Engineering

Route from skill 1 to 300 for Classic Era. Engineering needs many stones and bars, ideally together with mining.

Trainers and requirements

Apprentice: level 5. Journeyman (from skill 75): level 10.
Expert (from skill 150): level 20. Horde: Roxxik (Orgrimmar). Alliance: Springspindle Fizzlegear (Ironforge).
Artisan (from skill 225): level 35, Buzzek Bracketswing in Gadgetzan (Tanaris).
Specialization at skill 200: Gnomish Engineer or Goblin Engineer.
You need a Blacksmith Hammer, available from the trade goods vendor.
Recipe Thorium Widget: Gearcutter Cogspinner (Ironforge) or Sovik (Orgrimmar). Schematic Thorium Tube: Xizzer Fizzbolt (Everlook, Winterspring).

Route Classic Era (1-300)

Skill	Recipe	Amount	Materials per craft	Notes
1-30	Rough Blasting Powder	60	1 Rough Stone
30-50	Handful of Copper Bolts	30	1 Copper Bar
50-51	Arclight Spanner	1	6 Copper Bar	Tool, keep it
51-75	Rough Copper Bomb	30	1 Copper Bar, 1 Handful of Copper Bolts, 2 Rough Blasting Powder, 1 Linen Cloth
75-90	Coarse Blasting Powder	60	1 Coarse Stone
90-100	Coarse Dynamite	20	3 Coarse Blasting Powder, 1 Linen Cloth
100-105	Silver Contact	5	1 Silver Bar
105-125	Bronze Tube	25	2 Bronze Bar, 1 Weak Flux
125-135	Standard Scope	10	1 Bronze Tube, 1 Moss Agate	Alternatively Heavy Blasting Powder
135-150	Whirring Bronze Gizmo	15	2 Bronze Bar, 1 Wool Cloth
150-160	Bronze Framework	15	2 Bronze Bar, 1 Medium Leather, 1 Wool Cloth
160-175	Explosive Sheep	15	2 Heavy Blasting Powder, 1 Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 1 Bronze Framework, 2 Wool Cloth
175-194	Solid Blasting Powder	60	2 Solid Stone
194-195	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor	1	4 Steel Bar
195-200	Mithril Tube	7	3 Mithril Bar
200-215	Unstable Trigger	20	1 Mithril Bar, 1 Mageweave Cloth, 1 Solid Blasting Powder
215-238	Mithril Casing	40	3 Mithril Bar
238-250	Hi-Explosive Bomb	20	2 Mithril Casing, 1 Unstable Trigger, 2 Solid Blasting Powder
250-260	Dense Blasting Powder	30	2 Dense Stone
260-285	Thorium Widget	35	3 Thorium Bar, 1 Runecloth	Recipe required
285-300	Thorium Tube	20	6 Thorium Bar	Schematic required

Route from skill 300 to 375 for TBC Classic. The route for 1-300 is in the Classic Era tab.

Trainers and requirements

Minimum level 50. Master trainers: Lebowski (Honor Hold) and K. Lee Smallfry (Telredor, Zangarmarsh) for the Alliance, Zebig (Thrallmar) and Mack Diver (Zabra’jin, Zangarmarsh) for the Horde.

Route TBC Classic (300-375)

Skill	Recipe	Amount	Materials per craft	Notes
300-320	Handful of Fel Iron Bolts	114	114 Fel Iron Bar	In advance for skill points, needed later.
300-320	Elemental Blasting Powder	20	40 Mote of Earth, 20 Mote of Fire	One craft makes 4 powders, 80 in total.
300-320	Fel Iron Casing	52	156 Fel Iron Bar	In advance for skill points, needed later.
320-325	Fel Iron Bomb	7	7 Fel Iron Casing, 14 Fel Iron Bolts, 7 Elemental Blasting Powder	If you are unlucky with skill points, craft more.
325-335	Adamantite Frame	30	120 Adamantite Bar, 30 Primal Earth	Stop at 335. If you do not get there, craft Adamantite Grenade up to 335.
335-355	White Smoke Flare	70	70 Elemental Blasting Powder, 70 Netherweave Cloth	Mostly grey, amount is approximate. Schematic only from vendors with limited stock.
355-360	Khorium Power Core	5	15 Khorium Bar, 5 Primal Fire	Needed at 370.
360-370	Adamantite Rifle	15	45 Fel Iron Casing, 30 Adamantite Frame, 60 Fel Iron Bolts	You may need more or fewer.
370-375	Field Repair Bot 110G	5	40 Adamantite Bar, 40 Fel Iron Bolts, 5 Khorium Power Core	Recipe drops from the Gan’arg Analyzer (Blade’s Edge Mountains).

Source: Compiled from the MoP Classic guide on wow-professions.com (skill 1-600). Quantities are totals for the whole step.

Trainers and requirements

Ranks from the trainers of the old capitals: Journeyman level 10, Expert 20, Artisan 35, Master 50, Grand Master 65, Cataclysm 75. MoP engineering is learned from 500 (Guyo Crystalgear in Pandaria or the old trainers).
Buy a Blacksmith Hammer at a blacksmithing or engineering supply vendor.
Specialization at 200 (optional): Gnomish (keep 6 Mithril Tubes) or Goblin (keep 5 Explosive Sheep). Gnomes get +15 engineering skill passively.
In Pandaria there is no anvil at the trainer: buy a Thermal Anvil (20 charges) or use the anvil in the Chamber of Masters.
Schematic White Smoke Flare: Wind Trader Lathrai (Shattrath), Captured Gnome (Zangarmarsh, Horde), Feera (Exodar, Alliance), Yatheon (Silvermoon).
Darkmoon Faire: profession quests give +5 skill (every two weeks).

MoP Classic route (1-600)

Skill	Recipe	Count	Materials (total)	Note
1-35	Rough Blasting Powder	60	60 Rough Stone	Maybe 40 are enough for now. All 60 are needed later.
35-55	Handful of Copper Bolts	30	30 Copper Bar	About 30 are needed later.
55-56	Arclight Spanner	1	6 Copper Bar	Keep (tool). Learn Journeyman (level 10).
56-75	Rough Copper Bomb	30	30 Handful of Copper Bolts, 60 Rough Blasting Powder
75-90	Coarse Blasting Powder	40	40 Coarse Stone	Keep 20.
90-100	Coarse Dynamite	20	20 Coarse Blasting Powder, 20 Linen Cloth
100-113	Clockwork Box	13	39 Bronze Bar
113-125	Clockwork Box (open)	13	Self-made boxes	Right-click the box you made, it gives skill up to 125. Learn Expert (level 20).
125-150	Heavy Blasting Powder	30	30 Heavy Stone	Make this first, it is needed later.
125-150	Whirring Bronze Gizmo	15	30 Bronze Bar, 15 Wool Cloth	Needed later. Together about 150 skill.
150-160	Bronze Framework	15	30 Bronze Bar, 15 Medium Leather, 15 Wool Cloth	Keep. Maybe up to about 160.
160-175	Explosive Sheep	15	30 Heavy Blasting Powder, 15 Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 15 Bronze Framework, 30 Wool Cloth	Keep 5 (Goblin at 200).
175-194	Solid Blasting Powder	60	120 Solid Stone	Keep.
194-195	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor	1	4 Steel Bar	Keep. If you miss 195: make Iron Grenade or another orange recipe.
195-200	Mithril Tube	7	21 Mithril Bar	Stop at 200. Keep 6 (Gnomish at 200). Artisan from level 35.
200-215	Unstable Trigger	20	20 Mithril Bar, 20 Mageweave Cloth, 20 Solid Blasting Powder	Keep.
215-238	Mithril Casing	40	120 Mithril Bar	Keep.
238-250	Hi-Explosive Bomb	20	40 Mithril Casing, 20 Unstable Trigger, 40 Solid Blasting Powder
250-260	Dense Blasting Powder	30	60 Dense Stone	You may need more than 30.
260-285	Thorium Widget	35	105 Thorium Bar, 35 Runecloth	Last points are yellow, you may need more.
285-300	Thorium Tube	17	102 Thorium Bar	5 points are yellow, you may need more.
300-320	Handful of Fel Iron Bolts	40	40 Fel Iron Bar	Keep the order (Master from level 50).
300-320	Elemental Blasting Powder	15	15 Mote of Fire, 30 Mote of Earth	Yields 4 powders per craft, 60 in total.
300-320	Fel Iron Casing	10	30 Fel Iron Bar
320-325	Fel Iron Bomb	10	10 Fel Iron Casing, 20 Fel Iron Bolts, 10 Elemental Blasting Powder	You may need more.
325-335	Adamantite Grenade	10	40 Adamantite Bar, 20 Fel Iron Bolts, 10 Elemental Blasting Powder	Stop at 335 if reached.
335-350	White Smoke Flare	40	40 Elemental Blasting Powder, 40 Netherweave Cloth	Mostly green, the number is approximate. The schematic is limited (respawn about 7-10 minutes).
350-375	Handful of Cobalt Bolts	30	60 Cobalt Bar	Make before the Volatile Blasting Trigger. The text says about 40. Grand Master from level 65.
350-375	Volatile Blasting Trigger	11	33 Cobalt Bar, 11 Crystallized Water	Make later, it stays yellow longer. The text says about 21.
375-385	Overcharged Capacitor	10	40 Cobalt Bar, 10 Crystallized Earth	Keep.
385-390	Explosive Decoy	7	7 Frostweave Cloth, 21 Volatile Blasting Trigger	You may need more.
390-400	Froststeel Tube	10	80 Cobalt Bar, 10 Crystallized Water	Keep.
400-405	Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket	10	10 Tinker’s Kit	Alternatively other tinker recipes for glove enchants.
405-410	Nitro Boosts	10	10 Tinker’s Kit
410-420	Mind Amplification Dish	15	15 Tinker’s Kit
420-425	Noise Machine	5	10 Froststeel Tube, 10 Overcharged Capacitor, 40 Handful of Cobalt Bolts
425-442	Handful of Obsidium Bolts	25	50 Obsidium Bar	Keep, you may need more later. Cataclysm from level 75.
442-445	Electrostatic Condenser	1	4 Obsidium Bar, 6 Obsidium Bolts, 4 Volatile Earth
445-460	Electrified Ether	15	30 Volatile Air	Keep.
460-470	R19 Threatfinder	2	12 Obsidium Bar, 4 Alicite, 12 Obsidium Bolts	Alternative: Safety Catch Removal Kit (2x: 20 Obsidium Bar, 20 Obsidium Bolts). Pick one.
470-475	High-Powered Bolt Gun	1	10 Obsidium Bar, 8 Obsidium Bolts, 4 Electrified Ether	Keep (tool for other recipes).
475-490	Lure Master Tackle Box	3	60 Elementium Bar, 12 Obsidium Bolts
490-495	Elementium Toolbox	1	15 Elementium Bar, 12 Volatile Earth
495-500	Elementium Dragonling	1	2 Obsidium Bolts, 8 Electrified Ether, 16 Elementium Bar, 20 Embersilk Cloth
500-550	Ghost Iron Bolts	25	75 Ghost Iron Bar	Keep all. MoP engineering can be learned from 500.
500-550	High-Explosive Gunpowder	15	15 Ghost Iron Bar	Keep all. If you miss 550: make G91 Landshark.
550-554	Tinker’s Kit	4	8 High-Explosive Gunpowder, 8 Ghost Iron Bolts, 8 Windwool Cloth	Be sure to stop at 554.
554-579	Ghost Iron Dragonling	5	20 High-Explosive Gunpowder, 40 Ghost Iron Bolts, 60 Windwool Cloth
579-580	Tinker’s Kit	1	2 High-Explosive Gunpowder, 2 Ghost Iron Bolts, 2 Windwool Cloth
580-595	Mirror Scope	30	120 Ghost Iron Bolts, 60 Lapis Lazuli	Option A, pick one of 4. You may need more (green/yellow). Raw: 180 Ghost Iron Bar. Option B: Thermal Anvil (22x: 176 High-Explosive Gunpowder, 132 Ghost Iron Bolts). Option C: Mist-Piercing Goggles (3x: 24 Ghost Iron Bolts, 6 Spirit of Harmony). Option D: Lord Blastington’s Scope of Doom (3x: 54 Ghost Iron Bolts, 6 Primordial Ruby, 3 Spirit of Harmony). Keep at least 1 Spirit of Harmony for 595-600.
595-600	Mist-Piercing Goggles	1	8 Ghost Iron Bolts, 2 Spirit of Harmony	Or Lord Blastington’s Scope of Doom (1x: 18 Ghost Iron Bolts, 2 Primordial Ruby, 1 Spirit of Harmony). Green, the number is approximate.

Beta data. WoW Forever has not been released yet. This route is based on the beta data from wow-professions.com and may change before launch. Quantities are totals for the whole step.

Trainers and requirements

Journeyman (from 75): Engineering 50, level 10. Horde: Nogg (Orgrimmar), Franklin Lloyd (Undercity). Alliance: Lilliam Sparkspindle (Stormwind), Trixie Quikswitch (Ironforge).
Expert (from 150): Engineering 125, level 20, 50 silver. Horde: Roxxik (Orgrimmar). Alliance: Springspindle Fizzlegear (Ironforge).
Specialization (from 200, level 30): Gnomish or Goblin. In Forever it reduces failed crafts by 20% instead of the old gnome racial bonus.
Artisan (from 225): Engineering 200, level 35. Buzzek Bracketswing, Gadgetzan (Tanaris).
Schematics: Thorium Widget from Sovik (Orgrimmar) or Gearcutter Cogspinner (Ironforge); Thorium Tube from Xizzer Fizzbolt (Everlook, Bind on Pickup).

WoW Forever route (1-300)

Skill	Recipe	Count	Materials (total)	Note
1-30	Rough Blasting Powder	60	60 Rough Stone	Keep, needed for the bombs from 51.
30-50	Handful of Copper Bolts	30	30 Copper Bar	Keep.
50-51	Arclight Spanner	1	6 Copper Bar	Keep, needed for recipes.
51-75	Rough Copper Bomb	30	30 Copper Bar, 30 Handful of Copper Bolts, 60 Rough Blasting Powder, 30 Linen Cloth	Learn Journeyman first. Yellow from 60.
75-90	Coarse Blasting Powder	60	60 Coarse Stone	Keep, needed for dynamite from 90.
90-100	Coarse Dynamite	20	60 Coarse Blasting Powder, 20 Linen Cloth
100-105	Silver Contact	5	5 Silver Bar	With expensive silver: Flying Tiger Goggles (5x: 30 Light Leather, 10 Tigerseye).
105-125	Bronze Tube	25	50 Bronze Bar, 25 Weak Flux	Weak Flux from the engineering supply vendor. Yellow throughout.
125-135	Standard Scope	10	10 Bronze Tube, 10 Moss Agate	With expensive Moss Agate, make Heavy Blasting Powder instead.
135-150	Heavy Blasting Powder	30	30 Heavy Stone	Make the powder first, then the gizmo.
135-150	Whirring Bronze Gizmo	15	30 Bronze Bar, 15 Wool Cloth	Both are needed for the sheep from 160.
150-160	Bronze Framework	15	30 Bronze Bar, 15 Medium Leather, 15 Wool Cloth	Keep, needed for the sheep.
160-175	Explosive Sheep	15	30 Heavy Blasting Powder, 15 Whirring Bronze Gizmo, 15 Bronze Framework, 30 Wool Cloth	Keep 5 if you pick Goblin Engineering at 200.
175-194	Solid Blasting Powder	60	120 Solid Stone	Beta alternative: 10x Solid Blasting Powder plus 20x Iron Grenade (20 Iron Bar, 20 Heavy Blasting Powder, 20 Silk Cloth).
194-195	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor	1	4 Steel Bar	Keep.
195-200	Mithril Tube	6	18 Mithril Bar	Keep if you pick Gnomish Engineering.
200-215	Unstable Trigger	20	20 Mithril Bar, 20 Mageweave Cloth, 20 Solid Blasting Powder	Keep, needed for the bombs at 238.
215-238	Mithril Casing	40	120 Mithril Bar	Keep. Untested from here.
238-250	Hi-Explosive Bomb	20	40 Mithril Casing, 20 Unstable Trigger, 40 Solid Blasting Powder
250-260	Dense Blasting Powder	30	60 Dense Stone	Yellow from 250, you may need more.
260-285	Thorium Widget	35	105 Thorium Bar, 35 Runecloth	Schematic required.
285-300	Thorium Tube	20	120 Thorium Bar	Schematic required (Bind on Pickup).