Mists of Pandaria Classic Engineering Profession and Leveling Guide

Engineering various metals and stones to craft a wide array of items. 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.

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
  • 100× Bronze Bar
  • 60× Heavy Stone
  • 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
  • 30× Crystallized Water
  • 12× Crystallized Earth
  • 10× Frostweave Cloth
• Cataclysm
  • 100× Obsidium Bar
  • 4× Alicite
  • 20× Volatile Earth
  • 34× Volatile Air
  • 100× Elementium Bar
  • 20× Embersilk Cloth
• Mists of Pandaria
  • 125× Ghost Iron Bar
  • 80× Windwool Cloth
  • 10× Spirit of Harmony

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	Rough Blasting Powder Save for Later	1× Rough Stone
30-50	Handful of Copper Bolts Save for Later	1× Copper Bar
50-52	Arclight Spanner Keep This	6× Copper Bar
52-75	Rough Copper Bomb	1× Handful of Copper Bolts 2× Rough Blasting Powder
75-90	Coarse Blasting Powder Save for Later	1× Coarse Stone
90-100	Coarse Dynamite	1× Coarse Blasting Powder 1× Linen Cloth
100-125	Clockwork Box Make 13, they can be opened for another +1 skill.	3× Bronze Bar
125-145	Heavy Blasting Powder Save for Later	1× Heavy Stone
145-150	Whirring Bronze Gizmo Save for Later	2× Bronze Bar 1× Wool Cloth
150-160	Bronze Framework Save for Later	2× Bronze Bar 1× Medium Leather 1× Wool Cloth
160-175	Explosive Sheep Save for Goblin Engineering Specialization quest.	1× Bronze Framework 1× Whirring Bronze Gizmo 2× Heavy Blasting Powder 2× Wool Cloth
175-194	Solid Blasting Powder Save for Later	2× Solid Stone
194-195	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor Keep This	4× Steel Bar
195-200	Mithril Tube Save for Gnomish Engineering Specialization quest.	3× Mithril Bar
200-215	Unstable Trigger Save for Later	1× Mithril Bar 1× Mageweave Cloth 1× Solid Blasting Powder
215-238	Mithril Casing Save for Later	3× Mithril Bar
238-250	Hi-Explosive Bomb	2× Mithril Casing 1× Unstable Trigger 2× Solid Blasting Powder
250-260	Dense Blasting Powder Save for Later	2× Dense Stone
260-285	Thorium Widget	3× Thorium Bar 1× Runecloth
285-300	Thorium Tube	6× Thorium Bar

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
300-310	Handful of Fel Iron Bolts Make 40, Save for Later	1× Fel Iron Bar
310-320	Elemental Blasting Powder Make 20, Save for Later	1× Mote of Fire 2× Mote of Earth
310-320	Fel Iron Casing Make 10, Save for Later	3× Fel Iron Bar
320-325	Fel Iron Bomb	1× Fel Iron Casing 2× Handful of Fel Iron Bolts 1× Elemental Blasting Powder
325-335	Adamantite Grenade	4× Adamantite Bar 2× Handful of Fel Iron Bolts 1× Elemental Blasting Powder
335-350	White Smoke Flare	1× Elemental Blasting Powder 1× Netherweave Cloth

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
350-375	Handful of Cobalt Bolts Save for Later	2× Cobalt Bar
350-375	Volatile Blasting Trigger Save for Later	3× Cobalt Bar 1× Crystallized Water
375-385	Overcharged Capacitor Save for Later	4× Cobalt Bar 1× Crystallized Earth
385-390	Explosive Decoy	1× Frostweave Cloth 3× Volatile Blasting Trigger
390-400	Froststeel Tube Save for Later	8× Cobalt Bar 1× Crystallized Water
400-405	Hyperspeed Accelerators	1× Tinker's Kit
405-410	Nitro Boosts	1× Tinker's Kit
410-420	Mind Amplification Dish	1× Tinker's Kit
420-425	Noise Machine	1× Froststeel Tube 1× Overcharged Capacitor 4× Handful of Cobalt Bolts

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
425-442	Handful of Obsidium Bolts Save for Later	2× Obsidium Bar
442-445	Electrostatic Condenser	4× Obsidium Bar 6× Handful of Obsidium Bolts 4× Volatile Earth
445-460	Electrified Ether Save for Later	2× Volatile Air
460-470	R19 Threatfinder	6× Obsidium Bar 6× Handful of Obsidium Bolts 2× Alicite
470-475	High-Powered Bolt Gun	10× Obsidium Bar 8× Handful of Obsidium Bolts 4× Electrified Ether
475-490	Lure Master Tackle Box	20× Elementium Bar 4× Handful of Obsidium Bolts
490-495	Lure Master Tackle Box	15× Elementium Bar 12× Volatile Earth
495-500	Elementium Dragonling	2× Handful of Obsidium Bolts 8× Electrified Ether 16× Elementium Bar 20× Embersilk Cloth

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
500-530	High-Explosive Gunpowder Make 44, Save for Later	1× Ghost Iron Bar
530-550	Ghost Iron Bolts Make 41, Save for Later	3× Ghost Iron Bar
5xx-550	Watergliding Jets Go up to 550 from wherever you ended at.	1× Tinker's Kit
550-554	Tinker's Kit	2× Ghost Iron Bolts 2× Windwool Cloth 2× High-Explosive Gunpowder
554-579	Ghost Iron Dragonling	12× Windwool Cloth 8× Ghost Iron Bolts 4× High-Explosive Gunpowder
579-580	Tinker's Kit	2× Ghost Iron Bolts 2× Windwool Cloth 2× High-Explosive Gunpowder
580-600	Mist-Piercing Goggles Sell on AH for big $$$!	8× Ghost Iron Bolts 2× Spirit of Harmony

Engineering specializations in Mists of Pandaria 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

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

You can easily swap your 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 Retinal Armor — Intellect Cloth Helmet
• Camouflage Retinal Armor — Intellect Leather Helmet
• Agile Retinal Armor — Agility Leather Helmet
• Energized Retinal Armor — Intellect Mail Helmet
• Deadly Retinal Armor — Agility Mail Helmet
• Specialized Retinal Armor — Intellect Plate Helmet
• Reinforced Retinal Armor — Strength Plate Helmet

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

• Fractured Tinker's Gear — 600 Mastery Rating
• Quick Tinker's Gear — 600 Haste Rating
• Smooth Tinker's Gear — 600 Critical Strike Rating
• Rigid Tinker's Gear — 600 Hit Rating
• Precise Tinker's Gear — 600 Expertise Rating
• Subtle Tinker's Gear — 600 Dodge Rating
• Flashing Tinker's Gear — 600 Parry Rating
• Sparkling Tinker's Gear — 600 Spirit

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

• Incendiary Fireworks Launcher — Deals high Fire damage to a target at range.
• Phase Fingers — 2,880 Dodge rating for 10 seconds, 1 minute cooldown.
• Synapse Springs — 1,920 Main Stat on use for 10 seconds, 1 minute cooldown.
• Watergliding Jets — Allows water walking and increased swimming speed for 12 seconds, 30 second cooldown.

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