Cataclysm Classic Engineering Profession and Leveling Guide

Engineering various metals and stones to craft a wide array of items. Guide to Mining is a great complement to Engineering, as having Mining will allow you to farm the vast majority of materials you will need to both train and utilize Engineering for crafted item in the endgame. Due to the amount of bars used to craft items near max skill level, it can get extremely costly very quickly; having mining greatly mitigates this cost.

In Cataclysm, you no longer need to visit different trainers to learn new ranks of Engineering. Every trainer will now be able to each you all ranks in any major city.

Alliance	Horde
Lilliam Sparkspindle — Stormwind	Roxxik — Orgrimmar
Springspindle Fizzlegear — Ironforge	Engineer Palehoof — Thunder Bluff
Tana Lentner — Darnassus	Franklin Lloyd — Undercity
Ockil — Exodar	Danwe — Silvermoon

Cataclysm also adds profession trainers in each starting zone, allowing you to pick up a profession right away rather than needing to reach a major city first.

Alliance	Horde
Jack All-Trades Derrington — Gilneas	KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe — The Lost Isles
Lien Farner — Elwynn Forest	Runda — Durotar
Wembil Taskwidget — Dun Morogh	Lalum Darkmane — Mulgore
Iranis Shadebloom — Teldrassil	Therisa Sallow — Tirisfal Glades
Valn — Azuremyst Isle	Saren — Eversong Woods

Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Engineering up. This list is just an estimation, not an exact amount. Depending on your luck when crafting you may need more or less materials than what is listed here.

Shopping List

• Vanilla
• 60 × Rough Stone
• 40 × Copper Bar
• 60 × Coarse Stone
• 40 × Linen Cloth
• 5 × Silver Bar
• 80 × Bronze Bar
• 60 × Heavy Stone
• 40 × Gold Bar
• 7 × Iron Bar
• 4 × Steel Bar
• 120 × Solid Stone
• 161 × Mithril Bar
• 20 × Mageweave Cloth
• 80 × Dense Stone
• 220 × Thorium Bar
• 40 × Runecloth
• TBC
• 80 × Fel Iron Bar
• 40 × Adamantite Bar
• 20 × Mote of Fire
• 40 × Mote of Earth
• 60 × Netherweave Cloth
• WotLK
• 300 × Cobalt Bar
• 120 × Saronite Bar
• 60 × Crystallized Water
• 15 × Crystallized Earth
• 18 × Crystallized Fire
• 8 × Frostweave Cloth
• Cataclysm
• 100 × Obsidium Bar
• 52 × Volatile Earth
• 40 × Volatile Air
• 10 × Volatile Fire
• 140 × Elementium Bar
• 11 × Hardened Elementium Bar
• 40 × Embersilk Cloth
• 6 × Dream Emerald

Below you'll find our recommended crafting options while leveling Engineering. Since you will frequently be crafting items when they are yellow and green, it is possible you may need to buy more than the recommended materials shown above.

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
1-30	60 × Rough Blasting Powder Save for Later	60 × Rough Stone
30-50	30 × Handful of Copper Bolts Save for Later	30 × Copper Bar
50-51	1 × Arclight Spanner Keep This	6 × Copper Bar
51-75	30 × Rough Copper Bomb	30 × Handful of Copper Bolts 60 × Rough Blasting Powder
75-90	40 × Coarse Blasting Powder Save for Later	40 × Coarse Stone
90-100	20 × Coarse Dynamite	20 × Coarse Blasting Powder 20 × Linen Cloth
100-105	5 × Silver Contact Save for Later	5 × Silver Bar
105-125	25 × Bronze Tube	50 × Bronze Bar
125-145	40 × Heavy Blasting Powder	40 × Heavy Stone
145-150	5 × Big Bronze Bomb	15 × Bronze Bar 10 × Heavy Blasting Powder 5 × Silver Contact
150-170	30 × Gold Power Core Save for Later	30 × Gold Bar
170-175	5 × Gyrochronatom	5 × Iron Bar 5 × Gold Power Core
175-176	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor Keep This	4 × Steel Bar
176-195	60 × Solid Blasting Powder Save for Later	120 × Solid Stone
195-200	7 × Mithril Tube	21 × Mithril Bar
200-215	20 × Unstable Trigger Save for Later	20 × Mithril Bar 20 × Mageweave Cloth 20 × Solid Blasting Powder
215-238	40 × Mithril Casing Save for Later	120 × Mithril Bar
238-250	Hi-Explosive Bomb	40 × Mithril Casing 20 × Unstable Trigger 40 × Solid Blasting Powder
250-260	40 × Dense Blasting Powder	80 × Dense Stone
260-285	30 × Thorium Widget	90 × Thorium Bar 30 × Runecloth
285-300	20 × Thorium Tube	120 × Thorium Bar

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
300-310	40 × Handful of Fel Iron Bolts Save for Later	40 × Fel Iron Bar
310-320	20 × Elemental Blasting Powder Save for Later	20 × Mote of Fire 40 × Mote of Earth
310-320	10 × Fel Iron Casing Save for Later	30 × Fel Iron Bar
320-325	5 × Fel Iron Bomb	5 × Fel Iron Casing 10 × Handful of Fel Iron Bolts 5 × Elemental Blasting Powder
325-335	10 × Adamantite Grenade	40 × Adamantite Bar 20 × Handful of Fel Iron Bolts 10 × Elemental Blasting Powder
335-350	60 × White Smoke Flare	60 × Netherweave Cloth 60 × Elemental Blasting Powder

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
350-375	40 Handful of Cobalt Bolts Save for Later	80 × Cobalt Bar
350-375	15 × Volatile Blasting Trigger Save for Later	45 × Cobalt Bar 15 × Crystallized Water
375-385	10 × Overcharged Capacitor Save for Later	40 × Cobalt Bar 10 × Crystallized Earth
385-390	5 × Explosive Decoy	5 × Frostweave Cloth 15 × Volatile Blasting Trigger
390-400	15 × Froststeel Tube Save for Later	120 × Cobalt Bar 15 × Crystallized Water
400-405	5 × Diamond-Cut Refractor Scope	5 × Froststeel Tube 10 × Handful of Cobalt Bolts
405-410	5 × Box of Bombs	25 × Saronite Bar 5 × Volatile Blasting Trigger
410-415	5 × Goblin Beam Welder	30 × Saronite Bar 15 × Crystallized Fire 15 × Crystallized Water
415-420	5 × Mana Injector Kit	60 × Saronite Bar 10 × Crystallized Water
420-425	5 × Noise Machine	10 × Froststeel Tube 10 × Overcharged Capacitor 40 × Handful of Cobalt Bolts

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
425-442	30 × Handful of Obsidium Bolts Save for Later	60 × Obsidium Bar
442-445	Electrostatic Condenser	4 × Obsidium Bar 6 × Handful of Obsidium Bolts 4 × Volatile Earth
445-460	20 × Electrified Ether Save for Later	40 × Volatile Air
460-470	2 × R19 Threatfinder	12 × Obsidium Bar 12 × Handful of Obsidium Bolts 4 × Alicite
470-475	1 × High-Powered Bolt Gun	10 × Obsidium Bar 8 × Handful of Obsidium Bolts 4 × Electrified Ether
475-495	4 × Elementium Toolbox	60 × Elementium Bar 48 × Volatile Earth
495-505	2 × Elementium Dragonling	4 × Handful of Obsidium Bolts 16 × Electrified Ether 32 × Elementium Bar 40 × Embersilk Cloth
505-510	1 × Finely-Tuned Throat Needler	4 × Obsidium Bar 2 × Electrified Ether 5 × Hardened Elementium Bar
510-515	10 × Heat-Treated Spinning Lure	10 × Handful of Obsidium Bolts 40 × Elementium Bar 10 × Volatile Fire
515-525	3 × Gnomish X-Ray Scope	6 × Hardened Elementium Bar 6 × Dream Emerald

Engineering specializations in Cataclysm are very minor, having little difference between the two. The main difference will be Big Daddy, making Goblin the ideal choice for maximizing damage.

To become a Gnomish Engineer, you will need to complete the quest Gnomish Engineering, this requires you to turn in:

• 6 × Mithril Tube
• 1 × Accurate Scope
• 2 × Advanced Target Dummy

Gnomish Engineering mostly focuses on fun items, offering no real advantage in combat. Gnomish Gravity Well is the only new craft in Cataclysm, giving you a fun toy you can use or sell.

To become a Goblin Engineer, you will need to complete the quest Goblin Engineering. This requires you to turn in:

• 20 × Big Iron Bomb
• 20 × Solid Dynamite
• 5 × Explosive Sheep

Goblin Engineering primarily focuses on explosives, being the better choice if you are trying to maximize your damage.

• Big Daddy
• Global Thermal Sapper Charge

In Cataclysm, you can easily swap your Guide to Engineering specialization between Goblin and Gnomish without needing to re-level the profession again. Simply speak with Narain Soothfancy in Tanaris, and for a fee of 150 gold, you can switch your specialization at will. After unlearning your current specialization, use the Soothsaying for Dummies to pick your new specialization.

Engineering has many unique enchants, gadgets, and gizmos that improve your character in more ways that just raw stats. These gadgets are lost if you get rid of Engineering. In addition to the enchants below, Engineers can craft a handful of trinkets, helmets, and explosives to further improve their characters, making Engineering a powerful profession choice.

• Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades — Intellect Cloth Helmet
• Camouflage Bio-Optic Killshades — Intellect Leather Helmet
• Agile Bio-Optic Killshades — Agility Leather Helmet
• Energized Bio-Optic Killshades — Intellect Mail Helmet
• Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades — Agility Mail Helmet
• Specialized Bio-Optic Killshades — Intellect Plate Helmet
• Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades — Strength Plate Helmet

These Cogwheel Gems can only be placed in the Engineering Helmets above.

• Fractured Cogwheel — Mastery Rating
• Quick Cogwheel — Haste Rating
• Smooth Cogwheel — Critical Strike Rating
• Rigid Cogwheel — Hit Rating
• Precise Cogwheel — Expertise Rating
• Subtle Cogwheel — Dodge Rating
• Flashing Cogwheel — Parry Rating
• Sparkling Cogwheel — Spirit
• Mystic Cogwheel — Resilience Rating

In Cataclysm, all Engineering Tinker Enchants can be used along-side regular enchants, no longer requiring you to choose one or the other.

• Cardboard Assassin — Summons a target dummy that taunts nearby enemies.
• Grounded Plasma Shield — Damage absorption on use.
• Invisibility Field— Temporary invisibility with high chance to break.
• Quickflip Deflection Plates — Temporary armor on use.
• Spinal Healing Injector — Gives you a bottomless health potion.
• Synapse Springs — 480 Main Stat on use for 10 seconds.
• Tazik Shocker — Deals damage to target from range.
• Z50 Mana Gulper — Gives you a bottomless mana potion.

Engineering is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Cataclysm Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.