TBC Leatherworking Guide 1-375: Leveling Path

Updated October 16, 2026 for the TBC Anniversary realms.

To level Leatherworking from 1 to 375 in TBC Classic, craft armor kits, hides, and basic leather gear through skill 300 in Azeroth before moving to Outland to make Knothide items and raid Drums. The profession pairs naturally with Skinning, which lets you gather the vast amounts of leather required without spending excessive gold at the Auction House. Reaching the level cap unlocks powerful specialization sets and valuable group utility for endgame PvE.

Materials shopping list

Skill gains on yellow and green recipes are subject to random chance, meaning your total material counts will fluctuate based on crafting luck.

Classic materials (1–300)

• Ruined Leather Scraps: 57
• Light Leather: 380

• Medium Leather: 131 to 345
• Heavy Hide: 5 to 20
• Heavy Leather: 195 to 370
• Thick Leather: 440
• Rugged Leather: 475
• Salt: 25 to 60

• Fine Thread: 40 to 122

• Gray Dye: 20 to 39

Outland materials (300–375)

• Knothide Leather Scraps: 100 to 120
• Knothide Leather: 466 to 1,510
• Heavy Knothide Leather: 105 to 159 (or 525 to 795 additional Knothide Leather)
• Thick Clefthoof Leather: 24 to 80
• Fel Hide: 24 to 28 (if crafting Drums of Panic)
• Additional Rune Thread: 54 to 60

Leatherworking trainer locations

Apprentice through Artisan training is taught in all faction capital cities, where guards provide exact map directions to the profession masters.

Alliance trainers (1–300)

• Simon Tanner: Stormwind City
• Fimble Finespindle: Ironforge
• Telonis: Darnassus
• Akham: The Exodar

Horde trainers (1–300)

• Karolek: Orgrimmar
• Arthur Moore: Undercity
• Una: Thunder Bluff
• Lynalis: Silvermoon City

Master trainers (300–375)

Training beyond skill 300 requires character level 50 and Outland trainers.

• Brumman: Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula (Alliance)
• Barim Spilthoof: Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula (Horde)
• Darmari: Lower City, Shattrath City (Both factions)

Leveling 1–300 (Classic)

Rank upgrades require character level 10 for Journeyman, level 20 for Expert, and level 35 for Artisan. Vendors stationed beside your trainer sell dyes, threads, and salt. If you want to skip the gathering and crafting grind entirely, the TBC Anniversary Leatherworking Boost handles the profession leveling from 1 to 375 for you.

1–135: Apprentice and Journeyman

• 1–20: Light Leather (19) — 57 Ruined Leather Scraps
• 20–45: Light Armor Kit (40) — 40 Light Leather
• 45–55: Handstitched Leather Cloak (20) — 40 Light Leather, 20 Coarse Thread
• 55–100: Embossed Leather Gloves (50) — 150 Light Leather, 100 Coarse Thread
• 100–120: Fine Leather Belt (25) — 150 Light Leather, 50 Coarse Thread
• 120–135: Dark Leather Boots (20) — 80 Medium Leather, 40 Fine Thread, 20 Gray Dye

135–205: Expert

• 135–150: Dark Leather Pants (15–25) — 180–300 Medium Leather, 15–25 Gray Dye, 15–25 Fine Thread
• 150–155: Heavy Leather (7) — 35 Medium Leather
• 155–160: Cured Heavy Hide (5) — 5 Heavy Hide, 15 Salt
• 160–180: Heavy Armor Kit (20–24) — 100–120 Heavy Leather, 20–24 Fine Thread
• 180–190: Barbaric Shoulders (10) — 80 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 20 Fine Thread
• 190–200: Guardian Gloves (10) — 40 Heavy Leather, 10 Cured Heavy Hide, 10 Silken Thread
• 200–205: Thick Armor Kit (5) — 25 Thick Leather, 5 Silken Thread

205–300: Artisan

• 205–235: Nightscape Headband (40) — 200 Thick Leather, 80 Silken Thread
• 235–250: Nightscape Pants (15) — 210 Thick Leather, 60 Silken Thread
• 250–265: Rugged Armor Kit (25) — 125 Rugged Leather
• 265–290: Wicked Leather Bracers (28) — 224 Rugged Leather, 28 Black Dye, 28 Rune Thread
• 290–300: Wicked Leather Headband (10) — 120 Rugged Leather, 10 Black Dye, 10 Rune Thread

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Leveling 300–375 (Outland)

Progressing through the Outland tier requires acquiring several vendor-bought patterns. Pattern: Heavy Knothide Leather is sold for 5 gold by Cro Threadstrong in Shattrath City, Haferet in The Exodar, or Zaralda in Silvermoon City.

• 300–310: Knothide Leather (20–30) — 100–150 Knothide Leather Scraps
• 310–325: Knothide Armor Kit (15–25) — 60–100 Knothide Leather
• 325–335: Heavy Knothide Leather (30) — 150 Knothide Leather
• 335–350: Thick Draenic Vest (15–20) — 210–280 Knothide Leather, 45–60 Rune Thread
• 350–365: Heavy Knothide Armor Kit (15–35) — 45–105 Heavy Knothide Leather
• 365–370: Drums of Battle (5–7) — 30–42 Heavy Knothide Leather, 20–28 Thick Clefthoof Leather
• 370–375: Drums of Panic (5–7) — 30–42 Heavy Knothide Leather, 20–28 Fel Hide

Pattern: Drums of Battle costs 12 gold and requires Honored reputation with The Sha'tar, sold by Almaador in Shattrath City. Pattern: Drums of Panic costs 12 gold and requires Honored reputation with the Keepers of Time, sold by Alurmi inside the Caverns of Time. You can alternately continue crafting Drums of Battle up to 375, though the recipe turns green at 372 and requires more materials.

Leatherworking specializations

At character level 40 and skill level 225, you can complete a quest to unlock one of three specializations. Each branch produces bind-on-pickup gear sets at level 70 tailored to specific roles.

Dragonscale Leatherworking

Dragonscale crafts Mail sets designed for physical and magical damage dealers. The physical damage set grants a 20 Hit Rating bonus when all three items are equipped, while the caster set provides 23 Spell Power.

• Alliance starter: Peter Galen in Azshara
• Horde starter: Thorkaf Dragoneye in the Badlands

Elemental Leatherworking

Elemental focuses on Leather gear for physical melee damage, providing a 40 Attack Power set bonus when all three pieces are worn.

• Alliance starter: Sarah Tanner in Searing Gorge
• Horde starter: Brumn Winterhoof in Arathi Highlands
• Turn-in materials: 2 Heart of Fire, 2 Globe of Water, 2 Core of Earth, and 2 Breath of Wind

Tribal Leatherworking

Tribal creates Leather armor that boosts both spell damage and healing, granting an 8 Mana-per-5 set bonus across all three items.

• Alliance starter: Begins the Wild Leather quest chain across Feralas and Stranglethorn Vale
• Horde starter: Se'Jib in Stranglethorn Vale completes the Wild Leather chain