In this Leatherworking Guide, we show you the fastest and cheapest way to raise your Leatherworking profession from level 1 to 450.
The best combination with leatherwork is Skinning, but it is not a mandatory combination. You would simply have to buy the materials instead of getting them yourself. If you decide to combine your Leatherwork with Skinning (which is usual) you can follow our Skinning Guide.
Sections of the Guide (click on the link to go directly to that section):
Apprentice Leatherworker 1 - 55
Furrier Officer 55 - 130
Expert Leatherworker 130 - 210
Leatherworker Craftsman 205 - 290
Master Leatherworker 290 - 350
Leatherworker Grandmaster 350-450
Approximate Materials
0057 x Ruined Leather Scraps
0130 x Coarse thread
0010 x Medium skin
0110 x Sal Island
0240 x Light leather
0130 x Medium leather
0140 x Refined yarn
0015 x Gray tint
0020 x Heavy hide
0305 x Heavy leather
0020 x Skein of Silk Cloth
0410 x Thick leather
0165 x Silk thread
0460 x Rough leather
0040 x Black tint
0040 x Runic thread
0100 x Knothide Leather Scraps
0430 x Hide Leather Scraps
0028 x Fel scales
1750 x Boreal leather
0100 x Crystallized water
0018 x Eternal water
0010 x Arctic fur
0010 x Nerubian chitin o Icy Dragon Scale
0005 x Frozen orb
Materials from levels 440 to 450 are not included due to the wide range of alternatives.
Here you have a list where you can find all the instructors.
In parentheses you will find the necessary materials to make the necessary amount to raise the marked levels.
Greeting our new friend the Coach
First and foremost, visit a fur trainer in any major city in Azeroth. If you can't find it, the city guards will kindly tell you where to go. You must learn Apprentice Leatherworker.
1 – 20
19 x Light leather (57 x Ruined Leather Scraps)
20 - 30
10 x Light armor reinforcement (10 x Light leather). You can make 30 Reinforcements from 1 to 30 if you don't have Ruined Leather Scraps.
30 - 50
20 x Hand-stitched leather cape (40 x Light leather20 x Coarse thread)
50 - 55
5 x Small Leather Ammo Pouch (15 x Light leather20 x Coarse thread)
Going up from 55 to 135
To advance in our profession we must go to our instructor and learn Furrier Officer.
55 - 85
30 x Printed leather gloves (90 x Light leather60 x Coarse thread)
85 - 100
15 x Fine Leather Belt (90 x Light leather30 x Coarse thread). Save them, you will need them later.
100 - 115
15 x Reinforcement for medium armor (15 x Medium sane15 x Sal Island)
115 - 130
15 x Dark Leather Boots (60 x Medium leather30 x Refined yarn15 x Gray tint)
Going up from 130 to 200
As you and the instructor have already become friends, go visit him and learn Leatherworking Expert.
130 - 145
15 x Dark Leather Belt (15 x Fine Leather Belt15 x Medium tanned hide30 x Refined yarn15 x Gray tint). If you do not have Medium tanned hide, can you do Dark Leather Cloak.
145 - 150
5 x Mountaineer's Leather Gloves (70 x Medium leather20 x Refined yarn)
150 - 155
5 x Heavy Leather Ball (10 x Heavy leather5 x Refined yarn). You can buy the pattern from Bombus Bueneje in Ironforge or Tamar in Orgrimmar.
155 - 165
20 x Tanned Heavy Hide (20 x Heavy hide60 x Sal Island). You will need them later.
165 - 180
25 x Heavy armor reinforcement (110 x Heavy leather25 x Refined yarn). If you do not have Heavy leather get Raptor Hide and do Raptor Hide Belt (Boss sold by androd fadran in Stormwind) or Raptor Hide Harness (Boss sold by tunkk in Orgrimmar)
180 - 190
10 x Barbaric Shoulders (80 x Heavy leather10 x Tanned Heavy Hide20 x Refined yarn)
190 - 200
10 x Guardian Gloves (40 x Heavy leather10 x Tanned Heavy Hide, 10 Silk thread)
200 - 205
5 x Thick armor reinforcement (25 x Thick leather5 x Silk thread)
Going up from 205 to 265
As usual, visit your instructor and learn Leatherworker Craftsman.
205 - 235
35 x Nightscape Tape (175 x Thick leather70 x Silk thread)
Specialization:
When you reach level 225 leatherworking and level 40 with your character, you will unlock a series of missions. These will allow you to specialize in a certain type of armor. As of patch 2.1.3 you can modify your specialization without any penalty to your skill points or the like. Here are the three possible specializations:
- Elemental Leatherworking:
Being able to make these objects:
- Dragonscale Leatherworking:
Being able to make these objects:
- Tribal Leatherworking:
Being able to make these objects:
235 - 250
15 x Nightscape Pants (210 x Thick leather60 x Silk thread)
250 - 265
18 x Rough armor reinforcement (90 x Rough leather)
265 - 290
25 x Malignant Leather Bracers (200 x Rough leather25 x Skein of Silk Cloth, 25 Runic thread)
Going up from 290 to 350
Visit your instructor in a city or Northrend and learn Master Leatherworker.
290 - 300
10 x Malignant Leather Headband (120 x Rough leather10 x Skein of Silk Cloth10 x Runic thread)
300 - 310
20 x Knothide Leather (100 x Knothide Leather Scraps)
310 - 325
23 x Knothide Armor Reinforcement (92 x Knothide Leather)
325 - 335
43 x Thick Knothide Leather (215 x Knothide Leather). You'll get to level 335 sooner, but do them all, you'll need them later.
335 - 340
5 x Thick Draenic Vest (15 x Thick Knothide Leather15 x Runic thread)
340 - 350
14 x Scaled Draenic Boots (28 x Thick Knothide Leather28 x Fel scales42 x Runic thread). This pattern at level 345 will turn yellow so we need to do something else.
Going up from 350 to 450
Go to Northrend and learn Grand Master Leatherworkerbut only learn from a leatherworking instructor, the rest… they won't want to teach you!
350 - 380
33 x Boreal Armor Reinforcement (132 x Boreal leather)
380 - 390
10 x Arctic boots (80 x Boreal leather)
390 - 405
258 x Heavy boreal leather (1548 x Boreal leather). You will use them later.
405 - 420
20 x Dark Frost Scale Leggings (80 x Heavy boreal leather100 x Crystallized water).
You can Dark Icebreaker Leggings, if Crystallized Shadow is cheaper or better for you.
420 - 425
5 x Overcast Bracers (40 x Heavy boreal leather5 x Eternal water). Braeg Barbarrobusta will sell you the standard in Dalaran in exchange for 3 Heavy boreal leather.
425 – 435
13 x Overcoated handles (130 x Heavy boreal leather13 x Eternal water). Braeg Ruggedbeard he will sell you the skipper in Dalaran in exchange for 3 Heavy boreal leather.
435 - 440
5 x Frost Hide Leg Armor (10 x Arctic fur10 x Nerubian chitin5 x Frozen orb).
Or you can do 5 x Ice Scale Leg Armor (10 x Arctic fur10 x Icy Dragon Scale5 x Frozen orb)
440 - 450
These last levels can be raised by doing the same patterns as before, using the patterns that you can find on the bands. You can either get or buy the materials (in case you have more than enough gold) or sell the manufacturing service for free. In any case, you will easily finish raising your skill level and if you do them on your own, you will surely sell them well in the Auction of your kingdom.
Having come this far, I can only congratulate you, then you will already have the leather profession at level 450!
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evil leather belt ... does not consume (skein of wool stick) !!!!
haha it's true he doesn't consume wool cloth, it cost me a lot to realize it haha
great help, it has made it easier for me to reach the goal
How do I do those specializations?
Well the guide is great but where the hell are the specializations. (I'm on 3.3.5a) I've looked through all the fucking parts I've seen in other guides and forums. I can't find anything…. It would be great if they made a section in the guide explaining where each specialization teacher is
If memory serves, Dragonscale Leatherworking (Thorkaf Dragonojo for the horde and Peter Galen for the alliance. 2 Tough Scorpid Breastplate, 2 Tough Scorpid Gloves, and 10 Worn Dragon Scales), Elemental Leatherworking (Brumm Winterhoof for the horde) and Sarah Peletero for the alliance. 2 Heart of Fire, 2 Globe of Water, 2 Core of Earth and 2 Breath of Wind) and Tribal Leatherworking (Se'Jib for the horde and Caryssia Moonhunter for the alliance. 1 Wild Leather Vest and 1 Wild Leather Helmet)