engineering guide 1-525

This Engineering Guide (updated for patch 4.1) was created to help you level through 1-525 in the quickest way possible. Engineering can be a bit pricey so if you find yourself low on gold check out this Gold Guide for tips on how to make lots of gold. This guide was tested before it was posted but if you find any problems or have any suggestions leave a comment!

Sections:
Engineering Introduction
Engineering 1-110
Engineering 110-220
Engineering 220-300
Engineering 300-375
Engineering 375-425
Engineering 425-525

Engineering Introduction

To start you'll have to go to a major city and seek out an engineering trainer (just ask a guard for directions). Once you find the trainer train "Apprentice Engineering" and you are ready to begin!
The supplies for engineering are found in a variety of places, some of the supplies are from mining and smelting, while others are found at vendors and off of mobs. Some of the items required by some engineering formulas are actually created through other engineering formulas so pay attention to the chart and where it says "Keep" or "Sell" because you will need many items to make others as you level up.
In order to make some items in this guide you will have to create an "Arclight Spanner" and a "Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor" these items are not consumed in the recipes you need them for, so hold onto at least one of each of them!
I've listed the "Components Required" in the guide and to clear up any confusion this is the components listed to make one item.

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Engineering 1-110

The first 100 or so levels of just about every tradeskill are the easiest and cheapest levels to level up, so enjoy it while it lasts!

Projected Skill	Item	Components Required (per craft)	Sell or Keep
1-21	Rough Blasting Powder	1 Rough Stone	Keep
21-31	Rough Dynamite	2 Rough Blasting Powder/1 Linen Cloth	Sell
31-51	Handful of Copper Bolts	1 Copper Bar	Keep
51-52	Arclight Spanner	6 Copper Bar	Keep
52-80	Copper Tube	2 Copper Bar/1 Weak Flux	Sell
80-90	Coarse Blasting Powder	1 Coarse Stone	Keep
90-100	Copper Modulator	2 Handful of Copper Bolts/1 Copper Bar/2 Linen Cloth	Sell
100-110	Silver Contact	1 Silver Bar	Keep

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Engineering 110-220

Moving on! If you are buying everything for the guide you might run low on gold, check out this gold making guide if that happens.

Projected Skill	Item	Components Required (per craft)	Sell or Keep
110-125	Large Copper Bomb	3 Copper Bar/4 Coarse Blasting Powder/1 Silver Contact	Sell
125-140	Heavy Blasting Powder	1 Heavy Stone	Keep
140-160	Big Bronze Bomb	2 Heavy Blasting Powder/3 Bronze Bar/1 Silver Contact	Sell
160-175	Iron Strut	2 Iron Bar	Sell
175-176	Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor	4 Steel Bar	Keep
176-190	Solid Blasting Powder	2 Solid Stone	Keep
190-205	Big Iron Bomb	3 Iron Bar/3 Heavy Blasting Powder/1 Silver Contact	Sell
205-220	Unstable Trigger	1 Mithril Bar/1 Mageweave Cloth/1 Solid Blasting Powder	Keep

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Engineering 220-300

Projected Skill	Item	Components Required (per craft)	Sell or Keep
220-235	Mithril Casing	3 Mithril Bar	Keep
235-250	Hi-Explosive Bomb	2 Mithril Casing/1 Unstable Trigger/2 Solid Blasting Powder	Sell
250-260	Dense Blasting Powder	2 Dense Stone	Keep
260-290	Thorium Widget	3 Thorium Bar/1 Runecloth	Sell
290-300	Thorium Tube	6 Thorium Bar	Sell

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Engineering 300-375

Since the release of the Wrath of the Lich King leveling from 300-375 has gotten a whole lot easier with the addition of new formulas. Now in comparison to the high end levels of 425-525, this section should seem a lot easier than it once did!

Projected Skill	Item	Components Required (per craft)	Sell or Keep
300-305	Handful of Fel Iron Bolts	1 Fel Iron Bar	Keep
305-310	Fel Iron Casing	3 Fel Iron Bar	Keep
310-330	Fel Iron Bomb	1 Fel Iron Casing/2 Handful of Fel Iron Bolts/1 Elemental Blasting Powder	Sell
330-340	Adamantite Grenade	4 Adamantite Bar/2 Handful Fel Iron Bolts/1 Elemental Blasting Powder	Sell
340-350	Felsteel Stabalizer	2 Felsteel Bar	Sell
350-370	Handful of Cobalt Bolts	2 Cobalt Bar	Keep
370-375	Volatile Blasting Trigger	3 Cobalt Bar/Crystallized Water	Keep

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Engineering 375-425

If you are having a hard time keeping up with your demand for gold while doing this guide check out this Gold Guide.

Projected Skill	Item	Components Required (per craft)	Sell or Keep
375-390	Overcharged Capacitor	4 Cobalt Bar/Crystallized Earth	Sell
390-400	Froststeel Tube	8 Cobalt Bar/Crystallized Water	Keep
400-405	Diamond Cut Refractor Scope	Froststeel Tube/2 Handful of Cobalt Bolts	Sell
405-415	Box of Bombs	5 Saronite Bar/Volatile Blasting Trigger	Sell
415-420	Saronite Arrow Maker	15 Saronite Bar	Sell
420-425	Mana Injector Kit	12 Saronite Bar/2 Crystallized Water	Sell

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Engineering 425-525

Projected Skill	Item	Components Required (per craft)	Sell or Keep
425-442	Handful of Obsidium Bolts	2 Obsidium Bar	Keep
442-445	Electrostatic Condenser	4 Obsidium Bar/6 Obsidium Bolts/4 Volatile Earth	Sell
445-460	Electrified Ether	2 Volatile Air	Keep
460-470	R19 Threatfinder or Safety Catch Removal	6 Obsidium Bar/2 Alicite/6 Obsidium Bolts or 20 Obsidium Bar/20 Obsidium Bolts	Sell
470-475	High-Powered Bolt Gun	10 Obsidium Bar/8 Obsidium Bolts/4 Electrified Ether	Sell
475-495	Elementium Toolbox	15 Elementium Bar/12 Volatile Earth	Sell
495-510	Finely-Tuned Throat Needler	2 Electrified Ether/4 Obsidium Bar/5 Hardened Elementium Bar	Sell
510-521	Heat-Treated Spinning Lure	1 Obsidium Bolts/4 Elementium Bar/1 Volatile Fire	Sell
521-525	Gnomish X-Ray Scope	2 Hardened Elementium Bar/2 Dream Emerald	Sell