Gnomeregan, the ruined gnome capital under the western hills of Dun Morogh, has one of the longest quest lists of any dungeon, and most of it belongs to the Alliance: the gnomes of Tinker Town in Ironforge, Ozzie Togglevolt in Kharanos and Shoni the Shilent in Stormwind all want something from the city. The Horde gets Rig Wars and the Goblin Transponder, a teleport to the dungeon from Booty Bay. Three quests start inside and are open to both sides: the Kernobee escort, the Sparklematic machine and the Grime-Encrusted Ring. The dungeon is built for levels 29 to 38, and the Thermaplugg quests of both factions end in the same choice of three blue pieces.
Gnomeregan quests in WoW Forever
All Gnomeregan quests in one place. Pick your faction to see the quests you can take, what to prepare and the way in; open a quest for where it starts, what to do and its rewards.
Gnomeregan
Every quest for the run: where it starts, what to do and what it gives.
Before you go
Quests
[26] Save Techbot’s Brain!
Tinkmaster Overspark, Ironforge · from level 20Before the portalTrackTechbot’s Memory Core0/1+
- Start
- Tinker Town, Ironforge. Brother Sarno in Stormwind sends you to him first, but you can go straight there
- How
- Kill Techbot, an elite in the Train Depot near the back door, still outside the instance, and bring his Memory Core back. Do it on the way in.
- You will also receive
- 20 silver, no item
[30] Essential Artificials
Klockmort Spannerspan, Ironforge · from level 24TrackEssential Artificial0/12+
- Start
- Tinker Town, Ironforge. Klockmort’s Essentials from Mathiel in Darnassus leads here, but it is optional
- How
- Loot 12 Essential Artificials from the extrapolator machines inside. Some sit behind pillars or round corners, so look carefully.
- You will also receive
- 55 silver, no item
[30] Data Rescue
Master Mechanic Castpipe, Ironforge · from level 251 problem reportedTrackPrismatic Punch Card0/1+
6,550 XP6,550 XPRepairman’s CapeItem Level 32Back22 Armor+3 Intellect+5 SpiritEquip: Increases healing done by up to 6 and damage done by up to 2 for all magical spells and effects.Mechanic’s PipehammerItem Level 32Two-HandMace48 – 73 Damage, Speed 2.80+12 Intellect
- Start
- Tinker Town, Ironforge. Castpipe’s Task from Gaxim Rustfizzle in the Stonetalon Mountains leads here, but it is optional
- How
- Make a Prismatic Punch Card. A White Punch Card drops from the troggs outside; feed it to the first Matrix Punchograph near Techbot, then take each new card to the next machine: one past the Clean Room, one on Electrocutioner 6000’s platform and the last below Crowd Pummeler 9-60.
A group farmed an hour outside for the White Punch Card and then cleared the whole dungeon without seeing it; two replies say the cards are not bugged and work as intended (one citing the developers).
[35] The Grand Betrayal
High Tinker Mekkatorque, Ironforge · from level 25TrackMekgineer Thermaplugg0/1+
- Start
- Tinker Town, Ironforge
- How
- Kill Mekgineer Thermaplugg, the last boss, and report back to Mekkatorque.
[30] Gnogaine → The Only Cure is More Green Glow
Ozzie Togglevolt, Kharanos · from level 20TrackGnogaine✓The Only Cure is More Green Glow✓8,350 XP8,350 XP
- Start
- Kharanos, Dun Morogh. Gnoarn in Tinker Town points you to him with The Day After
- How
- Use the Empty Leaden Collection Phial on irradiated troggs while they are still alive, then go back to Ozzie for the second part. That one wants fallout from the irradiated oozes and slimes inside, again from living targets, and the full phial lasts only 2 hours, so hand it in right after the run.
- You will also receive
- 22 silver, then 25 silver; no item
[30] Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators
Shoni the Shilent, Stormwind · from level 20TrackRobo-mechanical Guts0/24+
- Start
- The Dwarven District of Stormwind City
- How
- Collect 24 Robo-mechanical Guts. Most mobs inside drop them, but a single run can leave you short.
[35] Rig Wars
Nogg, Orgrimmar · from level 25TrackRig Blueprints0/1+
- Start
- Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar. Take Chief Engineer Scooty from Sovik, next to him, at the same time
- How
- Kill Mekgineer Thermaplugg for Thermaplugg’s Safe Combination, then open the black and white chest at the back of his room for the Rig Blueprints. Bring both to Nogg.
Chief Engineer Scooty → Gnomer-gooooone!
Sovik, Orgrimmar · from level 20TrackChief Engineer Scooty✓Gnomer-gooooone!✓Goblin TransponderItem Level 1Quest ItemUnique
- Start
- Valley of Honor, Orgrimmar. He sends you to Scooty on the Booty Bay docks, on the lower floor near the inn
- How
- Do Scooty’s quest and keep the Goblin Transponder it gives. With it, the pad next to Scooty beams you to the Train Depot under Gnomeregan, which spares the long ride through Alliance land.
[30] A Fine Mess
Kernobee, Gnomeregan · from level 201 player tip1 problem reportedTrackKernobee Rescue0/1+
- Start
- A small room on the far west side of the Dormitory, just after the Clean Room
- How
- Escort Kernobee to the exit of the Clockwerk Run. An Alarm-a-bomb chases you at the end: get him out before its countdown runs out, or he dies. Both factions hand it in to Scooty in Booty Bay.
Kernobee and his bomb robot follow whoever took the quest and draw no enemies on their own, so rogues and druids can escort stealthed. Forever players say to do the escort first and bring him to the entrance before the rest of the dungeon; one earlier group lost him when gnomes mauled him mid-run.
One player reports Kernobee vanishing without a corpse when the group cleared back to his side room, twice in a row after resetting.
[30] The Sparklematic 5200!
The Sparklematic 5200, Clean Zone · from level 25TrackTurned in✓
- Start
- The machines in the Clean Room, a gnome holdout next to the Hall of Gears. The gnomes there are friendly to the Alliance and hostile to the Horde
- How
- Put a Grime-Encrusted Object from the troggs into a machine and pay 3 silver. Only the first time gives experience; More Sparklematic Action repeats it for another box.
- You will also receive
- Sparklematic-Wrapped Box
[34] Grime-Encrusted Ring → Return of the Ring
Grime-Encrusted Ring, dropped by Dark Iron Agents · from level 28TrackGrime-Encrusted Ring✓Return of the Ring✓11,250 XP12,800 XP11,250 / 12,800 XP
- Start
- The ring drops now and then from the Dark Iron Agents near the end. Every player loots their own
- How
- Clean it in a Sparklematic machine for 3 silver to get the Brilliant Gold Ring. Alliance players bring it to Talvash del Kissel in Ironforge’s Mystic Ward, Horde players to Nogg in Orgrimmar; the follow-up costs a Silver Bar, a Moss Agate and 30 silver. Keeping the plain ring is fine too.
- You will also receive
- Talvash’s Gold Ring (Alliance, after Gnome Improvement)The Horde ring from Nogg is not settled for Forever yet
- Sharing
- Not shareable
Pickup order and the way in
- 1Collect the Tinker Town quests in Ironforge, ride to Kharanos for Ozzie, then follow the road west to the gnome buildings above it.
- 2Stormwind players can take the Deeprun Tram to Ironforge and pick up Shoni’s quest before they leave.
- 1Take Rig Wars and Chief Engineer Scooty in Orgrimmar, then go to Booty Bay for the Goblin Transponder.
- 2Scooty’s pad sends you to the Train Depot; a pad there takes you back to Booty Bay after the run.
The entrance building stands in the hills of north-western Dun Morogh, west of Brewnall Village. Take the elevator down to the Train Depot; the front portal is on its western side and leads to the Clockwerk Run. The back door on the northern side opens with the Workshop Key from Electrocutioner 6000 and drops you straight into the Engineering Labs, handy after a wipe or on a second run.
Rewards
Shoni’s Disarming ToolItem Level 32Off HandAxe22 – 41 Damage, Speed 1.90+4 SpiritChance on hit: Disarm target’s weapon for 5 sec.Reward from Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators
Shilly MittsItem Level 32HandsCloth28 Armor+6 Spirit+40 ArmorEquip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 5.Reward from Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators
Operator’s GlovesItem Level 32HandsLeather60 Armor+6 Strength+4 Stamina+4 SpiritReward from Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators
Repairman’s CapeItem Level 32Back22 Armor+3 Intellect+5 SpiritEquip: Increases healing done by up to 6 and damage done by up to 2 for all magical spells and effects.Reward from Data Rescue
Mechanic’s PipehammerItem Level 32Two-HandMace48 – 73 Damage, Speed 2.80+12 IntellectReward from Data Rescue
Civinad RobesItem Level 37ChestCloth54 Armor+7 Stamina+12 SpiritEquip: Increases healing done by up to 26 and damage done by up to 9 for all magical spells and effects.Reward from The Grand Betrayal
Triprunner DungareesItem Level 37LegsLeather101 Armor+3 Strength+18 Agility+6 StaminaReward from The Grand Betrayal
Dual Reinforced LeggingsItem Level 37LegsMail211 Armor+12 Strength+120 ArmorEquip: Increased Defense +5.Reward from The Grand Betrayal
Goblin TransponderItem Level 1Quest ItemUniqueReward from Chief Engineer Scooty → Gnomer-gooooone!
Fire-welded BracersItem Level 32WristMail89 Armor+4 Agility+1 Stamina+4 SpiritReward from A Fine Mess
Fairywing MantleItem Level 32ShoulderCloth33 Armor+1 Stamina+6 IntellectEquip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 4.Reward from A Fine MessTechnician’s BracersItem Level 32WristLeather42 Armor+4 Strength+4 Stamina+4 IntellectReward from A Fine MessGnomeregan loot by boss
7 bosses · 41 items · tap an item to see it
Which boss drops what: the AtlasLoot Continued addon 12488, read against the WoW Forever client, build 1.60.1.70862. Where the client has no item level or stats for an item yet, the Classic Era ones are shown and marked.
Quest tips
Operator’s Gloves are new in Forever, leather with Strength; casters take the Shilly Mitts.
Open the questHealers and casters go for the Civinad Robes, rogues and druids for the Triprunner Dungarees, warriors and paladins for the Dual Reinforced Leggings, which now carry Strength and Defense.
Open the questThe same three blue pieces as the Alliance quest: the Civinad Robes for casters, the Triprunner Dungarees for leather wearers, the Dual Reinforced Leggings for plate and mail.
Open the questTechnician’s Bracers are new in Forever, leather with Strength and Intellect; casters usually take the Fairywing Mantle.
Open the questKernobee and his bomb robot follow whoever took the quest and draw no enemies on their own, so rogues and druids can escort stealthed. Forever players say to do the escort first and bring him to the entrance before the rest of the dungeon; one earlier group lost him when gnomes mauled him mid-run.
Wowhead comments · 4 players · Nov 9Open the questReported on the quests
A group farmed an hour outside for the White Punch Card and then cleared the whole dungeon without seeing it; two replies say the cards are not bugged and work as intended (one citing the developers).
Official forums · 3 players · Nov 8Open the questOne player reports Kernobee vanishing without a corpse when the group cleared back to his side room, twice in a row after resetting.
Official forums · 1 player · Nov 7Open the questTakes the dungeon run and its quests off your hands.
Dungeons around it
Bosses
Grubbis
An optional event in a side cave of the Hall of Gears. Speak with Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse, then guard her while waves of troggs pour out of the tunnels; Grubbis comes last with his basilisk Chomper. The waves are the real fight, so the tank collects each one and nobody steps into a tunnel before it caves in.
Viscous Fallout
A big ooze at the bottom of the Hall of Gears that looks like the slimes around it. Clear those first so you pull him alone, and keep poison cures or heals ready for his nature damage.
Electrocutioner 6000
The spider tank on the platform in the middle of the Launch Bay. Only the tank stands in front of him because of Megavolt, everyone else spreads out against Chain Bolt, and interrupts help a lot. He drops the Workshop Key for the back door.
Crowd Pummeler 9-60
He stands on the south side of the Engineering Labs, close to the back door. Crowd Pummel hits everyone near him and can stop a cast, so casters and the healer stay at range; turn him to a wall so nobody is knocked off a ledge.
Dark Iron Ambassador
A rare fire caster on the way to the Tinkers' Court who is not there every run. Hold his Burning Servant on the tank, interrupt Fireball and dispel his Fire Shield if you can.
Mekgineer Thermaplugg
The last boss, in the Tinkers' Court. During the fight the gnome faces on the walls send out Walking Bombs; each machine has a button that shuts it down, so name one or two players for the buttons and kill the bombs that get through. His Knock Away costs the tank threat, and below half health the machines start faster. Clear the hallway before him with care: the Dark Iron Agents there lay land mines.
When a new Gnomeregan quest turns up, it is added here as a card, with a line under Page updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Gnomeregan quests can both factions do?
The three that start inside: the A Fine Mess escort with Kernobee, The Sparklematic 5200! and the Grime-Encrusted Ring. The Alliance adds six quests from Ironforge, Kharanos and Stormwind; the Horde adds Rig Wars and the Goblin Transponder chain.
How do Horde players get to Gnomeregan?
Take Chief Engineer Scooty from Sovik in Orgrimmar and finish Scooty's quest in Booty Bay. The Goblin Transponder it gives lets his pad teleport you to the Train Depot under Gnomeregan.
What does the Thermaplugg quest give?
Both offer the same choice, Alliance players through The Grand Betrayal and Horde players through Rig Wars: Civinad Robes, Triprunner Dungarees or Dual Reinforced Leggings.
What level is Gnomeregan in WoW Forever?
It is built for levels 29 to 38, and most groups go at 31 to 34. Most of its quests can be taken from level 20.
How do you use the back door?
Electrocutioner 6000 drops the Workshop Key, which unlocks the second portal in the Train Depot, which leads into the Engineering Labs next to Crowd Pummeler 9-60.
