Gnomeregan: the dungeon guide for WoW Forever

Gnomeregan was the capital of the gnomes in Dun Morogh, until troggs invaded it and the venting of the radioactive waste drove the gnomes out. Mekgineer Thermaplugg, who betrayed his people, still rules the ruins. It is one of the hardest dungeons to find your way in. Six bosses and thirteen quests wait inside.

At a glance

Levels	25-38, bosses of level 30 to 34
Entrance	The Train Depot in Dun Morogh, west of Ironforge; two doors
Bosses	6, of which the Dark Iron Ambassador is a rare
Quests	13, for both factions
Horde	Teleports in with the Goblin Transponder
Short name	Gnomer

Getting there

Alliance. Ride west from Ironforge to the Train Depot.

Horde. Pick up Rig Wars from Nogg in Orgrimmar, then Chief Engineer Scooty from Sovik in the engineering shop next to him. Take the boat from Ratchet to Booty Bay, where Scooty stands on the docks near the inn. His Gnomer-gooooone! gives the Goblin Transponder, which beams you to Gnomeregan. Keep it for later runs.

Two doors. The front entrance on the west side of the Train Depot leads to The Clockwork Run near Viscous Fallout. The back door on the north side leads to the Engineering Labs and Crowd Pummeler 9-60; it needs the Workshop Key or a Rogue with Lockpicking 150. The Horde arrives near the elevator.

The quests

Quest	Where it starts	Level	Reward
A Fine Mess Both	Inside the dungeon: escort Kernobee, after The Clean Room	20	Fire-welded Bracers or Fairywing Mantle
The Sparklematic 5200! Both	Inside the dungeon: The Sparklematic 5200 in The Clean Room	25	Sparklematic-Wrapped Box
Grime-Encrusted Ring Both	Inside the dungeon: Grime-Encrusted Ring, a drop from Dark Iron Agents	28	Talvash’s Gold Ring or Nogg’s Gold Ring
Save Techbot’s Brain! Alliance	Ironforge, Tinker Town: Tinkmaster Overspark /way 69 50	20	Experience and money
Gnogaine Alliance	Dun Morogh, Kharanos: Ozzie Togglevolt /way 45 49 Continues with The Only Cure is More Green Glow.	20	Experience and money
Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators Alliance	Stormwind, Dwarven District: Shoni the Shilent /way 55 12	20	Shoni’s Disarming Tool or Shilly Mitts
Essential Artificials Alliance	Ironforge, Tinker Town: Klockmort Spannerspan /way 47 64	24	Experience
Data Rescue Alliance	Ironforge, Tinker Town: Master Mechanic Castpipe /way 69 48	25	Repairman’s Cape or Mechanic’s Pipehammer
The Grand Betrayal Alliance	Ironforge, Tinker Town: High Tinker Mekkatorque /way 68 49	25	Civinad Robes, Triprunner Dungarees or Dual Reinforced Leggings
Rig Wars Horde	Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor: Nogg /way 76 25	25	Civinad Robes, Triprunner Dungarees or Dual Reinforced Leggings
Chief Engineer Scooty Horde	Orgrimmar, Valley of Honor: Sovik /way 76 25 Pick up Rig Wars first; continues with Gnomer-gooooone!.	20	Goblin Transponder

The level is the lowest level at which the quest can be picked up, according to Wowhead. The Alliance quests also give reputation with Gnomeregan Exiles.

• A Fine Mess. Kernobee waits in The Dormitory, just after The Clean Room. Escort him to the entrance and hand in to Scooty in Booty Bay.
• The Sparklematic 5200! Put 3 Grime-Encrusted Objects into a Sparklematic machine in The Clean Room. Repeatable, with experience only the first time.
• Grime-Encrusted Ring. Clean the ring in the same machine. Return of the Ring then goes to Talvash del Kissel in Ironforge or Nogg in Orgrimmar, who make a better ring from a Silver Bar and a Moss Agate.
• Save Techbot’s Brain! Techbot stands in the Loading Room of the Train Depot, outside the instance.
• Gnogaine and The Only Cure is More Green Glow. Use the phial next to a living irradiated trogg, and later next to irradiated slimes, lurkers and horrors. The second phial has to be back with Ozzie within 2 hours.
• Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators. 24 Robo-mechanical Guts, from most monsters inside.
• Essential Artificials. 12 Essential Artificials, scattered through the dungeon and sometimes tucked behind pillars.
• Data Rescue. The White Punch Card drops outside; machines A to D, from Techbot to below Crowd Pummeler 9-60, turn it into the Prismatic Punch Card.
• The Grand Betrayal and Rig Wars. Kill Mekgineer Thermaplugg. For Rig Wars, also take the Rig Blueprints from the black and white chest in his room.

The bosses and their loot

The loot per boss comes from Wowhead, with the stats from the files of the beta.

Grubbis

Near the entrance, in the cave by the Hall of Gears. Talk to Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse to start the event: troggs pour out of the caves before Emi blows them shut, and Grubbis comes out of the second one.

Item	New in Forever
Grubbis Paws	Unchanged

Viscous Fallout

On the irradiated ground floor of the Hall of Gears. Clear the trash around him first.

Item	New in Forever
Hydrocane	Up to 36 spell damage and healing; Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer instead of water breathing
Toxic Revenger	The poison cloud hits harder: 14 every 3 seconds
Acidic Walkers	Almost unchanged

Electrocutioner 6000

On the raised launch pad in the Launch Bay. He casts Chain Bolt, Megavolt and Shock, and drops the Workshop Key for the back door.

Item	New in Forever
Electrocutioner Leg	More Nature damage per hit, and double damage to Mechanical targets
Electrocutioner Lagnut	Up to 8 healing, a little less Spirit
Spidertank Oilrag	Blue, up to 8 spell damage and healing

Crowd Pummeler 9-60

On the upper south ledge of the Engineering Labs. Arcing Smash, Crowd Pummel and Trample hit the whole melee group.

Item	New in Forever
Manual Crowd Pummeler	The attack speed use now has a cooldown of 3 minutes, and the mace is unique
Gnomebot Operating Boots	Blue, more Stamina and up to 10 healing

Dark Iron Ambassador, a rare

Patrols the north side of the tunnel to Thermaplugg, if he spawns. Fire Shield, Fireball and a Burning Servant.

Item	New in Forever
Royal Diplomatic Scepter	A healer’s mace now: up to 75 healing
Glass Shooter	12 Attack Power
Emissary Cuffs	6 Arcane Resistance instead of a random enchantment

Mekgineer Thermaplugg

The final boss, in the Tinkers’ Court. Walking Bombs come out of six dispensers during the fight. Kill them before they reach the group, or send one player to press the button on the right of each dispenser.

Item	New in Forever
Thermaplugg’s Central Core	Its Nature damage when struck goes from 35-65 to 65-121
Charged Gear	No random enchantment any more, level 31

Wowhead also lists Thermaplugg’s Left Arm and the Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator for him. Neither is in the Forever data of Wowhead yet.

Boxes and chests

The Box of Assorted Parts holds engineering materials, such as Bronze Tubes and blasting powder. Three of them: in the upper centre of the Hall of Gears, in the cave of Blastmaster Emi Shortfuse, and in one of the bunkers of The Dormitory. A Large Solid Chest stands in the upper centre of the Hall of Gears, in the upper east of the Engineering Labs and in a bunker of The Dormitory.

What is not known yet

• Thermaplugg’s Left Arm and the Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator: whether they still drop in Forever.
• The drop rates of the boss loot.
• The quest rewards may still change during the beta.