Leatherworking
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Leatherworking
Overview
Leatherworking is a primary crafting profession. It lets you craft leather and mail armor pieces.
It pairs naturally with Skinning, which provides the leather.
What this profession is for
- Craft leather and mail armor.
- Set up a Tanning Rack at the camp.
Learning the profession
Leatherworking is learned from a leatherworking trainer. Each rank raises the profession's maximum skill and requires a character level and a minimum skill:
- Apprentice: up to 75 skill.
- Journeyman: up to 150, from 50 skill and level 10.
- Expert: up to 225, from 125 skill and level 20.
- Artisan: up to 300, from 200 skill and level 35.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
In brackets, what each trainer teaches: 75 (Apprentice rank, from 0 to 75), 75 + (Journeyman rank, from 75 to 150), 150 + (Expert rank, from 150 to 225), 225 + (Artisan rank, from 225 to 300).
Alliance
- Stormwind City: Randal Worth (75) and Simon Tanner (75 +).
- Ironforge: Gretta Finespindle (75) and Fimble Finespindle (75 +).
- Darnassus: Darianna (75), Faldron (75 +) and Telonis (150 +).
- Ashenvale: Aayndia Floralwind (75 +).
- The Hinterlands: Drakk Stonehand (225 +), for high-level recipes.
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Kamari (75) and Karolek (75 +).
- Thunder Bluff: Mak (75), Tarn (75 +) and Una (150 +).
- Undercity: Dan Golthas (75) and Arthur Moore (75 +).
- The Barrens: Krulmoo Fullmoon (75 +).
- Stranglethorn Vale: Brawn (75 +).
- Feralas: Hahrana Ironhide (225 +), for high-level recipes.
Neutral
- Zephras Isle (Skyborne): Emerii Tallgust (75 +) in Valanaar, Indari Sunseam (75) in Shen'dar.
Guide 1 – 225
This guide takes you to 225, the maximum skill in the WoW Forever beta. It only uses recipes learned from the trainer. Quantities are estimates: plan for a few extra components.
Required components
- Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 269
- Light HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 21
- SaltVendor componentSold by vendors.: 312
- Coarse ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 114
- Medium HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 39
- Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 226
- Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 121
- Heavy HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 84
- Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 494
- Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors.: 56
- Iron BuckleBlacksmith itemMade with Blacksmithing, or bought at the auction house.: 50
- Black DyeVendor componentSold by vendors.: 6
- Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 66
- Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 462
- Turtle ScaleLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 528
- Heavy Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 44
Leather, hides and scales are gathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. SaltVendor componentSold by vendors., thread and dyes are sold by vendors. Iron buckles are made by blacksmiths.
1 – 35
Start with light armor kits, known as soon as you learn the profession.
- Light Armor KitCrafted itemKnown as soon as you learn the profession. (35): Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (35).
35 – 55
Learn Cured Light HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 35 skill. (from 35 skill). Keep 14 of them for the 125 – 130 step.
- Cured Light HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 35 skill. (21): Light HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (21), SaltVendor componentSold by vendors. (21).
55 – 85
Learn Embossed Leather GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 55 skill. (from 55). At 75, return to your trainer to learn the Journeyman rank, or your skill will stop increasing.
- Embossed Leather GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 55 skill. (36): Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (108), Coarse ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (72).
85 – 100
Learn Fine Leather BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 80 skill. (from 80).
- Fine Leather BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 80 skill. (21): Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (126), Coarse ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (42).
100 – 125
Learn Cured Medium HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 100 skill. (from 100). Make 8 more for the 130 – 150 step.
- Cured Medium HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 100 skill. (39): Medium HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (39), SaltVendor componentSold by vendors. (39).
125 – 130
Learn Toughened Leather ArmorCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 120 skill. (from 120).
- Toughened Leather ArmorCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 120 skill. (7): Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (70), Cured Light HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 35 skill. (14), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (14).
130 – 150
Learn Hillman's ShouldersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 130 skill. (from 130). At 150, learn the Expert rank from your trainer (level 20 required).
- Hillman's ShouldersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 130 skill. (39): Cured Medium HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 100 skill. (39), Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (156), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (39).
150 – 160
Learn Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (from 150). The first 10 each give a point; make all those needed for the next steps.
- Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (84): Heavy HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (84), SaltVendor componentSold by vendors. (252).
160 – 175
Learn Green Leather BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 160 skill. (from 160). This is a costly step: the recipe quickly turns green.
- Green Leather BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 160 skill. (50): Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (50), Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (250), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (50), Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (50), Iron BuckleBlacksmith itemMade with Blacksmithing, or bought at the auction house. (50).
175 – 180
Learn Barbaric ShouldersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 175 skill. (from 175).
- Barbaric ShouldersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 175 skill. (6): Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (48), Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (6), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (12).
180 – 185
Learn Green Leather BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 180 skill. (from 180).
- Green Leather BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 180 skill. (6): Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (12), Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (36), Green DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (6), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (6).
185 – 190
Learn Dusky BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (from 185).
- Dusky BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (6): Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (96), Black DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (6), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (12).
190 – 200
Learn Guardian GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 190 skill. (from 190).
- Guardian GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 190 skill. (16): Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (64), Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (16), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (16).
200 – 205
Learn Thick Armor KitCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (from 200).
- Thick Armor KitCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 200 skill. (6): Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (30), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (6).
205 – 215
Learn Nightscape HeadbandCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 205 skill. (from 205).
- Nightscape HeadbandCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 205 skill. (16): Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (80), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (32).
215 – 225
Finish with Turtle Scale BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 210 skill. (learned at 210). This is the most costly step: the recipe quickly turns green.
- Turtle Scale BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 210 skill. (44): Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (352), Turtle ScaleLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (528), Heavy Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (44).
What about after 225?
You have reached the maximum skill in the beta. The rest of the guide, up to 300, will come when we have more information.
