Engineering Leveling Guide

Gadgets, bombs, helms, and scopes from 1-450. Includes shopping lists and the cheapest routes through Classic, TBC, and WotLK.

Updated 2026 Supports Classic / TBC / WotLK 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Follow optimized powder/part breakpoints to hit 450 without wasting rare bars.