TBC Engineering Guide 1-375: Leveling Path & Materials

Leveling Engineering from 1 to 375 in TBC Classic runs in two halves: the Classic stretch to 300, then the Outland stretch to 375 once you train Master Engineering. City trainers cover Journeyman through Artisan, so only the last 75 points send you to Outland. This TBC Engineering guide gives the materials to buy, both craft paths, the Goblin or Gnomish choice at 200 and what the route costs at auction house prices.

Engineering trainer ranks

Journeyman, Expert and Artisan Engineering all come from trainers in the capital cities, so you no longer travel between different trainers for each rank. Ask a city guard for the Engineering trainer and the location is marked on your map.

Master Engineering trainers in Outland:

• Lebowski: Hellfire Peninsula at Honor Hold, Alliance.
• K. Lee Smallfry: Zangarmarsh at Telredor, Alliance.
• Zebig: Hellfire Peninsula at Thrallmar, Horde.
• Mack Diver: Zangarmarsh at Zabra'jin, Horde.
• Xyrol: Area 52 in Netherstorm, both factions.

Gnome characters get +15 Engineering skill from their racial passive, which keeps recipes orange 15 points longer and can save gold.

Materials to buy first

Buy or farm everything up front, because skill-ups are not guaranteed and you may need slightly more or less than these amounts. Treat the table as the Classic-stretch baseline and expect to top up.

The Outland half needs Fel Iron Bar, Adamantite Bar, Khorium Bar, motes, primals and Netherweave Cloth; one estimate puts it at 430 Fel Iron Bar, 144 Adamantite Bar, 54 Khorium Bar, 10 Mote of Fire, 20 Mote of Earth, 18 Primal Fire and 30 Netherweave Cloth.

Pair Engineering with Mining and you farm your own ore instead of buying every bar on the Auction House, which saves a lot of gold.

Goblin or Gnomish at 200

At 200 skill you choose between Gnomish and Goblin Engineering, and each has its own quest chain. Most recipes made by one specialization can be worn by both, though some items require the matching specialization to use.

Gnomish Engineering

Start with The Pledge of Secrecy from Tinkmaster Overspark in Ironforge or Oglethorpe Obnoticus in Booty Bay, then complete Show Your Work by turning in 6 Mithril Tube, 1 Accurate Scope and 2 Advanced Target Dummy.

• Gnomish Battle Chicken: still used for the Battle Squawk buff it gives a group.
• Gnomish Poultryizer: a Stamina trinket tanks want, with an on-use effect that can backfire.
• Nigh Invulnerability Belt: popular in PvP for the shield it grants.
• Ultrasafe Transporter: Gadgetzan: teleports you to Gadgetzan every 4 hours.
• Ultrasafe Transporter: Toshley's Station: sends you to Blade's Edge Mountains every 4 hours.

Goblin Engineering

Start with The Pledge of Secrecy from Nixx Sprocketspring in Gadgetzan, then complete Show Your Work by turning in 20 Big Iron Bomb, 20 Solid Dynamite and 5 Explosive Sheep.

• Goblin Jumper Cables XL: a high chance to resurrect a dead party member, and only Goblin Engineers can make them.
• Goblin Rocket Launcher: a Stamina trinket whose on-use effect gives high threat on one mob and stuns it.
• The Bigger One: the strongest Engineering bomb in TBC Classic, craftable only by Goblin Engineers.
• Super Sapper Charge: a stronger Goblin Sapper Charge, again Goblin-made only.
• Dimensional Ripper – Everlook and Dimensional Ripper – Area 52: teleports to Everlook and to Area 52 every 4 hours.

Swapping specializations means unlearning Engineering and starting over; once you are back at 200 skill you can read Soothsaying for Dummies north of Steamwheedle Port in Tanaris instead of repeating the quest.

1-300 craft path

Keep the Arclight Spanner and the Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor, since later recipes use both as tools. Before starting, purchase a Blacksmith Hammer at the Blacksmith supply vendor located by your trainer.

Keep at least 15 Dense Blasting Powder from the 250-260 step for later.

300-375 craft path

Train Master Engineering in Outland before you start this half. Three recipes carry the stretch: Schematic: White Smoke Flare at 335 for 6 gold, Schematic: Adamantite Rifle at 350 for 8 gold, and the dropped Schematic: Field Repair Bot 110G for 370-375.

• Schematic: White Smoke Flare: sold by Wind Trader Lathrai in Shattrath City, Captured Gnome in Zangarmarsh, Feera in Exodar and Yatheon in Silvermoon City.
• Schematic: Adamantite Rifle: sold by Viggz Shinesparked in Shattrath City, Feera in Exodar and Yatheon in Silvermoon City.
• Schematic: Field Repair Bot 110G: dropped by Gan'arg Analyzers in Blade's Edge Mountains, north and south of Ogri'la, and reaching them requires flying.

White Smoke Flare is green for most of the 335-355 stretch, so the count is approximate. At 370, the final recipe is yellow, so finishing may require one or two additional crafts.

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What Engineering gives you

Engineering is a strong pick for tanks because it offers high-stamina trinkets early, and the crafted goggles are useful for every class and role.

• Flying Machine Control: a 60% flying speed mount.
• Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control: a 280% flying speed mount.
• Zapthrottle Mote Extractor: pulls motes from the gas clouds across Outland for fast Primal farming.

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Running a second profession alongside Engineering? The TBC Leatherworking Guide 1-375: Leveling Path covers that craft's own climb.

What Leveling Engineering Costs on Anniversary Realms

The costs below price this TBC Engineering guide's route step by step at auction house prices. Buying every material for 1-375 costs 2,162g on US TBC Anniversary realms and 2,403g on EU realms. The priciest steps are the same in both regions: Adamantite Frame at 325-335 at 540g US and 709g EU, Khorium Power Core at 355-360 at 447g and 377g, and Adamantite Rifle at 360-370 at 301g and 351g.

The Crafts figure is the expected skill-up count based on each recipe's skill colours, so a route's own total can be somewhat above or below.

Cheaper alternatives at the same skills

• US, 160-175: Gold Power Core costs 16g 65s where Explosive Sheep costs 34g 70s.
• US, 160-170: Gold Power Core costs 9g 51s where Explosive Sheep costs 23g 13s.
• US, 176-195: Gyrochronatom costs 49g 1s where Solid Blasting Powder costs 75g 27s.
• US, 245-250: Mithril Gyro-Shot costs 29g 82s where Hi-Explosive Bomb costs 94g 78s.
• US, 325-335: Fel Iron Musket costs 311g where Adamantite Frame costs 540g.
• US, 370-375: Adamantite Rifle costs 444g where Field Repair Bot 110G costs 674g.
• EU, 160-175: Gold Power Core costs 9g 1s where Explosive Sheep costs 40g 52s.
• EU, 160-170: Gold Power Core costs 5g 14s where Explosive Sheep costs 27g 1s.
• EU, 170-175: Gyrochronatom costs 3g 84s where Explosive Sheep costs 13g 50s.
• EU, 176-195: Gyrochronatom costs 20g 51s where Solid Blasting Powder costs 126g.
• EU, 245-250: Mithril Gyro-Shot costs 39g 62s where Hi-Explosive Bomb costs 102g.
• EU, 325-335: Fel Iron Musket costs 365g where Adamantite Frame costs 709g.

Adamantite Bar is the largest single purchase: 168 bars at 3g 13s each for 527g on US realms, and at 4g 2s each for 676g on EU realms. The crafts themselves sell for 40g 53s each for Khorium Power Core and 16g 38s for Field Repair Bot 110G on an average US realm, and 39g 49s and 16g 11s on an average EU realm.

These are materials bought at the October 30 US and October 31 EU scan prices; gathering them yourself costs no gold, and prices differ from realm to realm.