Updated for Mists of Pandaria Beta
Leatherworking creates items of leather and mail, both as armor and armor enhancements. Rogues and Druids will want your leather items, Shammies and Hunters will want your mail items.
Profession Perk: Draconic Embossment can be applied to a wrist item and adds 130 to your Agility, Int, Strength, or 195 to Stam. These numbers will be much higher in Mists of Pandaria
Mists of Pandaria – Lots of new items are coming in and Leatherworking will let you create then up to, at least item level 476 (as you can see in the pic.) I expect that recipes for items that are even better will appear as drops from various bosses. The new skill cap is 600, the new title is Zen Master Leatherworking, you can train up at 500+ and have to be a minimum of level 80. You can see a list of the new Leatherworking products here.
Obviously Skinning is the perfect compliment to Leatherworking. Enchanting is also a good compliment to Leatherworking. You’ll be able to enchant any gear you make for yourself and you can put enchants on gear that you are selling. You can also disenchant the surplus green and better gear that you create.
In-game Profession guide – What to do and how/where to get what you need, making all your efforts easier. Get it here.
| Skill | Item to be created | Material to create one item |
1-75, Apprentice Leatherworking, Requires level 5, Train up at 50+ |
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| 1-20: | Light Leather | 3x Ruined Leather scraps |
| 1-30: | Light Armor Kit | Light Leather |
| 30-50: | Handstitched Leather Cloak | 2x Light Leather Coarse Thread |
| 35-65: | Cured Light Hide | Salt Light Hide |
76-150, Journeyman Leatherworking, Requires level 10, Train up at 125+ |
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| 65-85: | Embossed Leather Gloves | 3x Light Leather 2x Coarse Thread |
| 85-100: | Fine Leather Belt | 6x Light Leather 2x Coarse Thread |
| 100-115: | Curse Medium Hide | Medium Hide Salt |
| 100-115: | Medium Armor Kit | 4x Medium Leather Coarse Thread |
| 115-125: | Dark Leather Boots | 4x Medium Leather 2x Coarse Thread Gray Dye |
| 125-130: | Dark Leather Cloak | 8x Medium Leather Coarse Thread Gray Dye |
| 130-145: | Dark Leather Belt | Fine Leather Belt Cured Medium Hide 2x Fine Thread Gray Dye |
| 145-150: | Hillman’s Leather Gloves | 14x Medium Leather 4x Coarse Thread |
151-225, Expert Leatherworking, Requires level 20, Train up at 220+ |
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| 150-165: | Cured Heavy Hide | Heavy Hide 3x Salt |
| 150-155: | Heavy Leather | 5x Medium Leather |
| 150-180: | Heavy Armor Kit | 5x Heavy Leather Fine Thread |
| 180-190: | Barbaric Shoulders | 8x Heavy Leather Cured Heavy Hide Fine Thread |
| 180-190: | Guardian Pants | 12x Heavy Leather 2x Bolt of Silk Cloth 2x Fine Thread |
| 190-210: | Guardian Gloves | 4x Heavy Leather Cured Heavy Hide Silken Thread |
| 200-220: | Thick Armor Kit | 5x Thick Leather Silken Thread |
226-300, Artisan Leatherworking, Requires level 35, Train up at 275+ |
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| 220-235: | Nightscape Headband | 5x Thick Leather 2x Silken Thread |
| 235-250: | Nightscape Pants | 14x Thick Leather 4x Silken Thread |
| 250-265: | Rugged Armor Kit | 5x Rugged Leather |
| 255-285: | Heavy Scorpid Bracers | 4x Rugged Leather 4x Heavy Scorpid Scale Rune Thread |
| 265-290: | Wicked Leather Bracers | 8x Rugged Leather Black Dye Rune Thread |
| 275-300: | Frostsaber Boots | 4x Rugged Leather Essence of Water Rune Thread |
| 290-300: | Wicked Leather Headband | 12x Rugged Leather Black Dye Rune Thread |
301-375, Master Leatherworking, Requires level 50, Train up at 350+ |
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| 300-310: | Knothide Leather | 5x Knothide Leather Scraps |
| 300-325: | Knothide Armor Kit | 4x Knothide Leather |
| 325-330: | Heavy Knothide Leather | 5x Knothide Leather |
| 330-350: | Thick Draenic Vest | 3x Heavy Knothide Leather 3x Rune Thread |
| 335-350: | Scaled Draenic Boots | 2x Heavy Knothide Leather 2x Fel Scales Rune Thread |
| 350-360: | Borean Leather | 5x Borean Leather Scraps |
376-450, GrandMaster Leatherworking, Requires level 65, Train up at 425+ |
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| 360-380: | Borean Armor Kit | 4x Borean Leather |
| 380-390: | Arctic Boots | 8x Borean Leather |
| 390-405: | Heavy Borean Leather | 6x Borean Leather |
| 395-420: | Dark Frostscale Leggings | 4x Heavy Borean Leather 5x Crystallized Water |
| 395-420: | Dark Iceborne Leggings | 4x Heavy Borean Leather 5x Crystallized Shadow |
| 420-425: | Overcast Bracers | 8x Heavy Borean Leather Eternal Water |
| 425-435: | Savage Leather | 5x Savage Leather Scraps |
| 435-450: | Savage Armor Kit | 5x Savage Leather |
451-525, Illustrious GrandMaster Leatherworking, Requires level 75, Train up at 425+ |
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| 450-460: | Darkbrand Bracers | 7x Savage Leather Eternium Thread |
| 450-470: | Darkbrand Belt | 7x Savage Leather Eternium Thread |
| 470-475: | Darkbrand Boots | 10x Savage Leather Eternium Thread |
| 475-485: | Darkbrand Shoulders | 12x Savage Leather Eternium Thread |
| 475-485: | Scorched leg Armor | 6x Savage Leather 4x Volatile Fire |
| 475-485: | Heavy Savage Leather | 5x Savage Leather |
| 485-490: | Darkbrand Chestguard | 12x savage Leather Eternium Thread |
| 490-496: | Darkbrand Leggings Awards 3 skill points per item. | 4x Heavy Savage Leather 12x Volatile Earth |
| 496-502: | Cloak of Beasts | 8x Heavy Savage Leather 2x Volatile Earth 2x Volatile Air 2x Volatile Water 2x Volatile Fire |
| 496-502: | Cloak of War | 60x Blackened Dragonscale |
| 502-504: | Darkbrand Helm | 5x Heavy Savage Leather |
| 504-510: | Cloak of Beasts | 8x Heavy Savage Leather 2x Volatile Earth 2x Volatile Air 2x Volatile Water 2x Volatile Fire |
| 504-510: | Cloak of War | 60x Blackened Dragonscale |
| 510-515: | Any of the Following Recipes | |
| Vicious Leather Gloves | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| Vicious Leather Bracers | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| Vicious Wyrmhide Belt | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| Vicious Wyrmhide Bracers | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| 515-520: | Any of the Following Recipes | |
| Vicious Leather Boots | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| Vicious Leather Shoulders | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| Vicious Wyrmhide Boots | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| Vicious Wyrmhide Gloves | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Fire | |
| 520-525: | Any of the Following Recipes | |
| Vicious Leather Belt | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Water | |
| Vicious Leather Helm | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Water | |
| Vicious Wyrmhide Chest | 10x Heavy Savage Leather 10x Volatile Water | |
525 – 600, Zen Master Leatherworking, requires level 80, train up at 500 |
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| 525-550 | Sha Armor Kit | 4x Sha Leather |
| 550-565 | Sha Leather Shoulders or Stormscale Shoulders |
8x Sha leather or 8x Prismatic Scale |
| 565-580 | Sha Leather Helm or Stormscale Helm (or Chest) |
10x Sha leather or 10x Prismatic Scale |
| 580-590 | Any of the Contender’s (PvP) gear with a 580 requirement, such as Contender’s Scale Belt or Contender’s Wyrmhide Boots |
8x Sha Leather 1x Spirit of Harmony |
| 590-595 | Any of the 590 skill items, such as Contender’s Leather Shoulders. They go green at 595. | 8x Prismatic Scale 1x Spirit of Harmony |
| 595-600 | Quick Strike Cloak, goes green at 597 so you’ll make a few. | 8x Sha leather 1x Spirit of Harmony |
Congratulations on maxing your Leatherworking skill!
Leveling any profession requires creating a list of items and buying or finding that materials to make those items. This in-game guide will show you which items are the most time and gold efficient to create and how to get the mets as cheaply as possible. You’ll save a ton of time and gold and will hit the skill cap faster. Get yours here.
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It says “Congratulations on your 525 Alchemy skill!” on the bottem of the Leather working page
Got it. Thanks.