalt Bolts
Level 435 – 450
This part will cost the most in terms of mats; there seems to be no other recipe that you can use to level your Engineering from 435 to 450. The Gnomish Army Knife recipe turns yellow at 440 and green at 445. On my server this item does not sell well on the auction house. If you do not have mining as a profession this can cost well into 1000g on some servers. If anyone has a better way of getting from 435 to 450 please let me know.
Gnomish Army Knife – 10 x Saronite Bar, 1 x Skinning Knife, 1 x Minning Pick, 1 x Blacksmithing Hammer
This is what I am using to get to 450 engineering. What are you using? If you know of any better way or recipes to skill up engineering for a specific skill level then please leave your suggestions through the comment area below.

On the Silvermoon server, Cobalt bars are about 1g50s each and the Saronite bars are about 2g each. As a result it is much cheaper to make the Mechanized Snow Goggles (which require 10 saronite each) than to make Noise Machines (which require 24 cobalt each), even after the goggles turn yellow.
THANK YOU!!! Out of all the guides available, yours was the fastest and by far the cheapest to level. I did it in 2 nights and under 1500g on the Bleeding Hollow server.
I am glad the engineering guide was helpful TJ.
Saronite Bomb can be learned from the Dalaran trainer, but its listed as “Box Of Bombs”
Hey there…just wanted to take a minute to tell you thanks for putting this guide together. Great work and waaaay better (i.e. more comprehsive, less clutter) than many others i’ve used or rather…TRIED to use. lol Thnx again!