WoW Cataclysm Engineering Guide | Leveling Engineering 1-525

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Cataclysm Engineering Guide

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WoW Engineering Guide


This guide provides you the cheapest and the quickest way to level Engineering. It uses schematics obtained only from vendors and trainers. So you won't go through the whole world to get rare schematics and got 2 more points in your skill. To get the information about specific recipe (its source) you can click on its title.

At skill level 200 you can choose one specialization – Gnomish or Goblin Engineering. There is no great difference between them so you can choose one you like more. Goblin engineers are focused on creating bombs and combat items while Gnomish are specializing on trinkets and utility items.

The ultimate profession pair for Engineering is mining. You can save a lot of gold by gathering and smelting metal bars yourself, not buying them from Auction House.


Leveling Engineering 1–50

Learn Apprentice Engineering

Skill Recipe Materials
1–30 40 x Rough Blasting Powder
40
  This one becomes green at skill level 20, so get enough materials to craft 40 of items to get to 30.
30–50 34 x Handful of Copper Bolts
34
  Don't throw them away – you will need these bolts later in leveling engineering.

Leveling Engineering 50–125

Learn Journeyman Engineering

Skill Recipe Materials
50–75 25 x Copper Tube
25
50
75–85 15 x Coarse Blasting Powder
15
  Don't throw them away – you will need it later in leveling engineering.
85–90 5 x Coarse Dynamite
5
15
90–100 12 x Copper Modulator
24
12
24
100–105 5 x Practice Lock
5
10
5
105–120 17 x Bronze Tube
17
34
120–125 5 x Standard Scope
5
5

Leveling Engineering 125–200

Learn Expert Engineering

Skill Recipe Materials
125–135 15 x Heavy Blasting Powder
15
  This will be yellow at 125, but you will need 40 of this later. You should stop at reaching 135 (it becomes green).
135–150 20 x Whirring Bronze Gizmo
20
40
  This will be yellow at 135 but you will need them later in leveling engineering.
none 25 x Heavy Blasting Powder
25
  You will need 40 x Heavy Blasting Powder later so it's better to craft it now. This will help you to get 150 (it will be green) if you didn't hit it at previous step.
150–155 20 x Bronze Framework
20
20
40
  By crafting these frameworks you can get higher than 155, but you will need 20 of them for the next step. If you will hit 160 – stop making them and start next step (Explosive Sheep). When you will need more frameworks crafting it – create them.
155–175 20 x Explosive Sheep
40
40
20
20
175–195 60 x Solid Blasting Powder
120
  Save these for future use in leveling Engineering.
195–200 7 x Mithril Tube
21

Leveling Engineering 200–280

Skill Recipe Materials
200–216 20 x Unstable Trigger
20
20
20
  Keep these for future use.
216–238 40 x Mithril Casing
120
  Keep these for future use in leveling Engineering.
238–250 20 x Hi–Explosive Bomb
40
20
40
250–260 20 x Dense Blasting Powder
40
  Keep these for future use in. Craft more Mithril Gyro–Shot if you don't hit 260 at this step.
260–281 21 x Thorium Widget
21
63

Leveling Engineering 280–350

Learn Master Engineering

Skill Recipe Materials
281–300 21 x Thorium Tube
126
300–310 30 x Handful of Fel Iron Bolts
30
  Keep these for future use.
310–320 10 x Elemental Blasting Powder
20
10
  Keep these for future use.
310–320 15 x Fel Iron Casing
45
  Keep these for future use. Continue to craft this until it goes gray as you will need many of them in future.
If you don't hit 320 with Fel Iron Casing and Elemental Blasting Powder – craft Fel Iron Bomb up to 320.
320–325 5 x Fel Iron Musket
30
15
5
325–335 10 x Adamantite Grenade
10
20
40
335–350 30 x White Smoke Flare
30
30
  Will be yellow at 335 so you will need to create more than 15 flares to hit 350. Schematic: White Smoke Flare is sold by vendors.

Leveling Engineering 350–450

Learn Grand Master Engineering

Skill Recipe Materials
350–370 35 x Handful of Cobalt Bolts
70
370–377 18 x Volatile Blasting Trigger
18
54
  After this step you should have around 50 Handful of Cobalt Bolts and 37 Volatile Blasting Trigger for futher leveling.
377–385 10 x Overcharged Capacitor
10
40
  Keep this for future use.
385–390 8 x Explosive Decoy
24
8
390–400 15 x Froststeel Tube
15
120
  This one will used as material for future crafts. But if you've hit 400 – stop making it and craft more only when you need more.
400–405 5 x Diamond–cut Refractor Scope
10
5
405–415 12 x Box of Bombs
12
60
415–420 5 x Mana Injector Kit
10
60
420–425 5 x Noise Machine
40
10
10
425–442 20 x Handful of Obsidium Bolts
40
  Keep them.
442–445 1 x Electrostatic Condenser
4
6
4
445–450 5 x Electrified Ether
10
  Keep them.

Leveling Engineering 450–525

Learn Illustrious Grand Master Engineering

Skill Recipe Materials
450–460 12 x Electrified Ether
24
  Keep them.
460–475 3 x R19 Threatfinder
6
18
18
460–475 3 x Safety Catch Removal Kit
30
30
  Choose the best way for you
475–495 4 x Elementium Toolbox
48
60
  You can get yourself up to 490 by crafting Lure Master Tackle Box.
495–510 3 x Finely–Tuned Throat Needler
15
6
12
  If you need Elementium Dragonling you can craft it instead one craft of this step.
510–521 12 x Heat–Treated Spinning Lure
12
48
12
521–525 1 x Gnomish X–Ray Scope
2
2

Engineering trainers

  Alliance Horde
Apprentice Engineering trainers
1–450
Artificer Daelo – Azuremyst Isle
Bronk Guzzlegear – Dun Morogh
Deek Fizzlebizz – Loch Modan
Ghermas – The Exodar
Springspindle Fizzlegear – Ironforge
Sprite Jumpsprocket – Stormwind
Tinkerwiz – The Barrens
Finbus Geargrind – Duskwood
Lilliam Sparkspindle – Stormwind
Ockil – The Exodar
Tinkmaster Overspark – Ironforge
Springspindle Fizzlegear – Ironforge
Buzzek Bracketswing – Tanaris
K. Lee Smallfry – Zangarmarsh
Lebowski – Hellfire Peninsula
Xyrol – Netherstorm
Sock Brightbolt – Borean Tundra
Tisha Longbridge – Howling Fjorde
Timofey Oshenko – Dalaran
Gloresse – Sivlermoon City
Graham Van Talen – Undercity
Mukdrak – Durotar
Thund – Orgrimmar
Tinkerwiz – The Barrens
Twizwick Sprocketgrind – Mulgore
Danwe – Silvermoon City
Franklin Lloyd – Undercity
Nogg – Orgrimmar
Roxxik – Orgrimmar
Buzzek Bracketswing – Tanaris
Mack Diver – Zangarmarsh
Xyrol – Netherstorm
Jamesina Watterly – Howling Fjord
Timofey Oshenko – Dalaran
Illustrious Grand Master Engineering trainers
425–450
Lilliam Sparkspindle – Stormwind
Timofey Oshenko – Dalaran
Roxxik – Orgrimmar
"Jack" Pisarek Slamfix – Orgrimmar
Timofey Oshenko – Dalaran

Materials needed for power leveling Engineering

The list is approximate, there are some twists in leveling Engineering and you can choose one or other way. That's why you can need more or less of materials to get 525. Treat this list as an appraisal, not ready recipe. Don't use it to go to Auction House and buy everything at once.

 Material
284 Cobalt Bar
189 Thorium Bar
161 Mithril Bar
120 Saronite Bar
120 Solid Stone
119 Bronze Bar
108 Elementium Bar
98 Obsidium Bar
96 Copper Bar
80 Wool Cloth
75 Fel Iron Bar
52 Volatile Earth
47 Weak Flux
43 Crystallized Water
40 Rough Stone
40 Adamantite Bar
40 Dense Stone
40 Heavy Stone
34 Volatile Air
30 Netherweave Cloth
29 Linen Cloth
21 Runecloth
20 Mote of Earth
20 Medium Leather
20 Mageweave Cloth
17 Hardened Elementium Bar
15 Coarse Stone
12 Volatile Fire
10 Crystallized Earth
10 Mote of Fire
8 Frostweave Cloth
5 Heavy Stock
5 Moss Agate
4 Alicite
2 Dream Emerald


I hope this WoW Engineering guide has helped you to reach 525 skill in engineering.