This guide will show you the quickest way to level your Classic Leatherworking skill from 1 to 300 in World of Warcraft classic or Season of Discovery as cost-effectively as possible.
What’s the best combination? The Leatherworking profession in World of Warcraft can be perfectly combined with Skinning. You can easily gather all the needed resources and don’t need to buy them at the auction house.
Materials Required for Leatherworking Leveling 1-300
This guide uses several yellow recipes, meaning you won’t always gain skill points. I’ve included an extra 10-20 resources for most recipes, but you might need more if you’re unlucky.
NOTE: You can buy the threads, dyes, and salt from Leatherworking Supply vendors near your trainer.
- 57x Ruined Leather Scraps
- 470x Light Leather
- 275x Medium Leather
- 20x Heavy Hide
- 195x Heavy Leather
- 650x Thick Leather
- 400x Rugged Leather
- 100x Runecloth
Learn Classic Leatherworking
Learn Classic Leatherworking from any of the NPCs below. Ask a guard in any city for directions to the Alchemy trainer, and a red flag will mark the location on your map.
Horde trainers:
- Kamari in Orgrimmar.
- Dan Golthas in Undercity.
- Mak in Thunder Bluff.
- Chaw Stronghide in Mulgore.
- Shelene Rhobart in Tirisfal Glades.
Alliance trainers:
- Randal Worth in Stormwind City.
- Gretta Finespindle in Ironforge.
- Darianna in Darnassus.
- Nadyia Maneweaver in Teldrassil
- Adele Fielder in Elwynn Forest
Leveling Classic Leatherworking
1 – 55
- 1-20: 19x Light Leather – 57 Ruined Leather ScrapsMake the next recipe if you don’t have Ruined Leather Scraps.
- 20-45 or 1-45: 40x Light Armor Kit – 40 Light Leather
- 45-55: 20x Handstitched Leather Cloak – 40 Light Leather, 20 Coarse Thread
Learn Journeyman Leatherworking
You can only train Leatherworking past 75 if you learn Journeyman Leatherworking. Not every Leatherworking trainer will teach you this skill, you have to find an Expert Leatherworker. (Requires level 10)
You can learn Journeyman Leatherworking from these NPCs below:
Horde trainers:
- Arthur Moore in Undercity.
- Karolek in Orgrimmar.
- Tarn in Thunder Bluff.
Alliance trainers:
- Simon Tanner in Stormwind City.
- Faldron in Darnassus.
- Fimble Finespindle in Ironforge.
Leveling Journeyman Leatherworking
55 – 137
- 55-100: 50x Embossed Leather Gloves – 150 Light Leather, 100 Coarse Thread
- 100-125: 40x Fine Leather Belt – 240 Light Leather, 80 Coarse Thread. Make as many Cured Medium Hide as you can if you farmed leathers, and you got some Medium Hide. (or if it’s cheap at the Auction House) Keep both the Fine Leather Belt and the Cured Medium Hide because you can make Dark Leather Belt with them.
- 125-137: 15x Dark Leather Boots – 60 Medium Leather, 30 Fine Thread, 15 Gray DyeMake as many Dark Leather Belt as possible if you made some Cured Medium Hide.
Learn Expert Leatherworking
To become an Expert Leatherworker you need to reach level 20 and level up Leatherworking to 125, then find an Expert Leatherworking trainer.
You can learn Expert Leatherworking from Telonis in Darnassus (Alliance) and Una in Thunder Bluff (Horde).
Leveling Expert Leatherworking
137 – 205
- 137-150: 20x Dark Leather Pants – 240 Medium Leather, 20 Gray Dye, 20 Fine Thread
- 150-155: 7x Heavy Leather – 35 Medium Leather. You can also make the following recipe:
- 7x Heavy Leather Ball – 14 Heavy Leather, 7 Fine Thread. The pattern is sold by these NPCs.
- 155-165: 20x Cured Heavy Hide – 20 Heavy Hide, 60 Salt. You will need the Cured Heavy Hides later.
- 165-180: 15x Heavy Armor Kit – 75 Heavy Leather, 15 Fine Thread
- 180-190: 10x Barbaric Shoulders – 80 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 20 Fine Thread
- 190-200: 10x Guardian Gloves – 40 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 10 Silken Thread
- 200-205: 5x Thick Armor Kit – 25 Thick Leather, 5 Silken Thread
Learn Artisan Leatherworking
To become an Artisan Leatherworker you need to reach level 35 and level up Leatherworking to 200, then find an Artisan Leatherworking trainer.
Alliance players can learn it from Drakk Stonehand. He is in the main Wildhammer Keep in Aerie Peak of the Hinterlands, North of South Shore. He’s sort of to the left inside, and down one layer of stairs.
For Horde players, the Artisan Leatherworking Trainer is Hahrana Ironhide in Feralas at Camp Mojache.
Leveling Artisan Leatherworking
205 – 235
- 205-235: 40x Nightscape Headband – 200 Thick Leather, 80 Silken Thread. You require a bit more Silken Thread to make these compared to the Thick Armor kits, but you can sell the Headbands to the vendor for a lot more, so they are cheaper than making the armor kits.
Leatherworking Specializations
Once you reach Leatherworking skill level 225 and character level 40, you can choose one of the three Leatherworking specializations: Dragonscale, Elemental, or Tribal. Each specialization provides access to a specific set of patterns.
- Dragonscale – Mail-type gear
- Elemental – elemental resistance and Leather-type agility gear
- Tribal – Leather-type intellect & agility gear and the Devilsaur Armor set
235 – 260
- 235-250: 15x Nightscape Pants – 210 Thick Leather, 60 Silken Thread
- 250-260: 13x Nightscape Boots – 208 Thick Leather, 26 Heavy Silken Thread
260 – 290
33x Wicked Leather Gauntlets – 264 Rugged Leather, 33 Black Dye, 33 Rune Thread
The Pattern: Wicked Leather Gauntlets is sold by Leonard Porter in Western Plaguelands, and by Werg Thickblade in Tirisfal Glades. It’s a limited supply pattern, so you must wait if someone bought it before you. It has a long respawn timer, so you should try to buy it from the Auction House, or farm the alternative recipe below.
Alternative recipe:
The recipe below requires Leatherworking 265 to learn, so you will also need 100-150 Thick Leather to make another 6-7 Nightscape Boots.
28x Wicked Leather Bracers – 224 Rugged Leather, 28 Black Dye, 28 Rune Thread
Pattern: Wicked Leather Bracers is dropped by Legashi Rogue in Azshara. It has a 5% drop rate, so you should also try to buy it from the Auction House if you would rather not grind mobs.
290 – 300
10x Runic Leather Headband – 140 Rugged Leather, 100 Runecloth, 10 Rune Thread
The Pattern: Runic Leather Headband is sold by Jase Farlane in Eastern Plaguelands. It’s a limited supply pattern, so you must wait if someone bought it before you. This one also has a long respawn timer.
Alternative recipes:
- 10x Wicked Leather Headband – 120 Rugged Leather, 10 Black Dye, 10 Rune Thread
- 10x Runic Leather Belt – 120 Rugged Leather, 100 Runecloth, 10 Rune Thread
- 12x Runic Leather Bracers – 72 Rugged Leather, 12 Black Pearl, 72 Runecloth, 12 Rune Thread
- 14x Runic Leather Gauntlets – 140 Rugged Leather, 84 Runecloth, 14 Rune Thread
The Pattern: Wicked Leather Headband is dropped by Jadefire Tricksters in Felwood. It has a 2% drop rate, which is fairly low, so you should also try to buy it from the Auction House. If the recipe is cheaper than 100 Runecloth, then it’s worth buying it.
The other three: Pattern: Runic Leather Belt, Pattern: Runic Leather Bracers, and Pattern: Runic Leather Gauntlets are all world drops, so you can’t farm them directly (you shouldn’t even try). But you can try to buy it from the Auction House.
