Novice Engineer
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- You might be looking for one of these cards: Novice Engineer (Classic).
Novice Engineer is a free neutral minion card, from the Legacy set.
Other versions
How to get
The Regular and Golden copies of Novice Engineer are uncraftable. They have special unlock requirements and cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or opened from card packs:| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | Unlock Wild format | Regular, Golden | 2 |
Previous availability
Novice Engineer used to be obtainable through these means.
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Level up druid to 59 until March 30, 2021. | Golden | 1 |
| Custom | Level up druid to 60 until March 30, 2021. | Golden | 1 |
| Custom | Unlock druid until March 30, 2021. | Regular | 2 |
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_EX1_015_Play_01.wavI hope you like my invention.
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_EX1_015_Attack_02.wavHoh, if you're sure!
- Death
- ▶️
VO_EX1_015_Death_03.wav<death sound>
Lore
Gnomes are a race known for their ingenuity and engineering inventions.
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- Gnomes tend to design fairly complicated devices that are relatively safe. Gnomes are in many ways commensurate organizers: a gnome can spend as much time (or more) organizing and planning a project as they do actually working on it. If the design fails, they try to learn why, and fix it if they can. If they meet with success, they will continue to tinker with it and improve the design, often for years afterward. Thus, many gnomish designs feature a high degree of complexity and a low chance of failure, the exceptions being those that dabble with chaos energy — but even then, they take steps to ensure the worst that could happen is a brief, non-fatal failure.
- Gnomes overplan new projects, producing blueprints and schematics that can take longer to make than the device itself. While this cautious attitude results in higher quality products and a greater success rate, it often takes so long that cost overruns creep in. While a goblin would scream and flee at the mere thought of a cost overrun, a gnome simply shrugs and presses on. If a project fails to work correctly the first time, a gnome will continue to tinker with it, while a goblin would usually give up and move to something else. Thus, gnomish items have very low failure rates compared to goblin items.
Trivia
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Drums of War" series, for the card Tinker Casey Springlock.
Gallery
Novice Engineer, full art
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 1.0.0.4458 (Closed beta, 2014-1-16):
- Now has 1 health (Down from 2).
- Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
- Removed golden card unlock requirement (previously: "Unlocked at Druid Level 59.").
- 2021-03-30: Moved from the Basic set to the Legacy set.
- Patch 1.0.0.4217 (Closed beta, 2013-12-10):
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Druid Level 59." (previously: "Unlocked at Druid and Mage Level 59.").
- Patch 1.0.0.3890 (Closed beta, 2013-10-02):
- Flavor text now reads: ""Half of this class will not graduate… since they'll have been turned to chickens." - Tinkmaster Overspark, teaching Gizmos 101." (previously: no flavor text).
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Druid and Mage Level 59." (previously: no special unlock requirement).