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Comment by Nolimit

Used by engineers to make almost everything

Comment by alanoid

so you need Arclight Spanner and the blacksmith hammer when you get to a certain lvl of engineer ?

Comment by 35664

essential for engineers. acts just like a blacksmithing hammer

Comment by mortenmoulder

It could be funny with +15 agi or something on :D

Comment by shawarmakriger

Does not count as a melee weapon, as with Blacksmithing Hammers and Mining Picks.

Comment by 218953

Note: In Borean Tundra, an Arclight Spanner, along with a Mining Pick, will allow you to "skin" the Mechanicals running around in the Geyser Fields. Unknown yet if this also applies to Mechanicals elsewhere.

Again, Mechanicals will need an Arclight Spanner to be "skinned" by Miners.

Comment by okayokay

hope everyone knows about the Gnomish Army Knife by know (combinign an arclight spanner and gyromatic micro-adjuster (as well as 5 other things) into ONE bag slot! lol. yehaw! love the gadgets.

Comment by Sinderion

Known in simple terms as a "wrench". Goes to show how Gnomes love their things complicated.

Comment by 249143

It's probably a good idea to upgrade to using a Gnomish Army Knife (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40772) as soon as the budding engineer has the money or mats to get one. Good way to save bag space :] Although someone first creating the Arclight Spanner probably won't have the mats for the GAK, they run relatively cheap on most servers (under 3g), and saving that extra few bag slots gives you more room for stuff to sell, paying back very quickly.

Comment by 417037

Best weapon in the game.

Edit --> Like Huntards, it is a tool.

Comment by 206949

isnt this basically a wrench?

Comment by 165543

odd that hitting someone with a wrench will deal more damage than slashing someone with a machete lol

Comment by 542305

I personally want to make a Spanish looking black haired Human with a macro that says a "Spaniard in the Works" it might just work...

(anyone who didn't get that bit it's from John Lennon book a Spaniard in The Works)

Comment by 569140

Would be nice if this used the Engineering skill as a weapon skill like the Fishing Rods use the fishing skill

Comment by 577021

good DPS if u enchant it may be good for lv 1... LOL :P

Comment by dreadblood

this + Shoni's Disarming Tool + Blue Overalls + Ruby Shades =mechanic outfit
EDIT: actually the shades ARE in the game atm.. just not buyable from a vendor

Comment by 634937

Haha, not so bad dps actually:). Walked around with Anvilmar Axe on my dwarf hunter til lvl 12, when I realised I had a spanner in one of my bags that was betterXD. Would be epic if you could dual wield them!

Comment by 188559

Lowers your gear score average which is most prominently shown on your battle.net profile. It'd be nice if equipped item average was shown boldly instead. Oh well, spread da words!

Comment by JASP01

If you can dodge an arclight spanner, you can dodge a fireball. At least, that's the idea when preparing for Raid bosses like Ragnaros...

Comment by Vaximillian

In fact, "spanner" is essentially the same as "wrench." The first is British English, and the second is American English.

Comment by Doradan

Since this iconic item can't be used in Transmog (because stupid limit saying that Common items can't be used), anyone know of any nice engineer-y weapons that a caster could use? The only other two that use the model have both been removed from the game.

Comment by DaggersEdge

For all of your roleplay needs, I compiled a list of occupational tools for everyday heroes. Look at a weapon's "Item Versions" or "Same model as" tab for ones easier to obtain or a different color or weapon type. Higher levels can obtain Appearances for lower-level alts. If you want a quest Appearance from the opposite faction but do not have a character, use a Class Trial. Let me know if I missed a weapon! Good for bartenders, cooks, fishermen, farmers, lumberjacks, miners, blacksmiths, engineers, alchemists, and angry protesters.

ENGINEER / MECHANIC

Kobold Candle — Alliance quest reward

Spring Gadget — Horde quest reward

Supposed Mace — Neutral quest reward

Skullstone Bludgeon — Auction House, Engineering craft

Oxidized Wrench — Fishing

Coreway Engineer's Screwdriver — Auction House, fishing

Arclight Spanner (Engineering profession) — Auction House, Engineering craft

Magnetic Discombobulator — Auction House, Engineering craft

Scrapmaster's Blowtorch — Currency purchase after quest chain and Honored Rustbolt Resistance reputation

Coreway Engineer's Forceps — Auction House, fishing

BLACKSMITH / JEWELCRAFTER / MINER / CLIMBER / LUMBERJACK / CARNIE

Maruukai Smith's Tongs — Currency purchase after required Maruuk Centaur reputation

Militia Hammer — Alliance quest reward

The Hammer — Horde quest reward

Blacksmith Hammer (Blacksmithing profession) — Vendors

Repurposed Anvil — Rare mob drop

Medicine Stick — Neutral quest reward

Gnomish Liquid Transfer Apparatus — Trading Post currency purchase

Coreway Sledgehammer — Auction House, fishing

Excavator's Punch — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Dragonscale Expedition reputation

Excavator's Chisel — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Dragonscale Expedition reputation

Archivist's Stone Chisel — Currency purchase

Jeweler's Careful Crusher — Auction House, fishing

Ancient Forged Curio — Delve reward drop, weekly quest drop

Pail of Preserved Obscurity — City of Threads dungeon boss drop

Shatterstone Pick — Neutral quest reward

Brann's Trusty Pick — Neutral quest reward

Marcus' Pickaxe — Alliance quest reward

Archivist's Mining Pick — Currency purchase

Expedition Excavator — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Dragonscale Expedition reputation

Coreway Pickaxe — Auction House, fishing

Dark Zone Headtaker — Darkflame Cleft dungeon boss drop

Algari Competitor's Pickaxe — Auction House, Blacksmithing craft

Torchlit Pickaxe — Delve reward drop

Kobold Mastermind's "Pivel" — Treasure

Archivist's Rockpuller — Currency purchase

Archivist's Sturdy Hook — Currency purchase

Inquisitor's Torch — Auction House, Inscription craft

Coiled Archivist's Rope — Currency purchase

Lumberjack Axe — Auction House, world drop

Wood Chopper — Auction House, world drop

Tomahawk — Vendors

Craftsman Timber Mallet — Trading Post currency purchase

Hammer — Vendors

Darkmoon Hammer — Vendor

Wine-Soaked Hammer — Trading Post currency purchase

Club — Vendors

Cudgel — Vendors

LAMPLIGHTER / WATCHMAN / SCOUT / TOWN CRIER

Grayson's Torch — Alliance quest reward

Archivist's Spelunking Torch — Currency purchase

Algari Competitor's Staff — Auction House, Inscription craft

Lamplighter's Torch — Neutral quest reward, currency purchase

Lamplighter's Unlit Torch — Neutral quest reward, currency purchase

Watchman's Flare — Trading Post currency purchase

Forsaken Cresset — Trading Post currency purchase

Algari Competitor's Scepter — Auction House, Blacksmithing craft

Concerned Captain's Cudgel — Neutral quest reward

Everflame Night Torch — Currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Archivist's Improvised Cudgel — Currency purchase

Archivist's Extravagant Lantern — Currency purchase

Eerie Stable Lantern — Normal mode Shadowfang Keep dungeon boss drop, Mechagon rare mob drop

Deep Core Lantern — Neutral quest reward

Lamentable Vagrant's Lantern — Rare mob drop

Algari Competitor's Lamp — Auction House, Inscription craft

Deep-Dweller's Orb — Auction House, world drop

Earthen Traveler's Scepter — Neutral quest reward

Vagabond's Torch — Inscription craft

Ironcrest Lantern — Auction House, world drop

Deepwarden Torch — Auction House, world drop

Gol Osigr Torch — Auction House, world drop

Crow's Nest Spotlight — Alliance quest reward

Abyssal Beacon — Alliance quest reward

Titanic Hourglass — Currency purchase

Evernote Vesper — Rare mob drop

Ritual Bell — Auction House, world drop

Night Elven Horn — Treasure after quest chain

Night Elven Signal — Treasure after quest chain

Kaldorei Sentinel's Spyglass — Treasure after quest chain

Researcher's Magnifier — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Dragonscale Expedition reputation

Archivist's Magnifying Mace — Currency purchase

Keen-eye 'Noculars — Currency purchase

Academy Student's Journal — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Vault Guardian's Missive — Neutral quest reward

Core Explorer's Compendium — Auction House, Inscription craft

Drakewatcher's Scriptures — Auction House, world drop

Deeptide Scroll — Auction House, world drop

Scroll of Violent Tides — Spawned mob drop

FARMER / GARDENER / FLORIST

Robble's Staff of Herding — Auction House, world drop

Farmer's Broom — Auction House, Alliance vendor

Trusty Sweeper — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Dragonscale Expedition reputation

Farmer's Hoe — Auction House, Alliance vendor

Garden Hoe — Garrison vendor

Dragon Garden Hoe — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Hillhelm Farmhand's Hoe — Achievement

Dragon Garden Fork — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Field Tested Spear — Alliance quest reward

Rusted Pitchfork — Auction House, Death Knight starting area mobs

Hallowfall Harvester's Pitchfork — Currency purchase

Garden Pitchfork — Garrison vendor

Garden Scythe — Garrison vendor

Garden Sickle — Garrison vendor

Garden Shovel — Garrison vendor

Farmer's Shovel — Auction House, Alliance vendor

Coreway Shovel — Auction House, fishing

Decorative Niffen Sword — Currency purchase after required Loamm Niffen reputation

Expeditionary Spear — World drop

Earthshatter Lance — Rare mob drop

Kaheti Confiscated Spade — Neutral quest reward

Disturbance Detection Device — Neutral quest reward

Archivist's Pathfinder — Currency purchase

Archivist's Super Scooper — Currency purchase

Survivalist's Shovel — Currency purchase after required Dream Wardens reputation

Hillhelm Farmhand's Watering Can — Achievement

Dragon Garden Shovel — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Dragon Garden Hand Shovel — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Caretaker's Trowel — Currency purchase after required Dream Wardens reputation

Excavator's Trowel — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Dragonscale Expedition reputation

Dragon Garden Rake — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

ELIZA's Rake Attachment — Neutral quest reward

Leaky Bucket — Trading Post currency purchase

Life Pools Watering Can — Neutral quest reward

Cultivator's Watering Can — Currency purchase after required Dream Wardens reputation

Darkmoon Flower — Darkmoon Faire currency purchase

Stratholme Lily — Vendor

Simple Wildflowers — Vendors

Beautiful Wildflowers — Vendors

Bouquet of White Roses — Vendors

Bouquet of Black Roses — Vendors

Black Rose — Vendors

Red Rose — Vendors

Bouquet of Scarlet Begonias — Alliance quest reward

Spring Flowers — Noblegarden currency purchase

Bouquet of Orange Marigolds — Day of the Dead vendor

Dreamseeker Dandelion — Auction House, world drop

Blossom of the Earthen Ring — Alliance quest reward

Evergreen Branch — Auction House, world drop

Suntouched Flowers — Alliance/Horde quest reward

Sanguine Bouquet — Trading Post currency purchase

Fetid Bouquet — Trading Post currency purchase

BUTCHER / BAKER / CHEF / COOK / FISHERMAN

Cleaver — Vendors

Meat Cleaver — Auction House, world drop

Meat Cleaver — Garrison vendor

Servant Splitter — Waycrest Manor dungeon boss drop

Gently-Used Cleaver — Trading Post currency purchase

Cookie's Tenderizer — Normal mode Deadmines dungeon boss drop

The Glazer — Auction House, Stormsong Valley drop

Hivebreaker's Dipper — Cinderbrew Meadery dungeon boss drop

Extra Large Leek — Auction House, fishing

Garlic Knots — Neutral quest reward

Egg Basket — Noblegarden quest reward

Unidentified Cooking Utensil — Alliance quest reward

Spider Splatter Mace — Neutral quest reward

Big Kinook's Spare Ladle — Achievement

Dragon Dinner Fork — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Dragon Dinner Knife — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Tuskarr Clobbering Board — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Iskaara Tuskarr reputation

Last Month's Mutton — Auction House

Last Year's Mutton — Auction House

Petrified Camel Haunch — Auction House, world drop

Basilisk Bone — Auction House, world drop

Beauty's Favorite Bone — Normal mode Blackrock Caverns dungeon boss drop

Large Bear Bone — Auction House, Winterspring drop

Razor Sharp Fillet Knife — Auction House, fishing

Fishing Pole — Vendors

Stinkrot Smasher — Auction House, Island Expeditions

Steelscale Crushfish — Auction House, fishing

19 Pound Catfish — Auction House, fishing

70 Pound Mightfish — Auction House, fishing

Huge Spotted Feltail — Auction House, fishing

BARTENDER

Broken Wine Bottle — Fishing

Barman Skewer — Rare mob drop

Broken Silversnap Bottle — Neutral quest reward

Mok'Morokk's Grog Bottle — Horde quest reward

Red Wine Glass — Vendors

Wine Glass — Vendors

Simple Silver Dragon Goblet — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Simple Gold Dragon Goblet — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Jeweled Silver Dragon Goblet — Currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Jeweled Gold Dragon Goblet — Currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Ornate Drinking Stein — Auction House, world drop

Disciple's Stein — Auction House, world drop

Seer's Fine Stein — Auction House, world drop

Kreeg's Mug — Normal mode Dire Maul dungeon boss drop

Overflowing Purple Brewfest Stein — Brewfest quest

Bottomless Brewfest Stein — Brewfest vendor

Terrific Tankard O' Terror — Auction House, Brewfest dungeon drop

Tremendous Tankard O' Terror — Auction House, Brewfest dungeon drop

Ook-Breaker Mace — Rare mob drop, world drop

Ced's Crusher — Auction House, world drop

Porter's Tooth-Marked Mace — Auction House, world drop

Gao's Keg Tapper — Stormstout Brewery dungeon boss drop

ALCHEMIST

Vial of Chloroform — Alliance quest reward

Tears of Heaven — Vendor

Swirling Draconian Concoction — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Weighted Potion Cylinder — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Reinforced Lavender Bottle — Quest reward/currency purchase after required Valdrakken Accord reputation

Bubbling Concoction — Auction House, world drop

Decanter of Distilled Shadows — Auction House, world drop

Anima-Infused Muck — Neutral quest reward

Crypt Keeper's Vessel — Currency purchase after achievement

Bucket of Morbid Treats — Hallow's End currency purchase

Solena's Watchful Collection — Waycrest Manor dungeon boss drop

Cursed Monkey Palm — Battle of Dazar'alor raid boss drop

Spare Hand — Auction House, Rogue pickpocketing

MERCHANT

Furbolg Medicine Pouch — Purchase after Honored Timbermaw Hold reputation

Khadgar's Knapsack — Vendor

Lost Bag of Whammies — Zul'Gurub dungeon boss drop

Violet Kaldorei Pouch — Treasure after quest chain

Blue Kaldorei Pouch — Treasure after quest chain

Heavily Stitched Wallet — Trading Post currency purchase

REVELER

Red Sparkler — Auction House, Fireworks Spectacular vendors

White Sparkler — Auction House, Fireworks Spectacular vendors

Blue Sparkler — Auction House, Fireworks Spectacular vendors

Comment by Kwahu

Patch 10.0.5 and Blizzard couldn't even make this thing available for transmog. Just... oof.... How a billion dollar company can be this incompetent is baffling.
Edit: Now it can't even be equipped in a weapon slot, so it has officially been downgraded.

Comment by SargonStarblade

The new profession equipment no longer requires Engineers to have Blacksmith Hammer, Arclight Spanner, or Gyromatic Micro-Adjustor in their inventory or equipped as profession equipment.

Comment by NamemeSomething

Does not seem to be sold on Mechagon, presumably because a mechagnome would already have one as a limb.

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Arclight Spanner

Item Level 5

Engineering Tool

Durability 25 / 25

Requires Classic Engineering (1)

Sell Price: 89

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This item can be purchased in Vale of Eternal Blossoms (40), Shrine of Two Moons (37), Dazar'alor (23), Shrine of Seven Stars (8), Boralus (7), Oribos (6), Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope , Swamp of Sorrows (5), Vault of the Incarnates , Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible , Azuremyst Isle (4), Durotar (4), City of Threads , Darkmoon Island (3), Icecrown (3), Silvermoon City (3), Thunder Bluff (3), Tol Dagor (3), Arathi Highlands (2), Arathi Highlands (2), Azshara (2), Badlands (2), Blackrock Depths , Dalaran (2), Dalaran (2), Dornogal (2), Dragon Soul (2), Drustvar (2), Felwood (2), Frostfire Ridge (2), Hallowfall (2), Halls of Reflection , Hellfire Peninsula (2), Hillsbrad Foothills (2), Icecrown Citadel , Ironforge (2), Nazjatar (2), Nerub-ar Palace , Orgrimmar (2), Shattrath City (2), Stormwind City (2), Suramar (2), The Storm Peaks (2), The Waking Shores (2), Throne of the Tides , Tiragarde Sound (2), Ulduar (2), Valdrakken (2), Wetlands (2), Abyssal Depths , Amirdrassil , Arathi Highlands , Ardenweald , Ardenweald , Azj-Kahet , Blackrock Depths , Blade's Edge Mountains , Bloodmyst Isle , Borean Tundra , Darkshore , Darkshore , Darkshore , Darnassus , Deepholm , Dragonblight , Dun Morogh , Duskwood , Dustwallow Marsh , Emerald Dream , Feralas , Gnomeregan , Grim Batol , Grizzly Hills , Heart of Fear , Howling Fjord , Isle of Dorn , Karazhan , Nagrand , Nazmir , Netherstorm , Northern Barrens , Northern Stranglethorn , Ohn'ahran Plains , Shadowmoon Valley , Shimmering Expanse , Southern Barrens , Spires of Arak , Stonetalon Mountains , Stormsong Valley , Terokkar Forest , Thaldraszus , The Azure Span , The Cape of Stranglethorn , The Eternal Palace , The Exodar , The Forbidden Reach , The Hinterlands , The Jade Forest , The Nighthold , The Ringing Deeps , The Underbog , The Vortex Pinnacle , Tomb of Sargeras , Twilight Highlands , Uldir , Uldum , Uldum , Undercity , Vale of Eternal Blossoms , Vashj'ir , Vol'dun , Waycrest Manor , Winterspring , Zangarmarsh , Zaralek Cavern , Zul'Drak , and Zuldazar .

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