Training the Leatherworking Profession in World of Warcraft

Leatherworking Training Guide

Posted by Kaets - August 20th, 2007

The Leatherworking profession allows players to utilize the Leather gathered through the Skinning profession to create a variety of items, including cloaks, leather and mail armors, armor kits, quivers, and ammo pouches. In this guide we will look at how you can train Leatherworking from 0 to 375. If you have any questions and/or comments, please do not hesitate to leave a comment!

Introduction
Leatherworker armors are chiefly of use to the leather and mail wearing classes, such as the Druid, Hunter, Shaman, and Rogue, though these armors may be of some interest to Paladins and Warriors prior to their access to Plate armor.

At later levels, players can choose from one of three specializations within the Leatherworking profession to create certain higher quality items. These three specializations are: Dragonscale Leatherworking, Elemental Leatherworking, or Tribal Leatherworking. Each specialization grants the crafter to create and equip special soulbound armor sets at higher levels in The Burning Crusade.

Training Leatherworking from 0 to 375

Leatherworking Skill 1 - 150
Mats needed: 275 Light Leather, 20 Light Hides, 25 Medium Hides

Leatherworking Skill 1 - 35
35 Light Armour Kit - 35 Light Leather

Leatherworking Skill 35 - 55
20 Cured Light Hide - 20 Light Hide

Leatherworking Skill 55 - 85
30 Embossed Leather Gloves - 90 Light Leather

Leatherworking Skill 85 - 100
15 Fine Leather Belt - 90 Light Leather

Leatherworking Skill 100 - 120+
25 Cured Medium Hide - 25 Medium Hide

Leatherworking Skill 120 - 125
10 Fine Leather Belt - 60 Light Leather

Leatherworking Skill 125 - 150
25 Dark Leather Belt - 25 Fine Leather Belts, 25 Cured Medium Hides

Leatherworking Skill 150 - 205
Mats needed: 410-430 Heavy Leather, 10 Heavy Hides, 20-40 Bolts of Silk Cloth(80-160 Silk Cloth), 10 Iron Buckles

Leatherworking Skill 150 - 160
10 Cured Heavy Hide - 10 Heavy Hide

Leatherworking Skill 160 - 170
10 Heavy Armour Kit - 50 Heavy Leather

Leatherworking Skill 170 - 180
10 Dusky Leather Leggings - 100 Heavy Leather

Leatherworking Skill 170 - 180
10 Guardian Pants - 120 Heavy Leather 20 Bolts of Silk Cloth
If you don’t have Dusky Leather Leggings Pattern

Leatherworking Skill 180 - 190
10 Barbaric Shoulders - 80 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide

Leatherworking Skill 190 - 195
5 Dusky Bracers - 80 Heavy Leather

Leatherworking Skill 195 - 205
10 Dusky Belt - 100 Heavy Leather, 20 Bolts of Silk Cloth, 10 Iron Buckle

Leatherworking Skill 205 - 250

For more details about Leatherworking Specialisation, read this.
When it says Nightscape Headband/Tunic, it means you can choose. Tunics use 2 more Thick leather than Headbands, so if you’re only disenchanting Headbands is the best, while if you’re putting on AH a mix is better.

Elemental Leatherworking
Mats needed: 405-455 Thick Leather, (2 Hearts of Fire, 2 Globes of Water, 2 Cores of Earth, and 2 Breaths of Wind)

Leatherworking Skill 205 - 230
25 Nightscape Headband/Tunic - 125-175 Thick Leather

Leatherworking Skill 230 - 250
20 Nightscape Pants - 280 Thick Leather

Dragonscale Leatherworking
Mats needed: 441-483 Thick Leather, 40 Scorpid Scale, 10 Worn Dragonscale

Leatherworking Skill 205 - 226
21 Nightscape Headband/Tunic - 105-147 Thick Leather

Leatherworking Skill 226 - 228
2 Tough Scorpid Breastplate - 24 Thick Leather, 24 Scorpid Scale

Leatherworking Skill 228 - 230
2 Tough Scorpid Gloves - 12 Thick Leather, 16 Scorpid Scale

Leatherworking Skill 230 - 250
20 Nightscape Pants - 280 Thick Leather

Tribal Leatherworking
Mats needed: 427-449 Thick Leather, 112 Turtle Scale, 11 Wildvine, 2 Cured Thick Hide

Leatherworking Skill 205 - 211
6 Thick Armour Kit - 30 Thick Leather

Leatherworking Skill 211 - 222
11 Nightscape Headband/Tunic - 55-77 Thick Leather

Leatherworking Skill 222 - 224
2 Turtle Scale Gloves - 12 Thick Leather, 16 Turtle Scale

Leatherworking Skill 224 - 226
2 Turtle Scale Breastplate - 12 Thick Leather, 24 Turtle Scale

Leatherworking Skill 226 - 228
2 Turtle Scale Bracers - 16 Thick Leather, 24 Turtle Scale

Leatherworking Skill 228 - 229
1 Wild Leather Vest - 12 Thick Leather, 2 Wildvine

Leatherworking Skill 229 - 230
1 Wild Leather Helmet - 10 Thick Leather, 2 Wildvine

Leatherworking Skill 230 - 232
2 Turtle Scale Helm - 28 Thick Leather, 48 Turtle Scale

Leatherworking Skill 232 - 250
18 Nightscape Pants - 252 Thick Leather

Leatherworking Skill 250 - 300
Mats needed: 160 Thick Leather, 470 Rugged Leather

Leatherworking Skill 250 - 260
10 Nightscape Boots - 160 Thick Leather

Leatherworking Skill 260 - 270
10 Wicked Leather Gauntlets - 80 Rugged Leather

Leatherworking Skill 270 - 285
15 Wicked Leather Bracers - 180 Rugged Leather

Leatherworking Skill 285 - 300
15 Wicked Leather Headband - 210 Rugged Leather

Recipes for 0 - 300:

Leatherworking Skill 300 - 375

Leatherworking Skill 300 - 310
Knothide Leather (5 x Knothide Leather Scraps) x 20 = 100 x Knothide Leather Scraps
Make as many as it takes to get to 310. You’re going to need around 725 Knothide leather, so you might as well get the skill up points for this.

Leatherworking Skill 310 - 320
Wild Draenish Gloves (9 x Knothide Leather, 3 x Rune Thread) x 10

Leatherworking Skill 320 - 325
Thick Draenic Boots (10 x Knothide Leather, 3 x Rune Thread) x 5

Leatherworking Skill 325 - 335
Heavy Knothide Leather (5 x Knothide Leather) x 80
You’re going to need 80 later on, so get the skill up points for making it.

Leatherworking Skill 335 - 340
Thick Draenic Vest (14 x Knothide Leather, 3 x Rune Thread) x 5

Leatherworking Skill 340 - 355
Felscale Breastplate (14 x Knothide Leather, 3 x Fel Scales, 3 x Rune Thread) x 15

Leatherworking Skill 355 - 365
Heavy Clefthoof Boots (4 x Heavy Knothide Leather, 20 x Thick Clefthoof Leather, 4 x Primal Earth, 2 x Rune Thread) x 10
Requires Friendly rep with Cenarion Expedition.

Leatherworking Skill 365 - 370
Felstalker Bracers (6 x Heavy Knothide Leather, 6 x Fel Hide, 6 x Crystal Infused Leather, 4 x Primal Air, 2 x Rune Thread) x 5
Requires Thrallmar/Honor Hold Honoured rep to buy the pattern.

Alternatively, if you’re exalted with The Sha’tar:
Drums of Battle (2 Heavy Knothide Leather, 1 x Primal Fire, 1 Primal Earth) x 5

Either of the above will take you to 375, but you may end up having to make quite a few. So in the meantime, work on your Keepers of Time rep and do the following:

Leatherworking Skill 370 - 375
Drums of Panic (2 x Heavy Knothide Leather, 2 x Primal Shadow) x 5

Congratulations, you’ve trained your Leatherworking to 375!

Approximate Materials Required 300 - 375

100 x Knothide Leather Scraps
380 x Knothide Leather
80 x Heavy Knothide Leather (that’s 400 x Knothide Leather!)
135 x Rune Thread
30 x Fel Hide
30 x Crystal Infused Leather
45 x Fel Scales
200 x Thick Clefthoof Leather
20 x Primal Air
40 x Primal Earth
10 x Primal Shadow

Credits:
Special thanks to Lobotomy on EU-Frostmane and Highlander on EU-Terenas.