Engineering Overview Guide for TBC Classic

By RenataKane Updated: 2026/01/07

EngineeringWhy Choose Engineering?Zapthrottle Mote ExtractorGoblin Sapper ChargeSuper Sapper ChargeGoblin Rocket HelmetIron GrenadeFrost GrenadeArcane BombAdamantite GrenadeFlying MachineTurbo-Charged Flying MachineMaking Gold with Engineering in TBC ClassicZapthrottle Mote ExtractorStabilized Eternium ScopeKhorium Scope

Schematic: Stabilized Eternium Scope can drop from Attumen the Huntsman in Karazhan.

Schematic: Khorium Scope is a rare drop from Sunfury Bowman around Manaforge Duro in Netherstorm.

Best Profession to Pair with EngineeringMiningHandful of Fel Iron BoltsHardened Adamantite TubeElemental Blasting PowderMote of FireMote of EarthBest Race and Class to Learn Engineering in TBC ClassicEngineering SpecializationWhere to Learn Engineering in The Burning Crusade ClassicExodar and Silvermoon City Engineering Trainers (1-300)

Ockil, Trader's Tier, The Exodar (/way 54.8 92.2)

Danwe, Farstriders Square, Silvermoon City (/way 76.8 40.8)

Ockil and DanweOutlands Engineering Trainers (300-375)

Lebowski, Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula (/way 55.6 65.6)

K. Lee Smallfry, Teledor, Zangarmarsh (/way 68.6 50.2)

Zebig, Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula (/way 54.8 38.6)

Mack Diver, Zabra'jin, Zangarmarsh (/way 34.0 51.0)

Xyrol, Area 52, Netherstorm (/way 32.6 66.6)

Lebowski, K. Lee Smallfry, Zebig, Mack Diver, Xyrol

Lebowski, Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula (/way 55.6, 65.6)

Zebig, Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula (/way 54.8, 38.6)

Lebowski and ZebigFlying MachineTurbo-Charged Flying Machine

Niobe Whizzlespark, Wildhammer Stronghold, Shadowmoon Valley (/way 36.6, 35.0)

Jonathan Garrett, Shadowmoon Village, Shadowmoon Valley (/way 29.2, 28.6)

Niobe and JonathanHow to Craft Engineering ItemsAnvil

Blacksmith Hammer

Arclight Spanner

Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor

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Recipe

Minimum Skill Level

Reputation Required

Cost

Schematic: Elemental Seaforium Charge

350

Revered

Fedryen Swiftspear

Recipe

Minimum Skill Level

Reputation Required

Cost

Schematic: Green Smoke Flare

335

Friendly

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Comments

Comment by Ocastra

Two small corrections, you only need 4 Primal Life to craft the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor, not 6.
Also, the clouds in Netherstorm are not invisible, just very hard to see as they blend in well with the environment.

Comment by RegnormenKurt

After reading this guide, I am left with a couple of questions.

Why should someone choose Gnomish or Goblin Engineering, and which specialization is best PVE/PVP-wise.

Comment by 1646665

Engineering Specialization quests are different in TBC than they were in Vanilla, so the guides/posts/comments you find elsewhere might be Wrong, and the links from the Classic guide don't work in TBC Wowhead.

You cannot get the specialization quests directly from the Goblin/Gnomish engineer NPCs. You must do the breadcrumb quests which are named "Goblin Engineering" and, confusingly, "Gnome Engineering" instead of the "Gnomish" you may expect from every single other use of specialization terms in-game.

The breadcrumb quests can be obtained from:

Graham Van Talen (Horde, in Undercity, rogues' quarter)
Lilliam Sparkspindle (Alliance, in Stormwind, far back corner of dwarven district)
Tinkerwiz (Horde, in Ratchet, in the telescope building just north of the bank)
Springspindle Fizzlegear (Alliance, in Ironforge, tinkertown)

Sorry if you're reading this after spending an hour flying around Azeroth.

Comment by Tykes

You need 4x Primal Life for the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor, not six.

Comment by kevb70

Having four engineers, the gnomes' +15 engineering racial makes leveling possible with far cheaper mats. For instance in TBC, that 360-375 is painful without the racial bonus because the parts (Khorium Power Core, Felsteel Stabilizer, and Hardened Adamantite Tube) all turn green at 360 and you wind up with a bunch of parts you don't need (neither does anyone else, they also made surplus parts to get to 375). As a gnome, the three parts turn green at 375.

Typically when leveling alts, I have dual gatherers such as mining and skinning/herbing. However, mining with engineering is the one crafting profession that is useful to have while leveling since you can toss the bombs on multi-packs to boost your dps (esp for slow levelers like paladins and warriors). Also you can fill those empty trinket slots. Compared to tailoring/lw/bs which nearly everything is vendored as the items are pretty useless.

Engineering Overview Guide for TBC Classic

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