This guide covers everything you need to know about Midnight Engineering. You will find all Knowledge Point sources, specialization breakdowns, the Recycling system, profession equipment, and full recipe lists.
If you need help leveling Engineering from 1 to 100, check out my leveling guide:
Midnight Engineering Leveling Guide
Midnight Engineering Changes
Engineering got a pretty big overhaul in Midnight. In The War Within, the whole system revolved around Inventing prototypes, disassembling them, and scouring through scrap to discover recipes. In Midnight, that entire loop is gone. Instead, you Recycle crafted reagents from other professions to get components like Aetherlume and Song Gear, and you discover most of your recipes through Recycling.
- Quality Changes: Consumables and reagents now only have two quality levels (Silver and Gold) instead of three.
- Artisan Engineer's Moxie - The BoP currency
Artisan's Acuity from The War Within has been changed to a profession-specific currency, 
Artisan Engineer's Moxie. You can now only use it for Engineering-specific recipes. - Epic Profession Gear: New Epic-quality profession gear is available. They give the same Skill as Rare gear, but have higher secondary stats like Resourcefulness, Multicraft, and Ingenuity.
- Outdoor Embellishment Slot instead of Tinkers: There is a new outdoor embellishment slot on Engineering gear where you can pick one outdoor-only effect.
- Recycling replaces Inventing: The old Invent/Disassemble/Scour cycle is completely gone. You now Recycle crafted items from other professions to get your base materials and discover new recipes.
- Boots: Engineers can now craft boots for all armor types, in addition to goggles and bracers.
- No Explosives: This category was removed. There isn't any new bomb.
- No more Safety Components: The whole system of optional reagents and talent points to prevent your gadgets from malfunctioning is gone. Everything just works now.
- No new mounts, pets, or toys: The only "toy" is the Wormhole Generator.
- Ranged weapon enchants and buff items: New temporary weapon buffs that add extra effects to your auto-attacks, plus permanent ranged weapon enchants.
- Only 2 Parts: The old 7-part system (Bismuth Bolts, Gyrating Gear, Whimsical Wiring, etc.) has been simplified down to just 2.
Engineering Knowledge in Midnight
One-Time Sources
These are one-time sources of Engineering Knowledge Points. Once you collect them, they are gone forever on that character.
- Renown Book -
Beyond the Event Horizon: Engineering gives 10 Knowledge Points. Sold by Void Researcher Anomander in the Voidstorm for 75 Artisan Engineer's Moxie. Requires Renown 9 with The Singularity. - Treasures - There are 8 Engineering treasures scattered across the Midnight zones. Each one gives 3 Knowledge Points, for a total of 24 extra points. See the treasure locations below.
Weekly Sources
In Midnight, there are four weekly sources of profession knowledge. You can earn around 18 Knowledge Points every week. Patron Crafting Orders are your main source, but you also get points from treasure drops, a weekly quest, and an Inscription treatise.
| Source | Details |
|---|---|
| Patron Crafting Orders (~12 KP) | Patron orders are the main source of Knowledge Points. You will get multiple orders throughout the week. Some of them reward you with  Glimmer of Midnight Engineering Knowledge, but not all orders give knowledge points. |
| Weekly Quest (1 KP) | Your profession trainer offers a weekly quest that asks you to complete 3 Crafting Orders. This rewards a Thalassian Engineer's Notepad worth 1 Knowledge Point. It resets every week. If you don't see the quest, you first need to complete the  Crafters Needed questline from Captain Flaresworn to unlock it. |
| Weekly Drops (4 KP) | Each week, you can loot 1 of each of the following items from treasures scattered around the new zones:  Dance Gear and  Dawn Capacitor. |
| Inscription Treatise (1 KP) | To get a  Thalassian Treatise on Engineering, you need to submit a Public Crafting Order because they are bind-on-pickup (BoP). Treatises are Warbound, so if you have an alt with Inscription, you can craft them and send them to your main. |
| Darkmoon Faire (3 KP / month) | Once a month, the Darkmoon Faire comes to town and you can complete a quick profession quest for +3 Knowledge Points and +2 Profession Skill. It's not a weekly source, but you shouldn't skip it. The Faire starts on the Sunday before the first Monday of each month. |
| Catch-up System | If you fall behind or start late, you will get  Flicker of Midnight Engineering Knowledge from Patron orders instead of Glimmers. These only drop when you're behind, so don't worry if you start late. |
Engineering Knowledge Treasures
There are 8 Engineering treasures in Midnight, giving 24 Knowledge Points in total (3 KP each). They are located in Silvermoon City, Eversong Woods, Zul'Aman, Harandar, and Voidstorm.
TomTom Waypoints & Treasure Check Macro
TomTom Waypoints
/ttpaste in-game/way #2393 51.2, 74.6 One Engineer's Junk /way #2393 51.3, 57.0 What To Do When Nothing Works /way #2395 39.6, 45.8 Manual of Mistakes and Mishaps /way #2536 65.3, 35.0 Offline Helper Bot /way #2437 34.2, 87.8 Handy Wrench /way #2413 68.0, 49.8 Expeditious Pylon /way #2444 54.1, 51.1 Ethereal Stormwrench /way #2444 28.9, 39.1 Miniaturized Transport Skiff
Treasure Check Macro
true = collectedTreasure locations by zone
Silvermoon City has 2 treasures.
1. One Engineer's Junk
2. What To Do When Nothing Works
Eversong Woods has 1 treasure.
Manual of Mistakes and Mishaps
Zul'Aman has 2 treasures.
Handy Wrench
Offline Helper Bot
Harandar has 1 treasure.
Expeditious Pylon
On top of the mushroom.
Voidstorm has 2 treasures.
Ethereal Stormwrench
Miniaturized Transport Skiff
Engineering Specializations
There are four specialization trees available. You unlock access to them at Engineering skill levels 25, 50, 60, and 75.
- Combat Analytics: Epic Aetherlume goggles, bracers, and boots for every armor type, plus the Epic gun.
- Market Mobility: Profession tools and accessories for Jewelcrafting, Tailoring, Fishing, Mining, and your own Engineering gear.
- Bits and Bots: Battle pets, gadgets, and utility items including the Meddy combat rez pet.
- Recycling: Salvage crafted reagents to recover Aetherlume and Evercores, plus crafting stats.
I have a separate guide that walks through the best builds for each playstyle with step-by-step Knowledge Point allocation.
Midnight Engineering Specialization Guide & Best Builds
Profession Equipment
Epic profession gear is new in Midnight. In The War Within, professions only had Green and Rare gear. Epic gear gives the same Skill as Rare, but has higher secondary stats like Resourcefulness, Multicraft, and Ingenuity.
Gear for Engineers
Engineering is unique because you craft your own Tool and one Accessory. The second Accessory comes from Leatherworking.
| Slot | Crafted By | Green Quality | Blue Quality | Epic Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool | Engineering |  Junker's Multitool |
Turbo-Junker's Multitool |
Turbo-Junker's Multitool v9 |
| Accessory | Engineering |  Junker's Junk Visor |
Sin'dorei Headlamp |
Head-Mounted Beam Bummer |
| Accessory | Leatherworking |  Tinker's Handguard |
Sin'dorei Engineer's Gloves |
Thalassian Scrapmaster's Gauntlets |
Craftable Profession Equipment
Engineers can craft profession tools and accessories for Jewelcrafting, Fishing, Mining, and Tailoring.
- Green quality recipes come from the profession trainer.
- Blue recipes are unlocked through the Market Mobility specialization tree.
- Epic recipes are sold by Lyrendal in Silvermoon City for 150 Artisan Engineer's Moxie each.
| Profession | Green Quality | Blue Quality | Epic Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewelcrafting |  Farstrider Clampers |
Sin'dorei Clampers |
Giga-Gem Grippers |
| Fishing |  Farstrider Hobbyist Rod |
Sin'dorei Angler's Rod |
Sin'dorei Reeler's Rod |
| Mining (Tool) |  Farstrider Hardhat |
Sin'dorei Gilded Hardhat |
Rock Bonkin' Hardhat |
| Mining (Acc) |  Farstrider Rock Satchel |
Junker's Big Ol' Bag |
Heavy-Duty Rock Assister |
| Tailoring |  Farstrider Fabric Cutters |
Sin'dorei Snippers |
Self-Sharpening Sin'dorei Snippers |
Recycling
Recycling is a spell you learn at level 1 that lets you feed any crafted reagent from any Midnight profession into it. It doesn't have to be an Engineering reagent. You can recycle linen bolts, pigments, inks, scribing vellums, tailoring bolts, or whatever you have on hand.
How It Works
Each reagent recycles into either 
Evercore or 
Aetherlume. As a general rule, basic reagents produce Evercore and advanced reagents produce Aetherlume, though there are several exceptions. Evercores are used in most Bits, Bots, and Gadget recipes, while Aetherlume goes into top-tier crafts and Epic gear.
Each recycle takes 5 items and produces around 3 Evercores or Aetherlume when fully specced (with 30 points in the Recycling spec tree, which doubles the base output). The quality of the output depends on both your crafting skill and the quality of your inputs. You need high-quality reagents and high skill to get high-quality results.
Recipe Discovery
Recycling doesn't teach you new recipes by default. You have to put 10 points into the Recycling specialization first to unlock recipe discovery. Once you do, every recycle has a chance to discover a new recipe. Most Bits, Bots, mid-tier armor, and all House Decor are learned this way, so you basically just keep recycling until you've got everything.
What to Recycle
The best and cheapest items to recycle will likely be 
Powder Pigment or 
Bright Linen Bolt for Evercore, and 
Soul Sprocket or 
Imbued Bright Linen Bolt for Aetherlume. Check the Auction House for whatever is cheapest in each category.
Not every recyclable item is actually worth recycling. For example, 
Arcanoweave Bolt gives the same Aetherlume yield as Imbued Bright Linen Bolt, but it costs 6 Imbued Bright Linen Bolts to craft one. You'd always be better off just recycling the bolts directly. The table below only lists the reagents that are actually worth considering. Check the Materials column and compare prices on the AH before you buy anything.
| Reagent | Profession | Output | Materials (per craft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Linen Bolt |
Tailoring | Evercore | 1x  Bright Linen |
| Powder Pigment |
Inscription | Evercore | Milled from  Tranquility Bloom. You can also use the pigments from other herbs but this will probably be cheaper. |
 Refulgent Copper Ingot |
Blacksmithing | Evercore | 5x  Refulgent Copper Ore |
 Song Gear |
Engineering | Evercore | 10x Refulgent Copper Ore, 5x  Umbral Tin Ore |
| Imbued Bright Linen Bolt |
Tailoring | Aetherlume | 2x Bright Linen Bolt |
| Soul Sprocket |
Engineering | Aetherlume | 5x Refulgent Copper Ore, 10x Umbral Tin Ore |
 Gloaming Alloy |
Blacksmithing | Aetherlume | 6x Umbral Tin Ore, 3x Refulgent Copper Ingot |
 Sterling Alloy |
Blacksmithing | Aetherlume | 6x  Brilliant Silver Ore, 3x Refulgent Copper Ingot |
| Various | Aetherlume | You would never want to craft these just for Recycling, but it's worth mentioning here because people use these for leveling Professions and they were often pretty cheap in previous expansions. |
Arcanoweave Lining
Sunfire Silk Lining
Blessed Pango Charm
Devouring Banding
Primal Spore BindingMidnight Engineering Recipes
Here's every Midnight Engineering recipe organized by category. Combat Gear includes armor for all four types plus guns, Gadgets covers everything from embellishments to scopes, and House Decor is for player housing.
Engineering crafts goggles, bracers, and boots for every armor type.
| Recipe | Slot | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Aetherlume Eye Wrap |
Head | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Silken Cuffs |
Wrist | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Softsteppers |
Feet | Spec: Combat Analytics |
| Evercore Zoomshroud |
Head | Trainer (20) |
| Evercore Wrist Latch |
Wrist | Trainer (35) |
| Evercore Swiftfeet |
Feet | Trainer (35) |
| Quel'dorei Cloth Goggles (Warbound) |
Head | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Silken Cuffs (Warbound) |
Wrist | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Softsteppers (Warbound) |
Feet | Recycling |
| Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Goggles |
Head | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cuffs |
Wrist | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Tip-Toes |
Feet | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Recipe | Slot | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aetherlume Optics |
Head | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Bands |
Wrist | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Runners |
Feet | Spec: Combat Analytics |
| Evercore Shade |
Head | Trainer (1) |
 Evercore Binding |
Wrist | Trainer (35) |
| Evercore Stichwraps |
Feet | Trainer (35) |
| Quel'dorei Leather Optics (Warbound) |
Head | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Bands (Warbound) |
Wrist | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Runners (Warbound) |
Feet | Recycling |
| Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics |
Head | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Leather Bands |
Wrist | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders |
Feet | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Recipe | Slot | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aetherlume Vision Shroud |
Head | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Bracelets |
Wrist | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Clonkers |
Feet | Spec: Combat Analytics |
| Evercore Reconissance |
Head | Trainer (20) |
| Evercore Chainguards |
Wrist | Trainer (35) |
| Evercore Turbochains |
Feet | Trainer (35) |
| Quel'dorei Mail Shroud (Warbound) |
Head | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Bracelets (Warbound) |
Wrist | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Clonkers (Warbound) |
Feet | Recycling |
| Thalassian Competitor's Mail Visor |
Head | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Mail Links |
Wrist | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
 Thalassian Competitor's Mail Footlinks |
Feet | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Recipe | Slot | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aetherlume Sun Guard |
Head | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Guards |
Wrist | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Aetherlume Stompers |
Feet | Spec: Combat Analytics |
| Evercore Vision Guard |
Head | Trainer (15) |
| Evercore Gear Weight |
Wrist | Trainer (35) |
| Evercore Greaseplates |
Feet | Trainer (35) |
| Quel'dorei Visor (Warbound) |
Head | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Guards (Warbound) |
Wrist | Recycling |
| Quel'dorei Stompers (Warbound) |
Feet | Recycling |
| Thalassian Competitor's Plate Guard |
Head | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Plate Bindings |
Wrist | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Thalassian Competitor's Plate Dunkers |
Feet | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
| Recipe | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Evercore Dome Dinger |
Rare ranged weapon | Trainer (20) |
 P.O.W. x3 |
Epic ranged weapon | Spec: Combat Analytics |
 Thalassian Competitor's Rifle |
PvP ranged weapon | Vendor: Mirvedon (Silvermoon City) |
Bots, scopes, ammo, and other fun engineering toys.
| Recipe | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Scopes & Ammo | ||
 Farstrider's Hawkeye |
Scope: +Crit Strike on ranged weapon | Recycling |
 Smuggler's Lynxeye |
Scope: +Mastery on ranged weapon | Recycling |
 Laced Zoomshots |
Ammo: auto-attacks apply a poison bleed | Recycling |
 Weighted Boomshots |
Ammo: attacks trigger fire explosions | Recycling |
| Utility | ||
 M3DDY |
Raid combat rez (on death) | Spec: Bits and Bots |
 W-47CH D0G |
Pauses Flask/Phial/Well Fed timers | Recycling |
 Emergency Soul Link |
Combat ress (usable by non engineers) | Recycling |
 Wormhole Generator: Quel'Thalas |
Teleport to a random Midnight location | Recycling |
| Fun Stuff | ||
 Curious Red Button |
Pressing the button a couple of times will kill you. | Recycling |
 Lucky Keychain |
+1 Sparkle. I tested this but did not see any visual difference. | Recycling |
Embellishments and cogwheels are optional reagents you slot into Engineering crafted gear.
Outdoor Embellishments
You can only use outdoor embellishments in outdoor zones, and they will not work in dungeons or raids.
You can only equip one outdoor embellishment at a time.
| Recipe | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
 HU5H, Nonchalant Pup |
Invisibility for 4-18 sec | Bits and Bots - Bots (30) |
 Kinetic Ankle Primers |
Shoots you up in the air. (Feet slot only) | Recycling |
 M3DDY, Travel-Sized |
When you die, M3DDY will revive you. Works like a Combat ress. | Bits and Bots - Bots |
Embellishments
These optional reagents add embellishment effects to crafted gear. You can equip up to 2 embellished items at a time.
| Recipe | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
 B0P, Curator of Booms |
Your damaging or healing spells and abilities have a chance to fire up to 5 Big Booms | Recycling |
 B1P, Scorcher of Souls |
Fire damage in a cone in front of you for 6 sec. | Recycling |
Cogwheels
Cogwheels are optional reagents slotted into Engineering crafts to customize secondary stats.
| Recipe | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Perfected Cogwheel |
+Mastery | Trainer (1) |
 Flux Cogwheel |
+Haste | Trainer (5) |
 Greased Cogwheel |
+Critical Strike | Trainer (20) |
 Consistent Cogwheel |
+Versatility | Trainer (25) |
Engineering crafts tech-themed decorations for player housing. If you want to make these, just keep using Recycling until the recipes show up.
| Recipe | Source |
|---|---|
 Ambient Aethercharged Crystal |
Recycling |
 Ren'dorei Crafting Framework |
Recycling |
 Ren'dorei Lightpost |
Recycling |
 Ren'dorei Stargazer |
Recycling |
 Ren'dorei Void Projector |
Recycling |
 Ren'dorei Warp Orb |
Recycling |
 Small Telogrus Lamp |
Recycling |