This Leatherworking Guide (updated for patch 3.1.3) was made to help you level from 1-450 in the most efficient way possible. As with most professions, the last few levels can get to be a bit expensive to craft (especially if you buy most of your supplies off the auction house) so check out this Gold Guide to learn how to make tons of gold.
To start you'll have to go to a major city and find a leatherworking trainer (just ask a guard for directions). Once you find the trainer train "Apprentice Leatherworking" and you are ready to start!
The components needed for leatherworking are derived from skinning. If you don't want to take on skinning as a profession you can buy everything you need to complete this guide in your local auction house.
The “Components Required” listed in all of the sections of the guide are the components required to make one of the certain item you are crafting. Good luck and here is the rest of the guide.
The first hundred levels or so are quick and cheap to level up.
| Projected Skill |
Item |
Components Required (per craft) |
| 1-30 |
Light Armor Kit |
1 Light Leather |
| 30-40 |
Handstitched Leather Cloak or Boots |
2 Light Leather/1 Coarse Thread |
| 40-45 |
Handstitched Leather Pants |
4 Light Leather/1 Coarse Thread |
| 45-60 |
Light Leather Quiver |
4 Light Leather/2 Coarse Thread |
| 60-85 |
Embossed Leather Gloves |
3 Light Leather/2 Coarse Thread |
| 85-90 |
Embossed Leather Cloak |
5 Light Leather/2 Coarse Thread |
| 90-110 |
Fine Leather Belt |
6 Light Leather/2 Coarse Thread |
Continuing....
| Projected Skill |
Item |
Components Required (per craft) |
| 110-115 |
Medium Armor Kit |
4 Medium Leather/1 Coarse Thread |
| 115-125 |
Dark Leather Boots |
4 Medium Leather/2 Fine Thread/1 Gray Dye |
| 125-135 |
Dark Leather Cloak |
8 Medium Leather/1 Fine Thread/1 Gray Dye |
| 135-140 |
Dark Leather Pants |
12 Medium Leather/1 Fine Thread/1 Gray Dye |
| 140-145 |
Hillman's Shoulders |
4 Medium Leather/1 Fine Thread/1 Cured Medium Hide |
| OR |
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| 140-145 |
Dark Leather Pants |
12 Medium Leather/1 Fine Thread/1 Gray Dye |
| 145-150 |
Hillman's Leather Gloves |
14 Medium Leather/4 Fine Thread |
| 150-180 |
Heavy Armor Kit |
5 Heavy Leather/1 Fine Thread |
| 180-195 |
Barbaric Shoulders |
8 Heavy Leather/2 Fine Thread/1 Cured Heavy Hide |
| 195-200 |
Guardian Gloves |
4 Heavy Leather/1 Silken Thread/1 Cured Heavy Hide |
If you are buying all your mats for the guide and are getting low on gold take a look at this gold making guide.
| Projected Skill |
Item |
Components Required (per craft) |
| 200-220 |
Thick Armor Kit |
5 Thick Leather/1 Silken Thread |
| 220-225 |
Nightscape Headband |
5 Thick Leather/2 Silken Thread |
| 225-230 |
Thick Armor Kit |
5 Thick Leather/1 Silken Thread |
| 230-235 |
Nightscape Headband |
5 Thick Leather/2 Silken Thread |
| 235-250 |
Nightscape Pants |
14 Thick Leather/4 Silken Thread |
| 250-255 |
Nightscape Boots |
16 Thick Leather/2 Heavy Silken Thread |
| 255-260 |
Rugged Armor Kit |
5 Rugged Leather |
| 260-265 |
Nightscape Boots |
16 Thick Leather/2 Heavy Silken Thread |
| 265-285 |
Wicked Leather Bracers |
8 Rugged Leather/1 Rune Thread/1 Black Dye |
| 285-300 |
Wicked Leather Headband |
12 Rugged Leather/1 Rune Thread/1 Black Dye |
This section is very short and you'll be 350 in no time.
| Projected Skill |
Item |
Components Required (per craft) |
| 300-310 |
Knothide Armor Kit |
4 Knothide Leather |
| 310-320 |
Wild Draenish Gloves |
9 Knothide Leather/3 Rune Thread |
| 320-325 |
Thick Draenic Pants |
10 Knothide Leather/2 Rune Thread |
| 325-330 |
Thick Draenic Boots |
10 Knothide Leather/3 Rune Thread |
| 330-350 |
Thick Draenic Vest |
14 Knothide Leather/3 Rune Thread |
| OR |
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| 340-350 |
Scaled Draenic Boots |
12 Knothide Leather/3 Rune Thread/2 Fel Scales |
To level up above 375 you'll need to visit a Grand Master Leatherworking Trainer:
| Grand Master Leatherworking Trainer |
Location |
Horde or Alliance |
| Bernadette Dexter |
Valgarde, Howling Fjord |
Alliance |
| Rosemary Bovard |
Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra |
Alliance |
| Diane Cannings |
Dalaran |
Alliance/Horde |
| Gunter Hansen |
Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord |
Horde |
Here is the final portion of the guide. If you've ever leveled up leatherworking before you'll find that there is now an easier route to follow between 350-375 than there was before Wrath was released. If not having enough gold has gotten to be a problem take a look at this gold making guide.
| Projected Skill |
Item |
Amount to Craft |
Components (per single craft) |
| 350-375 |
Borean Armor Kit |
25 |
4 Borean Leather |
| 375-385 |
Arctic Boots, Iceborn Gloves, Frostscale Belt, or Nerubian Legguards |
10 |
8 Borean Leather |
| 385-395 |
Arctic Belt, Frostscale Boots, Frostscale Gloves, Nerubian Boots, Iceborn Shoulderpads, or Arctic Shoulderpads |
10 |
10 Borean Leather |
| 395-400 |
Arctic Wristguards, Iceborn Wristguards, Nerubian Bracers, or Frostscale Bracers |
5 |
12 Borean Leather |
| 400-410 |
Dark Iceborn Leggings |
10 |
4 Heavy Borean Leather/5 Crystallized Shadow |
| 410-425 |
Fur Lining - Attack Power, Spell Power, or Stamina |
15 |
1 Arctic Fur |
| 425-430 |
Nightshock Hood |
5 |
14 Heavy Borean Leather/2 Eternal Shadow |
| 430-440 |
Frosthide Leg Armor |
12 |
2 Arctic Fur/2 Nerubian Chitin/1 Frozen Orb |
| OR |
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| 430-440 |
Icescale Leg Armor |
12 |
2 Arctic Fur/2 Icy Dragonscales/1 Frozen Orb |
| 440-450 |
Durable Nerubhide Cape |
10 |
2 Arctic Fur/40 Nerubian Chitin/1 Frozen Orb |
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