Gnomeregan

Gnomeregan was the gnomes' capital until the troggs broke in from below and the city was flooded with radiation to stop them. What's left belongs to Mekgineer Thermaplugg, the gnome who betrayed his people, along with his robots, the irradiated leper gnomes and the troggs that never left.

It's a long dungeon with a lot to show for it: 27 quests between the two factions, blue drops for every role, and a stack of Engineering schematics from the final boss. Block out a long session and bring a full group.

Gnomeregan's entrance is in the mountains of western Dun Morogh, west of Kharanos. The instance portal sits at the bottom of the ruined city's outer halls, so expect a few fights on the way down.

Dun Morogh is Alliance territory. Horde groups have their own quests here, but the trip in is long. After your first clear, the Workshop Key gives you a back way in: see Electrocutioner 6000 below.

Gnomeregan has 27 quests on its list, and they sort cleanly. Most are Alliance quests that hand in at Ironforge, Kharanos and Stormwind, the Horde chain runs through Booty Bay and Orgrimmar, and a handful work for both factions. Pick up everything for your side before you go: the quests both factions share start inside the dungeon.

Alliance

Four "speak with" quests introduce you to the gnomes who want things from Gnomeregan: Tinkmaster Overspark and Castpipe's Task (Tinkmaster Overspark and Master Mechanic Castpipe in Ironforge), Klockmort's Essentials (Klockmort Spannerspan in Ironforge) and The Day After (Ozzie Togglevolt in Kharanos). Then:

• Save Techbot's Brain!: Techbot's Memory Core for Tinkmaster Overspark.
• Data Rescue: a Prismatic Punch Card for Master Mechanic Castpipe.
• Essential Artificials: 12 Essential Artificials for Klockmort Spannerspan.
• Gnogaine: use the Empty Leaden Collection Phial on Irradiated Invaders or Irradiated Pillagers until it's full, then take it to Ozzie Togglevolt.
• The Only Cure is More Green Glow: High Potency Radioactive Fallout for Ozzie, who also wants the Heavy Leaden Collection Phial when you're done. The fallout is unstable and collapses quickly, so collect it last and head straight back.
• Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators: 24 Robo-mechanical Guts for Shoni in Stormwind.
• The Grand Betrayal: kill Mekgineer Thermaplugg and return to High Tinker Mekkatorque.

Horde

• Chief Engineer Scooty sends you to Scooty in Booty Bay, and Gnomer-gooooone! has you wait while Scooty calibrates the Goblin Transponder.
• Rig Wars: retrieve the Rig Blueprints and Thermaplugg's Safe Combination from Gnomeregan for Nogg in Orgrimmar.

Both factions

• A Fine Mess: escort Kernobee to the Clockwerk Run exit, then report to Scooty in Booty Bay.
• The Sparklematic 5200!: put a Grime-Encrusted Object and three silver coins into the Sparklematic 5200. More Sparklematic Action runs another one through. The list shows several copies of both: they're the same job.
• Grime-Encrusted Ring: get the grime off the Grime-Encrusted Ring, which also costs three silver. Then Return of the Ring (Alliance) or Return of the Ring (Horde) lets you keep the ring or track down whoever left the imprint and engravings inside the band.

• Gnomeregan mixes humanoids (troggs, leper gnomes and Dark Iron dwarves) with robots and radioactive oozes. Sap and Polymorph only work on the humanoids. For robots, use Freezing Trap, which works on anything, or burn them down.
• Leper gnome packs mix elites with non-elites. AoE the small ones down while the tank holds the elites.
• It's a long dungeon, so pull at a steady pace and don't chain packs to save time. A wipe deep inside costs far more than a careful pull.

Gnomeregan has something for every role. The standouts:

• Casters: Hydrocane from Viscous Fallout, and Spidertank Oilrag from Electrocutioner 6000, cloth bracers with mana regeneration. Thermaplugg adds Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator, a cloth helm.
• Melee: Manual Crowd Pummeler from Crowd Pummeler 9-60, Electrocutioner Leg from Electrocutioner 6000 (its Nature damage proc hits mechanical targets for double), and Thermaplugg's Left Arm, a two-handed axe from Thermaplugg.
• Mail and leather: Grubbis Paws from Grubbis and Gnomebot Operating Boots from Crowd Pummeler 9-60.
• Tanks: Thermaplugg's Central Core from Thermaplugg, a shield that can strike attackers with Nature damage.
• Engineers: Thermaplugg also drops five schematics: Schematic: Flame Deflector, Schematic: Discombobulator Ray, Schematic: Craftsman's Monocle, Schematic: Gnomish Cloaking Device and Schematic: Pet Bombling.

SlotAll slotsHeadChestWristHandsLegsFeetFingerOne-HandMain HandTwo-HandOff HandRangedOther

Armor typeAll armorClothLeatherMail

Weapon typeAll weaponsOne-Handed AxeTwo-Handed AxeGunOne-Handed MaceTwo-Handed MaceOne-Handed SwordTwo-Handed SwordStaffDaggerWand

Usable byAny classWarriorPaladinHunterRoguePriestShamanMageWarlockDruid

QualityAny qualityUncommon or betterRare or better

43 items

Gnomeregan loot

Item	Slot	Type	Item level	Req. level	Source	Drop
Techbot CPU Shell (Common)	Off Hand	Shield	26	21	Techbot	48%
Grubbis Paws (Rare)	Hands	Mail	34	29	Grubbis	8.8%
Acidic Walkers (Rare)	Feet	Cloth	32	27	Viscous Fallout	61%
Toxic Revenger (Rare)	One-Hand	Dagger	32	27	Viscous Fallout	18%
Hydrocane (Rare)	Two-Hand	Staff	32	27	Viscous Fallout	19%
Electrocutioner Lagnut (Rare)	Finger		34	29	Electrocutioner 6000	31%
Electrocutioner Leg (Rare)	Main Hand	One-Handed Sword	34	29	Electrocutioner 6000	16%
Spidertank Oilrag (Uncommon)	Wrist	Cloth	33	28	Electrocutioner 6000	41%
Workshop Key (Common)			1		Electrocutioner 6000	79%
Manual Crowd Pummeler (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Mace	34	29	Crowd Pummeler 9-60	33%
Gnomebot Operating Boots (Rare)	Feet	Leather	34	29	Crowd Pummeler 9-60	65%
Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator (Rare)	Head	Cloth	37	32	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	9.5%
Charged Gear (Rare)	Finger		37	32	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	32%
Thermaplugg's Central Core (Rare)	Off Hand	Shield	37	32	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	32%
Thermaplugg's Left Arm (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Axe	37	32	Mekgineer Thermaplugg	18%
Schematic: Craftsman's Monocle (Rare)			37		Mekgineer Thermaplugg	0.51%
Schematic: Discombobulator Ray (Uncommon)			32		Mekgineer Thermaplugg	0.42%
Schematic: Flame Deflector (Uncommon)			25		Mekgineer Thermaplugg	0.54%
Schematic: Gnomish Cloaking Device (Common)			40		Mekgineer Thermaplugg	0.28%
Schematic: Pet Bombling (Uncommon)			41		Mekgineer Thermaplugg
Emissary Cuffs (Rare)	Wrist	Leather	33	28	Dark Iron Ambassador · rare	43%
Glass Shooter (Rare)	Ranged	Gun	35	30	Dark Iron Ambassador · rare	32%
Royal Diplomatic Scepter (Rare)	One-Hand	One-Handed Mace	35	30	Dark Iron Ambassador · rare	21%
Mechbuilder's Overalls (Rare)	Chest	Cloth	31	26	Trash mobs	0.03%
Hotshot Pilot's Gloves (Rare)	Hands	Cloth	32	27	Trash mobs	0.03%
Petrolspill Leggings (Rare)	Legs	Leather	30	25	Trash mobs	0.04%
Caverndeep Trudgers (Rare)	Feet	Mail	32	27	Trash mobs	0.04%
Hi-tech Supergun (Rare)	Ranged	Gun	29	24	Trash mobs	0.03%
Vibroblade (Rare)	One-Hand	One-Handed Axe	30	25	Trash mobs	0.02%
Oscillating Power Hammer (Rare)	One-Hand	One-Handed Mace	28	23	Trash mobs	0.03%
Supercharger Battle Axe (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Axe	28	23	Trash mobs	0.04%
Gizmotron Megachopper (Rare)	Two-Hand	Two-Handed Sword	29	24	Trash mobs	0.03%
Gyromatic Icemaker (Uncommon)	Ranged	Wand	31	26	Trash mobs	0.05%
Schematic: Lil' Smoky (Uncommon)			40		Trash mobs
Security DELTA Data Access Card (Uncommon)			1		Trash mobs
Fused Wiring (Common)			26		Trash mobs
Grime-Encrusted Object (Common)			1		Trash mobs
Grime-Encrusted Ring (Common)			28	28	Trash mobs
White Punch Card (Common)			1		Trash mobs
Yellow Punch Card (Common)			1		Trash mobs
Blue Punch Card (Common)			1		Trash mobs
Red Punch Card (Common)			1		Trash mobs
Prismatic Punch Card (Common)			1		Trash mobs

• Stack your faction's quests before you go: Ironforge, Kharanos and Stormwind for Alliance, Booty Bay and Orgrimmar for Horde.
• Loot the Workshop Key from Electrocutioner 6000. It's your back door for the next run.
• Put your most alert player on Thermaplugg's buttons, not the tank or the healer.
• Clean your Grime-Encrusted Objects at the Sparklematic 5200 before you leave, and bring silver: every run through the machine costs three.
• Alliance: collect the High Potency Radioactive Fallout last and go straight to Ozzie, before it collapses.