Leatherworking Leveling Guide 1 - 600

Approximate Materials Required for 1-600:

NOTE: You can buy the threads, dyes, and salt from Leatherworking Supply vendors near your trainer.

• 57 Ruined Leather Scraps
• 15 Medium Hide
• 260 Light Leather
• 160 Medium Leather
• 20 Heavy Hide
• 195 Heavy Leather
• 410 Thick Leather
• 410 Rugged Leather
• 100 Knothide Leather Scraps
• 297 Knothide Leather
• 26 Fel Scales
• 320 Borean Leather
• 120 Heavy Borean Leather (720 Borean Leather)
• 100 Crystallized Water (10 Eternal Water)
• 5 Eternal Water
• 50 Savage Leather Scraps
• 385 Savage Leather
• 21 Heavy Savage Leather (110 Savage Leather)
• 2 Volatile Fire
• 2 Volatile Air
• 2 Volatile Water
• 26 Volatile Earth
• 65 Sha-Touched Leather
• 40 Exotic Leather
• 300 Exotic Leather or Prismatic Scale. (Choose the cheaper one. You can also use 150 Exotic Leather and 150 Prismatic Scale for example)
• 1 Spirit of Harmony

First, visit any trainer in the main cities of old Azeroth - just ask a guard, and learn Leatherworking Apprentice.

• 1-20
  19 x [Light Leather] - 57 Ruined Leather Scraps

  Make the next recipe if you don't have Ruined Leather Scraps.

• 20-30 or 1-30
  10 x [Light Armor 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

Learn Leatherworking Journeyman.

• 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

  Keep these, you will need them.

• 100-115
  Keep the Medium Hides, you will need them.

  15 x [Cured Medium Hide] - 15 Medium Hide, 15 Salt

  Make [Medium Armor Kit] if you can't find Medium Hides at the AH.

• 115-130
  16 x [Dark Leather Boots] - 64 Medium Leather, 32 Fine Thread, 16 Gray Dye

Learn Leatherworking Expert.

• 130-145
  15 x [Dark Leather Belt] - 15 Fine Leather Belt, 15 Cured Medium Hide, 30 Fine Thread, 15 Gray Die

Make [Dark Leather Cloak] if you still don't have [Cured Medium Hide].

• 145-150
  5 x [Hillman's Leather Gloves] - 70 Medium Leather, 20 Fine Thread

• 150-155
  5 x [Heavy Leather] - 25 Medium Leather

  You can also make the following recipe:

  5 x [Heavy Leather Ball] - 10 Heavy Leather, 5 Fine Thread

  The pattern is sold by these NPCs.

• 155-165
  You will need the Cured Heavy Hides later.

  20 x [Cured Heavy Hide] - 20 Heavy Hide, 60 Salt

  Below you can find an alternative way if you don't have any Heavy Hides at all, which is usually the case, since Heavy Hide has pretty low drop rate. But if for example you can get 5 Heavy Hides, you should stop making Barbaric Leggings at 195 and start making Guardian Gloves.

  155-180 - [Heavy Armor Kit] or [Hillman's Cloak] - 175 Heavy Leather
  180-190 - [Guardian Pants] or [Barbaric Leggings] - 156 Heavy Leather, 26 Bolt of Silk Cloth or 100 Heavy Leather, 10 Moss Agate
  190-200 - [Barbaric Leggings] - 130 Heavy Leather, 13 Moss Agate

  The [Barbaric Leggings] recipe is sold by these NPCs.

• 165-180
  15 x [Heavy Armor Kit] - 75 Heavy Leather, 15 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

Learn Leatherworking Artisan.

• 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

  Recipe is yellow for the last few points, you might need to make more.

  If 4 Heavy Scorpid Scale are cheaper than 4 Rugged Leather, you can craft the following item:

  [Heavy Scorpid Bracers] - Recipe location

  Or make [Frostsaber Boots] if one Essence of Water is cheaper than 4 Rugged Leather on your realm.

Visit your trainer learn Leatherworking Master.

• 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

  Just skip this part and start making [Knothide Armor Kit], if you don't have Knothide Leather Scraps.

• 310-325
  23 x [Knothide Armor Kit] - 92 Knothide Leather

• 325-335
  41 x [Heavy Knothide Leather] - 205 Knothide Leather

  Just go to the next step if you didn't reach 335 by making these, but then you will need a few more [Heavy Knothide Leather].

  If one Heavy Knothide Leather is cheaper than 5 Knothide Leather, stop making the Heavy Knothide Leathers when you reach 330, buy them from the Auction House instead.

• 335-340
  5 x [Thick Draenic Vest] - 15 Heavy Knothide Leather, 15 Rune Thread

• 340-350
  If you don't have that much Fel Scales, you can make [Thick Draenic Vest] up to 345 or 350 if you can't find any Fel Scales at the Auction House.

  13x [Scaled Draenic Boots] - 26 Heavy Knothide Leather, 26 Fel Scales, 39 Rune Thread

  This recipe goes yellow at 345, so you will need to make a few extra ones. I suggest gathering enough materials for 13.

Visit your trainer and learn Leatherworking Grand Master.

• 350-380
  33 x [Borean Armor Kit] - 132 Borean Leather

  Transform all your [Borean Leather Scraps] into [Borean Leather] if you are a Skinner. The recipe is yellow up to 362, do not right click the Leather Scraps, there is actually a recipe that give you skill-ups, use that.

• 380-390
  10 x [Arctic Boots] - 80 Borean Leather

• 390-405
  120 x [Heavy Borean Leather] - 720 Borean Leather

Make [Arctic Belt] and [Arctic Wristguards] if you bought the Heavy Borean Leather from the Auction House.

• 405-420
  20 x [Dark Frostscale Leggings] - 80 Heavy Borean Leather, 100 Crystallized Water

  Make [Dark Iceborne Leggings] if Crystallized Shadow is cheaper than Crystallized Water.

• 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.

Visit your trainer and learn Leatherworking Illustrious.

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

  Start making the next recipe in the guide if you don't have Savage Leather Scraps, and obviously if you have more Scraps, just make Savage Leather until it turns gray.

• 435-450
  15 x [Savage Armor Kit] - 75 Savage Leather

• 450-460
  10 x [Tsunami Boots] - 70 Savage Leather, 10 Eternium Thread

  You can buy Eternium Threads from Leatherworking Supply vendors and you could also make any other item that requires 7 Savage Leather.

• 460-470
  10 x [Savage Cloak] - 70 Savage Leather, 10 Eternium Thread

  Or any other orange item that requires 7 Savage Leather.

• 470-475
  5 x [Darkbrand Boots] - 50 Savage Leather, 5 Eternium Thread

• 475-480
  5 x [Darkbrand Shoulders] - 60 Savage Leather, 5 Eternium Thread

  You can alse make [Scorched Leg Armor] up to 485.

• 480-485
  5 x [Darkbrand Chestguard] - 60 Savage Leather, 5 Eternium Thread

  You can alse make [Twilight Leg Armor] up to 490 or any other orange item that requires 12 Savage Leather.

• 485-490
  21 x [Heavy Savage Leather] - 105 Savage Leather

• 490-496
  2 x [Darkbrand Leggings] - 8 Heavy Savage Leather, 24 Volatile Earth

• 496-499
  1 x [Cloak of Beast] - 8 Heavy Savage Leather, 2 Volatile Earth, 2 Volatile Air, 2 Volatile Water, 2 Volatile Fire

• 499-500
  1 x [Darkbrand Helm] - 5 Heavy Savage Leather

• 500-526
  13 x [Exotic Leather] - 65 Sha-Touched Leather

  The Fur Lining recipes will become green again at 500. You can make any of those up to 505. You can buy Eternium Threads from Tailoring and Leatherworking supply vendors.

  But if you already have the Sha-Touched Leathers from skinning mobs, just make Exotic Leathers.

• 526-536
  5 x [Misthide Boots] - 40 Exotic Leather

From this point I will usually list two recipes because the droprate of Exotic Leather and Prismatic Scale seems pretty close right now. Choose the leather type that's cheaper for you, or if you farm your own leathers mix it up to make use all of your leathers.

• 536-540
  2 x [Misthide Belt] - 16 Exotic Leather
  2 x [Stormscale Boots ] - 16 Prismatic Scale

• 540-550
  5 x [Misthide Shoulders] - 40 Exotic Leather
  5 x [Stormscale Gloves ] - 40 Prismatic Scale

• 550 - 560
  5 x [Misthide Gloves] - 40 Exotic Leather
  5 x [Stormscale Shoulders] - 40 Prismatic Scale

• 560 - 564
  2 x [Misthide Leggings] - 20 Exotic Leather
  2 x [Stormscale Helm] - 20 Prismatic Scale

• 564 - 570
  3 x [Misthide Helm] - 30 Exotic Leather
  3 x [Stormscale Chestguard] - 30 Prismatic Scale

• 570 - 600
  Once you reach 570 you can purchase vendor recipes for the last 30 points (You can actually buy a few of them at 555). The Leatherworking recipes are on a vendor in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. You can enter Vale of Eternal Blossoms after completing the quest A Celestial Experience (requires level 87). After you completed the quest, you can find Krogo Darkhide (Horde) in Shrine of Two Moons and Tanner Pang (Alliance) in Shrine of Seven Stars.

  You'll need 1 Spirit of Harmony to purchase a recipe and you only need one recipe. You can get Spirit of Harmony by combining 10 Motes of Harmony. Motes are dropped by every mob in Pandaria, even in dungeons. The drop rate is low, so it may take you 2 hours to collect 10 motes.

  Choose one recipe from the Contender's Armor recipes. It doesn't matter which one because if one of them requires more leathers, it will give you more skill points. You will need around 150 Exotic Leather or Prismatic Scale.