In World of Warcraft, the Leatherworking profession enables players to forge various weapons, armor, and other items using metals, minerals, and other materials.
It’s recommended that aspiring Leatherworkers take up Skinning as a secondary profession, since this profession calls for a lot of leather and hide. If you don’t opt to take Skinning as a secondary profession, you can always buy WoW Gold and purchase the materials you need at the Auction House.
Proficiency
As with all professions, Leatherworking has six proficiency levels, which are listed in the table below. As you increase your character’s level and your Leatherworking skill level, you can increase your Leatherworking Proficiency by visiting a Leatherworking Trainer. While any Leatherworking Trainer in Azeroth can teach you Apprentice to Artisan Leatherworking, you can only learn Master Leatherworking in Outland or Northrend, and Grand Master Leatherworking in Northrend.
Training costs WoW Gold, and the prices differ depending on whether you chose Leatherworking as your Primary or Secondary profession.
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Proficiency |
Required Character Level |
Minimum Required Skill Points |
Maximum Allowed Skill Points |
Training Cost ( Primary Profession) |
Training Cost (Secondary Profession) |
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Apprentice |
5 |
None |
75 |
10 Copper |
1 Silver |
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Journeyman |
10 |
50 |
150 |
10 Silver |
5 Silver |
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Expert |
20 |
125 |
225 |
50 Silver |
1 WoW Gold |
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Artisan |
35 |
Primary: 200 |
300 |
5 WoW Gold |
2 WoW Gold 50 Silver |
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Master |
50 |
Primary: 275 Secondary: 300 |
375 |
10 WoW Gold |
10 WoW Gold |
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Grand Master |
65 |
350 |
450 |
35 WoW Gold |
35 WoW Gold |
Leveling Leatherworking
The first thing you need to do is to visit a Leatherworking Trainer in one of Azeroth’s main cities to learn Apprentice Leatherworking. This section contains a table that shows you which items to create to level up your Proficiency in the fastest, most efficient manner.
Most of the plans for the items listed below can be learned from Leatherworking Trainers, but a few have to be obtained elsewhere.
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Apprentice |
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Level |
Items to Craft |
Materials |
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1-20 |
19 Light Leather |
57 Ruined Leather Scraps |
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20-30 |
10 Light Armor Kit |
10 Light Leather |
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If you don’t have any Ruined Leather Scraps, you can create Light Leather from levels 1-30. |
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30-35 |
5 Handstitched Leather Cloak |
10 Light Leather 5 Coarse Thread |
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35-65 |
40 Cured Light Hide |
40 Light Hide 40 Salt |
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Journeyman |
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Level |
Items to Craft |
Materials |
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65-85 |
20 Embossed Leather Gloves |
60 Light Leather 40 Coarse Thread |
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85-100 |
15 Fine Leather Belt |
90 Light Leather 30 Coarse Thread |
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100-115 |
15 Cured Medium Hide |
15 Medium Hide 15 Salt |
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115-125 |
10 Dark Leather Boots |
40 Medium Leather 20 Fine Thread 10 Gray Dye |
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125-130 |
5 Dark Leather Cloak |
40 Medium Leather 5 Fine Thread 5 Gray Dye |
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Expert |
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Level |
Items to Craft |
Materials |
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130-145 |
15 Dark Leather Belt |
15 Fine Leather Belt 15 Cured Medium Hide 30 Fine Thread 15 Gray Dye |
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145-150 |
5 Hillman’s Leather Gloves |
70 Medium Leather 20 Fine Thread |
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150-165 |
20 Cured Heavy Hide |
20 Heavy Hide 60 Salt |
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If you reach 170 while making Cured Heavy Hides, you can skip making Heavy Armor Kits. |
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165-170 |
5 Heavy Armor Kit |
25 Heavy Leather |
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170-180 |
10 Golden Scale Bracers |
50 Steel Bar 20 Heavy Grinding Stone |
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180-190 |
10 Barbaric Shoulders |
80 Heavy Leather 10 Cured Heavy Hide 20 Fine Thread |
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190-200 |
10 Guardian Gloves |
40 Heavy Leather 10 Cured Heavy Hide 10 Silken Thread |
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Once you reach skill level 200, you can start quests to learn one of three Leatherworking Specializations. See this guide’s Leatherworking Specializations section for details. |
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200-205 |
5 Thick Armor Kit |
25 Thick Leather 5 Silken Thread |
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Artisan |
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Level |
Items to Craft |
Materials |
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205-235 |
40 Nightscape Headband |
200 Thick Leather 80 Silken Thread |
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235-250 |
15 Nightscape Pants |
210 Thick Leather 60 Silken Thread |
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250-260 |
15 Rugged Armor Kit |
75 Rugged Leather |
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260-275 |
15 Wicked Leather Gauntlets |
120 Rugged Leather 15 Black Dye 15 Rune Thread |
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The pattern for Wicked Leather Gauntlets can be purchased from either Werg Thickblade at Tirisfal Glades (Horde) or Leonard Porter at Western Plaguelands. |
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You may also opt to create 15 Heavy Scorpid Bracers (using a total of 60 Rugged Leather, 60 Heavy Scorpid Scale, and 15 Rune Thread) instead of Wicked Leather Gauntlets if Heavy Scorpid Scales are cheap on your realm. You can buy the Heavy Scorpid Bracers pattern from Zannok Hidepiercer at Silithus. |
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Master |
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Level |
Items to Craft |
Materials |
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275-285 |
10 Wicked Leather Bracers |
80 Rugged Leather 10 Black Dye 10 Rune Thread |
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If Essence of Water is being sold at a low price on your realm, make Frostsaber Boots (using 4 Rugged Leather, 1 Essence of Water, and 1 Rune Thread each) from 275-285. You can buy the Frostsaber Boots pattern from Qia at Winterspring. |
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285-300 |
15 Wicked Leather Headband |
180 Rugged Leather 15 Black Dye 15 Rune Thread |
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300-310 |
20 Knothide Leather |
100 Knothide Leather Scraps |
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310-325 |
25 Knothide Armor Kit |
100 Knothide Leather |
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325-330 |
65 Heavy Knothide Leather |
325 Knothide Leather |
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330-340 |
10 Thick Draenic Vest |
30 Heavy Knothide Leather 30 Rune Thread |
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340-350 |
14 Scaled Draenic Boots |
28 Knothide Leather 28 Fel Scales 42 Rune Thread |
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You might have to make more than 14 as this item turns yellow in your list at level 345. |
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Grand Master |
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Level |
Items to Craft |
Materials |
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350-380 |
33 Borean Armor Kit |
132 Borean Leather |
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380-385 |
5 Arctic Boots |
40 Borean Leather |
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385-390 |
5 Iceborne Shoulderpads |
50 Borean Leather |
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390-405 |
28 Heavy Borean Leather |
1608 Borean Leather |
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405-415 |
13 Dark Frostscale Leggings |
52 Borean Leather 75 Crystallized Water |
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415-420 |
5 Pack of Endless Pockets |
40 Heavy Borean Leather |
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420-425 |
5 Overcast Bracers |
40 Borean Leather 5 Eternal Water |
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The pattern for this item can be bought from Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran. |
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425-435 |
13 Overcast Handwraps |
130 Heavy Borean Leather 13 Eternal Water |
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The pattern for this item can be bought from Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran. |
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435-440 |
5 Frosthide Leg Armor |
10 Arctic Fur 10 Nerubian Chitin 5 Frozen Orb |
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You may also opt to create 5 Icescale Leg Armor (using a total of 10 Arctic Fur, 10 Icy Dragonscale, and 5 Frozen Orb) instead of Frosthide Leg Armor. You might have to make more than 5 of either item because both items will be yellow in your list at this point. |
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440-450 |
Keep making the items above and/or craft epic items that you learn at level 440. |
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Leatherworking Specialization
Leatherworkers may choose to take up a Specialization upon reaching character level 40 and Leatherworking skill level 200. Taking a Specialization in Leatherworking will grant you access to higher level plans for armor or weapons that are normally not accessible to non-specialized Leatherworkers.
There are three available specializations to choose from: Elemental, Dragonscale, and Tribal Leatherworking. In order to specialize in any of them, you have to talk to the appropriate NPC and complete the quests they give you.
Elemental Leatherworking
Elemental Leatherworking allows you to create leather armor with Stamina and/or Agility bonuses.
Visit Brumn Winterhoof at Arathi Highlands (Horde) or Sarah Tanner in Searing Gorge (Alliance), and accept the “Elemental Leatherworking” quest. This will require you to bring him/her 2 Heart of Fire, 2 Globe of Water, 2 Core of Earth, and 2 Breath of Wind. You can acquire these items by killing elementals or infernals (Fire elementals for Heart of Fire, Water elementals for Globe of Water, and so on), but the drop rate is pretty low. If you’re having a hard time getting the items, check your realm’s Auction House to see if anyone has the items up for sale. Once you’ve brought the items back to the NPC, you’ll become an Elemental Leatherworker.
Dragonscale Leatherworking
Dragonscale Leatherworking allows you to craft mail armor with Stamina and Intellect bonuses, as well increases in spells’ critical hits and spell damage for caster Shamans or additional critical hit rate bonuses for Hunters.
Go to Thorkaf Dragoneye at Badlands (Horde) or Peter Galen in Azshara (Alliance) and accept the “Dragonscale Leatherworking” quest. The quest will require you to turn in 2 Tough Scorpid Breastplate, 2 Tough Scorpid Gloves, and 10 Worn Dragonscales. You can find Worn Dragonscales by skinning various dragonkin mobs all over Azeroth. The other items have to be crafted, and the table below will tell you where to get the pattern and what you need to make the items.
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Item |
Pattern Location |
Materials |
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2 Tough Scorpid Breastplate |
Dropped by Wastewander Bandit (Tanaris) |
24 Thick Leather 24 Scorpid Scale 8 Silken Thread |
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2 Tough Scorpid Gloves |
Dropped by Wastewander Thief (Tanaris) |
12 Thick Leather 16 Scorpid Scale 4 Silken Thread |
Tribal Leatherworking
Tribal Leatherworking enables you to create leather armor with Stamina, Intellect, and Spirit bonuses, which is most useful for Druids.
Before you do the actual quest for Tribal Leatherworking, you have to complete the Wild Leather quest chain.
Go to Jangdor Swiftstrider at Camp Mojache (Horde) or Pratt McGruben at Feathermoon Stronghold (Alliance) and accept the “Wild Leather Helmet” quest to start the Wild Leather quest chain. You’ Below is a table that shows which quests you need to do, what items you need to turn in, and what materials you will need.
All the quests in the Wild Leather quest chain (except the last one) will require you to turn in some Wildvine. Assuming that you took up Skinning as a secondary profession, you can buy the Wildvine at the Auction House, or you can kill the trolls in The Hinterlands or Stranglethorn Vale since they occasionally drop it.
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Quest |
Items Needed |
Materials for Crafted Items |
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Wild Leather Helmet |
2 Nightscape Tunic 2 Nightscape Headband 1 Wildvine |
24 Thick Leather 8 Silken Thread |
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Wild Leather Shoulders |
6 Thick Armor Kit 1 Wildvine |
30 Thick Leather 6 Silken Thread |
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Wild Leather Vest |
2 Turtle Scale Breastplate 2 Turtle Scale Gloves 1 Wildvine |
24 Thick Leather 40 Turtle Scale 4 Heavy Silken Thread |
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Wild Leather Boots |
2 Nightscape Pants 2 Nightscape Boots 2 Wildvine |
60 Thick Leather 12 Silken Thread |
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Wild Leather Leggings |
2 Turtle Scale Helm 2 Turtle Scale Bracers 2 Wildvine |
44 Thick Leather 72 Turtle Scale 4 Heavy Silken Thread |
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After completing the above quests, Jangdor or Pratt will give you a letter that you have to present to either Una at Thunderbluff (Horde) or Telonis at Darnassus (Alliance). |
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Master of Wild Leather |
You don’t have to craft anything for this quest; just turn in your letter. |
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Once you’ve completed the Wild Leather quest chain, go to Se’Jib in Stranglethorn Vale (Horde) or Caryssia Moonhunter in Feralas (Alliance) to accept the “Tribal Leatherworking” quest. You will be required to turn in 1 Wild Leather Vest and 1 Wild Leather Helmet. Once you’ve done that, you’ll become a Tribal Leatherworker.
If at any time you feel like switching your specialization, go back to the Leatherworking trainer who trained you in your specialization and pay a fee depending on your level.
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Specialty |
Trainer |
Cost to Unlearn |
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Elemental Leatherworking |
Brumn Winterhoof at Arathi Highlands (Horde) Sarah Tanner in Searing Gorge (Alliance) |
Level 40-50: 25 WoW Gold Level 51-65: 50 WoW Gold Level 66-70: 100 WoW Gold |
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Dragonscale Leatherworking |
Thorkaf Dragoneye at Badlands (Horde) Peter Galen in Azshara (Alliance) |
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Tribal Leatherworking |
Se’Jib in Stranglethorn Vale (Horde) Caryssia Moonhunter in Feralas (Alliance) |
Now that you know the most efficient way to level up your Leatherworking skill, you’ll get up to 450 in no time. Remember to choose a specialization that best suits your characters’ needs, or at least choose which one you believe will help you earn more WoW Gold at the Auction House.
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