# Engineering 1–300 (levels 5–60)

> A Polestar professions guide for World of Warcraft: Forever, levels 5–60: 60 steps.

Page: https://polestar.guide/guides/professions/engineering

Polestar is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) leveling guide addon for World of Warcraft: Forever. Every guide here ships inside the addon: in game, `/polestar guides` opens the guide menu, and the guide window shows the steps with a waypoint arrow.

## At a glance

- Category: Professions; in game: Professions > Engineering 1–300
- Levels: 5–60
- For: Both factions
- Zones: Dun Morogh, Durotar, Westfall, The Barrens, Loch Modan, Stonetalon Mountains, Duskwood, Hillsbrad Foothills, Ashenvale, Burning Steppes, Azshara
- 60 steps, 0 quests
- Last changed 2026-10-17, in Polestar 0.2.6

## Steps

The steps as the guide window shows them, in order. Goals marked with a race or class are only for that race or class.

### 1. Apprentice Engineering

Engineering runs alongside leveling. Forever's Legacy System rewards crafting professions at skill 150, 225 and 300 (the Journeyman, Expert and Artisan caps), so each of those checkpoints counts. Materials for 1–75 are worth about 62s in all.

- Train **Engineering**
- Raise **Engineering** to 1
- Buy **Blacksmith Hammer** — Blacksmith Hammer: a tool, keep it in your bags

### 2. Linen Cloth

Kill the mobs that drop it at the farm spot Polestar picks for your level and faction. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Linen Cloth** ×21

### 3. Rough Stone (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Rough Stone comes from Copper Vein nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Rough Stone** ×110

### 4. Rough Stone (Horde) (Horde only)

Rough Stone comes from Copper Vein nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Rough Stone** ×110

### 5. Engineering materials for 1–75

Skinned, disenchanted or crafted by another profession: gather them yourself or buy them on the Auction House.

- Collect **Copper Bar** ×105 — Mining: smelt Copper Ore (or the Auction House)

### 6. Rough Blasting Powder to 37

Orange (a point every craft) until 20, yellow until 30, green until 40.

- Craft **Rough Blasting Powder** until Engineering 37

### 7. Crafted Light Shot to 45

Yellow until 45, green until 60: not every craft gives a point.

- Craft **Rough Blasting Powder** ×13
- Craft **Crafted Light Shot** until Engineering 45

### 8. Engineering recipes at 45

Back to an Engineering trainer: Handful of Copper Bolts is taught from Engineering 45.

- Learn **Handful of Copper Bolts**

### 9. Handful of Copper Bolts to 60

Yellow until 52, green until 60: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Handful of Copper Bolts** until Engineering 60

### 10. Engineering recipes at 60

Back to an Engineering trainer: Rough Copper Bomb is taught from Engineering 60.

- Learn **Rough Copper Bomb**

### 11. Rough Copper Bomb to 75

Yellow until 75, green until 90: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby. 75 is the Apprentice cap.

- Craft **Rough Blasting Powder** ×42
- Craft **Handful of Copper Bolts** ×21
- Craft **Rough Copper Bomb** until Engineering 75
- Raise **Engineering** to 75

### 12. Journeyman Engineering

Journeyman needs character level 10 and Engineering 50; it raises the cap to 150. Materials for 75–150 are worth about 3g 23s in all.

- Reach level **10**
- Train **Engineering**
- Learn **Arclight Spanner**
- Buy **Weak Flux** ×6
- Buy **Coarse Blasting Powder** ×76
- Buy **Silver Contact** ×19

### 13. Linen Cloth

Kill the mobs that drop it at the farm spot Polestar picks for your level and faction. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Linen Cloth** ×58

### 14. Wool Cloth (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Riverpaw Taskmaster (level 17–18) drop it here. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Wool Cloth** ×18

### 15. Wool Cloth (Horde) (Horde only)

Bristleback Geomancer (level 19–20) drop it here. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Wool Cloth** ×18

### 16. Rough Stone (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Rough Stone comes from Copper Vein nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Rough Stone** ×24

### 17. Rough Stone (Horde) (Horde only)

Rough Stone comes from Copper Vein nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Rough Stone** ×24

### 18. Coarse Stone (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Coarse Stone comes from Tin Vein nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Coarse Stone** ×30

### 19. Coarse Stone (Horde) (Horde only)

Coarse Stone comes from Tin Vein nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Coarse Stone** ×30

### 20. Heavy Stone (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Heavy Stone comes from Iron Deposit nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Heavy Stone** ×23

### 21. Heavy Stone (Horde) (Horde only)

Heavy Stone comes from Iron Deposit nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Heavy Stone** ×23

### 22. Engineering materials for 75–150

Skinned, disenchanted or crafted by another profession: gather them yourself or buy them on the Auction House.

- Collect **Copper Bar** ×168 — Mining: smelt Copper Ore (or the Auction House)
- Collect **Bronze Bar** ×36 — Mining: smelt Copper Bar (or the Auction House)

### 23. Rough Copper Bomb to 80

Yellow until 75, green until 90: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Rough Blasting Powder** ×24
- Craft **Handful of Copper Bolts** ×12
- Craft **Rough Copper Bomb** until Engineering 80

### 24. Engineering recipes at 80

Back to an Engineering trainer: Copper Tube is taught from Engineering 80.

- Learn **Copper Tube**

### 25. Copper Tube to 85

Yellow until 95, green until 110: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Copper Tube** until Engineering 85

### 26. Engineering recipes at 85

Back to an Engineering trainer: Coarse Blasting Powder is taught from Engineering 85.

- Learn **Coarse Blasting Powder**

### 27. Coarse Blasting Powder to 95

Yellow until 90, green until 95: not every craft gives a point.

- Craft **Coarse Blasting Powder** until Engineering 95

### 28. Engineering recipes at 95

Back to an Engineering trainer: Copper Modulator is taught from Engineering 95.

- Learn **Copper Modulator**

### 29. Copper Modulator to 111

Yellow until 110, green until 125: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Handful of Copper Bolts** ×46
- Craft **Arclight Spanner** — a tool: keep it in your bags
- Craft **Copper Modulator** until Engineering 111

### 30. Engineering recipes at 111

Back to an Engineering trainer: Large Copper Bomb is taught from Engineering 105.

- Learn **Large Copper Bomb**

### 31. Large Copper Bomb to 125

Yellow until 130, green until 155: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Large Copper Bomb** until Engineering 125

### 32. Engineering recipes at 125

Back to an Engineering trainer: Heavy Blasting Powder is taught from Engineering 125.

- Learn **Heavy Blasting Powder**

### 33. Heavy Blasting Powder to 139

Yellow until 135, green until 145: not every craft gives a point.

- Craft **Heavy Blasting Powder** until Engineering 139

### 34. Engineering recipes at 139

Back to an Engineering trainer: Whirring Bronze Gizmo is taught from Engineering 125.

- Learn **Whirring Bronze Gizmo**

### 35. Whirring Bronze Gizmo to 150

Yellow until 150, green until 175: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby. Engineering 150 is a Legacy System milestone.

- Craft **Whirring Bronze Gizmo** until Engineering 150
- Raise **Engineering** to 150

### 36. Expert Engineering

Expert needs character level 20 and Engineering 125; it raises the cap to 225. Materials for 150–225 are worth about 15g in all.

- Reach level **20**
- Train **Engineering**
- Learn **Bronze Framework**

### 37. Medium Leather (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Skin Cave Yeti, Elder Gray Bear, Feral Mountain Lion, Gray Bear, Snapjaw, Starving Mountain Lion, Vicious Gray Bear here (beasts of level 18–30 yield it); the Skinning guide routes this. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Medium Leather** ×40

### 38. Medium Leather (Horde) (Horde only)

Skin Ashenvale Bear, Elder Ashenvale Bear, Elder Shadowhorn Stag, Ghostpaw Runner, Giant Ashenvale Bear, Shadowhorn Stag here (beasts of level 18–30 yield it); the Skinning guide routes this. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Medium Leather** ×40

### 39. Wool Cloth

Kill the mobs that drop it at the farm spot Polestar picks for your level and faction. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Wool Cloth** ×40

### 40. Solid Stone (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Solid Stone comes from Mithril Deposit nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Solid Stone** ×38

### 41. Solid Stone (Horde) (Horde only)

Solid Stone comes from Mithril Deposit nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Solid Stone** ×38

### 42. Engineering materials for 150–225

Skinned, disenchanted or crafted by another profession: gather them yourself or buy them on the Auction House.

- Collect **Bronze Bar** ×80 — Mining: smelt Copper Bar (or the Auction House)
- Collect **Steel Bar** ×320 — Mining: smelt Iron Bar (or the Auction House)
- Collect **Mithril Bar** ×19 — Mining: smelt Mithril Ore (or the Auction House)

### 43. Bronze Framework to 175

Yellow until 170, green until 195: not every craft gives a point.

- Craft **Bronze Framework** until Engineering 175

### 44. Engineering recipes at 175

Back to an Engineering trainer: Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor is taught from Engineering 175.

- Learn **Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor**

### 45. Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor to 210

Yellow until 195, green until 215: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor** until Engineering 210

### 46. Engineering recipes at 210

Back to an Engineering trainer: Solid Blasting Powder, Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs are taught from Engineering 210.

- Learn **Solid Blasting Powder**
- Learn **Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs**

### 47. Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs to 225

Yellow until 230, green until 250: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby. Engineering 225 is a Legacy System milestone.

- Craft **Solid Blasting Powder** ×19
- Craft **Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs** until Engineering 225
- Raise **Engineering** to 225

### 48. Artisan Engineering

Artisan needs character level 35 and Engineering 200; it raises the cap to 300. Materials for 225–300 are worth about 67g in all.

- Reach level **35**
- Train **Engineering**

### 49. Schematic: Thorium Widget

Teaches Thorium Widget (needs Engineering 260). Vendors sell it in limited stock that restocks; the Auction House often has it too.

- Buy **Schematic: Thorium Widget**

### 50. Schematic: Thorium Tube

Teaches Thorium Tube (needs Engineering 275). Vendors sell it in limited stock that restocks.

- Buy **Schematic: Thorium Tube**

### 51. Solid Stone (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Solid Stone comes from Mithril Deposit nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Solid Stone** ×228

### 52. Solid Stone (Horde) (Horde only)

Solid Stone comes from Mithril Deposit nodes (Mining); this is the densest cluster in the data. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Solid Stone** ×228

### 53. Runecloth (Alliance) (Alliance only)

Blackrock Slayer (level 56–57) drop it here. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Runecloth** ×26

### 54. Runecloth (Horde) (Horde only)

Timbermaw Ursa (level 51–52) drop it here. The Auction House works too.

- Collect **Runecloth** ×26

### 55. Engineering materials for 225–300

Skinned, disenchanted or crafted by another profession: gather them yourself or buy them on the Auction House.

- Collect **Mithril Bar** ×114 — Mining: smelt Mithril Ore (or the Auction House)
- Collect **Thorium Bar** ×156 — Mining: smelt Thorium Ore (or the Auction House)

### 56. Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs to 245

Yellow until 230, green until 250: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Solid Blasting Powder** ×62
- Craft **Hi-Impact Mithril Slugs** until Engineering 245

### 57. Engineering recipes at 245

Back to an Engineering trainer: Mithril Gyro-Shot is taught from Engineering 245.

- Learn **Mithril Gyro-Shot**

### 58. Mithril Gyro-Shot to 264

Yellow until 265, green until 285: not every craft gives a point. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Craft **Solid Blasting Powder** ×52
- Craft **Mithril Gyro-Shot** until Engineering 264

### 59. Thorium Widget to 288

Orange (a point every craft) until 280, yellow until 290, green until 300. Needs an anvil nearby.

- Learn **Thorium Widget** — from the recipe in your bags
- Craft **Thorium Widget** until Engineering 288

### 60. Thorium Tube to 300

Orange (a point every craft) until 295, yellow until 305, green until 315. Needs an anvil nearby. Engineering 300 is a Legacy System milestone.

- Learn **Thorium Tube** — from the recipe in your bags
- Craft **Thorium Tube** until Engineering 300
- Raise **Engineering** to 300


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