Gnomeregan Dungeon Guide

Forever vs Classic

What changed in Gnomeregan for WoW Forever

What is different from the Classic version you may know. Everything else works as it did in Classic.

• The Hydrocane no longer lets you breathe underwaterBeta data

  In Classic the Hydrocane from Viscous Fallout let you breathe underwater for as long as you held it. In Forever it gives spell damage and healing instead and only makes Underwater Breath last 50% longer. Its weapon damage is a little lower too.

• One Manual Crowd Pummeler, with a cooldownBeta data

  In Classic feral druids carried a bag of these maces and used one after another. In Forever the Manual Crowd Pummeler is unique, so you carry one, and its use, 50% more attack speed for 30 seconds with three charges, has a 3 minute cooldown.

• Boss items got spell power and stronger effectsBeta data

  The Spidertank Oilrag and the Gnomebot Operating Boots are blue now and carry spell power, and the Electrocutioner Lagnut trades a little Spirit for spell power. The effects of the Electrocutioner Leg, the Toxic Revenger and Thermaplugg's Central Core hit harder, and the Electrocutioner Leg still does double damage to mechanical targets. Thermaplugg's Central Core and the Charged Gear need level 31 instead of 32.

• Two Thermaplugg drops are goneBeta data

  Thermaplugg's Left Arm and the Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator do not exist in Forever. Thermaplugg drops Thermaplugg's Central Core and the Charged Gear.

• A new neck: Thermaplugg Medal of HonorBeta data

  Forever adds a blue neck with Stamina, Spirit and attack power, the Thermaplugg Medal of Honor. Where it comes from is still open. One site puts it on Crowd Pummeler 9-60, but it has not shown up in that boss's Forever loot so far.

• Blue quest rewards and two new choicesBeta data

  The rewards of A Fine Mess, Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators and Data Rescue are blue now, most with spell power or Spirit added. A Fine Mess adds Technician's Bracers and Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators adds Operator's Gloves, both leather. From The Grand Betrayal and Rig Wars the Civinad Robes got spell damage, and the Dual Reinforced Leggings trade armor for Strength and Defense.

• Small changes to the trash dropsBeta data

  The rare trash drops are the Classic ones with a few tweaks. The Supercharger Battle Axe procs harder, Hotshot Pilot's Gloves have one more Agility, Petrolspill Leggings make you take 10% more fire damage instead of lowering your fire resistance, and Caverndeep Trudgers swap Agility for bonus armor. Old Blacksmithing and Leatherworking plans and patterns turn up on the trash now and then.

• Less bonus XP from dungeon questsConfirmed

  Dungeon quests in Forever give more experience than in Classic, but since October 1 the bonus on top of the normal value is cut in half. A Fine Mess still pays the most of the Gnomeregan quests, with Save Techbot's Brain! next.

Location

Where is Gnomeregan? Entrance and how to get there

Gnomeregan sits under north-western Dun Morogh. On the surface you find the entrance building at about 24, 40 and the meeting stone at 24.3, 40.4. The elevator inside takes you down to the Train Depot, and from there a tunnel leads west to the instance portal at about 17.7, 39.2, deep under the mountain.

Map and route

The route through the dungeon

9 areas, one path. Tap a stop to see what waits there.

1Train Depot2The Hall of Gears3Collapsed tunnel4The Clean Zone5The Dormitory6Launch Bay7Engineering Labs8Hallway to Tinkers' Court9Tinkers' Court

1. Train Depot
2. The Hall of Gears
3. Collapsed tunnel
4. 4The Clean Zone
5. 5The Dormitory
6. Launch Bay
7. Engineering Labs
8. Hallway to Tinkers' Court
9. Tinkers' Court

Area 1 of 9

Train Depot

The outer city at the bottom of the elevator, still outside the instance. Glowing troggs roam here, and they are what Gnogaine needs. Techbot stands by the Workshop door, and Horde players with the transponder arrive in this hall. The first Matrix Punchograph for Data Rescue is out here too.

Boss here

• Techbot

Mobs here

• Irradiated PillagerElite

Area 2 of 9

The Hall of Gears

The first big octagon past the portal, with troggs on the ramps and oozes on the bottom floor. Viscous Fallout hides among the oozes at the bottom, and dropping off the ledge is the quick way down. The oozes are also the targets for The Only Cure is More Green Glow.

Boss here

• Viscous Fallout

Mobs here

• Irradiated PillagerElite
• Caverndeep BurrowerElite
• Irradiated HorrorElite
• Irradiated SlimeElite
• Corrosive LurkerElite

Area 3 of 9

Collapsed tunnel

A collapsed tunnel off the east side of the Hall of Gears. Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse waits here, and talking to her starts the trogg waves that end with Grubbis and his basilisk Chomper.

Boss here

• Grubbis

Mobs here

• Blastmaster Emi ShortfuseElite
• Caverndeep Ambusher
• Caverndeep BurrowerElite
• ChomperElite

BetaSpot from beta reports, it can still change

Area 4 of 9

The Clean Zone

A gnome holdout next to the Hall of Gears with Tink Sprocketwhistle, who sells engineering supplies, medics and three Sparklematic 5200 machines. The gnomes are friendly to the Alliance. For the Horde they are elite enemies.

Mobs here

• Tink Sprocketwhistle
• Holdout WarriorElite
• Holdout MedicElite
• Holdout TechnicianElite

Area 5 of 9

The Dormitory

Rows of rooms with Caverndeep Reavers and alarm bots. Kernobee sits in a small room on the far west side, the start of A Fine Mess, and the second Matrix Punchograph stands here.

Mobs here

• Kernobee
• Caverndeep ReaverElite
• Mobile Alert System
• Alarm-a-bomb 2600

Area 6 of 9

Launch Bay

The big round hall. Electrocutioner 6000 stands on the central platform next to the third Matrix Punchograph, and leper gnome engineers and Mechano-Tanks hold the floor around it.

Boss here

• Electrocutioner 6000

Mobs here

• Leprous DefenderElite
• Leprous Technician
• Leprous Assistant
• Mechano-TankElite
• Mechanized SentryElite
• Peacekeeper Security SuitElite

Area 7 of 9

Engineering Labs

The octagon south of the Launch Bay with Mechano-Flamewalkers and Frostwalkers. Crowd Pummeler 9-60 stands on the south side and is easy to walk past. The last Matrix Punchograph is on the lower level, and the Workshop back door comes in here.

Boss here

• Crowd Pummeler 9-60

Mobs here

• Leprous Machinesmith
• Leprous Assistant
• Mechano-FlamewalkerElite
• Mechano-FrostwalkerElite
• Mobile Alert System

Area 8 of 9

Hallway to Tinkers' Court

A long hallway that loops west from the labs to Tinkers' Court, with Dark Iron Agents, Arcane Nullifier X-21s and Mechanized Guardians. The rare Dark Iron Ambassador can stand here. He has no fixed spot, so look around when he is up.

Boss here

• Dark Iron Ambassador

Mobs here

• Dark Iron AgentElite
• Arcane Nullifier X-21Elite
• Mechanized GuardianElite
• Mobile Alert System

BetaSpot from beta reports, it can still change

Area 9 of 9

Tinkers' Court

The round throne hall at the west end. Thermaplugg waits in the middle, and the bomb machines with gnome faces line the walls. Clear the hallway completely before you pull him.

Boss here

• Mekgineer Thermaplugg

Mobs here

• Walking Bomb

Encounters

Boss roster

Main bosses6

1Boss 1 of 7

Techbot

BossMechanicalLevel 26

4 abilities

1

TechbotBossLevel 26

Techbot is a level 26 crowd pummeler outside the instance, in the Train Depot by the Workshop door. You need him for Save Techbot's Brain!, he drops Techbot's Memory Core.

Abilities

• Battle Net · Immobilizes nearby enemies for 10 sec.
• Lag · Increases the time between an enemy's attacks by 54% and its movement by 60% for 10 sec. Lag also results in link death, stunning the enemy for 8 sec.
• Summon Dupe Bug · Summons 1 Dupe Bug to aid the caster in battle for 1 min.
• Patch · Kills all nearby Dupe Bugs and heals the caster.

Tactics

• Battle Net roots everyone near him for 10 seconds. Ranged players stand back.
• Lag slows your attacks and movement and can stun you for 8 seconds.
• He summons Dupe Bugs and uses Patch to kill them and heal himself. Kill the bugs fast.

Tank

Pull him away from the trogg packs in the depot.

Damage

Kill every Dupe Bug before he can Patch.

Watch out for: Patch healing him off the Dupe Bugs you left alive.

Adds

• Dupe Bug ×1

Quest item

• Techbot's Memory Core

2Boss 2 of 7

Grubbis

BossHumanoidLevel 32

1 ability1 loot item

2

GrubbisBossLevel 32

Grubbis is a trogg who ends Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse's event in the collapsed tunnel, together with his basilisk Chomper. He is optional and drops Grubbis Paws.

Abilities

• Strike · Strikes at an enemy, inflicting weapon damage

Tactics

• In Classic you start the event by talking to Emi. Troggs come in waves from two tunnel mouths while she sets her charges, Grubbis and Chomper come last.
• The waves are the hard part. Grubbis himself only hits with Strike.
• Do not run into the tunnel the troggs come from. It collapses at the end of Emi's countdown.
• After the event the crates behind her hold Red Fireworks Rockets.

Tank

Grab each wave as it comes out of the tunnel.

Healer

Stay near the tank, away from the tunnel mouths.

Damage

Kill the small troggs fast, then Chomper and Grubbis.

Watch out for: A player running into a tunnel before it collapses.

Adds

• Chomper ×1
• Caverndeep Ambusher · Backstab: Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage to the target. Must be behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
• Caverndeep Burrower · Sunder Armor: Sunders the target's armor, reducing it per Sunder Armor and causes a high amount of threat. Can be applied up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.

Notable loot

• Grubbis Paws · Hands

3Boss 3 of 7

Viscous Fallout

BossElementalLevel 30

1 ability3 loot items

3

Viscous FalloutBossLevel 30

Viscous Fallout is an ooze at the bottom of the Hall of Gears that looks just like the oozes around it. He is optional and drops the Hydrocane.

Abilities

• Toxic Volley · Inflicts Nature damage to an enemy.

Tactics

• Use /target Viscous Fallout to find him before you pull extra oozes.
• In Classic Toxic Volley hits everyone near him with nature damage and a poison. Ranged players stand back.
• Drop off the ledge near the entrance to get down fast.

Healer

Cure the poison or heal through it.

Watch out for: Pulling the wrong ooze and getting a second pack.

Notable loot

• Acidic Walkers · Feet
• Hydrocane · Two-Hand
• Toxic Revenger · One-Hand

4Boss 4 of 7

Electrocutioner 6000

BossMechanicalLevel 32

3 abilities3 loot items

4

Electrocutioner 6000BossLevel 32

Electrocutioner 6000 is a spider tank on the central platform of the Launch Bay. He drops the Workshop Key for the back door and the Electrocutioner Leg.

Abilities

• Megavolt · Inflicts Nature damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
• Shock · Instantly throws a bolt of lightning at an enemy, inflicting Nature damage.
• Chain Bolt · Strikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects up to 3 targets, causing Nature damage to each.

Tactics

• In Classic his Chain Bolt jumps to up to three players. Interrupt it and spread out.
• Megavolt hits everyone in a cone in front of him. Only the tank stands in front.
• Shock is an instant bolt on one player, so keep everyone topped up.

Tank

Turn him away from the group so Megavolt hits only you.

Healer

Stand apart from the others, Chain Bolt jumps between players close together.

Damage

Keep an interrupt ready for every Chain Bolt.

Watch out for: A Chain Bolt that goes through on a stacked group.

Notable loot

• Electrocutioner Leg · Main Hand
• Electrocutioner Lagnut · Finger
• Spidertank Oilrag · Wrist

5Boss 5 of 7

Crowd Pummeler 9-60

BossMechanicalLevel 32

3 abilities2 loot items

5

Crowd Pummeler 9-60BossLevel 32

Crowd Pummeler 9-60 stands on the south side of the Engineering Labs and is easy to walk past. He drops the Manual Crowd Pummeler and the Gnomebot Operating Boots.

Abilities

• Trample · Inflicts normal damage to nearby enemies.
• Arcing Smash · Lashes out in a vicious arc, inflicting damage to enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
• Crowd Pummel · Pummels nearby enemies for normal damage and interrupts any spell being cast 75% of the time for 5 sec.

Tactics

• Crowd Pummel hits everyone in melee range and can interrupt spells for 5 seconds. Casters and healers stay at range.
• Arcing Smash hits in a cone in front of him, and Trample hits everyone near him.
• In Classic he has nothing else, so it is a tank and spank once the melee watch their health.

Tank

Face him away from the group.

Healer

Stay out of melee range or Crowd Pummel interrupts your heals.

Damage

Melee, watch your health, every Crowd Pummel hits you too.

Watch out for: A healer in melee range getting locked out.

Notable loot

• Manual Crowd Pummeler · Two-Hand
• Gnomebot Operating Boots · Feet

6Boss 6 of 7Final boss

Mekgineer Thermaplugg

BossMechanicalLevel 34

8 abilities2 loot items

6

Mekgineer ThermapluggBossLevel 34

Mekgineer Thermaplugg is the last boss, in Tinkers' Court at the west end. His kill is for The Grand Betrayal, Rig Wars and the Experienced Spelunker achievement.

Abilities

• Knock Away · Inflicts normal damage to an enemy and knocks it back.
• Knock Away · Inflicts normal damage to nearby enemies and knocks them back.
• Activate Bomb 01
• Activate Bomb 02
• Activate Bomb 03B
• Activate Bomb 04
• Activate Bomb 05
• Activate Bomb 06

Tactics

• In Classic he switches on the bomb machines on the walls one after another, and each sends Walking Bombs at a random player. They explode around their target.
• Every machine has a red button on its side that shuts it off. Give one player button duty or split the room into zones.
• Knock Away throws the tank back and costs threat. Keep a second player high on threat, ahead of the healer.
• Below half health he switches on the machines faster. A strong group kills him before many bombs come out.

Tank

Run back in after each Knock Away and win back threat fast.

Healer

Keep your threat low and move away from incoming bombs.

Damage

One player presses buttons, the rest kill bombs and burn him.

Watch out for: Bomb machines nobody switches off once he drops below half health.

Adds

• Walking Bomb

Notable loot

• Thermaplugg's Central Core · Shield
• Charged Gear · Finger

Rare spawns1

7Boss 7 of 7Rare spawn

Dark Iron Ambassador

Rare spawnHumanoidLevel 33

3 abilities3 loot items

7

Dark Iron AmbassadorRare spawnLevel 33

The Dark Iron Ambassador is a rare Dark Iron fire mage in the hallway to Tinkers' Court and not up on every run. His loot is the Emissary Cuffs, the Glass Shooter and the Royal Diplomatic Scepter.

Abilities

• Fire Shield II · Surrounds an ally with a shield of flame that inflicts Fire damage to nearby enemies every 3 sec. Lasts 1 min.
• Fireball · Inflicts Fire damage to an enemy.
• Summon Burning Servant · Summons 1 Burning Servant to aid the caster in battle for 4 min.

Tactics

• In Classic he summons a Burning Servant. Keep it on the tank, away from the casters.
• Interrupt his Fireball.
• Fire Shield II puts a fire aura on him or an ally that burns everyone close. A priest or shaman can dispel it.

Tank

Hold him and the Burning Servant together.

Damage

Interrupt Fireball and dispel Fire Shield if you can.

Watch out for: Melee standing in a Fire Shield for too long.

Adds

• Burning Servant ×1 · Summon Embers: Summons 3 Embers to aid the caster in battle for 1 min.
• Ember ×3

Notable loot

• Emissary Cuffs · Wrist
• Glass Shooter · Ranged
• Royal Diplomatic Scepter · Main Hand

Trash

Dangerous trash and diseases

Most wipes here start before a boss. These are the packs and effects to respect.

• Irradiated troggs

  Irradiated Pillagers enrage and irradiate players, and an irradiated player hurts everyone next to him, so step apart. Caverndeep Burrowers sunder the tank's armor, Reavers cleave and use Arcing Smash in a cone in front. Turn them away from the group.

  
  • Irradiated PillagerElite
  • Caverndeep BurrowerElite
  • Caverndeep ReaverElite
  • Radiation Bolt
  • Irradiated
  • Radiation
  • Enrage
  • Sunder Armor
  • Cleave
  • Arcing Smash

• Oozes in the Hall of Gears

  Irradiated Horrors burn mana with Chain Burn, which jumps to up to three players. Kill or interrupt them first. Slimes leave a Radiation Cloud on the ground, and Corrosive Lurkers stack Corrosive Ooze on the tank.

  
  • Irradiated HorrorElite
  • Irradiated SlimeElite
  • Corrosive LurkerElite
  • Chain Burn
  • Radiation Cloud
  • Corrosive Ooze

• Alarm bots

  Kill the Mobile Alert System first. If it lives, it calls Alarm-a-bombs and elite Mechanized Guardians, and in Classic that wiped many groups. Its flare also shows stealthed players, and the Guardians root you with Electrified Net.

  
  • Mobile Alert System
  • Mechanized GuardianElite
  • Alarm-a-bomb 2600
  • Mechanized SentryElite
  • Electrified Net

• Leper gnome engineers and their machines

  Leprous Machinesmiths and Technicians Supercharge the machines around them and repair them with Tune Up, so kill the gnomes first. Mechano-Frostwalkers freeze everyone close with Ice Blast, Flamewalkers breathe Flame Spray and cast Fire Nova. Keep casters at range.

  
  • Leprous Machinesmith
  • Leprous Technician
  • Mechano-TankElite
  • Mechano-FlamewalkerElite
  • Mechano-FrostwalkerElite
  • Supercharge
  • Tune Up
  • Throw Wrench
  • Machine Gun
  • Flame Spray
  • Fire Nova
  • Hail Storm
  • Ice Blast

• Arcane Nullifier X-21

  Reflection Field bounces every harmful spell back for 5 seconds, so casters stop when it is up. Mass Nullify strips CC and DoTs from its friends. The Peacekeeper Security Suits next to them net and pacify players.

  
  • Arcane Nullifier X-21Elite
  • Peacekeeper Security SuitElite
  • Reflection Field
  • Mass Nullify
  • Net
  • Pacify

• Dark Iron Agents and their mines

  They lay Dark Iron Land Mines in the hallway to Tinkers' Court, and a mine blows up when anyone walks near it. Pull the agents back toward the labs and fight away from the mines, which fade after a minute. The agents drop the Grime-Encrusted Ring.

  
  • Dark Iron AgentElite
  • Dark Iron Land Mine
  • Dark Iron Land Mine
  • Detonation

Quests

Gnomeregan quests

Gnomeregan has a lot of quests. The Alliance gets 16 steps, most of them from the gnomes in Ironforge and from Ozzie Togglevolt in Kharanos. The Horde gets 8, from Nogg and Sovik in Orgrimmar and from Scooty in Booty Bay. A Fine Mess, Grime-Encrusted Ring and The Sparklematic 5200! start inside and are open to both factions. Since October 3 Thermaplugg gives no kill credit on the beta, so The Grand Betrayal and Rig Wars cannot be finished right now.

Loot

Loot table

Every boss drop and every quest reward of the dungeon. Hover an item for its stats.

Casters win the most in Forever: the Hydrocane, the Spidertank Oilrag, the Gnomebot Operating Boots and the Electrocutioner Lagnut all carry spell power now, and so do most quest rewards. Melee look at the Manual Crowd Pummeler and the Electrocutioner Leg, shield users at Thermaplugg's Central Core. The rare trash drops are bind on equip, so check the auction house too.

All26Cloth5Leather5Mail3Weapons8Rings, cloaks, off-hands5

Item	Slot	Source	Req.
Grubbis Paws	Hands · Mail	Grubbis	29
Acidic Walkers	Feet · Cloth	Viscous Fallout	27
Hydrocane	Two-Hand	Viscous Fallout	27
Toxic Revenger	One-Hand	Viscous Fallout	27
Electrocutioner Leg	Main Hand	Electrocutioner 6000	29
Electrocutioner Lagnut	Finger	Electrocutioner 6000	29
Spidertank Oilrag	Wrist · Cloth	Electrocutioner 6000	29
Manual Crowd Pummeler	Two-Hand	Crowd Pummeler 9-60	29
Gnomebot Operating Boots	Feet · Leather	Crowd Pummeler 9-60	29
Thermaplugg's Central Core	Shield	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	31
Charged Gear	Finger	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	31
Emissary Cuffs	Wrist · Leather	Dark Iron Ambassador	30
Glass Shooter	Ranged	Dark Iron Ambassador	30
Royal Diplomatic Scepter	Main Hand	Dark Iron Ambassador	30
Shoni's Disarming Tool	Off-hand	Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators	20
Shilly Mitts	Hands · Cloth	Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators	20
Operator's Gloves	Hands · Leather	Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators	20
Repairman's Cape	Back	Data Rescue	25
Mechanic's Pipehammer	Two-Hand	Data Rescue	25
Civinad Robes	Chest · Cloth	The Grand Betrayal	25
Triprunner Dungarees	Legs · Leather	The Grand Betrayal	25
Dual Reinforced Leggings	Legs · Mail	The Grand Betrayal	25
Fire-welded Bracers	Wrist · Mail	A Fine Mess	20
Fairywing Mantle	Shoulder · Cloth	A Fine Mess	20
Technician's Bracers	Wrist · Leather	A Fine Mess	20
Talvash's Gold Ring	Finger	Gnome Improvement	–

Beta drop chances come from a handful of kills and are left out until the sample is bigger.

Collect

Achievements from Gnomeregan

Before you go

Before you go

• Pick up the quests firstAlliance quests start all over Ironforge, Kharanos and Stormwind, Horde quests in Orgrimmar and Booty Bay. Gnogaine and Save Techbot's Brain! are done in the Train Depot, so finish them on the way in.
• Bring interruptsElectrocutioner's Chain Bolt, the Ambassador's Fireball and the Irradiated Horrors' Chain Burn hurt when they go through. Two players with an interrupt make the run much calmer.
• Plan for the machinesMost enemies past the Dormitory are mechanical. In Classic Sap and Polymorph do not work on them, stuns and Freezing Trap do. Kill alarm bots and leper gnome engineers first.
• Know the wayThe beta has no dungeon map in the interface yet, and Gnomeregan loops over three levels. Follow the route below or let someone who knows the way lead.

• Take the Workshop Key from Electrocutioner 6000. After a wipe deep inside or on a second run, the back door takes you straight into the Engineering Labs.
• Horde players, get the Goblin Transponder before your first run. It saves the long walk through Loch Modan and Dun Morogh every time.
• Short on time, skip Viscous Fallout and Grubbis. Both are optional, and no quest needs them.

FAQ

Questions players ask

Sources

Sources

• Blizzard: WoW Forever beta development notes, October 1Confirmed
• Wowhead · Forever beta databaseBeta data
• Warcraft Wiki · Classic referenceClassic
• Run time and difficulty are editorial estimates by mmonster.