Gnomeregan Guide (WoW Forever)

Overview

Gnomeregan, often shortened to Gnomer, is the fallen gnome capital under north-western Dun Morogh, a Classic dungeon for levels 29-38 that Forever carries over with its layout, bosses, and quests intact. What changed is the loot and the quest rewards. It’s one of the longest dungeons of its level, with radiation, leper gnomes, and runaway machines on three levels, and two things trip up most groups: the punch card chain for the Alliance quest Data Rescue, and the Workshop Key that opens the back door. Both factions can run it.

Playing Classic Era? See our Gnomeregan Guide (WoW Classic).

Getting to Gnomeregan

The entrance building and its meeting stone stand at about 24, 40 in north-western Dun Morogh. An elevator inside takes you down to the Train Depot, and a tunnel leads west from there to the instance portal. Alliance players walk in from Ironforge, and Horde players can use a Goblin Transponder to teleport straight into the Train Depot.

Horde Route

Step	Action
1	Accept Rig Wars from Nogg in Orgrimmar, then pick up Chief Engineer Scooty from Sovik beside him.
2	Take the zeppelin to Grom’gol and fly on to Booty Bay. Scooty stands there and gives you Gnomer-gooooone!,” which ends with the Goblin Transponder.
3	With the transponder, step on the teleporter pad next to Scooty. It sends you to the Train Depot under Gnomeregan, and a pad there takes you back.
4	Without the transponder, fly to Kargath in the Badlands, run north through Loch Modan and the tunnel into Dun Morogh, then west past Kharanos to the entrance. Alliance guards patrol the road near Ironforge.

The gnomes in the Clean Zone are friendly to Alliance players and elite enemies to Horde players, so Horde groups should pull carefully there.

Gnomeregan Map

Use the map below to get oriented before your first run, then follow the route table to see what waits in each area.

Route Through the Dungeon

Boss Quick Reference

Boss	Key Mechanic	Priority
Techbot (outside the instance)	A mechanical boss in the Train Depot by the Workshop door. Battle Net roots nearby players, Lag slows and can stun, and he summons Dupe Bugs and uses Patch to kill them and heal himself	Kill the Dupe Bugs before he can Patch, and keep ranged players back
Viscous Fallout (optional)	An ooze at the bottom of the Hall of Gears that looks like the oozes around it. Toxic Volley hits everyone near him with Nature damage and a poison	Target him by name to find him before you pull extra oozes, and cure the poison
Grubbis (optional)	The end of Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse’s event in the collapsed tunnel: waves of troggs, then Grubbis and his basilisk Chomper	Hold each wave at the tunnel mouths, and don’t run into the tunnel because it collapses
Electrocutioner 6000	A spider tank on the Launch Bay platform. Chain Bolt jumps to up to 3 players, Megavolt hits a cone, and Shock is an instant bolt	Interrupt Chain Bolt, spread out, and turn him away from the group. He drops the Workshop Key
Crowd Pummeler 9-60	A mechanical boss on the south side of the Engineering Labs. Crowd Pummel hits everyone in melee and can interrupt spells for 5 seconds	Healers and casters stay out of melee range, and face him away from the group
Dark Iron Ambassador (rare)	A Dark Iron fire mage in the hallway to Tinkers’ Court who isn’t up every run. Fireball, Fire Shield, and a summoned Burning Servant	Interrupt Fireball, dispel Fire Shield, and keep the servant on the tank
Mekgineer Thermaplugg	The final boss, in Tinkers’ Court. He switches on bomb machines on the walls that send Walking Bombs at players, and Knock Away costs the tank threat	Give one player button duty to switch the machines off, and keep a second player high on threat

Most wipes in Gnomeregan start in the corridors, not at the bosses. Irradiated Pillagers enrage and irradiate players, and an irradiated player hurts everyone next to them, so step apart. Irradiated Horrors burn Mana with Chain Burn, so kill or interrupt them first. Leprous Machinesmiths and Technicians supercharge and repair the machines around them, so kill the gnomes first. Arcane Nullifier X-21s use Reflection Field, which bounces every harmful spell back for 5 seconds, so casters stop while it’s up.

Punch Cards and the Workshop Key

Two items are worth planning for in Gnomeregan. The punch cards complete the Alliance quest Data Rescue, and the Workshop Key opens a back door that skips half the dungeon after a wipe.

Punch Card Chain

Step	Action
1	Kill mobs outside or inside the instance until one drops a White Punch Card.
2	Use the White Punch Card on Matrix Punchograph 3005-A, near Techbot in the Train Depot outside the instance, to get a Yellow Punch Card.
3	Use the Yellow Punch Card on Matrix Punchograph 3005-B in the Dormitory to get a Blue Punch Card.
4	Use the Blue Punch Card on Matrix Punchograph 3005-C on Electrocutioner 6000’s platform in the Launch Bay to get a Red Punch Card.
5	Use the Red Punch Card on Matrix Punchograph 3005-D on the lower level of the Engineering Labs, below Crowd Pummeler 9-60, to get a Prismatic Punch Card.
6	Bring the Prismatic Punch Card to Master Mechanic Castpipe in Ironforge to complete Data Rescue.

Data Rescue is an Alliance quest, and it needs Castpipe’s Task first. Horde players can’t hand the card in, so the chain only matters to them if they’re helping an Alliance friend.

The Workshop Key

Step	Action
1	Kill Electrocutioner 6000 on the Launch Bay platform and loot the Workshop Key.
2	Go to the Workshop door at the north end of the Train Depot, where Techbot stands outside the instance.
3	Open the door with the key. It leads straight into the Engineering Labs, near Crowd Pummeler 9-60.
4	No key? A Rogue with 150 Lockpicking can pick the lock.

Keep the Workshop Key. After a wipe deep inside the dungeon, or on a second run, the back door takes you straight into the Engineering Labs, so you skip the long walk through the Hall of Gears, the Dormitory, and the Launch Bay.

Critical Mechanics

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

Bring interrupts. Electrocutioner 6000’s Chain Bolt, the Dark Iron Ambassador’s Fireball, and the Irradiated Horrors’ Chain Burn all hurt when they land, so two players with an interrupt make the run much calmer.

Plan around the machines. Most enemies past the Dormitory are mechanical, so as in Classic, Polymorph and Sap don’t work on them, while stuns and Freezing Trap do. Arcane Nullifier X-21s bounce harmful spells back with Reflection Field, so casters should stop while it’s up.

Thermaplugg’s bomb machines need a button presser. Each machine on the walls has a red button on its side that shuts it off. Assign one player to switch them off, and keep a second player high on threat, because Knock Away throws the tank back and costs threat.

Watch for mines in the hallway to Tinkers’ Court. Dark Iron Agents lay Dark Iron Land Mines there, 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.

Notable Loot

Boss	Notable Drops
Techbot (outside the instance)	Techbot’s Memory Core (quest item)
Grubbis	Grubbis Paws
Viscous Fallout	Acidic Walkers, Hydrocane, Toxic Revenger
Electrocutioner 6000	Electrocutioner Leg, Electrocutioner Lagnut, Spidertank Oilrag, Workshop Key
Crowd Pummeler 9-60	Manual Crowd Pummeler, Gnomebot Operating Boots
Mekgineer Thermaplugg	Thermaplugg’s Central Core, Charged Gear
Dark Iron Ambassador (rare)	Emissary Cuffs, Glass Shooter, Royal Diplomatic Scepter

Casters win the most in Forever: Hydrocane, Spidertank Oilrag, Gnomebot Operating Boots, and Electrocutioner Lagnut all carry spell power now. Hydrocane no longer lets you breathe underwater, and the Manual Crowd Pummeler is unique now, with a 3-minute cooldown. Two of Thermaplugg’s Classic drops are gone, so he drops only Thermaplugg’s Central Core and Charged Gear, which need level 31 instead of 32. Trash packs also drop rare bind-on-equip items, so check the auction house too. This is from beta data and may still change.

Quests

Alliance Quests

Quest	Level	Pickup	Objective
Tinkmaster Overspark	26	Brother Sarno, Stormwind	Starts the Save Techbot’s Brain! chain and sends you to Tinkmaster Overspark in Ironforge
Save Techbot’s Brain!	26	Tinkmaster Overspark, Tinker Town, Ironforge	Kill Techbot in the Train Depot outside the instance and bring back his Techbot’s Memory Core
The Day After	27	Gnoarn, Ironforge	Sends you to Ozzie Togglevolt in Kharanos
Gnogaine	27	Ozzie Togglevolt, Kharanos	Use his phial on the glowing troggs in the Train Depot before you enter the instance
The Only Cure is More Green Glow	30	Ozzie Togglevolt, Kharanos	Fill the heavy phial at the oozes at the bottom of the Hall of Gears and take it straight back to Ozzie. The fallout lasts 2 hours
Klockmort’s Essentials	30	Mathiel, Darnassus	Sends you to Klockmort Spannerspan in Ironforge
Essential Artificials	30	Klockmort Spannerspan, Ironforge	Loot 12 artificials from the extrapolator machines along the way
Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators	30	Shoni the Shilent, Stormwind	Collect 24 Robo-mechanical Guts from the machines inside. Choose Shoni’s Disarming Tool, Shilly Mitts, or Operator’s Gloves
Castpipe’s Task	28	Gaxim Rustfizzle, Stonetalon Mountains	Sends you to Master Mechanic Castpipe in Ironforge
Data Rescue	30	Master Mechanic Castpipe, Ironforge	Build a Prismatic Punch Card at the four machines. Choose Repairman’s Cape or Mechanic’s Pipehammer
The Grand Betrayal	35	High Tinker Mekkatorque, Ironforge	Kill Mekgineer Thermaplugg. Choose Civinad Robes, Triprunner Dungarees, or Dual Reinforced Leggings
Return of the Ring	34	The Sparklematic 5200, inside the dungeon	The Sparklematic hands you a Brilliant Gold Ring. Bring it to Talvash del Kissel in the Mystic Ward of Ironforge, or keep it
Gnome Improvement	35	Talvash del Kissel, Ironforge	Talvash enchants the ring for a Silver Bar, a Moss Agate, and 30 silver, and gives you Talvash’s Gold Ring

Horde Quests

Quest	Level	Pickup	Objective
Chief Engineer Scooty	35	Sovik, Orgrimmar	Sends you to Scooty in Booty Bay
Gnomer-gooooone!	35	Scooty, Booty Bay	Scooty calibrates a Goblin Transponder for you, and with it his teleporter pad sends you to Gnomeregan
Rig Wars	35	Nogg, Orgrimmar	Bring Nogg the Rig Blueprints and Thermaplugg’s Safe Combination from Mekgineer Thermaplugg. Choose Civinad Robes, Triprunner Dungarees, or Dual Reinforced Leggings
Return of the Ring	34	The Sparklematic 5200, inside the dungeon	The same ring, but you bring it to Nogg in Orgrimmar, or keep it
Nogg’s Ring Redo	35	Nogg, Orgrimmar	Nogg improves the ring for a Silver Bar, a Moss Agate, and 30 silver. Whether Nogg’s Gold Ring is still the reward in Forever isn’t confirmed

Quests for Both Factions

Quest	Level	Pickup	Objective
A Fine Mess	30	Kernobee, in the Dormitory	Escort Kernobee to the exit of the Clockwerk Run, kill the Alarm-a-bomb that chases you at the end, then turn in to Scooty in Booty Bay. Choose Fire-welded Bracers, Fairywing Mantle, or Technician’s Bracers
Grime-Encrusted Ring	34	Grime-Encrusted Ring, dropped by Dark Iron Agents	Clean it in a Sparklematic 5200 in the Clean Zone for 3 silver
The Sparklematic 5200!	30	The Sparklematic 5200, in the Clean Zone	Put a Grime-Encrusted Object from the mobs inside into a Sparklematic 5200 for 3 silver and take out a wrapped box. More Sparklematic Action repeats it

Levels in the tables are the quests’ own levels. Most can be accepted from level 20 to 28, with Data Rescue and The Grand Betrayal from level 25 and the ring chain from level 28.

Dungeon quests 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.

Tips & Tricks

Collect your quests before you travel. Alliance quests start across Ironforge, Kharanos, Stormwind, and Darnassus, and Horde quests start in Orgrimmar and Booty Bay, so grabbing them first saves repeat trips. Only the escort and the ring chain start inside.

Finish the Train Depot quests on the way in. Gnogaine and Save Techbot’s Brain! are done outside the instance, before you reach the portal.

Keep the Workshop Key. 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.

Related Guides

• WoW Classic Dungeon Leveling Guide (15-60) — every Classic dungeon by level range, with the efficient route; Gnomeregan is listed at 29-38
• City of Dalaran Guide — a level 28-33 dungeon open to both factions, with a key questline and a secret boss
• Hall of Thanes Guide — Alliance’s early dungeon, levels 13-18
• WoW Forever Rogue Guide — a Rogue with Lockpicking can open the Workshop door