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.
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, from level 5.
- 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.
- Master: up to 375.
- Grand Master: up to 450, from 350 skill.
Remember to visit your trainer as you approach your rank's limit: beyond it, your skill no longer increases.
In Wrath of the Lich King, the leatherworking trainers in the capital cities teach the Apprentice to Artisan ranks, from 1 to 300. The Master rank, from 300 to 375, is learned in Outland, and the Grand Master rank, from 375 to 450, in Northrend, from the trainers shown in brackets.
Alliance
- Stormwind: Simon Tanner.
- Ironforge: Fimble Finespindle.
- Darnassus: Telonis.
- The Exodar: Akham.
- Hellfire Peninsula: Brumman (300 – 375), at Honor Hold.
- Borean Tundra: Rosemary Bovard (375 – 450).
- Howling Fjord: Bernadette Dexter (375 – 450).
Horde
- Orgrimmar: Karolek.
- Thunder Bluff: Una.
- Undercity: Arthur Moore.
- Silvermoon City: Lynalis.
- Hellfire Peninsula: Barim Spilthoof (300 – 375), at Thrallmar.
- Borean Tundra: Awan Iceborn (375 – 450).
- Howling Fjord: Gunter Hansen (375 – 450).
Neutral
- Shattrath City: Darmari (300 – 375).
- Dalaran: Diane Cannings (375 – 450).
Specializations
From 225 skill and level 40, a quest lets you choose a specialization: each one gives access to its own patterns.
- Dragonscale Leatherworking: Peter Galen, in Azshara (Alliance), or Thorkaf Dragoneye, in the Badlands (Horde).
- Elemental Leatherworking: Sarah Tanner, in Searing Gorge (Alliance), or Brumn Winterhoof, in the Arathi Highlands (Horde).
- Tribal Leatherworking: Caryssia Moonhunter, in Feralas (Alliance), or Se'Jib, in Stranglethorn Vale (Horde).
Guide 1 – 450
This guide takes you from 1 to 450. Up to 300, the route is the same as in Classic Era; from 300 to 350, it goes through Outland's leathers, then through Northrend's up to 450. Several patterns are obtained away from trainers, noted below. Quantities are estimates: once a recipe is no longer orange, you sometimes need to craft a few more.
Required components from 1 to 300
- Ruined Leather ScrapsLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 120
- Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 128
- Light HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 10
- SaltVendor componentSold by vendors.: 65
- Coarse ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 100
- Medium HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 25
- Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 220
- Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 95
- Gray DyeVendor componentSold by vendors.: 35
- Heavy HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 10
- Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 445
- Black DyeVendor componentSold by vendors.: 55
- Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 160
- Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 545
- Heavy Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 20
- Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 400
- Rune ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 40
Leather and hides are gathered with Skinning, or bought at the auction house. Threads, dyes and salt are sold by leatherworking suppliers.
Required components from 300 to 350
- Knothide LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 545
- Rune ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors.: 90
Required components from 350 to 450
- Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 2354
- Crystallized WaterIngredient or Crystallized ShadowIngredient: 70, your choice
- Eternal AirIngredient or Eternal WaterIngredient: 18, your choice
- Arctic FurLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 16
- Frozen OrbIngredient: 17
- Nerubian ChitinLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. or Icy DragonscaleLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house.: 14, or Eternal EarthIngredient: 28, your choice
For the last step, add your choice of: Eternal FireIngredient and Eternal ShadowIngredient; Eternal LifeIngredient and Eternal WaterIngredient; or Eternal AirIngredient and Eternal WaterIngredient (50 of each).
Leathers are gathered with Skinning, or bought at the auction house, like the elements and the Frozen Orb. Rune Thread is sold by leatherworking suppliers.
1 – 30
Start by turning the scraps into Light Leather, and keep it: it is used next.
- Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (40): Ruined Leather ScrapsLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (120).
30 – 45
Craft Light Armor Kits.
- Light Armor KitCrafted item (18): Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (18).
45 – 55
Cure a few Light Hides. At 50, go back to your trainer to learn the Journeyman rank.
- Cured Light HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 35 skill. (10): Light HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (10), SaltVendor componentSold by vendors. (10).
55 – 100
Move on to Embossed Leather Gloves.
- Embossed Leather GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 55 skill. (50): Light LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (150), Coarse ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (100).
100 – 120
Cure Medium Hides.
- Cured Medium HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 100 skill. (25): Medium HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (25), SaltVendor componentSold by vendors. (25).
120 – 135
Craft Dark Leather Boots. At 125, go back to a trainer to learn the Expert rank.
- Dark Leather BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 100 skill. (15): Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (60), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (30), Gray DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (15).
135 – 150
Move on to Dark Leather Cloaks.
- Dark Leather CloakCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 110 skill. (20): Medium LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (160), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (20), Gray DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (20).
150 – 160
Cure a few Heavy Hides and keep them: they are used around 180.
- Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (10): Heavy HideLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (10), SaltVendor componentSold by vendors. (30).
160 – 180
Craft Heavy Armor Kits.
- Heavy Armor KitCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (25): Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (125), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (25).
180 – 190
Move on to Barbaric Shoulders.
- Barbaric ShouldersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 175 skill. (10): Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (80), Cured Heavy HideCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 150 skill. (10), Fine ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (20).
190 – 205
Craft Dusky Bracers. At 200, go back to a trainer to learn the Artisan rank.
- Dusky BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 185 skill. (15): Heavy LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (240), Black DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (15), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (30).
205 – 235
Move on to Nightscape Headbands.
- Nightscape HeadbandCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 205 skill. (35): Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (175), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (70).
235 – 250
Craft Nightscape Pants.
- Nightscape PantsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 230 skill. (15): Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (210), Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (60).
250 – 260
Move on to Nightscape Boots.
- Nightscape BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 235 skill. (10): Thick LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (160), Heavy Silken ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (20).
260 – 280
The Wicked Leather Gauntlets pattern is not taught by trainers: it is sold by Leonard Porter (Western Plaguelands, Alliance) or Werg Thickblade (Tirisfal Glades, Horde). These vendors offer only one copy at a time: if it is sold out, you have to wait for it to come back.
- Wicked Leather GauntletsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 260 skill. (20): Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (160), Black DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (20), Rune ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (20).
280 – 300
The Wicked Leather Headband pattern drops from Jadefire Tricksters, in Felwood.
- Wicked Leather HeadbandCrafted itemRecipe found on monsters at 280 skill. (20): Rugged LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (240), Black DyeVendor componentSold by vendors. (20), Rune ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (20).
300 – 325
Learn the Master rank from your faction's master trainer in Hellfire Peninsula, or from Darmari in Shattrath City. If you gathered Knothide Leather ScrapsLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house., first turn them into Knothide Leather: it takes 5 scraps for 1 leather. Then craft Knothide Armor Kits: the recipe turns yellow around 310, so you sometimes need a few more.
- Knothide Armor KitCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 300 skill. (30): Knothide LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (120).
325 – 330
Craft Thick Draenic Boots.
- Thick Draenic BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 320 skill. (5): Knothide LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (50), Rune ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (15).
330 – 350
First craft 75 Heavy Knothide Leather, which trainers now teach. Then move on to Thick Draenic Vests: the recipe turns yellow at 340, so you sometimes need to craft a few more.
- Heavy Knothide LeatherCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 325 skill. (75): Knothide LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (375).
- Thick Draenic VestCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 330 skill. (25): Heavy Knothide LeatherCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 325 skill. (75), Rune ThreadVendor componentSold by vendors. (75).
350 – 375
At 350, learn the Grand Master rank from a trainer in Northrend, or from Diane Cannings in Dalaran. Then craft Borean Armor Kits: the recipe stays orange up to 375.
- Borean Armor KitCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 350 skill. (25): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (100).
375 – 385
Craft 10 pieces of your choice from these four patterns.
- Arctic BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 370 skill. (10): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (80).
- Iceborne GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 370 skill. (10): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (80).
- Frostscale BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 370 skill. (10): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (80).
- Nerubian LegguardsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 370 skill. (10): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (80).
385 – 390
Craft 5 pieces of your choice from these four patterns.
- Iceborne BootsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 375 skill. (5): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (50).
- Nerubian BeltCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 375 skill. (5): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (50).
- Frostscale ShouldersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 375 skill. (5): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (50).
- Arctic GlovesCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 375 skill. (5): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (50).
390 – 405
Turn your Borean Leather into Heavy Borean Leather until the recipe turns gray, at 405. You will need a lot of it later.
- Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (340): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (2040).
405 – 410
Craft 7 bracers of your choice. The recipe is already yellow.
- Arctic WristguardsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 385 skill. (7): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (84).
- Iceborne WristguardsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 385 skill. (7): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (84).
- Nerubian BracersCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 385 skill. (7): Borean LeatherLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (84).
410 – 420
Move on to leggings, the cheapest in leather. The recipe is already yellow.
- Dark Frostscale LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 395 skill. (14): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (56), Crystallized WaterIngredient (70).
- Dark Nerubian LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 395 skill. (14): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (56), Crystallized WaterIngredient (70).
- Dark Iceborne LeggingsCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 395 skill. (14): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (56), Crystallized ShadowIngredient (70).
420 – 425
The next patterns are sold by Braeg Stoutbeard, in Dalaran, for 3 Heavy Borean Leather each: one pattern per step is enough. Start with bracers.
- Eviscerator's BindingsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 420 skill. (5): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (40), Eternal AirIngredient (5).
- Swiftarrow BracersCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 420 skill. (5): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (40), Eternal AirIngredient (5).
- Overcast BracersCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 420 skill. (5): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (40), Eternal WaterIngredient (5).
- Stormhide WristguardsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 420 skill. (5): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (40), Eternal WaterIngredient (5).
425 – 435
Buy from Braeg Stoutbeard a gloves pattern from the same set, or the matching belt or boots, which need the same components. The recipe turns yellow at 430.
- Eviscerator's GauntletsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 425 skill. (13): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (130), Eternal AirIngredient (13).
- Swiftarrow GauntletsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 425 skill. (13): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (130), Eternal AirIngredient (13).
- Overcast HandwrapsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 425 skill. (13): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (130), Eternal WaterIngredient (13).
- Stormhide GripsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 425 skill. (13): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (130), Eternal WaterIngredient (13).
435 – 440
Craft leg armors, taught by trainers. The recipe is already yellow. Arctic Fur is also sold by Braeg Stoutbeard, for 10 Heavy Borean Leather.
- Frosthide Leg ArmorCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 425 skill. (7): Arctic FurLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (14), Nerubian ChitinLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (14), Frozen OrbIngredient (7).
- Icescale Leg ArmorCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 425 skill. (7): Arctic FurLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (14), Icy DragonscaleLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (14), Frozen OrbIngredient (7).
- Earthen Leg ArmorCrafted itemRecipe learned from the trainer at 425 skill. (7): Arctic FurLeatherGathered with Skinning or bought at the auction house. (14), Eternal EarthIngredient (28), Frozen OrbIngredient (7).
440 – 450
Finish with an epic piece of your choice. Its pattern is sold by Braeg Stoutbeard for 2 Arctic Fur, and the recipe stays orange up to 450.
- Trollwoven GirdleCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 440 skill. (10): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (100), Eternal FireIngredient (50), Eternal ShadowIngredient (50), Frozen OrbIngredient (10).
- Earthgiving BootsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 440 skill. (10): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (100), Eternal LifeIngredient (50), Eternal WaterIngredient (50), Frozen OrbIngredient (10).
- Windripper BootsCrafted itemRecipe bought from a vendor at 440 skill. (10): Heavy Borean LeatherLeather (100), Eternal AirIngredient (50), Eternal WaterIngredient (50), Frozen OrbIngredient (10).
