Leatherworking

Dear Reader, welcome to my 1-450 Leatherworking guide. If you’re on the lookout for the fastest and most inexpensive way of levelling your Leatherworking from 1-450, look no further ! As a crafting profession, Leatherworking goes hand in hand with Skinning, gathering thehides and leather required for crafting your items. However, this is not a necessity.

Alternatively, you may purchase your materials at the Auction House, but be warned, the amount needed can be overwhelming and very very expensive. If you happen to run into gold problems in your Leatherworking progress, check out this Gold-making Guide, guaranteed to make you lots of gold.

Alright, now lets get down to business!

Firstly, you will need to visit any of the trainers located in the Old Cities of Azeroth and learn Leatherworking Apprentice.

Leatherworking Apprentice. Levels 1-85

1-30

• 10 Light Armor Kit. Materials required – 30 Light Leather

30-50

• 20 Handstitched Leather Cloak. Materials required – 40 Light Leather, 20 Coarse Thread

50-55

• 5 Small Leather Ammo Pouch. Materials required – 15 Light Leather, 20 Coarse Thread

55-85

• 30 Embossed Leather Gloves. Materials required – 90 Light Leather, 60 Coarse Thread

Upon reaching level 85, visit your trainer and learn Leatherworking Journeyman.Levels 85-150

85-110

• 25 Fine Leather Belt. Materials required – 150 Light Leather, 50 Coarse Thread.

110-130

• 20 Dark Leather Boots. Materials required – 80 Medium Leather, 40 Fine Thread, 20 Gray Dye

130-145

• 15 Dark Leather Cloak. Materials required – 120 Medium Leather, 15 Fine Thread, 15 Gray Dye

145-150

• 5 Hillman’s Leather Gloves. Materials required – 70 Medium Leather, 20 Fine Thread

Next, visit your trainer and learn Leatherworking Expert. Levels 150-225.

150-180

• 30 Heavy Armor Kit. Materials required – 150 Heavy Leather, 30 Fine Thread

You may need to make a couple more to reach the desired level.

180-190

• 10 Barbaric Shoulders. Materials required – 80 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 20 Fine Thread

190-200

• 10 Guardian Gloves. Materials required – 40 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 10 Silken Thread

200-225

• 25 Thick Armor Kit. Materials required – 125 Thick Leather, 25 Silken Thread

Gratz on reaching level 225 ! At this level (you must also be level  40), you can choose from 3 specializations – Elemental Leatherworking, Dragonscale Leatherworking, Tribal Leatherworking- in your leatherworking career, depending on what items appeal to you. No need to crack your head over this, through subsequent patches Blizzard have made it significantly easier to switch specializations at a whim. All you have to do is unlearn your current specialization and find learn a different one from the appropriate NPC, at a token fee of course.

Next, pay a visit to your trainer and learn Leatherworking Artisan.Levels 225-300

225-230

• 5 Nightscape Headband. Materials required – 25 Thick Leather,10 Silken Thread

230-250

• 20 Nightscape Pants. Materials required – 280 Thick Leather, 80 Silken Thread

250-265

• 15 Rugged Armor Kit. Materiasl required – 75 Rugged Leather

265-290

• 25 Wicked Leather Braces. Materials required – 200 Rugged Leather, 25 Black Dye, 25 Rune Thread

290-300

• 10 Wicked Leather Headband. Materials required – 120 Rugged Leather, 10 Black Dye, 10 Rune Thread

Now, I know I’ve told you this before but perhaps you have come to a self-realization that leveling Leatherworking is no walk in the park financially. As you progress to higher level items, the costs will only escalate accordingly. If gold is your problem , I suggest this Gold Guide. Never will you have to worry about gold again.

At this stage, you will need to go to the Outlands to learn from Master Trainers. A list of trainers can be found here.

Leatherworking Master. Levels 300-350

300-325

• 30 Knothide Armor Kit. Materials required – 120 Knothide Leather

325-330

• 5 Thick Draenic Boots. Materials required – 50 Knothide Leather, 15 Rune Thread

330-350

• 20 Thick Draenic Vests. Materials required – 60 Heavy Knothide Leather,60 Rune Thread

You may need to craft a little more to reach the desired level.

Alright, this is the last leg of your journey towards complete Leatherworking mastery. Make your way to your trainer in Northrend and learn Leatherworking Grandmaster. Levels 350-450.

350-380

• 30 Borean Armor Kit. Materials required – 120 Borean Leather

A little more is required to reach the desired level.

380-390

• 10 Arctic Boots. Materials required – 80 Borean Leather

390-400

• 15 Heavy Borean Leather . Materials required – 90 Borean Leather. Keep this for later use.

400-420

• 20 Dark Frostscale Leggings. Materials required – 80 Heavy Borean Leather, 100 Crystallized Water

If Crystallized Shadow is cheaper in your realm, you may choose to make Dark Iceborne Leggings instead, just substitute Crystallized Water with Crystallized Shadow.

420-425

• 5 Overcast Bracers. Materials required – 40 Heavy Borean Leather, 5 Eternal Water

425-435

• 12 Leggings of Visceral Strikes. Materials required – 144 Heavy Borean Leather, 24 Eternal Air

435-440

Depending on which is cheaper, you may choose between :-

• 5 Frosthide Leg Armor. Materials required – 10 Arctic Fur, 10 Nerubian Chitin, 5 Frozen Orb

Or

• 5 Icescale Leg Armor – 10 Arctic Fur, 10 Icy Dragonscale, 5 Frozen Orb

You may need to craft a little more to reach the desired level. These items are in demand, as such you should put them up for sale in the Auction House to recover your expenses. It might take weeks to sell them off but persevere and you will see the returns eventually.

440-450

There are a number of epic craftable items at the 440 level. If you are impatient and have lots of gold, I suggest getting hold of one recipe (the cheapest one on your server) and purchasing the materials straight up before selling the finished product on the AH. For those with lighter pockets, you may advertise your services on Trade Channel, crafting the item for free as long as your client provides the required materials.

Thanks for reading my Leatherworking Guide, I hoped it made life that much easier for you.