Illustrious 1-525 Engineering Speed Leveling Guide Cataclysm
Welcome to the updated 1-525 Engineering Profession Speed Leveling Guide for WoW Cataclysm, updated for patch 4.0.3.
This is the Cataclysm Engineering power leveling guide from level 1-525 (Illustrious Grand Master). This guide is updated for 4.0.3 and features new recipes and mats for WoW Cataclysm. We are updating these guides daily so be sure to let us know if you see any mistakes or better recipes to use. As of now this is the best way to get to 525.
To level Engineering takes thousands of gold, I used WoW Schools Cataclysm Gold Guide in order to have enough gold, especially for Illustrious Grand Master.
Why we picked the recipes we did:
The recipes in this guide can all be bought from trainers. I stayed away from using recipes that were found from drops as this is a speed leveling guide. I also tried to pick the cheapest recipes to level with, however, at the highest levels it starts costing a ton of Gold to level Engineering.
Unlike other profs, a lot of recipes in Engineering start in the Yellow. This means that you have a one out of two chance of leveling when you create that recipe. That is why on the quantity needed it will say 10-20 or 20-40 needed.
How To Level Engineering
- Go to an Engineering trainer and learn engineering. Here is a List of Engineering Trainers.
- Learn all the Recipes that you can or that you need to learn from this guide for your level of engineering.
- Go to the AH or MINE for your materials that are listed in the guide. To speed level you need to buy from the Auction House.
- Once you get to the next level go to the next Engineering Trainer to Learn your Next Level!
Useful Cataclysm Engineering Info
Engineering is a fun profession which allows players to craft assorted gizmos and contraptions using a variety of parts and explosives! Engineers use reagents which are mostly crafted from minerals, in both ore and bar form, gathered or smelted by Mining.
Engineers can craft many devices which include not only equipable items such as trinkets, guns and goggles but also a variety of unique inventions and even explosives! Most engineer-created items can only be used with a required skill level, such as Jeeves, the robotic butler, or combat pets such as Arcanite Dragonling (which even fight for you)!
Engineers can also build two unique types of mounts – a rickety but awesome flying machine (Turbo-Charged Flying Machine Control) and a kickin’ motorcycle (Mekgineer’s Chopper or Mechano-Hog) which allows a passenger and has both horde and alliance versions!
Profession-specific Perk
Engineers can craft devices which can be affixed to various equipment slots to provide a variety of interesting effects. Since many Engineering-created items require certain skill levels to be able to use, almost anything could be considered a perk!
Engineering Apprentice 1-50
Go and learn Engineering Apprentice from an engineering trainer and buy your Mats from the Auction House. You will need:
- Rough Stone (20)
- Rough Blasting Powder (20)
- Linen Cloth (10)
- Copper Bar (165)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 1-20 | 20 | Rough Blasting Powder | Rough Stone (20) |
| 20-30 | 10 | Rough Dynamite | Rough Blasting Powder (20) Linen Cloth (10) |
| 30-45 | 15 | Handful of Copper Bolts | Copper Bar (15) |
| 45-70 | 25 | Arclight Spanner | Copper Bar (150) |
Engineering Journeyman 50 – 125
Head to the trainer and learn Journeyman. This section is easy, you will need:
- Copper Bar (10)
- Weak Flux (5)
- Coarse Stone (10)
- Coarse Blasting Powder (15)
- Linen Cloth (5)
- Silver Bar (20)
- Bronze Tube (25)
- Moss Agate (25)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 70-75 | 5 | Copper Tube | Copper Bar (10) Weak Flux (5) |
| 75-85 | 10 | Coarse Blasting Powder |
Coarse Stone (10) |
| 85-90 | 5 | Coarse Dynamite | Coarse Blasting Powder (15) Linen Cloth (5) |
| 90-110 | 20 | Silver Contact | Silver Bar (20) |
| 110-135 | 25 | Standard Scope | Bronze Tube (25) Moss Agate (25) |
Engineering Expert 125 – 200
This is where you will start creating yellow items. You will be creating more than orange items but this is the cheaper way. The Materials you will need are:
- Bronze Tube (50)
- Whirring Bronze Gizmo (50)
- Copper Modulator (25)
- Moss Agate (25)
- Iron Bar (40-80)
- Gold Power Core (5-10)
- Solid Stone (50-80)
- Heavy Blasting Powder (15-30)
- Silver Contact (5-10)
- Mithril Bar (45-90)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 135-160 | 25 | Ornate Spyglass | Bronze Tube (50) Whirring Bronze Gizmo (50) Copper Modulator (25) Moss Agate (25) |
| 160-170 | 10-20 | Iron Strut | Iron Bar (20-40) |
| 170-175 | 5-10 | Gyrochronatom | Iron Bar (5-10) Gold Power Core (5-10) |
| 175-190 | 25-40 | Solid Blasting Powder Save These For Later |
Solid Stone (50-80) |
| 190-195 | 5-10 | Big Iron Bomb | Iron Bar (15-30) Heavy Blasting Powder (15-30) Silver Contact (5-10) |
| 195-210 | 15-30 | Mithril Tube | Mithril Bar (45-90) |
Engineering Artisan 200 – 275
Learn Artisan Engineering. This section shouldn’t take long: You need:
- Mithril Bar (55-110)
- Mageweave Cloth (10-20)
- Solid Blasting Powder (40-80)
- Mithril Casing (30-60)
- Unstable Trigger (15-30)
- Dense Stone (40-80)
- Thorium Bar (60)
- Runecloth (20)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 210-220 | 10-20 | Unstable Trigger | Mithril Bar (10-20) Mageweave Cloth (10-20) Solid Blasting Powder (10-20) |
| 220-235 | 15-30 | Mithril Casing | Mithril Bar (45-90) |
| 235-250 | 15-30 | Hi-Explosive Bomb | Mithril Casing (30-60) Unstable Trigger (15-30) Solid Blasting Powder (30-60) |
| 250-260 | 20-40 | Dense Blasting Powder | Dense Stone (40-80) |
| 260-280 | 20 | Thorium Widget | Thorium Bar (60) Runecloth (20) |
Engineering Master 275 – 350
- Thorium Bar (120-150)
- Fel Iron Bar (60-90)
- Mote of Fire (45-100)
- Mote of Earth (90-200)
- Fel Iron Casing (25-35)
- Handful of Fel Iron Bolts (50-70)
- Elemental Blasting Powder (20-30)
- Adamantite Bar (20)
- Icy Blasting Primers (10)
- Felsteel Bar (10)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 280-300 | 20-25 | Thorium Tube | Thorium Bar (120-150) |
| Need These For Later 300-315 |
20-30 | Fel Iron Casing | Fel Iron Bar (60-90) |
| Need These For Later 300-315 |
50-70 | Handful of Fel Iron Bolts | Fel Iron Bar (50-70) |
| Need These For Later 300-315 |
45-100 | Elemental Blasting Powder | Mote of Fire (45-100) Mote of Earth (90-200) |
| 315-330 | 15-25 | Fel Iron Bomb | Fel Iron Casing (15-25) Handful of Fel Iron Bolts (30-50) Elemental Blasting Powder (15-25) |
| 330-335 | 5 | Adamantite Grenade | Adamantite Bar (20) Handful of Fel Iron Bolts (10) Elemental Blasting Powder (5) |
| 335-345 | 10 | Frost Grenades |
Icy Blasting Primers (10) Fel Iron Casing (10) Handful of Fel Iron Bolts (10) |
| 345-350 | 5 | Felsteel Stabilizer | Felsteel Bar (10) |
Engineering Grand Master 350 – 425
Some of these recipes we will be making when they are yellow, it is cheaper than switching to some of the Orange recipes at these levels. Depending on whats available at the Auction House and which server you are in this stuff can cost a ton of gold. I used the WoW Schools Cataclysm Gold Guide to get enough gold for this. These are the mats you need:
- Cobalt Bar (180-280)
- Crystallized Water (30-45)
- Crystallized Earth (10-15)
- Frostweave Cloth (5-10)
- Volatile Blasting Trigger (25-45)
- Froststeel Tube (5-10)
- Handful of Cobalt Bolts (10-20)
- Saronite Bar (150-175)
- Borean Leather (10)
- Eternal Shadow (5)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 350-365 | 15-20(You Need About 60-80 For Future Recipes) | Handful of Cobalt Bolts | Cobalt Bar (30-40) |
| 365-375 | 10-20(You need about 30-45 For Future Recipes) | Volatile Blasting Trigger | Cobalt Bar (30-60) Crystallized Water (10-20) |
| 375-385 | 10-15(Keep these for later) | Overcharged Capacitor | Cobalt Bar (40-60) Crystallized Earth (10-15) |
| 385-390 | 5-10 | Explosive Decoy | Frostweave Cloth (5-10) Volatile Blasting Trigger (15-30) |
| 390-400 | 10-15(You will need 20 for later) | Froststeel Tube | Cobalt Bar (80-120) Crystallized Water (10-15) |
| 400-405 | 5-10 | Diamond-cut Refractor Scope | Froststeel Tube (5-10) Handful of Cobalt Bolts (10-20) |
| 405-415 | 10-15 | Box of Bombs | Saronite Bar (50-75) Volatile Blasting Trigger (10-15) |
| 415-420 | 5 | Mana Injector Kit | Saronite Bar (60) Crystallized Water (10) |
| 420-425 | 5 | Mechanized Snow Goggles | Saronite Bar (40) Borean Leather (10) Eternal Shadow (5) |
Engineering Illustrious Grand Master 425 – 525
This is the brand new Cataclysm 425-525 Illustrious Engineering Leveling section. We are updating and checking back every day with the latest, cheapest and quickest build to 525. As of now this is the build we have. If you see any issues or changes that should be made, feel free to comment below. Depending on your server, the Auction House may be selling materials with costs through the roof right now. I used the WoW Schools Cataclysm Gold Guide to get enough gold for this section. These are the mats you need:
- Obsidium Bar (400-600)
- Saronite Bar (50)
- Skinning Knife (5)
- Mining Pick (5)
- Blacksmith Hammer (5)
- Hessonite (30)
- Savage Leather (30)
- Handful of Obsidium Bolts (200-400)
- Elementium Bar (300)
- Volatile Earth (240)
- Electrified Ether (40)
- Hardened Elementium Bar (120)
- Volatile Fire (30)
- Dream Emerald (20)
| Levels | Quantity | Recipe | Materials |
| 425-435 | 10(200-400 For Future) |
Handful of Obsidium Bolts | Obsidium Bar (20) |
| 435-440 | 5 | Gnomish Army Knife | Saronite Bar (50) Skinning Knife (5) Mining Pick (5) Blacksmith Hammer (5) |
| 440-455 | 15 | Authentic Jr. Engineer Goggles | Obsidium Bar (120) Hessonite (30) Savage Leather (30) |
| 455-475 | 20-40 | Safety Catch Removal Kit | Obsidium Bar (200-400) Handful of Obsidium Bolts (200-400) |
| 475-495 | 20 | Elementium Toolbox | Elementium Bar (300) Volatile Earth (240) |
| 495-510 | 15 | Finely-Tuned Throat Needler | Obsidium Bar (60) Electrified Ether (30) Hardened Elementium Bar (75) |
| 510-515 | 5 | Volatile Thunderstick | Electrified Ether (10) Hardened Elementium Bar (25) Volatile Fire (30) |
| 515-525 | 10 | Gnomish X-Ray Scope | Hardened Elementium Bar (20) Dream Emerald (20) |
Do You Need More Gold?
If you are having trouble getting gold or buying materials for your profession I highly suggest you check out WoW Schools Cataclysm Gold Guide. With WoW Schools Cataclysm Guide you can literally go from zero gold to about 100 in an hour. This is no joke and is not illegal gold purchasing. Once you have 100, it just starts rolling from there. All of my guild mates have reached gold cap with this guide. Buying materials is expensive! So get this guide to get more gold! You can find out more here or check out the WoW Schools Gold Cap Guide Review.
Tags: 1-525, 4.0.3, Cataclysm, Engineering, guide, Illustrious, leveling, Speed
