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Engineering Leveling Guide
for WoW Forever (1-300)
Engineering is the toy box profession: explosives, scopes, teleporters, repair bots and gadgets with genuine PvP uses. It eats metal and stone at an alarming rate, so it is a gold sink while leveling, but no other profession changes how you play quite like it.
Beta note: WoW Forever keeps the Classic 1-300 profession structure, the rank gates match Classic (see the table below) and new recipes have been datamined, so details can shift between beta snapshots. The routes below are Classic-tested; check the current recipe before buying materials in bulk.
Engineering skill brackets and ranks
WoW Forever uses the Classic rank gates, so use these. You cannot train the next rank until you meet both the character level and the skill minimum.
| Rank | Skill cap | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 75 | Character level 5 |
| Journeyman | 150 | Character level 10 and 50 skill |
| Expert | 225 | Character level 20 and 125 skill |
| Artisan | 300 | Character level 35 and 200 skill |
Engineering leveling route: 1 to 300
This is a keep-chain route: earlier crafts become ingredients for later ones, so do not vendor your intermediates. The bracket in parentheses is where each item gets used.
| Skill | What to craft | How many | Main materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-30 | Rough Blasting Powder | 60 | Rough Stone (keep it all) |
| 30-50 | Handful of Copper Bolts | 30 | Copper Bars (keep them) |
| 50-51 | Arclight Spanner | 1 | Copper Bars |
| 51-75 | Rough Copper Bomb | 30 | Kept powder and bolts, Linen Cloth |
| 75-90 | Coarse Blasting Powder | 60 | Coarse Stone (keep it) |
| 90-100 | Coarse Dynamite | 20 | Kept powder, Linen Cloth |
| 100-105 | Silver Contact | 5 | Silver Bars (skip if silver is pricey) |
| 105-125 | Bronze Tube | 25 | Bronze Bars, Weak Flux |
| 125-135 | Standard Scope | 10 | Bronze Bars, Moss Agate |
| 135-150 | Heavy Blasting Powder and Whirring Bronze Gizmo | 45 | Heavy Stone, Bronze Bars, Wool Cloth (keep both) |
| 150-160 | Bronze Framework | 15 | Bronze Bars, Medium Leather (keep) |
| 160-175 | Explosive Sheep | 15 | Kept frameworks, gizmos and powder |
| 175-176 | Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor | 1 | Steel Bars |
| 176-195 | Solid Blasting Powder | 60 | Solid Stone (keep 20 for triggers, 40 for bombs) |
| 195-200 | Mithril Tube | 7 | Mithril Bars (keep 6 if going Gnome) |
| 200-215 | Unstable Trigger | 20 | Mithril Bars, Mageweave Cloth, Solid Stone (keep all) |
| 215-238 | Mithril Casing | 40 | Mithril Bars (keep all) |
| 238-250 | Hi-Explosive Bomb | 20 | Kept casings, triggers and powder |
| 250-260 | Dense Blasting Powder | 30 | Dense Stone |
| 260-285 | Thorium Widget | 35 | Thorium Bars, Runecloth (vendor schematic) |
| 285-300 | Thorium Shells | 15 | Thorium Bars (vendor schematic; best hunter ammo) |
Engineering materials shopping list
Buy about 10% extra metal and stone to cover yellow and green skill-up luck. Weak Flux and thread come from trade vendors.
- 60x Rough Stone
- 66x Copper Bar
- 50x Linen Cloth
- 60x Coarse Stone
- 5x Silver Bar
- 110x Bronze Bar
- 25x Weak Flux
- 10x Moss Agate
- 30x Heavy Stone
- 60x Wool Cloth
- 15x Medium Leather
- 4x Steel Bar
- 120x Solid Stone
- 170x Mithril Bar
- 20x Mageweave Cloth
- 60x Dense Stone
- 135x Thorium Bar
- 35x Runecloth
Recipe sources
- Everything to 260 is trainer-taught. Schematic: Thorium Widget comes from Gearcutter Cogspinner in Ironforge or Sovik in Orgrimmar (limited stock, check back). Schematic: Thorium Shells is vendor-sold.
- At 225+ you pick Gnome (gadgets and trinkets) or Goblin (bombs and dynamite). The leveling route is identical either way.
Material notes
- Ore comes from Mining; cloth drops from humanoids; Weak Flux and thread from trade vendors.
- Keep an anvil nearby and a Blacksmith Hammer in your bags: many recipes need an anvil.
Making gold with Engineering
- Thorium Shells are the best hunter ammo and sell constantly. Scopes, grenades and repair bots all move on the Auction House.
- Treat leveling as an investment: Engineering pays back in utility and PvP power, not in leveling profits.
Best professions to pair with Engineering
Mining. You need hundreds of bars and stone; buying it all is the most expensive way to level any profession.
Engineering in WoW Forever: what is new
80 new Engineering recipes have been datamined for Forever. Your camp utility covers reagents and repair, and it is exclusive with nothing, so it is pure upside at the campsite.
Engineering leveling FAQs
Gnome or Goblin Engineering?
Gnome for gadgets, trinkets and teleporters; Goblin for bombs and explosives. Pick the fantasy you prefer; the leveling route does not change.
Is Engineering expensive to level?
Yes, one of the most expensive. Pair it with Mining and keep every intermediate craft, since the route is designed as a chain.
What do Engineers actually use at 60?
Scopes for hunters, grenades and bombs for PvP, repair bots for raids, teleporters for travel, and jumper cables for dungeon saves.
Can I make gold as an Engineer?
Thorium Shells, scopes and gadgets sell steadily. The profession shines more in utility than raw profit.
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026.