WoW Leatherworking Guide 1-525

In this WoW leatherworking guide you'll learn how to quickly and cheaply level your leatherworking.Leatherworking combines very well with skinning if you wish to keep the costs down. If you don't you'll have to buy your own materials which can be quite expensive so do keep that in mind.

Remember that a lot of the items you make can be disenchanted aswell. This could help making back some of the money you invested, or even give you a good profit if you did your own skinning.

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Remember that a lot of the items you make can be disenchanted aswell. This could help making back some of the money you invested, or even give you a good profit if you did your own skinning.

Let's get started.

If you're buying your materials from the auction house you should start by finding a good city that allows for easy travel between trainer and AH/mailbox. I recommend Stormwind (dwarven district) and Orgrimmar.

• 1-20
  19 x [Light Leather] - 57 Ruined Leather Scraps
• 20-30
  10 x [Light Armour Kit] - 10 Light Leather
• 30-50
  20 x [Handstitched Leather Cloak] - 40 Light Leather, 20 Coarse Thread
• 50-55
  5 x [Handstitched Leather Belt] - 30 Light Leather, 5 Coarse Thread

Remember to learn Journeyman Leatherworking

• 55-85
  30 x [Embossed Leather Gloves] - 90 Light Leather, 60 Coarse Thread
• 85-100
  15 x [Fine Leather Belt] - 90 Light Leather, 30 Coarse Thread

These are used later on, don't vendor them!

• 100-115
   15 x [Cured Medium Hide] - 15 Medium Hide, 15 Salt

Hang on to these aswell.

• 115-130
  15 x [Dark Leather Boots] - 60 Medium Leather, 30 Fine Thread, 15 Gray Dye

Remember to learn Expert Leatherworking.

• 130-145
  15 x [Dark Leather Belt] - 15 Fine Leather Belt, 15 Cured Medium Hide, 30 Fine Thread, 15 Gray Dye
• 145-150
  5 x [Hillman's Leather Gloves] - 70 Medium Leather, 20 Fine Thread
• 150-155
  5 x [Heavy Leather Ball] - 10 Heavy Leather, 5 Fine Thread

You will have to buy the pattern here

• 155-165 
• 20 x [Cured Heavy Hide] - 20 Heavy Hide, 60 Salt

Don't sell these, you will need them.

• 165-180
  10 x [Heavy Armor Kit] - 50 Heavy Leather, 10 Fine Thread
• 180-190
  10 x [Barbaric Shoulders] - 80 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 20 Fine Thread
• 190-200
  10 x [Guardian Gloves] - 40 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 10 Silken Thread
• 200-205
  5 x [Thick Armor Kit] - 25 Thick Leather, 5 Silken Thread

Rember to learn Artisan Leatherworking.

• 205-235
  35 x [Nightscape Headband] - 175 Thick Leather, 70 Silken Thread

• 235-250
  15 x [Nightscape Pants] - 210 Thick Leather, 60 Silken Thread

• 250-265
  18 x [Rugged Armor Kit] - 90 Rugged Leather

• 265-290
  25 x [Wicked Leather Bracers] - 200 Rugged Leather, 25 Black Dye, 25 Rune Thread

Rember to learn Master Leatherworking.

• 290-300
  10 x [Wicked Leather Headband] - 120 Rugged Leather, 10 Black Dye, 10 Rune Thread
• 300-310
  20 x [Knothide Leather] - 100 Knothide Leather Scraps
  If you can't get the scraps you could start making the next item from 300 
• 310-325
  23 x [Knothide Armor Kit] - 92 Knothide Leather
• 325-335
  43 x [Heavy Knothide Leather] - 215 Knothide Leather
  You may have to make a few more than this, if you prefer you can go to the next step but you'll need some more heavy knothide leather (3 extra per skillup missing). 
• 335-350
  15 x [Thick Draenic Vest] - 45 Heavy Knothide Leather, 15 Rune Thread

Remember to learn Grand Master Leatherworking.

• 350-380
  33 x [Borean Armor Kit] - 132 Borean Leather
• 380-390
  10 x [Arctic Boots] - 80 Borean Leather
• 390-405
  123 x [Heavy Borean Leather] - 738 Borean Leather
• 405-420
  20 x [Dark Frostscale Leggings] - 80 Heavy Borean Leather, 100 Crystallized Water
  Or
  [Dark Iceborne Leggings] - 80 Heavy Borean Leather, 100 Crystallized Shadow
  Whichever you make depends what is cheaper on your server 
• 420-425
  5 x [Overcast Bracers] - 40 Heavy Borean Leather, 5 Eternal Water
  The recipe sold by Braeg Stoutbeard in Dalaran. It costs 3 Heavy Borean Leather.

Remember to learn illustrious Leatherworking 

• 425-435
  10 x [Savage Leather] - 50 Savage Leather Scraps

You can start the next step if scraps are scarce.

• 435-450
  15 x [Savage Armor Kit] - 75 Savage Leather
• 450-460
  10 x [Tsunami Boots] - 70 Savage Leather, 10 Eternium Thread
• 460-470
  10 x [Savage Cloak] - 70 Savage Leather, 10 Eternium Thread
• 470-475
  5 x [Darkbrand Boots] - 50 Savage Leather, 5 Eternium Thread
• 475-480
  5 x [Darkbrand Shoulders] - 60 Savage Leather, 5 Eternium Thread
  480-485
  5 x [Darkbrand Chestguard] - 60 Savage Leather, 5 Eternium Thread
• 485-490
  152 x [Heavy Savage Leather] - 760 Savage Leather
• 490-496
  2 x [Darkbrand Leggings] - 8 Heavy Savage Leather, 24 Volatile Earth
• 496-502
  2 x [Cloak of Beast] - 16 Heavy Savage Leather, 4 Volatile Earth, 4 Volatile Air, 4 Volatile Water, 4 Volatile Fire
• 502-504
  2 x [Darkbrand Helm] - 10 Heavy Savage Leather

You have to stop making these at 504 or you won't get the 3 guaranteed skill ups from the next item

• 504-507
  1 x [Cloak of Beasts] - 8 Heavy Savage Leather, 2 Volatile Earth, 2 Volatile Air, 2 Volatile Water, 2 Volatile Fire
• 507-510
  Continue making [Cloak of Beasts] or make
  ? x [Cloak of War] - 60 Blackened Dragonscale each

Make either depending on which is cheaper. This part is really frustrating as both of them are green and luck will decide how much money you'll have to sink into them. There is no other good option.

• 510-525
  From this point onwards you have to be level 84 or higher and have started the few early quests in Twilight Highlands to unlock your Leatherworking Vendor 
  Threm Blackscalp can be found at Dragonmaw Port in Twilight Highlands if you're a horde player.
  Alliance players on the other hand can find Misty Merriweather at Highbank, twilight highlands.
  If you choose you may want to make different items depending on your server. The reason for this is that you'll be leveling up on crafting PvP items and not only do they require 10 heavy savage leather to buy, certain items are made a lot more than others as people just want to get to 525 as quickly as possible. I recommend you check your auctionhouse and see if you could possibly make a profit, or simply lose less money by getting these last few skill ups. If you don't care just go by the following to have the lowest material costs: 
• 510-515
  3 x [Bloodied Leather Bracers] - 30 Heavy Savage Leather, 30 Volatile Fire

• 515-520
  2 x [Bloodied Leather Boots] - 20 Heavy Savage Leather, 20 Volatile Fire

• 520-525
  3 x [Bloodied Leather Helm] - 30 Heavy Savage Leather, 30 Volatile Water

Congratulations on getting to 525! If you have any suggestions for this guide feel free to contact me here.