Hey all,
Just wanted to flag an old issue that still hasn’t been addressed and might be catching more people off guard now that The MOTHERLODE!! is back in the M+ rotation — Evokers are currently unable to complete the Mecha-Mogul Mk2 mount due to how BFA Engineering scaling works.
This was first pointed out back in December 2022, and as of now, nothing’s changed. See here: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/evoker-cant-use-engineering-bonus-azerite-from-bfa-content/1428712
To get the final two components for the mount:
Blast-Fired Electric Servomotor x20
Mecha-Mogul Mk1 Remote Activation Device
…you need to hit 250 effective Kul Tiran/Zandalari Engineering skill, which is usually done by combining:
175 base Engineering
AZ3-R1-T3 Bionic Bifocals or other engineering goggles (+20)
Azerite Traits on the goggles (+55)
Azerite Engineering Elixir (+25) — this is what puts you at 250 and only drops if you have high enough engineering through the Azerite Traits
But Evokers can’t use Azerite Traits at all — so there’s no way to reach 250, and that means the components simply don’t drop. You’re hard-blocked, no matter what.
All the other materials you need for the Mecha-Mogul Mk2 can be farmed with just the goggles equipped. No traits or potion needed.
So it’s extra frustrating that you can spend all that time farming, only to hit a wall right at the very end
What makes things worse is that there’s no tooltip, no warning, and no explanation that these components require 250 Engineering. If you don’t already know the trick with traits + potion, you’re just stuck wondering why the parts never drop — even after dozens of dungeon runs.
In my case, I learned the recipe, maxed Engineering, crafted the goggles, bought the vendor mats, farmed the Expulsom… then found out I can’t actually finish the mount because my class can’t access Azerite Traits. Kinda rough.
A few ways to fix this came to mind:
Enable Azerite Traits from Evokers
Lower the required Engineering skill for these drops (and adjust the Elixir to match)
Make the Engineering materials account-bound or warbound so they can be farmed on other characters
I contacted support and spoke to a few GMs — they were helpful, but ultimately said there’s nothing they can do directly, and pointed me here to raise the issue. Since it’s been over two years with no progress, hopefully this helps put it back on the dev team’s radar.
Would love to see this fixed. It’s a cool old Engineering project, and right now, it just ends in frustration for anyone who happens to play a class that can’t use legacy systems the way they were designed.
Thanks for reading