Leatherworking Guide 1-450

This Leatherworking Guide is designed to help you level Leatherworking from 1-450.  Although you may find alternative methods on your way; in my experience this route is the quickest and most affordable.  If you fail to follow this guide closely you may end up wasting valuable gold on mats you won’t need.

Typically Leatherworking is combined with Skinning.  Although Skinning can reduce the cost of leveling your Leatherworking I suggest buying your mats from the auction house to save time.  If you would like to level skinning firs then I suggest you check out my Skinning guide.

Although I have made every attempt to show you the quickest and most affordable ways to level Leatherworking it will still require a considerable amount of gold.  If you are low on gold Click Here to check out the guide I use.  Keep in mind it is not required that you get the guide but it will speed up the process.

Apprentice Leatherworking Guide

Train Apprentice Leatherworking.

-If you are having trouble locating a trainer you can ask a guard in any major city.

Leatherworking Guide 1-20

Create Light Leather x 19  *Save these for later.

Required Mats:

  • Ruined Leather Scraps x 57

Alternative Leatherworking Method 1-30

Create Light Armor Kit x 29

Required Mats:

  • Light Leather x 29

Leatherworking Guide 20-30

Create Light Armor Kit x 10

Required Mats:

  • Light Leather x 10

Leatherworking Guide 30-50

Create Handstitched Leather Cloak x 20

Required Mats:

  • Light Leather x 40
  • Coarse Thread x 20

Journeyman Leatherworking

Train Journeyman Leatherworking.

-If you can’t find a trainer you can ask a guard in any major city.

Leatherworking Guide 50-55

Create Small Leather Ammo Pouch x 5

Required Mats:

  • Light Leather x 15
  • Coarse Thread x 20

Leatherworking Guide 55-85

Create Embossed Leather Gloves x 30

Required Mats:

  • Light Leather x 90
  • Coarse Thread x 60

Leatherworking Guide 85-100

Create Fine Leather Belt x 15  *Save these for later.

Required Mats:

  • Light Leather x 90
  • Coarse Thread x 30

Leatherworking Guide 100-115

Create Medium Armor Kit x 15

Required Mats:

  • Medium Leather x 60
  • Coarse Thread x 15

Leatherworking Guide 115-130

Create Dark Leather Boots x 15

Required Mats:

  • Medium Leather x 60
  • Fine Thread x 30
  • Gray Dye x 15

Expert Leatherworking

Train Expert Leatherworking.

-If you can’t find a trainer you can ask a guard in any major city.

Leatherworking Guide 130-145

Create Dark Leather Cloak x 15

Required Mats:

  • Medium Leather x 120
  • Fine Thread x 15
  • Gray Dye x 15

Leatherworking Guide 145-150

Create Hillman’s Leather Gloves x 5

Required Mats:

  • Medium Leather x 70
  • Fine Thread x 20

Buy [Pattern: Heavy Leather Ball].

*Check the Auction House first otherwise the pattern is sold by the following NPC’s

  • Alliance: Bombus Finespindle - Ironforge [40,34] or Ask a guard.
  • Horde: Tamar – Orgrimmar [63,45] or Ask a guard.

Leatherworking Guide 150-155

Create Heavy Leather Ball x 5

Required Mats:

  • Heavy Leather x 10
  • Fine Thread x 5

Leatherworking Guide 155-165

Create Cured Heavy Hide x 20  *You need 20 later.

Required Mats:

  • Heavy Hide x 20
  • Salt x 60

Leatherworking Guide 165-180

Create Heavy Armor Kit x 15

Required Mats:

  • Heavy Leather x 75
  • Fine Thread x 15

Leatherworking Guide 180-190

Create Barbaric Shoulders x 10

Required Mats:

  • Heavy Leather x 80
  • Cured Heavy Hide x 10
  • Fine Thread x 20

Leatherworking Guide 190-200

Create Guardian Gloves x 10

Required Mats:

  • Heavy Leather x 40
  • Cured Heavy Hide x 10
  • Silken Thread x 10

Leatherworking Guide 200-205

Create Thick Armor Kit x 5

Required Mats:

  • Thick Leather x 25
  • Silken Thread x 5

Artisan Leatherworking

Train Artisan Leatherworking.

-If you can’t find a trainer you can ask a guard in any major city.

Leatherworking Guide 205-235

Create Nightscape Headband x 35

Required Mats:

  • Thick Leather x 175
  • Silken Thread x 70

At 225 you will unlock a series of quests that allow you to specialize in certain types of armor.  This armor is BoP and you must be level 40 to pick up the quest.

Quest Givers:  Dragonscale Leatherworking

Peter Galen (Alliance Only) – Northwest of The Forlorn Ridge, Azshara [37,65]

  • ! Quest – Bring 2 Tough Scorpid Breastplates, 2 Tough Scorpid Gloves, and 10 Worn Dragonscales to Peter Galen in Azshara.
  • ? Quest Reward – Dragonscale Leatherworking – Recipes

Thorkaf Dragoneye (Horde Only) – Badlands [62,57]

  • ! Quest – Bring 2 Tough Scorpid Breastplates, 2 Tough Scorpid Gloves, and 10 Worn Dragonscales to THorkaf Dragoneye in the Badlands.
  • ? Quest Reward – Dragonscale Leatherworking – Recipes

Quest Givers:  Elemental Leatherworking

Sarah Tanner (Alliance Only) – Southeast Searing Gorge [63,76]

  • ! Quest – Bring 2 Heart of Fire, 2 Globe of Water, 2 Core of Earth, and 2 Breath of Wind to Sarah Tanner in Searing Gorge.
  • ? Quest Reward – Elemental Leatherworking – Recipes

Brumn Winterhoof (Horde Only) – North of Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands [28,45]

  • ! Quest – Bring 2 Heart of Fire, 2 Glove of Water, 2 Core of Earth, and 2 Breath of Wind to Brumn Winterhoof in the Arathi Mountains.
  • ? Quest Reward – Elemental Learthworking – Recipes

Quest Givers:  Tribal Leatherworking

Caryssia Moonhunter (Alliance Only) – Just west of the entrance to Thousand Needles, Feralas [89,46]

  • ! Quest – Bring a Wild Leather Vest and a Wild LEather Helmet to Caryssia Moonhunter in Feralas.
  • ? Quest Reward – Tribal Leatherworking – Recipes

Se’Jib (Horde Only) – South of Grom’gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale [36,34]

  • ! Quest – Bring a Wild Leather Vest and a Wild Leather Helmet to Se’Jib in Stranglethorn Vale.
  • ? Quest Reward – Tribal Leatherworking – Recipes

Leatherworking Guide 235-250

Create Nightscape Pants x 15

Required Mats:

  • Thick Leather x 210
  • Silken Thread x 60

Leatherworking Guide 250-265

Create Rugged Armor Kit x 15

Required Mats:

  • Rugged Leather x 90

Leatherworking Guide 265-290

Create Wicked Leather Bracers x 25

Required Mats:

  • Rugged Leather x 200
  • Black Dye x 25
  • Rune Thread x 25

Master Leatherworking

Train Master Leatherworking.

-Master Leatherworking can only be learned in Outlands or Northrend.

Leatherworking Guide 290-300

Create Wicked Leather Headband x 10

Required Mats:

  • Rugged Leather x 120
  • Black Dye x 10
  • Rune Thread x 10

Leatherworking Guide 300-325

Create Knothide Armor Kit x 25

Reagents:

  • Knothide Leather x 100

Leatherworking Guide 325-330

Create Heavy Knothide Leather x 5

Reagents:

  • Knothide Leather x 25

Leatherworking Guide 330-340

Create Thick Draenic Vest x 10

Reagents:

  • Heavy Knothide Leather x 30
  • Rune Thread x 30

Leatherworking Guide 340-350

Create Scaled Draenic Boots x 10

Reagents:

  • Heavy Knothide Leather x 20
  • Fel Scales x 20
  • Rune Thread x 30

Grand Master Leatherworking

Train Grand Master Leatherworking. *Can only be learned in Northrend.

-Easiest place to train is in Dalaran

Leatherworking Guide 350-380

Create Borean Armor Kit x 30

Reagents:

  • Borean Leather x 120

Leatherworking Guide 380-390

Create Arctic Boots x 10

Reagents:

  • Borean Leather x 80

Leatherworking Guide 390-405

Create Heavy Borean Leather x 15

Reagents:

  • Borean Leather x 90

Leatherworking Guide 405-415

Create Jormungar Leg Armor x 10

Reagents:

  • Heavy Borean Leather x50
  • Jormungar Scale x 10

Leatherworking Guide 415-420

Create Pack of Endless Pockets x 5

Reagents:

  • Heavy Borean Leather x 80

Leatherworking Guide 420-430

Create Virulent Spaulders x 10

Reagents:

  • Heavy Borean Leather x 120
  • Eternal Fire x 20

Leatherworking Guide 430-440

Create one of the following:

Icescale Leg Armor x 10

Reagents:

  • Arctic Fur x 20
  • Icy Dragonscale x 20

Frosthide Leg Armor x 10

Reagents:

  • Arctic Fur x 20
  • Nerubian Chitin x 20

Leatherworking Guide Guide 440-450

Create one of the following:

Durable Nerubhide Cape x 10

Reagents:

  • Arctic Fur x 10
  • Nerubian Chitin x 400
  • Frozen Orb x 10

Ice Striker’s Cloak x 10

Reagents:

  • Arctic Fur x 20
  • Eternal Fire x 60
  • Eternal Shadow x 40
  • Frozen Orb x 10

Congratulations!  You’ve made it to the end of the guide and that means you are now a 450 Leatherworker.  I hope you enjoyed my Free Wow Leatherworking Guide!

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