Goblin Land Mine in Vanilla 1.12.1

◆How Goblin Land Mine works

The mine is placed under the engineer's feet instantly and then lives on its own. According to the 1.12.1 tooltip:

• it explodes the next time a hostile creature passes near it and deals 394–506 Fire damage to it;
• the mine lasts 1 minute — if nobody comes close, it disappears without exploding;
• 1 minute cooldown, shared with grenades, bombs and dynamite;
• stacks to 10 and requires Engineering (195) to use.

Unlike the Goblin Sapper Charge, the mine does not damage its owner, and despite its name no Goblin Engineering specialization is needed — any engineer can craft and use it.

Goblin Land MineItem Level 39Requires Engineering (195)Use: Places the Goblin Land Mine on the ground. It will explode for 394 to 506 fire damage the next time a hostile creature passes near it. The mine has a duration of 1 min. (1 Min Cooldown)Max Stack: 10

◆How to make Goblin Land Mine

1. Raise Engineering to 195 — the route to this point is laid out in the engineering guide.
2. Obtain Schematic: Goblin Land Mine. Trainers do not sell it: it is a random drop from mid-level creatures. Players most often report it from Scarlet Monastery, Uldaman and Zul'Farrak; the schematic also shows up on the auction house regularly.
3. Learn the schematic and gather the reagents from the table.
4. Keep a Blacksmith Hammer and an Arclight Spanner in your bags — you cannot assemble the mine without them.

Other drop and vendor schematics are listed in the engineering schematics reference.

Reagents

All reagents belong to the engineer's iron era, so it is convenient to make mines alongside Iron Grenades, which require skill 175.

Use cases: PvP and dungeons

The flag in Warsong Gulch. The classic trick is to put a mine on the flag carrier's path, right at the flag or at the base exit. An enemy running past takes up to 506 Fire damage, and the defenders have an easier time finishing him. The map and routes are on the Warsong Gulch page and in the Warsong Gulch guide.

Ambush. The mine pairs well with stealth: an engineer rogue places it at a narrow point on a road and waits until the enemy steps into the trap. More ideas for opening a fight are in the rogue PvP guide.

Retreat in a dungeon. When the group backs off from a bad pull, a mine dropped at your feet before you run deals damage to the first enemy chasing you. Remember that the mine lives for only a minute, so placing it far in advance is pointless.

◆Comparison with nearby explosives

The rest of the gadgets and their roles are covered in the engineering combat gadgets hub, and the top-tier stun grenade is described in the Thorium Grenade reference.

Tips

• Place the mine at a point the enemy must pass through: a passage, a bridge, a base door.
• One minute is short, so the mine is best placed when the enemy is already running towards you.
• The schematic is an uncommon drop; if you find it while levelling through the 30s and 40s, do not sell it to a vendor.

◆Related pages

• Engineering combat gadgets
• Engineering guide 1–300
• Goblin Sapper Charge
• Iron Grenade
• Engineering schematics
• Warsong Gulch

The easiest place to test mines is a live battleground: create an account on WoW x5 and connect to the server — Vanilla 1.12.1 with x5 rates and active battlegrounds.