What the beta data shows
ForeverDiff, which reads the beta client and compares it with Classic Era, lists the schematic as new to Forever. The item it teaches carries the tag NYI, short for not yet implemented, which developers use for content that exists in the data but is not finished.
Zockify lists the Weather Machine among ten recipes that use at least one of Forever's three new endgame herbs, Marefoil, Demonsage and Death Lotus. It does not say which herb or how many, and it says where those herbs grow is not known yet. The one hint so far is indirect: Blizzard Watch's beta enchant list describes Enchant Gloves – Lotus Claw as giving a small chance of Death Lotus while gathering herbs in Hyjal.
| Field | Beta client data |
|---|---|
| Item | Schematic: Gnomish Weather Machine |
| Teaches | Engineering recipe: Gnomish Weather Machine |
| Crafted item | Gnomish Weather Machine, marked NYI |
| Skill to learn | Engineering 300 |
| Binding | Binds when picked up |
| Item level and quality | 60, Common |
| Vendor sell price | 15s |
| Where it comes from | Not recorded in the client |
What it does: nothing published
No source describes an effect. The name suggests weather, but nothing in the data shows a weather change, a buff, or any connection to biome gear. Don't plan gear or gold around it until the item is finished and someone has used it.
If you mean to make one
Engineering 300 is the top of Artisan. Mobalytics says Artisan needs 200 Engineering and character level 35 to train, and that with the beta capped at level 30 it can't be trained yet. It names Buzzek Bracketswing in Gadgetzan and Kaylaena Springwhisper on Mount Hyjal as Artisan trainers for both factions.
Two planning points follow. The schematic binds when picked up, so the Engineer who will craft it has to obtain it themselves rather than buy it from another player. And the word Gnomish does not prove it needs Gnomish Engineering: Mobalytics notes that several Gnomish items only require Engineering to use, while others require the specialization.
Still to come
Not yet settled by our sources or tested in game:
- Where the schematic comes from: vendor, drop, quest or Merchant's Favor.
- The full reagent list, including which new herb it uses and how many.
- What the finished machine does, and whether it is a camp object, a usable device or something else.
- Whether it requires the Gnomish Engineering specialization.
Sources
Beta notes are dated because Forever is still changing.
- ForeverDiff: Schematic: Gnomish Weather MachineClient-data record from beta build 1.60.1.70338: Engineering 300, binds when picked up, item level 60, 15s sell price, crafted item marked NYI, no recorded source.
- Zockify: WoW Forever Herbalism guideThird-party guide listing the Gnomish Weather Machine among recipes that use the new herbs Marefoil, Demonsage or Death Lotus, and stating the herbs' locations are not yet known.
- Mobalytics: WoW Forever Engineering guideCommunity guide: Artisan Engineering requirements, the level 30 beta cap, Artisan trainer names and the note that some Gnomish items need only Engineering to use.
- Blizzard Watch: Every new enchant in WoW Forever, 21 September 2026Beta enchant list describing Lotus Claw as a small chance of Death Lotus while herb gathering in Hyjal; warns entries can change before launch.