Leatherworking has long been one of World of Warcraft's staple professions. As one of the professions that solely focus on gear, for the most part, it crafts leather and mail gear. It's an incredibly potent profession that many look at during the beginning of a new expansion to help them get ahead of the curve.
This type of benefit can be expected come Wrath of the Lich King Classic's release, as this cold-hearted expansion will have tons of new recipes to learn and items for Leatherworkers to craft.
With that in mind, here's an in-depth guide for Leatherworking in WotLK Classic.
WoW Classic WotLK Leatherworking Guide
As one of three crafting professions that focuses on creating gear, Leatherworking can provide a myriad of armor options for both Leather and Mail wearers alike. Because of that it always brings something new and exciting for players every expansion. It's a profession that, unlike Tailoring, Leatherworking, and the like, can not only provide gear but can also provide significant character increases as well with profession-specific enchants.
In this guide, we'll take a look at what the profession offers in the upcoming WotLK Classic expansion, provide a leveling guide from Vanilla to WotLK, and list out some recipes to look out for that will be highly sought after in the new expansion.
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What does Leatherworking offer in WotLK Classic?
Once WotLK Classic launches, there will be tons of items and other features players can benefit from.
To start it off, there are lots of gear that players can benefit from, especially at the start of the expansion. Armor like Revenant's Breastplate, Durable Nerubhide Cape, and Earthgiving Legguards, which are all BoE meaning you can make a pretty penny. There's also armor you can craft later on with recipes from raids such as Ulduar, ToC, and ICC, gear such as Belt of Arctic Life, Bracers of Swift Death, Footpads of Impending Death, and more.
How to level Leatherworking in WotLK Classic
Unlike players who hold Tailoring or Enchanting professions where materials can be hard to come by as they don't have a gathering profession to benefit them, Leatherworking can utilize Skinning as a great and economic way to level up their skills.
Knowing that it can be fairly straightforward in that players can just skin mobs for their required materials makes the whole process much easier and more economic.
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Required Materials
Here are the approximate materials to level up Leatherworking for WotLK Classic. This includes materials for Vanilla, The Burning Crusade Classic, and WotLK Classic
Vanilla
- 60x Ruined Leather Scraps
- 245x Light Leather
- 130x Coarse Thread
- 10x Medium Hide
- 75x Salt
- 130x Medium Leather
- 190x Fine Thread
- 30x Gray Dye
- 180x Heavy Leather
- 150x Raptor Hide
- 410x Thick Leather
- 150x Silken Thread
- 410x Rugged Leather
- 150x Frostsaber Leather
- 95x Rune Thread
- 25x Black Dye, 25x Essence of Water, or 100x Heavy Scorpid Scale
TBC
- 100x Knothide Leather Scraps
- 310x Knothide Leather
- 30x Fel Scales
WotLK
- 2200x Borean Leather
- 65x Crystallized Water
- 18x Eternal Water
- 15x Frozen Orb
- 10x Nerubian Chitin
- 50x Eternal Shadow
- 50x Eternal Fire
- 12x Arctic Fur
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Leatherworking Leveling Guide
Here's how to use the materials to level Leatherworking.
Vanilla (1-300)
1-20
- Light Leather (60x Ruined Leather Scraps)
20-30
- Light Armor Kit (10x Light Leather)
30-50
- Handstitched Leather Cloak (40x Light Leather, 20x Coarse Thread)
50-55
- Small Leather Ammo Pouch (30x Light Leather, 20x Coarse Thread)
55-85
- Embossed Leather Gloves (90x Light Leather, 60x Coarse Thread)
85-100
- Fine Leather Belt (90x Light Leather, 30x Coarse Thread)
100-115
- Cured Medium Hide (15x Medium Hide, 15x Salt)
115-130
- Dark Leather Boots (60x Medium leather, 30x Fine Thread, 15x Gray Dye)
130-145
- Dark Leather Belt (15x Fine Leather Belt, 15x Cured Medium Hide, 30x Fine Thread, 15x Gray Dye)
145-150
- Hillman's Leather Gloves (70x Medium Leather, 20x Fine Thread)
150-155
- Heavy Leather Ball (10x Heavy Leather, 5x Fine Thread)
- Recipe by Bombus Finespindle in Ironforge (Alliance) / Tamar in Orgrimmar (Horde)
155-180
- Heavy Armor Kit (125x Heavy Leather, 25x Fine Thread)
180-200
- Raptor Hide Belt (80x Raptor Hide, 80x Heavy Leather, 40x Fine Thread) ALLIANCE
- Recipe by Androd Fadran in Refuge Point
- Raptor Hide Harness (80x Raptor Hide, 80x Heavy Leather, 40x Fine Thread) HORDE
- Recipe by Tunkk in Hammerfall
200-205
- Thick Armor Kit (25x Thick Leather, 5x Silken Thread)
205-235
- Nightscape Headband (420x Thick Leather, 120x Silken Thread)
250-275
- Rugged Armor Kit (100x Rugged Leather)
275-300
- Frostsaber Boots (100x Rugged Leather, 150x Frostsaber Leather, 25x Rune Thread)
- Recipe by Qia in Everlook in Winterspring
TBC (300-375)
300-310
- Knothide Leather (50x Knothide Leather Scraps)
310-325
- Knothide Armor Kit (50x Knothide Leather)
325-335
- Heavy Knothide Leather (50x Knothide Leather)
- Recipe by Cro Threadstrong in Lower City in Shattrath / Haferet in The Exodar (Alliance) / Zaralda in Silvermoon City (Horde)
335-340
- Thick Draenic Vest (70x Heavy Knothide Leather, 15x Rune Thread)
340-350
- Scaled Draenic Boots (120x Heavy Knothide Leather, 20x Fel Scales, 30x Rune Thread)
WotLK (375-450)
350-380
- Borean Armor Kit (175x Borean Leather)
380-386
- Artic Boots (48x Borean Leather)
386-390
- Artic Gloves (40x Borean Leather)
390-405
- Heavy Borean Leather (1800x Borean Leather)
405-410
- Artic Wristguards (120x Borean Leather)
410-420
- Dark Frostscale Leggings (52x Heavy Borean Leather, 65x Crystallized Water)
420-425
- Overcast Bracers (40x Heavy Borean Leather, 5x Eternal Water)
- Recipe by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran
425-435
- Overcast Handwraps (130x Heavy Borean Leather, 13x Eternal Water)
- Recipe by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran
435-440
- Frosthide Leg Armor (10x Arctic Fur, 10x Nerubian Chitin, 5x Frozen Orb)
440-450
- Trollwoven Girdle (100x Heavy Borean Leather, 50x Eternal Shadow, 50x Eternal Fire, 10x Frozen Orb)
- Recipe by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran
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Leatherworking Recipes to look out for in WotLK Classic
As stated at the top of the article, Leatherworking is great for the start of an expansion with its ability to create armor and other items.
That being said, here are some to look out for and where to find them.
Frosthide Leg Armor
- Sold by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran
Icescale Leg Armor
- Sold by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran
Revenant's Breastplate
- Sold by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran
Durable Nerubhide Cape
- Sold by Diane Cannings in Dalaran / Rosemary Bovard in Borean Tundra
Belt of Arctic Life
- Dropped by all of the bosses in Ulduar
Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate
- Dropped by all of the bosses in Trial of the Crusader
Bracers of Swift Death
- Dropped by all of the bosses in Trial of the Crusader
Legwraps of Unleashed Nature
- Sold by Alchemist Finklestein in Icecrown Citadel (Ashen Verdict)
Footpads of Impending Death
- Sold by Alchemist Finklestein in Icecrown Citadel (Ashen Verdict)
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