WotLK Leatherworking 1-450 Guide

Leatherworking Upgrade in WoW Classic WotLK, ExpCarry Guide

Leatherworking offers the capability to craft leather and mail gear, which are relevant in different phases of WotLK Classic. Besides, leatherworkers can create unique enchantments not available to other professions and items that trigger raid buffs (drums). In this guide, we'll elaborate on how to level up leatherworking in the WoW Wrath of the Lich King expansion, point out the location of the profession trainers, list its features, and more.

General information about the profession

Leatherworking is most suitable for classes wearing leather or mail armor as it enables self-production of gear which is considered decent pre-raid equipment. Moreover, players trained in leatherworking can apply unique enchantments and create buffs beneficial for tackling PvE/PvP content in WotLK.

Leatherworking is advised to pair with skinning, as it allows you to personally gather all the necessary materials for crafting, rather than buying them at the auction. We recommend leveling leatherworking concurrently with skinning, enabling you to level up two professions at the same time. It's also worth noting that a large amount of leather is needed for fast leveling of this craft, and it will be easier for you to farm it than to buy it for gold.

How to learn leatherworking in WoW WotLK – profession levels and trainers

Leatherworking has several tiers of professional development:

Apprentice and Journeyman. Basic leatherworking skills can be learned from any of the profession trainers in the capitals of your faction. When you reach a major city, talk to a city guard and ask him to show you where the trainer you need is located. In the case of leatherworking, choose the dialog options "Profession Trainer" -> "Leatherworking". After that, a marker will appear on the map, indicating the location of the trainer you need.

Artisan. To level up crafting skills above 300, you need to go to a leatherworking trainer in Outland or Northrend. There you can develop your craft up to level 375.

Master. To level up the profession from 375 to 450, head to Northrend and speak with one of the Grand Masters of Leatherworking. Where to find these NPCs, you can see below.

Grand Masters of Leatherworking in Northrend:

Alliance:

Rosemary Bovard – Borean Tundra.

Bernadette Dexter – Howling Fjord.

Horde:

Awan Iceborn – Borean Tundra.

Gunther Hansen – Howling Fjord.

Neutral:

Diana Tanner – Dalaran.

Necessary resources for leveling Leatherworking 1-450 in WotLK Classic

Below is a list of materials needed for leveling leatherworking from 1 to 450. Please note that this is an approximate, not an exact list. The amount of materials may vary more or less depending on your crafting success.

Materials from classic locations and Outland

• 300 x Light Leather
• 12 x Light Hide
• 25 x Medium Hide
• 10 x Heavy Hide
• 370 x Thick Leather
• 440 x Rugged Leather
• 460 x Knothide Leather Scraps
• 1200 x Knothide Leather

Materials from Northrend

• 240 x Borean Leather Scraps
• 900 x Borean Leather
• 60 x Crystallized Water
• 5 x Eternal Air
• 40 x Arctic Fur
• 40 x Icy Dragonscale or Nerubian Chitin
• 20 x Frozen Orb

Leveling Leatherworking (1-300)

Leveling Leatherworking (300-350)

Note: It's not mandatory to raise your leatherworking skill from 350 to 365 using Outland materials. You can gain these profession levels using Northrend materials if they are cheaper. However, if you have an excess of Outland leather or it is significantly cheaper on your server's auction house than WotLK leather, then you can level up to 365 by creating Heavy Knothide Armor Kits before moving to the new expansion areas. An alternative leatherworking leveling option is crafting Glove Reinforcements. It will be more expensive, but you'll be able to sell the crafted items on the auction house to partially offset the costs.

Leveling Leatherworking (1-300) in Wrath of the Lich King

Note for 425-440: You will need to alternate the recommended crafting items depending on the cost of materials and the auction price of the finished products. The recipes for these items will be green until profession level 445, so you can create them non-stop until you reach 445.

Note for 440-450: At this stage, you can make any high-level purple-quality items until you reach 450 in Leatherworking. We recommend crafting purple items on demand to minimize the cost of purchasing materials. Look for clients among friends, guildmates, or in the trade chat channel. You can also offer free crafting for the buyer's materials, thus you will be leveling your profession without spending a single gold coin.

Out of all the purple-quality items that are crafted by leatherworkers, cloaks are most often purchased. Ice Striker's Cloak and Durable Nerubhide Cape are the best options for crafting as they are needed by many players.

Usefulness of Leatherworking Specializations in WoW WotLK

In Wrath of the Lich King, specializations are still available to leatherworkers, but they are no longer relevant. You will not receive any benefits from them in the realities of the current expansion.

Bonuses for Leatherworkers in WotLK Classic

Leatherworking allows you to create good high-level equipment and special enchantments for bracers, which are unavailable to other professions:

• Fur Lining - Attack Power - gives 80 more attack power than Enchant Bracers - Assault II;
• Fur Lining - Spell Power - increases spell power by 46 more than Enchant Bracers - Spell Power III;
• Fur Lining - Stamina - gives 62 more stamina than Enchant Bracers - Stamina VI;
• Fur Lining - Arcane Resist - +70 Arcane Resistance;
• Fur Lining - Fire Resist - +70 Fire Resistance;
• Fur Lining - Frost Resist - +70 Frost Resistance;
• Fur Lining - Nature Resist - +70 Nature Resistance;
• Fur Lining - Shadow Resist - +70 Shadow Resistance.

Important! If you abandon Leatherworking, the enchantments on the bracers will stop working.