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World Of Warcraft: WOTLK Leatherworking Guide

World of Warcraft is one of the best MMORPGs available in the market. Blizzard released the Classic version of this game so gamers could play the first expansions of this title – which are the most popular.

If you want to become a great WoW player, you have to know that there are more things to do than just:

  • Picking up a character.

  • Combine skills.

  • Completing quests.

  • Choosing between the Horde or the Alliance.

A crucial part of the game is selecting a profession for your character. There are up to 11 professions that you can choose and only 2 for each character. 

They are:

  • Herbalism.

  • Mining.

  • Skinning.

  • Alchemy.

  • Blacksmithing.

  • Enchanting.

  • Engineering.

  • Inscription.

  • Jewelcrafting.

  • Leatherworking.

  • Tailoring.

Each one of them helps you obtain specific items that you can use to improve your gear, prepare food with epic recipes, learn to create great weapons or armor, and more. The thing is that you can only choose 2 of them. 

So, how do you know which one is better for you? It’s up to you to decide what items you want to create.

This article covers Leatherworking in World of Warcraft: WOTLK, what items you can craft, and a leveling guide to help you reach Grandmaster Leatherworking epic items.

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World of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic

World of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic is the third expansion of the classic WoW. This edition covers the success of the resurrection of the Lich King – which is Arthas fused with the Lich King.

The story is centered around how Arthas is trying to reunite the army of the dead and unleash the plague once more over the lands of Azeroth and Kalimdor.

You’ll be taking part in the events of a fierce battle against the Scourge with players all over the world and incredible in-game characters. The ultimate goal is to defeat once and for all the mighty Arthas/Lich King and save the world from the dead.

This is the closure to the Warcraft III story, where we saw Arthas’ development and his path to become what he swore to destroy.

What Is Leatherworking

Leatherworking is one of the four most important trade professions in World of Warcraft. With this trade skill, you can create all the items that require leather to be crafted. There are different levels you’ll pass if you want to unlock the highest level of leather items.

Some of the equipment you can craft are:

  • Revenant's Breastplate. 

  • Durable Nerubhide Cape.

  • Earthgiving Legguards.

  • Boots of Living Scale.

  • Belt of Arctic Life.

  • Ensorcelled Nerubian Breastplate.

  • Bracers of Swift Death.

  • Legwraps of Unleashed Nature.

  • Footpads of Impending Death.

You can sell these items in the Auction House to make a good profit, use them yourself or give them to your partners and allies.

If you want to increase your skill points in Leatherworking, you need to gather both Leather and Crafting. 

You will need the Skinning profession if you want to get the materials. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay to get them or find them in mobs – which will seriously decrease your level-up speed.

Where To Find Leatherworking Trainers

We don’t want you to lose time finding trainers to level Leatherworking. That’s why we have gathered the locations of each Leatherworking trainer in WoW WOTLK Classic – even the Grand Master Trainer – so you can go straight to them when it’s needed.

Apprentice To Artisan Trainers

Horde

Location

Alliance

Location

Karolek

Orgrimmar

Simon Tanner

Stormwind City

Arthur Moore

Undercity

Fimble Finespindle

Ironforge

Una

Thunder Bluff

Telonis

Darnassus

Lynalis

Silvermoon City

Akham

Exodar

You can find these trainers in the main cities of the races you’ve chosen. For example, if you choose Humans, once you get to Stormwind, you’ll get to start your elemental Leatherworking training.

To become a Master Leatherworker, you need to go to the Hellfire Peninsula and meet other instructors.

Master Leatherworking

Horde

Location

Alliance

Location

Barim Spilthoof

Thallmar

Brumman

Honor Hold

                            Darmari                                                               Shattrath City

At last, during your journey through Northrend, there are also masters you can visit to improve the Leatherworking profession.

Grand Master Leatherworking

Horde

Location

Alliance

Location

Howling Fjord

Gunter Hanser

Howling Fjord

Bernadetter Dexter

Borean Tundra

Awan Iceborn

Borean Tundra

Rosemary Bovard

                      Diane Cannings                                                           Dalaran

Materials Needed To Craft With Leatherworking

If you want to increase your Leatherworking level in Wrath Classic, you will need certain elements. You should collect the required materials first before you start. This is the cheapest and fastest way to do it.

For the purpose of this guide, we will disclose the approximate materials you need for leveling Leatherworking based on the continent you are in.

Old World

Ruined Leather Scraps.

Light Leather.

Coarse Thread.

Medium Hide.

Salt.

Medium Leather.

Fine Thread.

Gray Dye.

Heavy Leather.

Heavy Hide or Raptor Hide.

Thick Leather.

Silken Thread.

Rugged Leather.

Rune Thread.

Black Dye.

Essence of Water.

Heavy Scorpid Scale.

Outland

Knothide Leather Scraps.

Knothide Leather.

Fel Scales.

Northrend

Borean Leather.

Crystallized Water or Crystallized Shadow.

Eternal Water.

Arctic Fur.

Nerubian Chitin.

Frozen Orb.

Leveling Up Leatherworking 1 To 450

Below you have a detailed Leatherworking leveling guide to help you thrive WoW Classic.

Blizzard Entertainment made sure that you struggle to get all the benefits from these trade skills, but with this guide, you reach the highest level faster than expected.

Apprentice Leatherworking

The first levels of Leatherworking are the slowest ones. You’ll have to go from level 1 to 75 if you want to reach the next category.

Level 1-30

In this table, you’ll see the items you need to create to reach level 30.

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Light Leather

57

3x Ruined Leather Scraps

Hunting beasts.

Skinning required.

Light Armor Kit

30

1x Light Leather

Hunting beasts.

Skinning required.

To go from level 1 to 20, you can create 57 Light Leather. Then, you can use the Light Leather to craft a Light Armor Kit and reach level 30.

Level 30-50

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Handstitched Leather Cloak

22

2x Light Leather

1x Coarse Thread

You can find the Coarse Thread in Supply stores or trainers.

At this point, you should have a Light Leather surplus, so you can use it to craft the Handstitched Leather Cloak recipe.

At this point, you must learn the Journeyman Leatherworking skill to have more recipes available.

You can also reach level 55 by crafting Small Leather Ammo Pouch using the same materials in the table above.

Level 55-85

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Embossed Leather Gloves 

30

3x Light Leather

2x Coarse Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

This is the first Green item recipe that you will craft. You will need over 90 Light Leather and 60 Coarse Thread to make it to level 85.

After finishing, you can sell the items you don’t need and make some money. They are sold for 1 silver and 19 copper each piece.

Journeyman Leatherworking

As a Journeyman Leatherworking, you can craft more items and exchange those you don’t wear. Now, to get to Expert, you need to pass through level branches.

Below we explain them.

Level 85-110

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Fine Leather Belt

25

6x Light Leather

2x Coarse Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

The Fine Leather Belt is another Green item you need to make. It requires 150 Light Leather and 50 Coarse Thread to reach level 110 in your specialization.

At this point, Leatherworkers may find it difficult to keep up with all the materials. So, you could start making deals and exchanging with other players.

Level 110-150

There are two ways to reach level 150. One requires Medium Leather, and the other Medium Hide. Depending on the server, it will cost less than one form of the other.

Option 1 - Medium Leather

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Fine Leather Belt

12

6x Light Leather

2x Coarse Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Dark Leather Boots

10

4x Medium Leather

2x Fine Thread

1x Gray Dye

Hunting and supply stores.

Dark Leather Cloak

10

8x Medium Leather

1x Fine Thread

1x Gray Dye

Hunting and supply stores.

Dark Leather Pants

12

12x Medium Leather

1x Fine Thread

1x Gray Dye

Hunting and supply stores.

Option 2 - Medium Hide

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Cured Medium Hide

25

1x Medium Hide

1x Salt

Hunting and supply stores.

Dark Leather Belt

25

1x Fine Leather Belt

1x Cured Medium Hide

1x Fine Thread

1x Gray Dye

From previous items.

Hunting and supply stores.

Note that at this level of specialization, you’ll have to learn the Expert Leatherworking skill.

You’ll also need to purchase your first pattern. Go to Tamar in Orgrimmar or Bombus Finespindle in Ironforge – depending on your race – to get the Heavy Leather Ball pattern.

Expert Leatherworking

At this point, things start to get harder. You should also be increasing your Skinning level.

Level 150-155

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Heavy Leather

6

5x Medium Leather

Hunting grounds.

Heavy Leather Ball

6

2x Heavy Leather

1x Fine Thread

Pattern recipe in Orgrimmar or Ironforge.

Level 155-200

Just as with levels 110-150, there are two options you can go with. See the details below.

Option 1 - Heavy Leather

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Heavy Armor Kit

28

5x Heavy Leather

1x  Fine Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Barbaric Leggings

23

10x Heavy Leather

2x Fine Thread

1x Moss Agate

Hunting and supply stores.

To craft Barbaric Leggings, you need to get the Pattern that is sold by Hammon Karwn in Arathi Highlands. If not, you can get it from Kreena or Jandia for the Horde or Lardan for the Alliance.

Option 2 - Heavy Hide

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Cured Heavy Hide

20

1x Heavy Hide

3x Salt

Hunting and supply stores.

Heavy Armor Kit 

18

5x Heavy Leather

1x Fine Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Barbaric Shoulders

10

8x Heavy Leather

1x Cured Heavy Hide

2x Fine Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Guardian Gloves

10

4x Heavy Leather

1x Cured Heavy Hide

1x Fine Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Other guides will use a different branch level, showing you items you can craft to level up from 180-190 and 190-200. However, we make it easier for you.

When you complete level 200, you must specialize in Artisan Leatherworking and continue working.

Artisan Leatherworking

The Artisan Leatherworking range requires you to craft multiple stuff. It’s cheaper when you use a variety of items.

Here’s how it goes.

Level 200-205

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Thick Armor Kit

5

5x Thick Leather

1x Silken Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Level 200-235

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Nightscape Headband

33

5x Thick Leather

2x Silken Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Level 235-250

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Nightscape Pants

15

14x Thick Leather

4x Silken Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Level 250-265

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Rugged Armor Kit

26

5x Rugged Leather

Hunting and supply stores.

Level 265-285

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Wicked Leather Bracers

26

8x Rugged Leather

1x Black Dye

1x Rune Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

You need the Pattern: Wicked Leather Bracers that you can get from the Legashi Rogue in Azshara.

Level 285-300

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Wicked Leather Headband

10

12x Rugged Leather

1x Black Dye

1x Rune Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

You need the Pattern: Wicked Leather Bracers that you can get from the Jadefire Trickster in Felwood. 

Master Leatherworking

Now that you have reached level 300, you can become a Master Leatherworking.

To keep leveling up, you’ll have to travel to the vast lands of the Burning Crusade and craft special items that you can only find there.

The Outlands are a hard place to be, so be sure that you have enough level and gear to defeat mobs out there.

Level 300-310

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Knothide Leather

29

5x Knothide Leather Scraps

Hunting.

Level 310-325

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Knothide Armor Kit

20

4x Knothide Leather

Hunting.

Level 325-335

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Heavy Knothide Leather 

30

5x Knothide Leather

Hunting.

To craft this item, you need to get the Pattern: Heavy Knothide Leather. You can get it from Cro Threadstrong in the Lower City of Shattrath.

Level 335-350

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Thick Draenic Vest

18

3x Heavy Knothide Leather

3x Rune Thread

Hunting and supply stores.

Scaled Draenic Boots

16

2x Heavy Knothide Leather

3x Rune Thread

2x Fel Scales

Hunting and supply stores.

At this level, you can learn the Grand Master Leatherworking skill.

Grand Master Leatherworking

To specialize as a Grand Master, you have to travel to the cold lands of Northrend. There, you’ll find materials to create epic gear and other incredible items that can’t be found anywhere else.

Level 350-380

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Borean Armor Kit

35

4x Borean Leather

Hunting skills.

Level 380-385

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Arctic Boots

5

8x Borean Leather

Hunting skills.

Level 385-390

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Arctic Gloves

5

10x Borean Leather

Hunting skills.

Level 390-405

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Heavy Borean Leather

314

6x Borean Leather

Hunting skills.

Level 405-420

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Dark Frostscale Leggings

16

4x Heavy Borean Leather

5x Crystallized Water

Hunting.


You can get Crystallized water by killing water elementals or in a Cobalt deposit with Mining skills

Level 420-425

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Overcast Bracers

5

8x Heavy Borean Leather

1x Eternal Water

Hunting


You can obtain Eternal Water by looting water elementals and combining 10 Crystallized Water

You must get the Pattern: Overcast Bracers from Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran to craft this item.

Level 425-435

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Overcast Handwraps

11

10x Heavy Borean Leather

1x Eternal Water

Hunting


You can obtain Eternal Water by looting water elementals and combining 10 Crystallized Water

You must get the Pattern: Overcast Handwraps from Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran to craft this item.

Level 435-440

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Frosthide Leg Armor

8

2x Arctic Fur

2x Nerubian Chitin

1x Frozen Orb

You can obtain Arctic Fur from skinning mobs.


You can obtain Nerubian Chitin from skinning mobs.


You can get Frozen Orbs from Heroic Dungeons.

Level 440-450

Item

Quantity

Materials needed per item

Location

Trollwoven Girdle

10

10x Heavy Borean Leather

5x Eternal Fire

5x Eternal Shadow

1x Frozen Orb

You can Obtain Heavy Borean Leather using your Hunting skills.


You can get Eternal Fire from Flame Revenants and Raging Flames.


You can get Eternal Shadow from Shadow Reventans or Wandering Shadows.


You can get Frozen Orbs from Heroic Dungeons.

WOTLK Leatherworking Guide - Summary

Leatherworking is one of the crafting professions in World of Warcraft. With this guide, you’ll get to create all sorts of items that use leather for it. 

For example:

  • Fine Leather Belt.

  • Wicked Leather Bracers.

  • Heavy Borean Leather

  • Small Leather Ammo Pouch.

  • Handstitched Leather Cloak.

  • Scaled Draenic Boots.

There are so many more items that you can craft. But to do so, you must level up your mastery in Leatherworking in WOTLK. If you follow these leveling shortcuts, you’ll get to become a master crafter in no time.

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