Schematic: Thorium Rifle

Uncommon

• Item Level 52
• Ingénierie
• “Teaches you how to make a Thorium Rifle.”
• Sell price: 30s

At a glance

Category

Ingénierie

Quality

Uncommon

Item level

52

Vendor price

1g20s

Sell price

30s

ID

16043

Where to find it

Dropped by

Monster	Level	Chance	Location
Crimson CourierElite	60	0.28%	Eastern Plaguelands
ObsidionElite	52	0.22%	Searing Gorge
Dark Keeper ZimrelElite	55	0.18%	—
Irondeep Peon	52-53	0.12%	Alterac Valley
JazElite	53	0.1%	Blackrock Depths
Phase LasherElite	54-55	0.1%	Dire Maul
Mai'ZothElite	47	0.08%	Stranglethorn Vale
Varo'then's GhostRare	48	0.08%	Azshara
Vile Priestess HexxElite	51	0.08%	The Hinterlands
Dark GuardElite	53-54	0.08%	—

And 623 other monsters, with a lower chance.

In the world (chests, veins, herbs)

• Solid Chest · 0.5% · The Hinterlands
• Solid Chest · 0.5% · Burning Steppes
• Solid Chest · 0.5% · Eastern Plaguelands
• Large Solid Chest · 0.5% · Western Plaguelands
• Large Solid Chest · 0.5% · —
• Large Mithril Bound Chest · 0.5% · Western Plaguelands
• Large Mithril Bound Chest · 0.5% · Blackrock Spire
• Fel Iron Chest · 0.5% · —

Crimson Courier · Eastern Plaguelands

1 location (coordinates 51, 31) · © Blizzard Entertainment

• Crimson Courier 0.28% · level 60 · Eastern Plaguelands
• Obsidion 0.22% · level 52 · Searing Gorge
• Mai'Zoth 0.08% · level 47 · Stranglethorn Vale
• Varo'then's Ghost 0.08% · level 48 · Azshara
• Vile Priestess Hexx 0.08% · level 51 · The Hinterlands
• Solid Chest 0.5% · The Hinterlands
• Solid Chest 0.5% · Azshara
• Solid Chest 0.5% · Burning Steppes
• Solid Chest 0.5% · Western Plaguelands
• Solid Chest 0.5% · Eastern Plaguelands
• Solid Chest 0.5% · Winterspring
• Large Solid Chest 0.5% · Western Plaguelands
• Large Mithril Bound Chest 0.5% · Western Plaguelands

Sources and drop chances from original Azeroth, from the free community databases CMaNGOS and AzerothCore. Forever may change them: chances are indicative, to be confirmed in game.

Data read from the game files thanks to wago.tools, version 1.60.1.70755, updated on 4 November 2026. The database follows each new game version. Stats, armour and damage are computed the way the game does; item-specific “Equip” and “Use” effects are not listed yet. Names and icons: © Blizzard Entertainment (see the legal notice, in French).