WoW Forever Engineering Guide: Leveling 1–300, Gnomish vs Goblin

WoW Forever engineering changes

Engineering never made the best armor or weapons. Its strength was always a toolbox: explosives for area damage, nets and helmets for crowd control, boots and gliders for escapes, and goggles that filled a head slot while leveling. In Classic most of that toolbox stayed with the Engineer, because so many devices required Engineering skill to use. Warcraft Tavern's Forever overview reads the new recipes as Blizzard child-proofing its dangerous products so that players without the profession can use them. Warcraft Wiki's list spreads SAF-T and EZ-Thro versions of dynamite, bombs and gadgets from skill 25 to 300.

That doesn't mean every Classic device is now open to anyone. wow.gg's Forever profession page still warns that "Many devices require the user to have Engineering skill." Read the tooltip before you buy or sell: if it says "Requires Engineering," the buyer needs the skill.

Change	What it means for you	Source
SAF-T and EZ-Thro explosives, from SAF-T Dynamite (25) up	Bombs and dynamite that other classes can throw, so your market grows	Warcraft Wiki; Warcraft Tavern
Satchels of Copper, Bronze, Iron and Dark Iron Bombs	A thrown-slot item that needs no ammo; Warcraft Tavern calls the damage "nothing impressive" but useful for pulling from range	Warcraft Wiki; Warcraft Tavern
New belts and goggles for each armor type	Clanking Cord, Gizmo Girdle, Whimsical Waistwrap, and Bent, Dented, Floppy and Stuckbutton Goggles	Warcraft Tavern; WoW-Professions
Escape tools at 225 and 300	Emergency Field Cloak, Stealthman 52, Ultralight Goblin Glider	Warcraft Tavern; WoW Handbook
Reagent Bot, Repair Bot, Anarchist's Workbench	Three camp objects for the whole group	Warcraft Wiki; The Forever Era
Gnome racial reworked	No longer +15 skill; devices now fail or backfire 20% less often	WoW-Professions

Our read: the SAF-T line turns Engineering from a personal toolkit into a supplier trade. A Warrior with no professions to spare can still carry dynamite for a big pull, and a group without a crowd-control class can buy its way out of a bad spot.

Engineering camping features

Every profession gets camp objects in Forever, and Engineering's three are bots and a workbench. All camp features need a campfire nearby and share a 1-hour cooldown (Warcraft Wiki, Reagent Bot tooltip).

Camp object	Engineering skill	What it does	Materials	Source
Reagent Bot	20	"Summons a Reagent Bot that allows you and others nearby to purchase reagents"	1 Handful of Copper Bolts, 1 Copper Tube	Warcraft Wiki
Repair Bot	140 (Blueprint, drop)	Sells reagents and repairs gear; replaces the Reagent Bot	1 Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 1 Bronze Tube, Heavy Leather	Warcraft Wiki; wow.gg; The Forever Era
Anarchist's Workbench	300 (Blueprint, source unknown)	"Places an Anarchist's Workbench usable for recipes that require it"; 19 recipes need it in the client	1 Essence of Anarchy, 2 Thorium Widget	Warcraft Wiki; The Forever Era

WoW-Professions' Reagent Bot page shows the stock: thread, dyes, blasting powder in limited supply, gathering tools and a few Cooking and Tailoring recipes. The Essence of Anarchy has no known source yet, so the Workbench recipes are a later goal. Our camping guide covers campfire rules and every other profession's objects.

WoW Forever engineering leveling guide 1–300

Engineering is one of the slower professions to level. Nearly every step eats bars, several recipes need parts you made earlier, and a few need cloth, leather or a gem from outside Mining. Recipe colors decide how often a craft pays a point:

• Orange: a point on every craft.
• Yellow: a point on most crafts, less often as it nears green.
• Green: a point only now and then.
• Gray: no points at all.

The route below is Wowhead's Forever planner, and its craft counts are averages when starting from skill 1. It leans on Mining materials and keeps rare drops out of the path. Material ratios come from the same route, and Warcraft Wiki confirms the recipes we spot-checked (Rough Blasting Powder, Handful of Copper Bolts, Explosive Sheep, Thorium Widget and Thorium Tube). Several crafts become parts for later steps, so the notes say how many to keep.

Engineering trainer locations

Apprentice Engineering has no level requirement in Forever. Journeyman needs Engineering 50 and character level 10, Expert needs 125 and level 20, and Artisan needs 200 and level 35, so a character below 35 stalls at 225 (WoW-Professions).

Rank	Alliance	Horde
Apprentice (to 75)	Sprite Jumpsprocket (Stormwind), Jemma Quikswitch (Ironforge), Bronk Guzzlegear (Dun Morogh), Deek Fizzlebizz (Loch Modan), Jenna Lemkenilli (Auberdine)	Thund (Orgrimmar), Graham Van Talen (Undercity), Mukdrak (Razor Hill), Twizwick Sprocketgrind (Mulgore), Tinkerwiz (Ratchet)
Journeyman (to 150)	Lilliam Sparkspindle (Stormwind), Trixie Quikswitch (Ironforge), Finbus Geargrind (Duskwood)	Nogg (Orgrimmar), Franklin Lloyd (Undercity)
Expert (to 225)	Springspindle Fizzlegear (Ironforge)	Roxxik (Orgrimmar)
Artisan (to 300)	Buzzek Bracketswing, Gadgetzan, Tanaris	Same

WoW-Professions lists the Strange Hermit in Shadowgale Forest on Zephras Isle as a starting trainer for Skyborne characters, and Gfinity adds Tinkerer Zizz in Valanaar for the Windshaper Skyborne. Buzzek stands outside the Gadgetzan inn, near the mailbox, and also teaches the recipes above 200. Tauren starting in Mulgore can find Twizwick Sprocketgrind on a high plateau, reached by going through the Venture Co. Mine. WoW-Professions points out that he has no anvil nearby and suggests training with Thund in Orgrimmar instead.

Engineering levels 1–100

Skill	Crafts	Recipe	Learned from	Materials
1–30	32	Rough Blasting Powder	Known	1 Rough Stone each
30–50	20	Handful of Copper Bolts	Trainer	1 Copper Bar each
50–51	1	Arclight Spanner	Trainer	6 Copper Bar
51–75	29	Rough Copper Bomb	Trainer	29 Copper Bar, 29 Handful of Copper Bolts, 58 Rough Blasting Powder, 29 Linen Cloth
75–90	16	Coarse Blasting Powder	Trainer	1 Coarse Stone each
90–100	15	Coarse Dynamite	Trainer	45 Coarse Blasting Powder, 15 Linen Cloth

Wowhead says to make 60 Rough Blasting Powder in the first step and 30 bolts in the second, because the bombs at 51–75 use 58 powder and 29 bolts. Coarse Dynamite works the same way: it needs 45 Coarse Blasting Powder, so keep crafting powder past 90. Keep the Arclight Spanner in your bags, since most later recipes need it as a tool.

Engineering levels 100–200

Skill	Crafts	Recipe	Learned from	Materials
100–105	5	Silver Contact	Trainer	5 Silver Bar
105–125	25	Bronze Tube	Trainer	50 Bronze Bar, 25 Weak Flux
125–135	10	Standard Scope	Trainer	10 Bronze Tube, 10 Moss Agate
135–150	23	Whirring Bronze Gizmo	Trainer	46 Bronze Bar, 23 Wool Cloth
150–160	12	Bronze Framework	Trainer	24 Bronze Bar, 12 Medium Leather, 12 Wool Cloth
160–175	15	Explosive Sheep	Trainer	15 Bronze Framework, 15 Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 30 Heavy Blasting Powder, 30 Wool Cloth
175–194	51	Solid Blasting Powder	Trainer	102 Solid Stone
194–195	1	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor	Trainer	4 Steel Bar
195–200	5	Mithril Tube	Trainer	15 Mithril Bar

Two parts aren't in the table as steps. Explosive Sheep needs 15 Bronze Frameworks, so make three more than the 12 crafts above. It also takes 30 Heavy Blasting Powder, which is one Heavy Stone each from a recipe you can learn at 125 (Warcraft Wiki). Keep the Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor too, because goggles and scopes need it. Train Artisan at 200 before you reach the 225 cap.

Plan the specialization here. The Goblin hand-in asks for 5 Explosive Sheep, and the Gnomish one asks for 6 Mithril Tubes (Warcraft Tavern, Classic). Set those aside now and you won't craft them twice.

Engineering levels 200–300

Skill	Crafts	Recipe	Learned from	Materials
200–215	18	Unstable Trigger	Trainer	18 Mithril Bar, 18 Mageweave Cloth, 18 Solid Blasting Powder
215–238	33	Mithril Casing	Trainer	99 Mithril Bar
238–250	15	Hi-Explosive Bomb	Trainer	30 Mithril Casing, 15 Unstable Trigger, 30 Solid Blasting Powder
250–260	27	Dense Blasting Powder	Trainer	54 Dense Stone
260–285	25	Thorium Widget	Gearcutter Cogspinner (Ironforge) or Sovik (Orgrimmar)	75 Thorium Bar, 25 Runecloth
285–300	15	Thorium Tube	Xizzer Fizzbolt, Everlook, Winterspring	90 Thorium Bar

WoW-Professions flags two things for this stretch. Its own route past 225 is still untested in Forever, since the beta's level cap stopped its testers from going further. The Thorium Tube schematic is also bind on pickup in Forever, so the Engineer has to buy it in person. Keep two spare Thorium Widgets if you plan to build the Anarchist's Workbench.

Engineering shopping list

Our math, from Wowhead's craft counts plus the extra parts noted above:

Material	Total	Used for
Rough Stone	60	Rough Blasting Powder
Copper Bar	65	Bolts, Arclight Spanner, Rough Copper Bombs
Linen Cloth	44	Rough Copper Bombs, Coarse Dynamite
Coarse Stone	45	Coarse Blasting Powder
Silver Bar	5	Silver Contact
Bronze Bar	126	Tubes, gizmos, frameworks
Weak Flux	25	Bronze Tube
Moss Agate	10	Standard Scope
Wool Cloth	68	Gizmos, frameworks, Explosive Sheep
Medium Leather	15	Bronze Framework
Heavy Stone	30	Heavy Blasting Powder
Solid Stone	102	Solid Blasting Powder
Steel Bar	4	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor
Mithril Bar	132	Mithril Tube, Unstable Trigger, Mithril Casing
Mageweave Cloth	18	Unstable Trigger
Dense Stone	54	Dense Blasting Powder
Thorium Bar	165	Thorium Widget, Thorium Tube
Runecloth	25	Thorium Widget

Yellow and green crafts can take more attempts than the averages, so gather a few extra bars for the last step of each bracket. Weak Flux comes from trade vendors. Our mining guide shows where each ore and stone comes from.

WoW Forever engineering specializations

Both specializations need skill 200 in the profession and a level 30 character (WoW-Professions). You can only belong to one. Warcraft Tavern's Forever overview describes an "elaborate quest chain" to join, and says switching later means unlearning Engineering, leveling it again and losing your recipes.

Forever guides haven't published the chain step by step. In Classic Era it takes three quests: a referral from an Engineering trainer, a pledge of secrecy, and a "Show Your Work" hand-in. Warcraft Wiki names the quest NPCs, and Warcraft Tavern's Classic guide lists the hand-ins:

Path	Who you join	Hand-in for "Show Your Work"
Gnomish	Tinkmaster Overspark in Ironforge (Alliance) or Oglethorpe Obnoticus in Booty Bay (Horde)	6 Mithril Tube, 2 Advanced Target Dummy, 1 Accurate Scope
Goblin	Nixx Sprocketspring in Gadgetzan	20 Big Iron Bomb, 20 Solid Dynamite, 5 Explosive Sheep

Joining gives you a membership card. In Classic it stayed valid for 14 days of played time, not calendar days, and renewing it cost 2 gold (Warcraft Wiki; Warcraft Tavern). Warcraft Tavern's Forever overview still says the Gadgetzan transporter, the Everlook ripper and the World Enlarger require membership to use, so plan for the card. Confirm the renewal terms with your trainer.

Gnomish Engineering

Gnomish Engineering is the utility path: nets, a shrink ray, a mind-control helmet, a force-field belt, rocket boots and a combat pet. Skill levels are Warcraft Wiki's Forever list. Effects are Classic tooltips from Warcraft Wiki and WoW-Professions, so read the Forever tooltip again before you rely on a number.

Item	Learn at	What it does
Gnomish Shrink Ray	205	Shrinks a target and lowers its attack power; can misfire; 5-minute cooldown
Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector	210	"Captures the target in a net," 20 seconds in the Classic tooltip
Gnomish Goggles	210	Bind-on-pickup cloth helm
Gnomish Harm Prevention Belt	215	Absorbs the next 500 damage; may "overload" and remove you from this dimension; 1-hour cooldown
Gnomish Rocket Boots	225	Large run speed boost for 20 seconds; may malfunction; 30-minute cooldown
Gnomish Battle Chicken	230	Summons a chicken that fights at your side for 1.5 minutes
Gnomish Mind Control Cap	235	Mental duel with a humanoid; control it for 20 seconds if you win; 30-minute cooldown
Gnomish Death Ray	240	Heavy damage to both the target and you; 4-second cast; 5-minute cooldown
World Enlarger (drop)	260	Novelty that "Enlarges the entire world for 5 min"; Gnomish members only
Ultrasafe Transporter: Gadgetzan	285	Teleports you to Gadgetzan; Gnomish members only; 4-hour cooldown

Two smaller recipes come with the path: Lil' Smoky, a companion pet, and Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder, which teaches Blacksmiths to make a part for Gnomish devices (Warcraft Wiki). The Alarm-O-Bot (265) is a drop schematic. Warcraft Tavern's Classic guide notes that most Gnomish gear isn't bind on pickup, so you can sell nets, belts, boots and caps to other Engineers. Goggles, the Death Ray and the Battle Chicken are bound to you.

Goblin Engineering

Goblin Engineering is the demolition path. Its bombs deal heavy area damage and stun groups, and a few odd tools cover resurrection, fire protection and mining.

Item	Learn at	What it does
Goblin Sapper Charge	205	"600 Fire damage to all enemies nearby and 500 damage to you"
Goblin Construction Helmet	205	+15 Fire Resistance; use to absorb 300 to 500 fire damage for 1 minute
Goblin Mining Helmet	205	Mail helm with +5 Mining
Recipe: Goblin Rocket Fuel	205	Teaches Alchemists to brew a Goblin reagent
Goblin Mortar	225	450 Fire damage and a 3-second stun in 5 yards
Goblin Rocket Boots (drop)	225	Large run speed boost for 20 seconds; "prone to explode"
Goblin Bomb Dispenser	230	Drops a mobile bomb that runs at the nearest enemy for 315 to 385 Fire damage
The Big One	235	400 Fire damage and incapacitates for 5 seconds in 10 yards; damage breaks it
Goblin Dragon Gun	240	Fire in a cone in front of you; 5-minute cooldown
Goblin Rocket Helmet	245	Charge an enemy and knock it out for 30 seconds; stuns you briefly; damage wakes it
Dimensional Ripper - Everlook	285	Teleports you to Everlook; Goblin members only

Pet Bombling (205) is the Goblin companion pet. Goblin Jumper Cables XL (265, a drop) "will sometimes be able to shock a dead ally back to life" out of combat, and Warcraft Tavern's Classic guide says any Engineer can make it, not only Goblins. It shares a 30-minute cooldown with the Gnomish Army Knife, a new vendor recipe at 250 (Warcraft Wiki).

Specialization materials and cost planning

Specialization gear costs far more than anything on the leveling route, and most of it is built from parts you craft first. The reagent lists below come from Warcraft Wiki's item pages and its Goblin schematics list, with Wowhead's Classic Era recipe data for the two items whose reagents later changed in retail (the Shrink Ray and the Goggles, which use Flask of Mojo in Classic). These are Classic recipes, so compare them with the recipe in your profession window before buying.

Item	Path	Materials
Gnomish Shrink Ray	Gnomish	4 Flask of Mojo, 4 Mithril Bar, 2 Jade, 1 Mithril Tube, 1 Unstable Trigger
Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector	Gnomish	1 Mithril Tube, 2 Shadow Silk, 4 Thick Spider's Silk, 2 Solid Blasting Powder, 4 Mithril Bar
Gnomish Goggles	Gnomish	1 Fire Goggles, 2 Heavy Leather, 2 Flask of Mojo, 2 Gold Power Core, 1 Mithril Tube
Gnomish Harm Prevention Belt	Gnomish	1 Dusky Belt, 4 Mithril Bar, 2 Truesilver Bar, 1 Unstable Trigger, 2 Aquamarine
Gnomish Rocket Boots	Gnomish	1 Black Mageweave Boots, 2 Mithril Tube, 4 Heavy Leather, 8 Solid Blasting Powder, 4 Gyrochronatom
Gnomish Battle Chicken	Gnomish	1 Mithril Casing, 6 Truesilver Bar, 6 Mithril Bar, 2 Inlaid Mithril Cylinder, 1 Gold Power Core, 2 Jade
Gnomish Mind Control Cap	Gnomish	10 Mithril Bar, 4 Truesilver Bar, 1 Gold Power Core, 2 Star Ruby, 4 Mageweave Cloth
Gnomish Death Ray	Gnomish	2 Mithril Tube, 1 Unstable Trigger, 1 Essence of Undeath, 4 Ichor of Undeath, 1 Inlaid Mithril Cylinder
Ultrasafe Transporter: Gadgetzan	Gnomish	12 Mithril Bar, 2 Truesilver Transformer, 4 Core of Earth, 2 Globe of Water, 4 Aquamarine, 1 Inlaid Mithril Cylinder
Goblin Sapper Charge	Goblin	1 Mageweave Cloth, 3 Solid Blasting Powder, 1 Unstable Trigger
Goblin Construction Helmet	Goblin	8 Mithril Bar, 1 Citrine, 4 Elemental Fire
Goblin Mining Helmet	Goblin	8 Mithril Bar, 1 Citrine, 4 Elemental Earth
Goblin Mortar	Goblin	2 Mithril Tube, 4 Mithril Bar, 5 Solid Blasting Powder, 1 Gold Power Core, 1 Elemental Fire
Goblin Bomb Dispenser	Goblin	2 Mithril Casing, 4 Solid Blasting Powder, 6 Truesilver Bar, 1 Unstable Trigger, 2 Accurate Scope
The Big One	Goblin	1 Mithril Casing, 1 Goblin Rocket Fuel, 6 Solid Dynamite, 1 Unstable Trigger
Goblin Dragon Gun	Goblin	2 Mithril Tube, 4 Goblin Rocket Fuel, 6 Mithril Bar, 6 Truesilver Bar, 1 Unstable Trigger
Goblin Rocket Helmet	Goblin	1 Goblin Construction Helmet, 1 Unstable Trigger, 4 Mithril Bar, 4 Goblin Rocket Fuel
Goblin Rocket Boots	Goblin	1 Black Mageweave Boots, 1 Unstable Trigger, 2 Goblin Rocket Fuel, 2 Mithril Tube, 4 Heavy Leather
Goblin Jumper Cables XL	Any Engineer	2 Star Ruby, 2 Ironweb Spider Silk, 2 Thorium Widget, 2 Fused Wiring, 2 Truesilver Transformer
Dimensional Ripper - Everlook	Goblin	10 Mithril Bar, 1 Truesilver Transformer, 4 Heart of Fire, 2 Star Ruby, 1 The Big One

Three things stand out for budgeting:

• Mithril is the base cost. Almost every item needs Mithril Bars directly or through Mithril Tubes and Casings, so keep mining or buying it after the 200–250 stretch.
• Truesilver and gems set the price. Truesilver Bar, Star Ruby, Jade, Aquamarine and Citrine are the expensive inputs. The Battle Chicken and Bomb Dispenser each take 6 Truesilver Bars, and the Mind Control Cap and Dimensional Ripper each take 2 Star Rubies.
• Some inputs come from other trades. Gnomish recipes call for Inlaid Mithril Cylinders, which a Blacksmith makes from the plans you can teach them, and tailored or leather pieces such as Black Mageweave Boots and Dusky Belt. Goblin recipes lean on Goblin Rocket Fuel, which an Alchemist can brew from the recipe you hand them, plus Elemental Fire.

If gold is tight, start with the cheap consumables, such as Sapper Charges for Goblins or the Shrink Ray for Gnomes, and save the teleporters for later.

Gnomish or Goblin: which should you pick?

You mainly play	Lean toward	Why
Raids and dungeons as damage	Goblin	Sapper Charges, The Big One and the mortar add area damage on a short timer
PvP and world PvP	Gnomish, or Goblin for burst	Nets, rocket boots and the mind-control cap control fights; Sappers end them
Solo and Hardcore	Gnomish	The force-field belt, boots and net buy time to escape
Trading on the Auction House	Either	Each path makes tradeable gear for other Engineers

This table is a decision aid, not a ranking. Since the SAF-T line now covers much of the general-purpose toolkit, the specialization matters most for the exclusive teleports and the bound items you'll use yourself.

How to unlock the new engineering recipes

Most Classic schematics still come from trainers. The new ones come from four places, according to Warcraft Wiki's Forever list:

1. Trainers teach Sandpaper (120), the only new trainer recipe on the list, plus every Classic staple on the route above.
2. Merchant's Favor vendors sell 26 Engineering schematics: Fritz Fizzle in Three Corners, Redridge Mountains for the Alliance, and Fizzlefuse in The Barrens, just outside the west gate of the Crossroads, for the Horde (WoW-Professions; our Merchant's Favor guide).
3. Quests teach three new schematics: the Reagent Bot (20), the Hoof-Shaped Foot Pedal (140) and the Centaur Banner Deployment Device (190).
4. Drops cover the Repair Bot, SAF-T Bronze Bomb, Harvester Override Signalcaster and the 9-60 Battery Pack.

Schematic	Skill	Merchant's Favor	Standing
SAF-T Dynamite, SAF-T Tabs, SAF-T Copper Bomb, Satchel of Copper Bombs	25–85	45 each	None
EZ-Thro Wrap, EZ-Thro Copper Bomb XL, No Slip SAF-T Padding	100–145	45 each	None
SAF-T Bell, Satchel of Bronze Bombs, EZ-Thro Fireproof Fuse, the new belts and goggles	165–200	180 each	Friendly
Emergency Field Cloak, Compact Critter Carrier, SAF-T Disposable Parachute, Satchels of Iron and Dark Iron Bombs	225–285	270 each	Honored
Gnomish Poultryizer, Stealthman 52, Ultralight Goblin Glider, Ultrasafe Rechargeable Battery	300	360 each	Honored

Source: WoW-Professions' Fritz Fizzle page. Several SAF-T recipes also take Alchemy reagents: SAF-T Tabs use Cerulean Dye and EZ-Thro Wrap uses Sulfuric Acid (wow.gg). A short list of 300 schematics on Warcraft Wiki has no source yet, including Swiftfeather Arrow, Swiftstrike Shot, the Hyper Deluxe Sniper Rifle Mk XVII and SAF-T Ultra Precision Scope, so treat those as unconfirmed until someone finds them in game.

Best new engineering items in WoW Forever

Warcraft Tavern's September 15 beta article covers the headline items. Its effect descriptions came from the beta, so check the live tooltips.

Item	What it does	Source
Emergency Field Cloak	Trinket that grants invisibility for 10 seconds; uses charges	Warcraft Tavern
Stealthman 52	Out-of-combat stealth on a cooldown; usable by any class	Warcraft Tavern
Ultralight Goblin Glider	"Glide down through the air for 10 seconds while steering"	WoW Handbook, via our professions guide
SAF-T Disposable Parachute	A Parachute Cloak with charges; needs a Parachute Cloak to craft	Warcraft Tavern
Ultrasafe Rechargeable Battery	Restores charges to the cloak, parachute and other charged items	Warcraft Tavern
Hoof-Shaped Foot Pedal	Effect limited to Desolace	Warcraft Tavern

The Gnomish Poultryizer, Hyper Deluxe Sniper Rifle Mk XVII and Stealthman 52 need Legionite Bars, which only Alchemists make with a 47-hour transmute (Warcraft Wiki, via our alchemy guide). Two more items, the Interdimensional Companion Repository and the Gnomish Weather Machine, were not yet implemented in that beta build.

Unconfirmed: Tinkers and Tinkerboxes. Warcraft Wiki's Forever list also carries seven Tinker and Tinkerbox schematics between 250 (the plain Tinkerbox) and 280 (Tinker: Magnetic Displacement, Nitro Boosts and Teleport). It marks all seven as Old rather than new and has no source for any of them, and Warcraft Wiki's own schematic page describes Tinkerbox: Magnetic Displacement as a Season of Discovery recipe. Seemeta's client data gives Tinker: Nitro Boosts up to 160% movement speed for up to 8 seconds and Tinker: Teleport a 20-yard forward jump. Those are datamined values, so don't plan around these belt add-ons until someone learns one in the live game.

Example: a Hardcore Rogue has no Engineering. A friend who levels the profession crafts her a stack of SAF-T Dynamite for emergencies, and later an Emergency Field Cloak once he reaches Honored with his camp. She now has an area attack and a 10-second vanish that her talents don't give her. Our Hardcore guide covers the ruleset.

Making gold with engineering in WoW Forever

Engineering has a slow start as a business, because the route costs a lot of bars before you make anything worth selling. Once you're past it, the customer base is wider than in Classic, since the SAF-T and EZ-Thro line sells to players of every class. We give no profit figures: it's too early, and every realm prices bars differently. What you can judge is which markets exist and what each costs to supply.

• Explosives and consumables. Dynamite and bombs get used up, so demand repeats. The SAF-T versions add buyers who can't craft them, and dungeon groups without crowd control are a natural market.
• Ammunition. Hunters burn through shot, and the Forever list adds arrows and shot at 300 (Swiftfeather Arrow, Swiftstrike Shot), sources still unconfirmed. The margin per stack is small, but the demand is steady.
• Scopes, goggles and belts. Scopes improve ranged weapons, and the new goggles and belts come in a version for each armor type. Check what sells before you craft in bulk.
• Rare drop schematics. World Enlarger, Alarm-O-Bot, Goblin Rocket Boots, Goblin Jumper Cables XL and the Repair Bot Blueprint are all drops. An Engineer with a rare recipe early on has little competition until the schematic spreads.
• Merchant's Favor. Parts are a crate type and the client has 30 Engineering writs (our Merchant's Favor guide), so spare parts can earn Favor instead of gold.

Don't plan around vendor sales. Blizzard cut the vendor sell price of many crafted items during the beta (Kaivax, beta development notes). Our gold farming guide covers Auction House fees, flipping and margin math.

Our advice: price every craft as bars plus parts at current Auction House rates, and list the bars instead whenever they're worth more raw.

Best professions to pair with engineering

Pick Mining first. Wowhead's route is mostly bars and stone, and the shopping list above runs to well over 400 bars before you count stone. Mining your own cuts the biggest cost and lets you level both professions on the same trips. Warcraft Tavern's Forever overview agrees that ores, stones and gems form the base of most recipes.

There are two alternatives:

• Alchemy. Warcraft Tavern also suggests it, and it fits because some Forever recipes use Alchemy reagents such as Cerulean Dye and Sulfuric Acid, and Alchemy has throwables of its own.
• Blacksmithing. If an alt already gathers for you, Blacksmithing on a plate or mail wearer uses the same bars, so one supply line feeds both crafts.

Our professions guide ranks Engineering in its top tier because it helps every class while leveling and at 60, and compares every pair.

Best race and class for engineering in WoW Forever

Race. Gnomes are the only race with an Engineering racial. In Forever, Engineering Specialization no longer adds 15 skill. It "now makes your devices fail or backfire 20% less often" (WoW-Professions), which matters for the boots, shrink ray, belt and death ray that can misfire. Gnomes level the profession at the same pace as everyone else. Our race and class combos guide has the full Gnome kit.

Class. Engineering suits every class, because its gadgets don't depend on armor type or role. Hunters get a little more out of it. They use the shot, arrows and scopes, and the Hyper Deluxe Sniper Rifle Mk XVII is an Engineering gun. Rogues and Warriors gain area damage and escapes their kit lacks, and casters gain crowd control. Our Hunter guide covers the class.

Engineering Legacy bonuses

Legacy perks help every profession the same way, and none is specific to Engineering. Engineering does count toward the Tradeskills category, which awards points for reaching 150, 225 and 300 in each of the six non-gathering primary professions (Blizzard, via our Legacy guide).

Perk	Ranks	Effect (beta client)	Why it helps an Engineer
Working Overtime	5	Skill-up chance +4% per rank, +20% at 5/5	Fewer wasted bars on yellow and green steps
Dedicated Study	1	Daily +1 to your lowest tradeskill; random Elemental Essences once all are at 300	Free points if Engineering is your lowest skill
Performance Bonus	3 in the client text (some databases list 5)	5% to 15% chance of double Merchant's Favor on a crate; check the in-game tooltip, since sources disagree	More Favor from Parts crates
Field Guide	3	Camp feature cooldown −8% to −25%	Reagent and Repair Bots more often
Reagent Economy	1	No vendor reagents for class abilities; tier 1 camp features cost no materials	A free Reagent Bot

Working Overtime pays off most here, because Engineering's yellow stretches burn through expensive Mithril and Thorium.

The WoW Forever hub lists our other profession and leveling guides.

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FAQ

Is Engineering good in WoW Forever? Yes, for most players. Any class can use its tools, the new SAF-T and EZ-Thro line widens the market to non-Engineers, and our professions guide ranks it in the top tier because it helps both while leveling and at 60.

How do you level Engineering to 300 in WoW Forever? Follow Wowhead's route: blasting powder, bolts and copper bombs to 100, bronze parts and Explosive Sheep to 175, then Solid Blasting Powder, Mithril parts and Hi-Explosive Bombs to 250, and Thorium Widgets and Tubes to 300. Train Artisan with Buzzek Bracketswing in Gadgetzan, which needs character level 35.

What is the best profession to pair with Engineering in WoW Forever? Go with Mining, because most recipes are bars and stone. Alchemy also works for its reagents, and Blacksmithing works if another character already gathers for you.

Should I pick Gnomish or Goblin Engineering in WoW Forever? Choose Goblin for bombs and area damage in raids, and Gnomish for nets, boots and the force-field belt in PvP or Hardcore. Both open at Engineering 200 and level 30, and switching means releveling the profession.

What does Engineering add to camps in WoW Forever? A Reagent Bot at skill 20, a Repair Bot at 140 that also repairs gear, and an Anarchist's Workbench at 300 that some top recipes require (Warcraft Wiki). All camp features need a campfire nearby and share a 1-hour cooldown.

Can non-Engineers use Engineering items in WoW Forever? Many of the new ones, yes. Warcraft Tavern's beta read says most new items are bind on equip and don't need Engineering, but many older devices still show "Requires Engineering," so check the tooltip.

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