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From crafting mechanical mounts to damaging explosives and everything in between,EngineeringisWorld of Warcraft’s most complicated profession but also its most rewarding. While the recipes can be difficult to parse through, getting a handle on this trade grants you the ability to craft some of the most sought-after collectibles.
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With the introduction of Dragonflight, every single profession gained a better identity within the game, and Engineering benefited the most from the changes. Now, you can focus on making those unique collectibles while providing some of the most relevant endgame gear. If you want to master this trade, here’s everything you need to know.
Overview
Engineering is often considered theking of the professions, as not only is it harder to understand, but it alsouses every material in the game for its recipes,often requiring you to have a second professionto supply your tinkering.
Miningis an ideal pairing with Engineering, as the reagent recipes call for an overwhelming number of ore, butTailoring, Herbalism, or Skinningcan also work.
Once you’re ready to set off and become an Engineer, look forClinkyclick Shatterboom in Valdrakken, the primary Engineering trainer, who can be found withinThe Obsidian Enclave. Next to the goblin are severalTinker’s Workbenchesand a helpful vendor for Engineering supplies.
Then, once you’ve purchasedDragon Isles Engineering, you’ll be required to make or purchaseprofession equipmentto begin crafting recipes. Make certain to always haveone tool and two accessories equipped, as a full set will grant you a wealth of secondary crafting stats.
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Engineering Reagents And Parts
As an Engineer, you’ll find that many of your recipes will beparts or foundations for higher-tier recipesneeded for the likes of high-quality gear and consumables.
Various Specializations
Gear From Engineering
Though Engineering doesn’t juggle as many gear recipes as Leatherworking or Tailoring, the weapon and armor recipes that are available are often prioritized over the other professions because of theirstats, appearances, and unique buffs.
Weapons
There are only a couple of weapons that Engineers can produce, butboth of these ranged riflescan benefit from scopes and ammoto enhance their power even further.
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Armor
Engineers can craft a wide host of differenthead and wrist pieces,all of which can holdTinker Socketsto provide game-changing effects and buffs.
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Profession Equipment
Finally, Engineers round off their gear recipes by providingseveral profession equipment items, both for their own trade and for others.
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Engineering Tinkers
Tinkers can be thought of like Jewelcrafting sockets, but instead of gems providing flat boosts to secondary stats,each Tinker module is capable of providingmassive boons, such as resurrecting an ally or warding off enemy players and creatures. However, a Tinker isn’t always guaranteed to work.
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Engineering Consumables
Crafting gear and Tinkers are only half the fun of Engineering. You’ll find that the rest of your recipes are consumables, which can includeexplosions, scopes and ammo, devices, and robotics.
Explosives And Fireworks
There’s more than one way to change up combat, and explosives are perfect if you need an extra advantage over your enemy on the battlefield, eitherslowing your foes or annihilating them completelyin a fiery barrage.
Explosives - EZ-Thro (30)
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Scopes And Ammo
These consumables can bind themselves to ranged weapons like enchantments, giving the wielder a chance formore damage or a temporary boost to several secondary stats.
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Devices And Robotics
Devices and robotics are a vast array of different miscellaneous recipes. These can include helpful boosts, likereducing threat generation and allowing resurrection, or uniquetoys and pets.
How To Rank Up In Engineering
Gaining levels in Engineering can be a mixed bag.Some recipes stay orangeandguarantee experience for lengthy periods of time, but they can alsorequire time and dedication to acquire the necessary materials.
Unlike the other professions that require you to eventually seek out recipes on your own, your trainer will provide you withrecipes that grant experience until max level, so long as you have the materials to craft them.
If you find that you want to seek out the other recipes for one reason or another, more can be found throughPvP, Renown grinds, raids, or unique specializations.
Engineering Specializations
You’ll unlock Dragonflight’s Engineering specializations as soon as you hitlevel 25, granting you the ability to master a certain talent tree. You do this with points ofDragon Isles Engineering Knowledge, which can be gathered throughprofession questsor crafting a brand-new recipe.
While it might be tempting to spread your wings and specialize within every talent tree as they become unlocked, you won’t have the Knowledge required to do so. Instead, spend your points wisely andinvest in trees that catch your interest or unlock new recipes.
Optimized Efficiency
The first Engineering specialization is calledOptimized Efficiency. While this won’t net you any new recipes, its talentsserve general needs of the professioninstead, allowing you tosave on material costsorelevate your crafts to a higher quality.
Explosives
The second specialization,Explosives, deals withdamagingconsumables,their effect on enemiesand players, andtheir duration. Masters of Explosives will unlock further recipes forbigger and better explosionsas they climb higher into the talent tree.
Function Over Form
Function Over Formtotes itself as a practical specialization, allowing you tocraftbetter equipment and accessories, such as scopes and ammo, bracers, and optional reagents.
Mechanical Mind
Finally,Mechanical Mindis the specialization behindTinkers, devices, and robotics, granting recipes that can be used forcombat, other professions, or just tofill out a collection of robo-ducks.
