Engineering Leveling Guide

Gadgets, bombs, helms, and scopes from 1-600. Includes shopping lists and the cheapest routes through Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cata, and MoP.

Updated 2026 Supports Classic / TBC / WotLK / Cata / MoP Best paired with Mining

Classic Shopping List (1-300)

Material	Qty	Notes
Copper Bar	120	1-50 parts.
Rough Stone	60	Rough Blasting Powder.
Bronze Bar	140	50-125 parts.
Coarse Stone	80	Blasting Powder/Grinding Stones.
Heavy Stone	100	Heavy Blasting Powder.
Iron Bar	140	125-185 crafts.
Steel Bar	20	Small parts.
Solid Stone	160	Solid Blasting Powder.
Mithril Bar	200	185-245 crafts.
Dense Stone	120	Dense Blasting Powder.
Thorium Bar	220	245-300 crafts.
Runecloth	40	Thorium shells.
Wooden Stock/Weak Flux	30/30	Buy from vendors.

Goblin vs Gnomish choice at 200; not required to hit 300. Pick Goblin for bombs, Gnomish for gadgets.

Classic Route (1-300)

Skill	Craft	Notes
1-30	Rough Blasting Powder	Rough Stone.
30-50	Handful of Copper Bolts / Copper Tube	Copper Bars.
50-75	Coarse Blasting Powder	Coarse Stone.
75-95	Bronze Tube	Bronze Bars.
95-125	Standard Scope / Small Bronze Bomb	Bronze + Coarse Powder.
125-145	Heavy Blasting Powder	Heavy Stone.
145-165	Big Bronze Bomb	Bronze + Heavy Powder.
165-185	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor / Iron Strut	Iron Bars.
185-200	Solid Blasting Powder	Solid Stone.
200-210	Big Iron Bomb	Iron + Solid Powder.
210-225	Mithril Tube	Mithril Bars.
225-245	Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs / Unstable Triggers	Mithril + Solid Powder.
245-260	Thorium Widget	Thorium + Runecloth.
260-285	Thorium Tube	Thorium Bars.
285-300	Thorium Shells → Thorium Arrows	Thorium + Runecloth.

TBC Shopping List (300-375)

Material	Qty	Notes
Fel Iron Bar	260	300-340.
Adamantite Bar	220	340-360.
Handful of Fel Iron Bolts	180	From bars; pre-craft.
Elemental Blasting Powder	180	Fel Iron Powder + Mote of Fire/Earth.
Netherweave Cloth	80	For parts/ammo.
Khorium Power Core	5	Optional if making goggles.

Pick Goblin/Gnomish at 350 if you care about their gadgets; not required for 375.

TBC Route (300-375)

Skill	Craft	Notes
300-320	Fel Iron Casing / Handful of Fel Iron Bolts	Fel Iron bars.
320-335	Fel Iron Bomb / Fel Iron Musket	Fel Iron + Blasting Powder.
335-350	Adamantite Grenade	Adamantite + Elemental Powder.
350-360	Felsteel Stabilizer / Adamantite Rifle	Use cheaper available recipe.
360-375	Adamantite Arrow Maker / White Smoke Flare	Flares (cheap) or arrows if you need skill-ups.

WotLK Shopping List (375-450)

Material	Qty	Notes
Cobalt Bar	180	375-400 parts.
Saronite Bar	420	400-440 crafts.
Handful of Cobalt Bolts	120	From Cobalt.
Volatile Blasting Trigger	120	Saronite + Crystallized Elements.
Crystallized Fire/Earth/Water	60 each	For triggers/ammo.
Eternal Shadow/Earth	20 each	For helms/scopes.
Froststeel Tube	6	For goggles/scopes.
Overcharged Capacitor	6	Quest/auction; for haste goggles.

No specialization choice in WotLK; all gadgets available. Scopes and ammo sell well early.

WotLK Route (375-450)

Skill	Craft	Notes
375-390	Handful of Cobalt Bolts / Cobalt Frag Bomb	Cobalt + Crystallized Earth.
390-400	Volatile Blasting Trigger / Cobalt Mortar	Triggers used later.
400-410	Saronite Razorheads (ammo) / Overcharged Capacitors	Ammo sells; capacitors for goggles.
410-425	Mechanized Snow Goggles / Electrostatic Condenser	Pick cheapest recipe available.
425-435	Healing Injector Kit / Mana Injector Kit	Uses Saronite + Crystallized Water.
435-440	Noise Machine / Gnomish Lightning Generator	Uses Eternal Shadow/Earth.
440-450	Nesingwary 4000 / Mechano-Hog parts (if rich)	Craft any orange/yellow recipe you can sell; can also spam more injectors.

Cata Shopping List (450-525)

Material	Qty (approx.)	Notes
Obsidium Bar	100	Bolts and early gadgets.
Elementium Bar	120	Mid/late gadgets.
Volatile Air / Earth / Fire	60 total	Electrified Ether and device crafts.
Hardened Elementium Bar	10	Top-end goggles.

Synapse Springs (glove tinker) is the single best profession perk in Cataclysm content — on-use main stat that stacks with everything. Volatile Seaforium Blastpacks open lockboxes for a steady side income.

Cata Route (450-525)

Skill	Craft	Notes
450-475	Handful of Obsidium Bolts / Electrified Ether	Keep both — they feed every later craft.
475-500	Authentic Jr. Engineer Goggles / Elementium Toolbox	Trainer recipes.
500-515	Elementium bolts + gadget crafts (X-Ray Scope)	Scopes sell to hunters.
515-525	Epic engineer goggles / Gnomish gadgets	Hardened Elementium; your own headpiece upgrade.

MoP Shopping List (525-600)

Material	Qty (approx.)	Notes
Ghost Iron Bar	200	Bolts, kits, and frames.
Ghost Iron Bolts	60	Crafted; the universal component.
Tinker's Kit	40	Crafted; second universal component.
Spirit of Harmony	8	Gadget catalysts.

Start the Sky Golem project immediately: one Jard's Peculiar Energy Source daily cooldown × 30 days + Living Steel = the mount every herbalist wants (it herbs without dismounting). It's MoP Engineering's gold printer.

MoP Route (525-600)

Skill	Craft	Notes
525-550	Ghost Iron Bolts + Tinker's Kits	Stockpile; used in everything.
550-575	Flying Tiger Goggles / Locksmith's Powderkeg	Trainer recipes.
575-590	Thermal Anvil / Ghost Iron Dragonling	Dragonling is a cheap leveling trinket.
590-600	iLvl 476 goggles / Depleted-Kyparium Rocket	Goggles are genuine pre-raid gear.

Gold & Tips

Pairing

Mining to self-supply bars and stones.
Skinning for extra gold if dual gathering.

Profit

Scopes, ammo, bombs during progression.
Mechano-Hog/Chopper (WotLK - MoP) is big gold if you invest.
Explosive/Injector kits sell to raiders.

Extras

Use Blingtron? (later exp). For WotLK, sell Field Repair Bot 110G/74A.
Keep triggers/bolts banked for later crafts.
Quest “The Ultrasonic Screwdriver” for goggle recipes.

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