WoW Leatherworking Guide | Leveling Leatherworking 1-450
WoW Leatherworking Guide
This guide provides you the cheapest and the quickest way to level Leatherworking. It uses patterns obtained only from vendors and trainers. So you won't go through the whole world to get rare pattern and got 2 more points in your skill. To get the information about specific pattern (its source) you can click on its title.
You can save a lot of gold if you choose skinning as a pair profession for Leatherworking. Leather is a main material for all crafts so it's better to get it yourself.
At skill level 225 you can choose specialization – Elemental (leather armor with agility and attack power), Dragonscale (mail armor for caster+melee) or Tribal (leather armor for healers). Armor created using specialization patterns can only be used by crafter.
Leatherworking guide contents:
- Leveling Leatherworking 1–65
- Leveling Leatherworking 65–130
- Leveling Leatherworking 130–210
- Leveling Leatherworking 210–275
- Leveling Leatherworking 275–350
- Leveling Leatherworking 350–450
- Leatherworking trainers
- Materials needed for this Leatherworking guide
Related guides:
Leveling Leatherworking 1–65
Learn Apprentice Leatherworking
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1–20 | 19 x Light Leather |
57
|
| 20–30 | 10 x Light Armor Kit |
10
|
| If you are lacking of Ruined Leather Scraps you can use this one for 1–20. | ||
| 30–35 | 5 x Handstitched Leather Cloak |
10
5
|
| 35–65 | 40 x Cured Light Hide |
40
40
|
| Keep these for future use. | ||
Leveling Leatherworking 65–130
Learn Journeyman Leatherworking
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 65–85 | 20 x Embossed Leather Gloves |
60
40
|
| 85–100 | 15 x Fine Leather Belt |
90
30
|
| Save these for future use in leveling leatherworking. | ||
| 100–115 | 15 x Cured Medium Hide |
15
15
|
| 115–125 | 10 x Dark Leather Boots |
40
20
10
|
| 125–130 | 5 x Dark Leather Cloak |
40
5
5
|
Leveling Leatherworking 130–210
Learn Expert Leatherworking
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 130–145 | 15 x Dark Leather Belt |
15
15
30
15
|
| 145–150 | 5 x Hillman's Leather Gloves |
70
20
|
| 150–165 | 30 x Cured Heavy Hide |
30
90
|
| You will need 30 these hides for future use. If you hit 170 at this step you can skip the next one. | ||
| 165–170 | 5 x Heavy Armor Kit |
25
|
| If you've hit skill level 170 at previous step you can skip this one. | ||
| 170–180 | 10 x Guardian Pants |
120
20
20
|
| 180–190 | 10 x Barbaric Shoulders |
80
10
20
|
| 190–210 | 20 x Guardian Gloves |
80
20
20
|
Leveling Leatherworking 210–275
Learn Artisan Leatherworking
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 210–235 | 35 x Nightscape Headband |
175
70
|
| 235–250 | 15 x Nightscape Pants |
210
60
|
| 250–260 | 15 x Rugged Armor Kit |
75
|
| 260–275 | 15 x Wicked Leather Gauntlets |
120
15
15
|
| Pattern: Wicked Leather Gauntlets is sold by vendors. If there are some Heavy Scorpid Scale in the Auction House and it's cheaper than the Rugged Leather, you can craft the following item: 15 x Heavy Scorpid Bracers – 60 Rugged Leather, 60 Heavy Scorpid Scale, 15 Rune Thread Recipe location | ||
| 260–275 | 15 x Wicked Leather Gauntlets |
120
15
15
|
|
Pattern: Wicked Leather Gauntlets is sold by vendors. If you can buy Heavy Scorpid Scale for next recipe cheaper than the Rugged Leather for this one you can craft Heavy Scorpid Bracers instead of this one. |
||
| 260–275 | 15 x Heavy Scorpid Bracers |
60
60
15
|
|
Pattern: Heavy Scorpid Bracers is sold by vendor. If you can buy Heavy Scorpid Scale for this recipe cheaper than the Rugged Leather for previous one you can craft this instead of Wicked Leather Gauntlets. |
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Leveling Leatherworking 275–350
Learn Master Leatherworking
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 275–285 | 10 x Wicked Leather Bracers |
80
10
10
|
| If Essence of Water is cheaper than Black Dye you can create 15 x Frostsaber Boots instead of this one. | ||
| 285–300 | 15 x Wicked Leather Headband |
180
15
15
|
| 300–310 | 20 x Knothide Leather |
100
|
| 310–325 | 25 x Knothide Armor Kit |
100
|
| 325–330 | 65 x Heavy Knothide Leather |
325
|
| 330–340 | 10 x Thick Draenic Vest |
30
30
|
| 340–350 | 14 x Scaled Draenic Boots |
28
28
42
|
| This one becomes yellow at 345 so you will may need to craft more than 10 items to reach 350. 14 is an average amount. | ||
Leveling Leatherworking 350–450
Learn Grand Master Leatherworking
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 350–380 | 33 x Borean Armor Kit |
132
|
| 380–385 | 5 x Arctic Boots |
40
|
| 385–390 | 5 x Iceborne Shoulderpads |
50
|
| 390–405 | 281 x Heavy Borean Leather |
1686
|
| 405–415 | 13 x Jormungar Leg Armor |
65
13
|
| 415–420 | 5 x Pack of Endless Pockets |
40
|
| 420–425 | 5 x Overcast Bracers |
40
5
|
| Pattern: Overcast Bracers is sold by vendor in Dalaran and costs 3 x Heavy Borean Leather. | ||
| 425–435 | 13 x Overcast Handwraps |
130
13
|
| Pattern: Overcast Handwraps is sold by vendor in Dalaran and costs 3 x Heavy Borean Leather. | ||
Three different ways to do 435–440. All these patterns will be yellow at 435 so you will may have to create more than 5 items to reach 440. But all they are selling very well at AH so you can get your gold back and even make some profit from crafting them. The price for each piece of these armors is around 150g–180g but it highly depends on economics of your realm. You can continue with Leg Armors up to 445. They will be green, but in most cases you will sell them so it's a normal way to get 445.
| Skill | Pattern | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 435–440 | 5 x Frosthide Leg Armor |
10
10
5
|
| 435–440 | 5 x Icescale Leg Armor |
10
10
5
|
| 435–440 | 5 x Earthen Leg Armor |
10
10
5
|
Starting from Leatherworking skill 440 you can craft epic items. The best way to level here is to search for people who have materials for crafting BoE epics but don't have Leatherworking skill. Search for such customers in trade channel offering your skill. So you will get a skill up for free mats and the customer will recieve his epic without fee. It's a good deal for everyone.
Leatherworking trainers
| Alliance | Horde | |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice Leatherworking trainers 1–75 |
Adele Fielder – Elwynn Forest Darianna – Darnassus Feruul – The Exodar Gretta Finespindle – Ironforge Moordo – Azuremyst Isle Nadyia Maneweaver – Teldrassil Randal Worth – Stormwind Waldor – Wailing Caverns |
Chaw Stronghide – Mulgore Dan Golthas – Undercity Kamari – Orgrimmar Mak – Thunder Bluff Shelene Rhobart – Trisfal Glades Talmar – Silvermoon City Waldor – Wailing Caverns |
| Journeyman Leatherworking trainers 75–150 |
Aayndia Floralwind – Ashenvale Akham – The Exodar Faldron – Darnassus Fimble Finespindle – Ironforge Simon Tanner – Stormwind |
Arthur Moore – Undercity Brawn – Stranglethorn Vale Karolek – Orgrimmar Krulmoo Fullmoon – The Barrens Lynalis – Silvermoon City Tarn – Thunder Bluff |
| Expert Leatherworking trainers 150–225 |
Telonis – Darnassus |
Una – Thunder Bluff |
| Artisan Leatherworking trainers 225–300 |
Drakk Stonehand – The Hinterlands |
Hahrana Ironhide – Feralas |
| Master Leatherworking trainers 300–375 |
Brumman – Hellfire Peninsula Darmari – Shattrath City |
Barim Spilthoof – Hellfire Peninsula Darmari – Shattrath City Grikka – Blade's Edge Mountains |
| Grand Master Leatherworking trainers 375–450 |
Rosemary Bovard – Borean Tundra Bernadette Dexter – Howling Fjord |
Gunter Hansen – Howling Fjord |
Materials needed for this Leatherworking guide
The list is approximate, there are some twists in leveling Leatherworking and you can choose one or other way. That's why you can need more or less of materials to get 450. Treat this list as an appraisal, not ready recipe. Don't use it to go to Auction House and buy everything at once.
I didn't include materials for 440–450 skills at this list as there are too many ways to go.
| Leather | |
|---|---|
| 57 | Ruined Leather Scraps |
| 40 | Light Hide |
| 10 | Medium Hide |
| 170 | Light Leather |
| 150 | Medium Leather |
| 30 | Heavy Hide |
| 305 | Heavy Leather |
| 385 | Thick Leather |
| 455 | Rugged Leather |
| 100 | Knothide Leather Scraps |
| 540 | Knothide Leather |
| 1908 | Borean Leather |
| 10 | Arctic Fur |
| Miscellaneous | |
|---|---|
| 55 | Coarse Thread |
| 140 | Salt |
| 140 | Fine Thread |
| 15 | Gray Dye |
| 20 | Bolt of Silk Cloth |
| 150 | Silken Thread |
| 40 | Black Dye |
| 40 | Rune Thread |
| 28 | Fel Scales |
| 13 | Jormungar Scale |
| 10 | Nerubian Chitin |
| or 10 Icy Dragonscale | |
| 5 | Frozen Orb |
I hope this WoW Leatherworking guide has helped you to reach 450.