by JiyambiThis guide is designed to help you quickly and cheaply level your leatherworking. There are points in the leatherworking profession that can be quite frustrating to those who don’t know it in and out – this guide will help you prepare for these dry spells with the leather you need ahead of time. I do my best to avoid rare recipes (those found as drops or from out the way trainers) and recipes which require rare or expensive materials. We will occasionally use these recipes due to other constraints, but information on where to find the components will be included.
If you have acquired some extra materials and it would be cheaper for you to create items other than those listed, by all means do so. In addition, feel free to sub out the listed items for some you are making to wear, but remember to get extra leather if this makes you come up short. Any items that are especially important will be noted in the guide (such as those for specialization turn-ins).
For an excellent guide on leveling your skinning BC to Wrath, see the Skinning 300-450 guide.
Note: The numbers provided here are estimates only. You may need a little more leather than what is listed, or a little less. If you end up with extra leather, remember that in most cases you can change that leather into the next type (medium to heavy for example) to save you some cash or farming time later on.
Table of Contents
- Why Level Leatherworking?
- Apprentice (1-75)
- Journeyman (75-150)
- Expert (150-225)
- Choose a specialization
- Artisan (225-300)
- Master (300-350)
- Grand Master (350-400)
Why Level Leatherworking?
Leatherworking provides some great advantages for leather and mail wearing classes. It is great for leveling up your character since you can very cheaply make item enhancements (armor kits), and can also craft upgrades in gear if you haven’t found them as you level. There are some item enhancements which you can only place on your own gear. There is also something to be said for being able to make your own armor kits rather than having to find someone to do it for you.
Back to the topApprentice
Purchase Apprentice Leatherworking from a leatherworking trainer.
Shopping List:
- 144 Light Leather
- 90 Coarse Thread
Expected Cost: 6g 70s
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 1-35 | Create 34 Light Armor Kit | 34 Light Leather |
| 35-45 | Create 10 Handstitched Leather Boots | 20 Light Leather 10 Coarse Thread |
| 45-55 | Create 10 Small Leather Amo Pouch | 30 Light Leather 40 Coarse Thread |
| 55-75 | Create 20 Embossed Leather Gloves | 60 Light Leather 40 Coarse Thread |
Journeyman
Purchase Journeyman Leatherworking from a leatherworking trainer (requires level 10).
Shopping List:
- 190 Light Leather
- 85 Coarse Thread
- 140 Medium Leather
- 20 Cured Medium Hide OR 20 Medium Hide and 20 Salt
- 40 Fine Thread
- 10 Gray Dye
Expected Cost: 27g 50s
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 75-90 | Create 15 Embossed Leather Gloves | 45 Light Leather 30 Coarse Thread |
| 90-95 | Create 5 Embossed Leather Cloak | 25 Light Leather 10 Coarse Thread |
| 95-115 | Create 20 Fine Leather Belt | 120 Light Leather 40 Coarse Thread |
| 115-120 | Create 5 Medium Armor Kit | 20 Medium Leather 5 Coarse Thread |
| 120-130 | Create 10 Dark Leather Boots | 40 Medium Leather 20 Fine Thread10 Gray Dye |
| 130-150 | Create 20 Hillman’s Shoulders | 80 Medium Leather 20 Fine Thread20 Cured Medium Hide |
Note: If you can’t find the Cured Medium Hide for the Hillman’s Shoulders, you can make Dark Leather Cloaks and Hillman’s Leather Gloves instead. However, you will need an additional 110 Medium Leather, so making the shoulders is the better way to go if possible.
Expert
Purchase Expert Leatherworking from a leatherworking trainer (requires level 20).
Head to your faction’s base in the Arathi Highlands and purchase Pattern: Raptor Hide Belt (Alliance) or Pattern: Raptor Hide Harness (Horde).
Shopping List:
- 105 Heavy Leather
- 10 Cured Heavy Hide OR 10 Heavy Hide and 30 Salt
- 65 Fine Thread
- 100 Raptor Hide for Alliance, 150 Raptor Hide for Horde
- 35 Silken Thread
- 125 Thick Leather
Expected Cost: 95g
Farming the Materials: You can get Raptor Hide from raptors in Stranglethorn Vale, the Arathi Highlands, and Dustwallow Marsh.
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 150-165 | Create 15 Heavy Armor Kit | 75 Heavy Leather 15 Fine Thread |
| 165-190 | Create 25 Raptor Hide Belt (Alliance) Create 25 Raptor Hide Harness (Horde) |
100 Raptor Hide (Alliance) 150 Raptor Hide (Horde) 50 Fine Thread |
| 190-200 | Create 10 Guardian Gloves | 40 Heavy Leather 10 Silken Thread 10 Cured Heavy Hide |
| 200-225 | Create 25 Thick Armor Kit | 125 Thick Leather 25 Silken Thread |
Note: If you are thinking of becoming a Tribal Leatherworker, make sure to save the Thick Armor Kits you created.
Also, if you don’t want to get the raptor hide for the belt/harness, or you can’t find the recipe, you can make Green Leather Armor and Dusky Leather Leggings for those levels. Just be sure to get extra leather and green and black dye.
Choose a specialization
Now is the best time to chose your specialization, since you can make the items you need to specialize as you level up your skill.
- Dragonscale Leatherworking: Mail armor mostly used by Shaman and Hunters. Here is a list of Dragonscale craftables.
- Elemental Leatherworking:Leather armor which increases resistance, mainly used by rogues and feral druids. Here is a list of Elemental craftables.
- Tribal Leatherworking:Leather armor which increases intelligence and stamina, good for druids and sometimes rogues (it also gives crit and dodge). Here is a list of Tribal craftables.
You won’t be able to actually learn your speciallization until you make the required items in the next section (though Elemental leatherworkers can right away if they like, since they don’t need to make anything).
Artisan
This section is divided into subsections for each specialization. Items that will be used for your specialization are marked in red.
If you would prefer not to specialize at this time, follow the instructions for Elemental Leatherworking but do not buy the elemental items on the shopping list (labeled in red)
Purchase Expert Leatherworking from a leatherworking trainer (requires level 35).
Purchase Pattern: Wicked Leather Gauntlets from Werg Thickblade in Tirisfal Glades (Horde) or Leonard Porter in the Western Plaguelands (Alliance).
Dragonscale Artisan
Shopping List:
- 405 Thick Leather
- 360 Rugged Leather
- 111 Silken Thread
- 40 Rune Thread
- 30 Mageweave Cloth
- 40 Black Dye
- 40 Scorpid Scale
- 10 Worn Dragonscale
- 1 Pattern:Tough Scorpid Breastplate
- 1 Pattern:Tough Scorpid Gloves
Expected Cost: 419g
Farming the Materials: The scorpids of Tanaris can be skinned for the scorpid scales. For higher level players, the Uldaman scorpids also drop scales, and you can enter, kill them, leave, reset, and repeat to quickly gather the needed amount. The two patterns drop from thieves and bandits in Tanaris.
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 225-230 | Create 5 Nightscape Headband | 25 Thick Leather 10 Silken Thread |
| 230-235 | Create 5 Nightscape Shoulders | 40 Thick Leather 15 Silken Thread 30 Mageweave Cloth |
| 235-237 | Create 2 Tough Scorpid Breastplate | 24 Thick Leather 8 Silken Thread 24 Scorpid Scale |
| 237-239 | Create 2 Tough Scorpid Gloves | 12 Thick Leather 4 Silken Thread 16 Scorpid Scale |
| 239-255 | Create 16 Nightscape Pants | 224 Thick Leather 64 Silken Thread |
| 255-260 | Create 5 Nightscape Boots | 80 Thick Leather 10 Silken Thread |
| 260-280 | Create 20 Wicked Leather Gauntlets | 160 Rugged Leather 20 Rune Thread 20 Black Dye |
| 280-290 | Create 10 Wicked Leather Bracers | 80 Rugged Leather 10 Rune Thread 10 Black Dye |
| 290-300 | Create 10 Wicked Leather Headband | 120 Rugged Leather 10 Rune Thread 10 Black Dye |
Becoming a Dragonscale Leatherworker
To be trained in your specialization, first be sure you have the following items with you:
Alliance:
Visit Peter Galen in Azshara and get his quest Dragonscale Leatherworking. You should already have the required items – just turn in the quest to receive the Dragonscale Leatherworking skill.
Horde:
Once you have your items, head to the Badlands and talk to Torkaf Dragoneye. He will give you a quest Dragonscale Leatherworking, which you should be able to turn into him right then since you already have all the items with you. Completing the quest teaches you the Dragonscale Leatherworking skill.
Elemental Artisan
Shopping List:
- 425 Thick Leather
- 360 Rugged Leather
- 100 Silken Thread
- 40 Rune Thread
- 30 Mageweave Cloth
- 40 Black Dye
- 2 Heart of Fire
- 2 Globe of Water
- 2 Core of Earth
- 2 Breath of Wind
Expected Cost: 438g
Farming the Materials: This WoWhead post has some excellent information for farming the elemental items.
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 225-230 | Create 5 Nightscape Headband | 25 Thick Leather 10 Silken Thread |
| 230-235 | Create 5 Nightscape Shoulders | 40 Thick Leather 15 Silken Thread 30 Mageweave Cloth |
| 235-255 | Create 20 Nightscape Pants | 280 Thick Leather 80 Silken Thread |
| 255-260 | Create 5 Nightscape Boots | 80 Thick Leather 10 Silken Thread |
| 260-280 | Create 20 Wicked Leather Gauntlets | 160 Rugged Leather 20 Rune Thread 20 Black Dye |
| 280-290 | Create 10 Wicked Leather Bracers | 80 Rugged Leather 10 Rune Thread 10 Black Dye |
| 290-300 | Create 10 Wicked Leather Headband | 120 Rugged Leather 10 Rune Thread 10 Black Dye |
Becoming an Elemental Leatherworker
To be trained in your specialization, first be sure you have the following items with you:
Alliance:
Visit Sarah Tanner in the Searing Gorge and get her quest Elemental Leatherworking. You should already have the required items – just turn in the quest to receive the Elemental Leatherworking skill.
Horde:
Visit Brumn Winterhoof in the Arathi Highlands and get his quest Elemental Leatherworking. You should already have the required items – just turn in the quest to receive the Elemental Leatherworking skill.
Tribal Artisan
Shopping List:
- 442 Thick Leather
- 360 Rugged Leather
- 94 Silken Thread
- 40 Rune Thread
- 40 Black Dye
- 88 Turtle Scales
- 11 Wildvine
- 2 Cured Thick Hide OR 2 Thick Hide and 2 Deeprock Salt
- 6 Thick Armor Kits
Expected Cost: 416g
Farming the Materials: The turtles of the east coast of both Tanaris and the Hinterlands drop turtle scales. Wildvine can be found on trolls in Stranglethorn Vale and in the Hinterlands.
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 225-227 | Create 2 Turtle Scale Gloves | 12 Thick Leather 2 Silken Thread 16 Turtle Scale |
| 227-229 | Create 2 Nightscape Headband | 10 Thick Leather 4 Silken Thread |
| 229-230 | Create 2 Nightscape Tunics | 14 Thick Leather 4 Silken Thread |
| 230-232 | Create 2 Turtle Scale Bracers | 16 Thick Leather 2 Silken Thread 24 Turtle Scale |
| 232-234 | Create 2 Turtle Scale Breastplate | 12 Thick Leather 2 Silken Thread 24 Turtle Scale |
| 234-236 | Create 2 Turtle Scale Helm | 28 Thick Leather 2 Silken Thread 48 Turtle Scale |
You will need to travel to Feralas to continue your progress. Before you head out, make sure you have all your materials with you, since it will be easiest to turn them all in at once here.
You should have:
- 340 Thick Leather
- 360 Rugged Leather
- 78 Silken Thread
- 40 Rune Thread
- 40 Black Dye
- 11 Wildvine
- 2 Cured Thick Hide OR 2 Thick Hide and 2 Deeprock Salt
- 2 Turtle Scale Gloves
- 2 Nightscape Headband
- 2 Nightscape Tunics
- 2 Turtle Scale Bracers
- 2 Turtle Scale Breastplate
- 2 Turtle Scale Helm
- 6 Thick Armor Kits
Alliance:
Go to Feathermoon Stronghold and talk to Pratt McGrubben.
Horde:
Go to Camp Mojache and talk to Jangdor Swiftstrider.
Both:
Turn in the first 5 quests (you should already have all of the materials with you) – make sure you have completed up to the “Wild Leather Helmet†quest. You will be rewarded several recipes – learn them all. You will now be able to continue crafting. Be sure to stay near this NPC, however, since when you are done you need to turn in a few more quests to him before going to your Tribal trainer.
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 236-237 | Create 1 Wild Leather Helmet | 10 Thick Leather 2 Wildvine 1 Cured Thick Hide |
| 237-238 | Create 1 Wild Leather Vest | 12 Thick Leather 2 Wildvine 1 Cured Thick Hide |
| 238-255 | Create 17 Nightscape Pants | 238 Thick Leather 68 Silken Thread |
| 255-260 | Create 5 Nightscape Boots | 80 Thick Leather 10 Silken Thread |
| 260-280 | Create 20 Wicked Leather Gauntlets | 160 Rugged Leather 20 Rune Thread 20 Black Dye |
| 280-290 | Create 10 Wicked Leather Bracers | 80 Rugged Leather 10 Rune Thread 10 Black Dye |
| 290-300 | Create 10 Wicked Leather Headband | 120 Rugged Leather 10 Rune Thread 10 Black Dye |
Turn in the rest of your quests to the Wild Leather NPC – he should finally give you a quest to see a leatherworking trainer in your capital city. Head back there to complete that quest, and you will then be ready to specialize.
Note: Any leatherworker can complete the wild leather quests if he or she wants those recipes, but they happen to be required for Tribal Leatherworking.
Becoming a Tribal Leatherworker
To be trained in your specialization, first be sure you have the following items with you:
Also be sure you have completed all of your wild leather quests (See this article on WoWhead for a list of the quests).
Alliance:
Visit Caryssia Moonhunter in Feralas and get her quest Tribal Leatherworking. You should already have the required items – just turn in the quest to receive the Tribal Leatherworking skill.
Horde:
Visit Se’Jib in Stranglethorn Vale and get his quest Tribal Leatherworking. You should already have the required items – just turn in the quest to receive the Tribal Leatherworking skill.
Master
Purchase Master Leatherworking from the Grand Master trainer in either Thrallmar or Honor Hold (requires level 50).
Shopping List:
- 465 Knothide Leather
- 105 Rune Thread
- 10 Fel Scales
Expected Cost: 554g
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 300-320 | Create 20-25 Knothide Armor Kit | 80-100 Knothide Leather |
| 320-325 | Create 5 Wild Draenish Gloves | 45 Knothide Leather 30 Rune Thread |
| 325-335 | Create 12 Thick Draenic Boots | 120 Knothide Leather 30 Rune Thread |
| 335-345 | Create 10 Thick Draenic Vest | 140 Knothide Leather 30 Rune Thread |
| 345-350 | Create 5 Scaled Draenic Boots | 60 Knothide Leather
15 Rune Thread 10 Fel Scales |
Grand Master
Purchase Grand Master Leatherworking from the trainer in one of your faction’s main Northrend bases (requires level 60?).
Shopping List:
- 1030 Borean Leather
- 5 Jormungar Scales
- 25 Arctic Fur
- 10 Eternal Air
- 20 Nerubian Chitin OR Icy Dragonscales
Expected Cost: Unknown (prices still fluctuating)
| Level | Craft | Materials |
| 350-375 | Create 25 Borean Armor Kit | 100 Borean Leather |
| 375-390 | Create 15 Arctic Gloves | 150 Borean Leather |
| 390-405 | Create 155 Heavy Borean Leather (make it until it turns gray, you’ll need tons later) | 930 Borean Leather |
| 405-410 | Create 5 Jormungar Leg Armor | 25 Heavy Borean Leather 5 Jormungar Scales |
| 410-415 | Create 5 Fur Linings of your choice (Attack Power, Spell Power, Stamina) | 5 Arctic Fur |
| 415-420 | Create 5 Pack of Endless Pockets or other bag | 40 Heavy Borean Leather |
| 420-425 | Create 5 Eviscerator’s Bindings | 40 Heavy Borean Leather 5 Eternal Air |
| 425-430 | Create 5 Eviscerator’s Guantlets | 50 Heavy Borean Leather 5 Eternal Air |
Leveling from 430 to 450 is much more difficult and costly. At this point it is probably best to craft specific items to sell, for friends, or for yourself, instead of purely to level up. You can level this with just recipes learned from your trainer, but you may want to purchase the epic recipes which cost Arctic Furs, for the purposes of making gear for yourself or others.
In addition, all recipes past this level require rare materials such as frozen orbs.
If you still simply want to level as cheaply as possible without farming rare materials, here is a suggestion:
- Advertise in Trade Chat with the recipes you can do, and make things free with other’s mats. This will allow you to level up while costing you nothing, and if you have some of the blue items available at this leatherworking level, you should be able to find some people who want what you can make.
I hope you found this guide informative. In the future, more details on useful recipes may be added, or tips on making money with leatherworking.
I am also looking for feedback! Let me know if this guide worked well for you, or leave a comment with any suggestions for improvements or corrections.
Thank you for reading!
430-440Hi
great great guide, I’m around 430 leatherworking now, and honestly, I doubt I would have made it that easily without your guide !
though, i’ve got the impression there is an error in the 330 340 section : since the major 3.1.0 update, the Frosthide Leg Armor and Icescale Leg Armor require (unfortunately 🙁 ) an extra frozen orb, which, unless I missed something, doesn’t appear in the materials required.
apart from that, thanks a lot, very useful guide ! 😀
Nice guide – alternative 255-265Excellent guide; very well laid out & reads very well. I’m working through levelling a character using it, and I found an alternative around the 255 mark.
I was farming Rugged leather from the gorilla’s in Un’goro, but was getting more Thick than leather, so I decided to try my luck in Silithus. As soon as you get into Silithus, there is a vendor called Zannok Hidepiercer, who sells a recipe called Heavy Scorpid Bracers. The materials are 4 Rugged Leather & 4 Heavy Scorpid Scales.
The materials can be farmed north of the Cenarion enclave. Target the Scorpids only. I found the drop rate between Rugged Leather/Heavy Scorpid Scales to be about 50/50. After a couple of hours I had enough mats to make the bracers until they went green.
Well poo thanks for theWell poo 😛 thanks for the note, will fix it shortly.
Now there definitely is aNow there definitely is a discrepancy. In the list of materials for Expert you have 75 Leather for the armor kits + 40 Leather for the Guardian Gloves, giving a total of 115 Heavy Leather, not 105 😉
However, the links for the Raptor Hide Belts/Harnesses say that they need 4 Heavy Leather each, giving another 100 Heavy Leather and a grand total of 215.
Taliessin
You are most definitely notYou are most definitely not stupid, that was a mistake left over from when I changed one of the created items (to the raptor hide thingies). Thanks, fixed now!
Maybe im just stupidok on Expert in the shopping list it says 215 Heavy Leather
but in your materials section i only count 105
maybe im just stupid but that doesnt work out
other then that terrific guide
Thanks! Fixing it.Thanks! Fixing it.
One thingGreat guide btw. On the Elemental profession the Breath of Air should Be Breath of Wind. The link is correct just the words on this page are not. Thanks for the guide. Will make LW go easier.
Fixed thank you! Copy andFixed thank you! Copy and paste = error prone 😛
At the Tribal ArtisanAt the Tribal Artisan part:
Alliance:
Go to Feathermoon Stronghold and talk to Pratt McGrubben.
Horde:
Go to Camp Mojache and talk to Jangdor Swiftstrider.
They both link to the same npc (Pratt McGrubben) 🙂
Thank you, fixing it!Thank you, fixing it!
HeyHey, awesome guide, i’ve used it to level my LW, works like a charm.
PS: 420-425 Create 5 Eviscerator’s Bindings 40 Heavy Borean Leather
5 Elemental Air
425-430 Create 5 Eviscerator’s Guantlets 50 Heavy Borean Leather
5 Elemental Air
The “Elemental Air” Is supposed to be “Eternal Air” The link is correct though 🙂
Well, it moves the top of myWell, it moves the top of my browser page up to the table of contents, which wasn’t visible. Yeah it’s a little overkill, but I don’t see a significant reason to remove it and my OCD likes it there for completeness 😉 But thanks for the tip! 🙂
Just a little thing;
underJust a little thing;
under the “Why Level Leatherworking?”-section, there is a “Back to the Top” option. This isn’t necessary because when you click that, you don’t go to another part of the page. Try clicking one of the other “Back to the Top”, and then clicking the one at “Why Level Leatherworking?”, and you’ll see what i mean 🙂
Updated! Finally got someUpdated! Finally got some time and opportunity. I think I fixed all of the errors pointed out to me, let me know if you see anything else 🙂
Heh, I know. It was that wayHeh, I know. It was that way in beta but they changed it on the live release. I plan to fix it but ATM I only have access to the Internet on my iphone. I’ll get to it asap.
hellosweet looking northrend lw guide, but u said 375-405 Heavy Borean Leather, according to my LW trainer in Dalaran u cant learn Heavy Borean until 390, may wana fix that homie
🙁 u got my hopes up for EZ skills 😛
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Yup, I noted this in aYup, I noted this in a comment but haven’t fixed in the guide, will get to it ASAP.
I will fix it soon, thanksI will fix it soon, thanks for pointing it out. I recently changed that section and you don’t need the heavy leather anymore.
I think the earliest is 350,I think the earliest is 350, it’s still earlier than 375 and cuts out the worst of Outland stuff. I’ll check though.
Gross, missed these commentsGross, missed these comments somehow. I’ll fix it soon, off to a meeting atm.
I allready said that in aI allready said that in a previous comment!
And wewt, 1 user online, me! 🙂
In the 410-415 sectionIn the 410-415 section there’s a /URL tag showing. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad ^^
Few additions.[color=#ff0000][b]Arctic Fur[/url][/url][/b][/color] should be [color=#006600][b]Arctic Fur[/url][/b][/color], otherwise there will be a [/url] at the end.
[color=#ff0000][b]20Nerubian Chitin[/b][/color] should be [color=#006600][b]20 Nerubian Chitin[/b][/color], you forgot a space there 🙂
[color=#ff0000][b]5Jormungar Scales[/b][/color] should be [color=#006600][b]5 Jormungar Scales[/b][/color], forgot a space again.
Master trainingI haven’t personally leveled a Leatherworker this high so I might be way off, but are you able to train Master rank (300-375) Leatherworking in Northrend as you are with some other professions? If so it might be worth mentioning, as if you’re below level 58 and want to do the Master training (for those people who try to get really ahead of the game), it’s far easier to hop on a boat to Howling Fjord or Borean Tundra and train there than to get a warp to Shattrath and make your way back to Hellfire’s first towns. (And if you’re 80, it’s probably as fast to fly there from Dalaran as it is to portal to Shattrath and fly out.) Of course, this is only speculation if the Leatherworking trainer there can in fact teach Master.
Heavy Borean LeatherThey must have changed the requirement for this, but it is now only trainable once you reach 390. Looks like there’s gonna have to be some arctics equipment thrown in there for 15 points =/
Well, I can see that fromWell, I can see that from 300 to 325 you need to do Knothide Armor Kit… I guess that it is for that!
Oh, nevermind me. It is simple Knothide leather and not HEAVY… well I can’t see any use for that too. Hope that someone will help you 🙂
Heavy Knothide Leatherin the 300-350 part you listed “75 Heavy Knothide Leather” as reagent, but you don’t seem to use them anywhere, is this a bug and did i spent the 200g on something i don’t need, or am i just missing something?
ErrorThere is an error in my 350-450 section due to WoWhead being wrong about some of the leatherworking levels – specifically, the Heavy Leather can’t be learned nearly as early as they had it listed. I will correct it when I have time, which is not at this moment.
Pure win.Pure win.
Updated!Alright, the guide has been updated. I will add more information, such as expected prices and more advice for high end leatherworking, as it becomes available.
Northrend Update ComingAn update for 375-400 (and revision of 350-375) is coming! Hopefully it will be done today.
Haha, I had no idea, what aHaha, I had no idea, what a shame 😛 Great find!
You can use html in with theYou can use html in with the bbcode, I did it 🙂 it makes it a lot easier to jump to sections, I may add some links to return to the top as well.
On second thought, even ifOn second thought, even if you have to make 2 armor kits for each level, it is still cheaper. I will add your suggestion, thank you.
Thanks!Thanks Jame! I’m trying to get my boyfriend and brother to test it out on their leatherworkers, to make sure everything works as intended.
Looking better and betterLooking better and better every update!
Done!I added both the raptor hide stuff and a little section on why leatherworking is worth leveling. Again, thanks for the suggestions!
Thanks very much for theThanks very much for the raptor hide suggestion, I will check it out and probably add it on Monday when I have some more time 🙂
I may put a blurb at the top about why leatherworking is useful – it is basically as Jame said, there are bind on pickup recipes that can be quite good, or you can make money selling the items you make. They may add even more goodies in WotLK, to make this profession more attractive compared to, say, enchanting.
Thanks very much for theThanks very much for the suggestion, I was concerned that the armor kits would not level up every time after that point. Do you happen to know about how many you had to make to get to 320?
cheaperwhen you say 300-315 make knothide armour kit, it is cheaper to make 20 of those to get up to 320 instead uf making 10 of the wild drainish gloves and only make 5 of them
Really good guide otherwise thanks 🙂
If it’s like it was forIf it’s like it was for Outland, it will be very useful to level it. There will be bind on pickup recipes or recipes with Leatherworking Skill requirements, with superior stats.
For example I leveled Swordsmithing with my warrior last year when Outland came out and crafted my own weapons, which were of superior quality than what I could get from Karazhan and even the first bosses of SSC/TK.
So it was definitely nice to get a good epic weapon before I even started raiding.
Mainly the armor kits andMainly the armor kits and high-end PvE epics.
But, we’ll have to wait and see what WoTLK brings us 😉
Nice guide.
A suggestionNice guide.
A suggestion regarding the lower expert range (165-185):
Raptor Hide is very cheap (way cheaper than Heavy Leather) and easy to get, so I suggest making Raptor Hide Belt and/or Raptor Hide Harness to save the expensive Heavy Leather for other things.
Now, concerning leatherworking, what I really would like is a guide that tells me why the bother of leveling it is worth it.
Sadly not with bbcode.Sadly not with bbcode. That’s one of the features we’ll add in the future though when the site gets revamped.
Congratulations on achievingCongratulations on achieving Honored Member status! 😉
I will further look into the DKP and other similar systems tomorrow afternoon for our guide 🙂
I was thinking of doingI was thinking of doing that, thanks for the code. Also, is there any way to do a table of contents, using anchors on the page, so people can jump down to one of the later sections?
Thanks Jame!
Fie upon spellcheckers! WillFie upon spellcheckers! Will fix it, thanks
Skimmed through it, and itSkimmed through it, and it looks really nice (didn’t expect anything else from you, of course :p)
I noticed some little typo’s though:
35-45
Create 10 Handstitched Leather Boots
20 Light Leather
10 [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread
[hr]
90-95
Create 5 Embossed Leather Cloak
25 Light Leather
10 [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread
[hr]
45-55
Create 10 Small Leather Amo Pouch
30 Light Leather
40 [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread
[hr]
Shopping List:
1. 144 Light Leather
2. 90 [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread
[hr]
Shopping List:
1. 190 Light Leather
2. 85 [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread
3. 140 Medium Leather
4. 20 Cured Medium Hide OR 20 Medium Hide and 20 Salt
5. 40 Fine Thread
6. 10 Gray Dye
[hr]
55-75
Create 20 Embossed Leather Gloves
60 Light Leather
40 [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread
[hr]
the correct spelling is [b][color=#139f07]Coarse[/color][/b] 😉
There are some more mistakes with the same [b][color=#ff050c]Course[/color][/b] Thread in it, but I think you can skim them out 😉
-Shika
Looks amazing. BestLooks amazing. Best tradeskill guide we’ve had, ever 🙂
Little suggestion, seperate the different stages with a horizontal ruler.
[ hr ] (in case you don’t know the code)