This Cataclysm Classic Engineering leveling guide will show you the fastest and easiest way to level your Engineering skill up from 1 to 525 in Cataclysm Classic.
I recommend trying Zygor's 1-85 Leveling Guide if you are still leveling your character or you just started a new alt. The guide will help you to reach level 85 a lot faster.
Table of Contents:
- Approximate materials required
- Engineering Trainers
- 1-55 #Apprentice
- 55-125 #Journeyman
- 125-200 #Expert
- 200-300 #Artisan
- 300-350 #TBC
- 350-425 #WotLK
- 425-525 #Cataclysm Classic
Approximate materials required
This is the list of the approximate materials required to level Engineering up to 525.
Classic
- 60x
Rough Stone
- 36x
Copper Bar
- 40x
Coarse Stone
- 20x
Linen Cloth
- 100x
Bronze Bar - Made from 55 Copper Bar and 55 Tin Bar if you have mining.
- 30x
Heavy Stone
- 60x
Wool Cloth
- 15x
Medium Leather
- 4x
Steel Bar
- 120x
Solid Stone
- 161x
Mithril Bar
- 20x
Mageweave Cloth
- 60x
Dense Stone
- 210x
Thorium Bar
- 35x
Runecloth
TBC
- 70x
Fel Iron Bar
- 30x
Mote of Earth
- 15x
Mote of Fire
- 40x
Netherweave Cloth
- 40x
Adamantite Bar
WotLK
When buying the Crystallized Elementals, make sure to check the Eternal price as well (Eternal Water for example). You can turn 1x Eternal into 10x Crystallized and they are often much cheaper.
- 275x
Cobalt Bar
- 120x
Saronite Bar
- 7x
Frostweave Cloth
- 55x
Crystallized Water (6x Eternal Water)
- 10x
Crystallized Earth (1x Eternal Earth)
- 15x
Crystallized Fire (2x Eternal Fire)
Cataclysm
- 100x
Obsidium Bar
- 4x
Alicite
- 16x
Volatile Earth
- 30x
Volatile Air
- 10x
Volatile Fire
- 140x
Elementium Bar
- 40x
Embersilk Cloth
- 9x
Hardened Elementium Bar
- 4x
Dream Emerald
Engineering trainers
Horde:
Roxxik in Orgrimmar.
Graham Van Talen in Undercity.
Twizwick Sprocketgrind in Mulgore.
Mukdrak in Durotar.
Danwe in Silvermoon City.
Alliance:
Springspindle Fizzlegear in Ironforge.
Lilliam Sparkspindle in Stormwind City.
Jenna Lemkenilli in Darkshore.
Ockil in the Exodar.
Leveling Cataclysm Engineering
Buy a Blacksmith Hammer from a Blacksmithing or Engineering supply vendor, they are usually near your trainer. (or any general/trade goods vendor)
Gnome Engineering skill racial bonus
Gnome characters have +15 Engineering skill because of their passive Engineering Specialization. An extra 15 Engineering skill means recipes stay orange 15 points longer, so you can save a lot of gold by doing lower level recipes for 15 more points.
1 - 55
- 1 - 35
60xRough Blasting Powder - 60 Rough Stone
You might even reach 40 with this recipe. You will need the 60 Rough Blasting Powder later, so keep these.
- 35 - 55
30xHandful of Copper Bolts - 30 Copper Bar
You will need around 30 of these later.
Journeyman Engineering
Visit your trainer and learn Journeyman Engineering. (Requires level 10)
55 - 75
- 55 - 56
1xArclight Spanner - 6 Copper Bar
You will use this to craft engineering recipes, so keep it.
You probably won't be exactly at 56. This is just an estimated number.
- 56 - 75
30xRough Copper Bomb - 30 Handful of Copper Bolts, 60 Rough Blasting Powder
75 - 125
- 75 - 90
40xCoarse Blasting Powder - 40 Coarse Stone
Keep 20 of these.
- 90 - 100
20xCoarse Dynamite - 20 Coarse Blasting Powder, 20 Linen Cloth
- 100 - 113
13xClockwork Box - 39x Bronze Bar
- 113 - 125
Right click on theClockwork Box you just made. These give skill points up to 125.
Expert Engineering
Visit your trainer and learn Expert Engineering. (Requires level 20)
125 - 200
- 125 - 150
Make sure that you start making the
Heavy Blasting Powder first.
- 30x
Heavy Blasting Powder - 30 Heavy Stone
- 15x
Whirring Bronze Gizmo - 30 Bronze Bar, 15 Wool Cloth
You will need 30
Heavy Blasting Powder and 15
Whirring Bronze Gizmo later, so make these now and you should reach 150 skill points.
- 30x
- 150 - 160
15xBronze Framework - 30 Bronze Bar, 15 Medium Leather, 15 Wool Cloth
Keep these too.
By making them now, you might get a lot further - probably towards 160, then stop making these and only make more when you'll need them.
- 160 -175
15xExplosive Sheep - 30 Heavy Blasting Powder, 15 Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 15 Bronze Framework, 30 Wool Cloth
Keep 5 of these, you might need it if you choose Goblin Engineering at 200.
- 175 - 194
60 xSolid Blasting Powder - 120 Solid Stone
Save these because you will need them later.
- 194 -195
1 xGyromatic Micro-Adjustor - 4 Steel Bar
Keep this, you will need it to craft some of the Engineering recipes.
If you were unlucky with skill point gains and didn’t reach 195, craft a few more
Iron Grenade or any other recipe that gives skill points.
- 195 - 200
7xMithril Tube - 21 Mithril Bar
Stop making these when you reach 200. Keep 6 Mithril Tubes, because you might need them if you choose Gnomish Engineering at 200.
Artisan Engineering
Visit your trainer and learn Artisan Engineering. (Requires level 35)
Engineering has the option at skill level 200 to specialize in Gnomish Engineer or Goblin Engineer. Some items require a specific specialization, while others are crafted by one specialization but are usable by any engineer. Fortunately, most recipes crafted by one Specialization can be worn by both.
Choosing a specialization is not required to level up in engineering, so you can return to this later if you don't want to bother with the quest right now.
For information on how to choose a specialization, please see my separate guide:
Engineering Specializations in Cataclysm Classic
200 - 300
- 200 - 215
20xUnstable Trigger - 20 Mithril Bar, 20 Mageweave Cloth, 20 Solid Blasting Powder
Save these.
- 215 - 238
40xMithril Casing - 120 Mithril Bar
Save these.
- 238 - 250
20xHi-Explosive Bomb - 40 Mithril Casings, 20 Unstable Trigger, 40 Solid Blasting Powder
- 250 - 260
30xDense Blasting Powder - 60 Dense Stone
You might need to make more than 30 to reach 260.
- 260 - 285
35xThorium Widget - 105 Thorium Bar, 35 Runecloth
It will be yellow for the last few points so you might have to make a few more to reach 285.
- 285 - 300
17xThorium Tube - 102x Thorium Bar
This will be yellow for 5 points, so you might have to make more.
Master Engineering
Visit your trainer and learn Master Engineering. (Requires level 50)
300 - 320
You will use these later, so make them now for free skill points. Make them in the same order as listed below.
- 40x
Handful of Fel Iron Bolts - 40x Fel Iron Bar
- 15x
Elemental Blasting Powder (4) - 15x Mote of Fire, 30x Mote of Earth
- 10x
Fel Iron Casing - 30x Fel Iron Bar
Crafting one Elemental Blasting Powder creates 4 powders, so you will end up with 60 in total.
You might have to make a few more Fel Iron Bomb in the next step if you don't reach 320.
320 - 325
10x Fel Iron Bomb - 10x Fel Iron Casing, 20x Handful of Fel Iron Bolts, 10x Elemental Blasting Powder
You might need to make more of these if you are unlucky with the skill point gains.
325 - 335
10x Adamantite Grenade - 40x Adamantite Bar, 20x Handful of Fel Iron Bolts, 10x Elemental Blasting Powder
Stop making these if you got lucky with the skill gains and reach 335. The next recipe is much cheaper.
335 - 350
40x White Smoke Flare - 40x Elemental Blasting Powder, 40x Netherweave Cloth
This will be green for the most part, so this is just an approximate number.
The Schematic: White Smoke Flare recipe is sold by these vendors:
- Wind Trader Lathrai in Shattrath City
Captured Gnome in Zangarmarsh
Feera in Exodar
Yatheon in Silvermoon City
It's a limited supply item, so if someone bought it before you, you must wait for it to respawn, or you can check the other vendors. (around 7-10 min respawn timer)
Grand Master Engineering
Visit your trainer and learn Grand Master Engineering. (Requires level 65)
350 - 375
You will need around 50x Handful of Cobalt Bolts and 24x
Volatile Blasting Trigger later. Make these now, and you should reach 375 or probably more. Make sure that you make the
Handful of Cobalt Bolts before making
Volatile Blasting Trigger. (Volatile Blasting Trigger stay yellow longer, so it's better to make them later)
Note that when you craft Handful of Cobalt Bolts you can get 1 or 3 bolts, and the same goes for
Volatile Blasting Trigger, you will get 2 for each craft.
- 35x
Handful of Cobalt Bolts - 70 Cobalt Bar
- 14x
Volatile Blasting Trigger - 42 Cobalt Bar, 14 Crystallized Water
Save both of these.
375 - 425
- 375 - 385
10xOvercharged Capacitor - 40 Cobalt Bar, 10 Crystallized Earth
Save these too. You will need them.
- 385 - 390
7xExplosive Decoy - 7 Frostweave Cloth, 21 Volatile Blasting Trigger
You might have to make a few more from this.
- 390 - 400
15xFroststeel Tube - 120 Cobalt Bar, 15 Crystallized Water
Save these too. You will need them later.
- 400 - 405
5xDiamond-cut Refractor Scope - 5 Froststeel Tube, 10 Handful of Cobalt Bolts
The recipe will be yellow so you might have to make a few more.
- 405 - 410
5xBox of Bombs - 25 Saronite Bar, 5 Volatile Blasting Trigger
- 410 - 415
5xGoblin Beam Welder - 30 Saronite Bar, 15 Crystallized Fire, 15 Crystallized Water
- 415 - 420
If you were lucky with the skill gains previously you might have already reached 420 at this point, then skip making these and jump to the 420 part.5x
Mana Injector Kit - 60 Saronite Bar, 10 Crystallized Water
Stop making these when you reach 420.
- 420 - 425
5xNoise Machine - 10 Froststeel Tube, 10 Overcharged Capacitor, 40 Handful of Cobalt Bolts
Cataclysm Classic Engineering
Visit your trainer and learn the new Cataclysm Classic Engineering skill. (Requires level 75)
425 - 525
- 425 - 442
25x2-4 Handful of Obsidium Bolts - 50x Obsidium Bar
Save these. You might need to make more of these later on.
- 442 - 445
1xElectrostatic Condenser - 4x Obsidium Bar, 6x Handful of Obsidium Bolts, 4x Volatile Earth
- 445 - 460
15xElectrified Ether - 30x Volatile Air
Keep these.
- 460 - 470
Make two from one of these:2x
R19 Threatfinder - 12x Obsidium Bars 4x Alicite, 12x Handful of Obsidium Bolts
2xSafety Catch Removal Kit - 20x Obsidium Bar, 20x Handful of Obsidium Bolts
- 470 - 475
1xHigh-Powered Bolt Gun - 10x Obsidium Bar, 8x Handful of Obsidium Bolts, 4x Electrified Ether
Keep this because it is a required tool for creating other Engineering items.
- 475 - 490
3xLure Master Tackle Box - 60x Elementium Bar, 12x Handful of Obsidium Bolts
- 490 - 495
1xElementium Toolbox - 15x Elementium Bar, 12x Volatile Earth
- 495 - 505
2xElementium Dragonling - 4x Handful of Obsidium Bolts, 16x Electrified Ether, 32x Elementium Bar, 40x Embersilk Cloth
If you picked Goblin Engineering specialization, make these instead:
1x
Elementium Dragonling - 2x Handful of Obsidium Bolts, 8x Electrified Ether, 16x Elementium Bar, 20x Embersilk Cloth
5xBig Daddy - 5x Electrified Ether, 30x Elementium Bar
- 505 - 510
1xFinely-Tuned Throat Needler - 2x Electrified Ether, 4x Obsidium Bar, 5x Hardened Elementium Bar
- 510 - 517
10xHeat-Treated Spinning Lure - 10x Handful of Obsidium Bolts, 40x Elementium Bar, 10x Volatile Fire
You might need to make more of these because the recipe will be yellow.
Darkmoon Faire Free +5 Profession Skill
Check your Calendar in-game to see if the Darkmoon Faire is open. The event is available every two weeks. It starts on Sunday and lasts for a week.
During the event, you can complete quests for each profession and gain +5 skill points for each. Click here to read more about the quests.
- 517 - 525
2xGnomish X-Ray Scope - 4x Hardened Elementium Bar, 4x Dream Emerald
Congratulations on reaching 525! Please send feedback about the guide if you think there are parts I could improve or if you found typos, errors, or wrong material numbers!