WotLK Classic Leatherworking Profession and Leveling 1-450 Guide

Leatherworking is most commonly used by both Leather and Mail wearers as the gear crafted through it is very strong, especially in the early gearing process. In addition to the gear that players can make, Leatherworking offers other unique benefits and buffs, further enhancing your capabilities in raids.

Leatherworking is best combined with Skinning, as this will allow you to farm many of the needed materials yourself. It is highly recommended to have Skinning when increasing your Leatherworking skill level, even if it is on an alt character. It takes a rather large quantity of leather to finish this profession off, so being able to farm some of it can greatly help with reducing your gold spent on the auction house.

You can learn Leatherworking from any Leatherworking trainer, which are found in capital cities. When you arrive at a major city, you can ask any city guard for directions and pick the Leatherworking trainer option under the professions section. This will mark its location on your map, allowing you to easily find them and get the Leatherworking skill.

To train past 300 skill level, you need to speak with a Master Leatherworking trainer in either Outland or Northrend. This will allow you to train up to level 375 Leatherworking.

To learn Leatherworking past 375 skill level you must travel to Northrend and talk with a Grand Master Leatherworking trainer found below. This will allow you to max your Leatherworking skill out at 450.

• Rosemary Bovard in Borean Tundra;
• Bernadette Dexter in Howling Fjord.

• Awan Iceborn in Borean Tundra;
• Gunter Hansen in Howling Fjord.

• Diane Cannings in Dalaran City.

Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Leatherworking up. This list is just an estimation, not an exact amount. Depending on your luck when crafting you may need more or less materials than are listed here.

• 300 x Light Leather
• 12 x Light Hide
• 25 x Medium Hide
• 10 x Heavy Hide
• 370 x Heavy Leather
• 440 x Thick Leather
• 460 x Rugged Leather
• 100 x Knothide Leather Scraps
• 1,200 x Knothide Leather

• 240 x Borean Leather Scraps
• 900 x Borean Leather
• 60 x Crystallized Water
• 5 x Eternal Air
• 40 x Arctic Fur
• 40 x Icy Dragonscale or Nerubian Chitin
• 20 x Frozen Orb

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
1-45	Light Armor Kit	1 x Light Leather
45-55	Cured Light Hide	1 x Light Hide 1 x Salt
55-85	Embossed Leather Gloves	3 x Light Leather 2 x Coarse Thread
85-100	Fine Leather Belt	6 x Light Leather 2 x Coarse Thread
100-120	Cured Medium Hide	1 x Medium Hide 1 x Salt
120-125	Fine Leather Belt	6 x Light Leather 2 x Coarse Thread
125-150	Dark Leather Belt	1 x Fine Leather Belt 1 x Cured Medium Hide 2 x Fine Thread 1 x Gray Dye
150-160	Cured Heavy Hide	1 x Heavy Hide 3 x Salt
160-180	Heavy Armor Kit	5 x Heavy Leather 1 x Fine Thread
180-190	Barbaric Shoulders	8 x Heavy Leather 1 x Cured Heavy Hide 2 x Fine Thread
190-200	Dusky Bracers	16 x Heavy Leather 1 x Black Dye 2 x Silken Thread
200-205	Thick Armor Kit	5 x Thick Leather 1 x Silken Thread
205-230	Nightscape Headband	5 x Thick Leather 2 x Silken Thread
230-250	Nightscape Pants	14 x Thick Leather 4 x Silken Thread
250-265	Rugged Armor Kit	5 x Rugged Leather
265-285	Wicked Leather Bracers	8 x Rugged Leather 1 x Black Dye 1 x Rune Thread
285-300	Wicked Leather Headband	12 x Rugged Leather 1 x Black Dye 1 x Rune Thread

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
300-310	Knothide Leather	5 x Knothide Leather Scraps
310-325	Knothide Armor Kit	4 x Knothide Leather
325-335	Heavy Knothide Leather	5 x Knothide Leather
335-350	Thick Draenic Vest	3 x Heavy Knothide Leather 3 x Rune Thread
350-365	Heavy Knothide Armor Kit	3 x Heavy Knothide Leather

Note that skill-ups 350-365 are optional and can be skipped if Northrend leather is cheaper. If you have extra leather from Outland or find this leather is cheaper on your server, go all the way to 365 skill level with Heavy Knothide Armor Kits before heading to Northrend. Glove Reinforcements is also an alternative, more expensive choice, but you will be able to sell the item and make some of the cost back.

Be sure to head to a Grand Master Leatherworking trainer in Northrend as shown above to unlock Grand Master Leatherworking, allowing you to max out your Leatherworking at 450 skill level.

Skill Level	Item to Craft	Materials
350-375	Borean Leather	5 x Borean Leather Scraps
375-380	Borean Armor Kit	4 x Borean Leather
380-385	Arctic Boots	8 x Borean Leather
385-390	Arctic Belt	10 x Borean Leather
390-405	Heavy Borean Leather	6 x Borean Leather
405-410	Arctic Wristguards	12 x Borean Leather
410-420	Dark Frostscale Leggings	4 x Heavy Borean Leather 5 x Crystallized Water
420-425	Eviscerator's Bindings	8 x Heavy Borean Leather 1 x Eternal Air
425-440	Frosthide Leg Armor (note)	2 x Arctic Fur 2 x Nerubian Chitin 1 x Frozen Orb
425-440	Icescale Leg Armor (note)	2 x Arctic Fur 2 x Icy Dragonscale 1 x Frozen Orb
440-450	note	N/A

The following information is here to provide further context to the guidance given in the table above:

• 425-440 — You will want to make a mixture of these depending on material cost and selling price. These will remain Green until 445, so you can choose to continue to make these until you reach level 445.
• 440-450 — You will want to make any of the end-game Epic patterns at this point until you reach skill level 450. We recommended that you try to craft these for friends, guild members and through trade chat for free to greatly reduce the amount of gold you need to spend on leveling your Leatherworking.
  • Out of all of the available Epics, the most likely to be crafted and sell are the cloaks. Both Ice Striker's Cloak and Durable Nerubhide Cape are good options that will sell easily, and plenty of people will want you to make them.

While Leatherworking specializations still exist in WotLK, they are made irrelevant and are no longer needed.

Leatherworking offers the ability to craft some great end-game gear as well as powerful bracer enchants. These enchants will be lost if you get rid of Leatherworking.

• Fur Lining - Attack Power — 80 Attack Power more than Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
• Fur Lining - Spell Power — 46 Spell Power more than Enchant Bracers - Superior Spellpower
• Fur Lining - Stamina — 62 Stamina more than Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina

• Fur Lining - Arcane Resist — 70 Arcane Resistance
• Fur Lining - Fire Resist — 70 Fire Resistance
• Fur Lining - Frost Resist — 70 Frost Resistance
• Fur Lining - Nature Resist — 70 Nature Resistance
• Fur Lining - Shadow Resist — 70 Shadow Resistance

With Phaes 4 comes the new raid Icecrown Citadel, which hosts the new faction, Ashen Verdict. This new faction has multiple, new patterns, including 8 new patterns for Leatherworkers to learn. These patterns are:

• Pattern: Legwraps of Unleashed Nature - Legwraps of Unleashed Nature
• Pattern: Blessed Cenarion Boots - Blessed Cenarion Boots
• Pattern: Bladeborn Leggings - Bladeborn Leggings
• Pattern: Footpads of Impending Death - Footpads of Impending Death

• Pattern: Lightning-Infused Leggings - Lightning-Infused Leggings
• Pattern: Earthsoul Boots - Earthsoul Boots
• Pattern: Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards - Draconic Bonesplinter Legguards
• Pattern: Rock-Steady Treads - Rock-Steady Treads

Leatherworking is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.