TBC Leatherworking Guide 1-375: Leveling Path

This TBC Leatherworking Guide 1-375 takes you from armor kits, hides and basic leather gear to 300, then through Outland Knothide crafts and Drums to 375. Train Apprentice through Artisan in any capital city, learn Master in Hellfire Peninsula or Shattrath, and buy the key Outland patterns before the final Drums steps. On Anniversary realms the full route costs 1,122g on US realms and 1,213g on EU realms at the scan's auction-house prices.

Materials shopping list

Skill-ups on yellow and green recipes are random, so material totals vary. The Classic portion runs about 57 Ruined Leather Scraps, 380 Light Leather, 131 to 345 Medium Leather, 5 to 20 Heavy Hide, 195 to 370 Heavy Leather, 440 Thick Leather, 475 Rugged Leather, 25 to 60 Salt, 40 to 122 Fine Thread and 20 to 39 Gray Dye. The Outland portion runs about 100 to 120 Knothide Leather Scraps, 466 to 1,510 Knothide Leather, 105 to 159 Heavy Knothide Leather (or 525 to 795 more Knothide Leather), 24 to 80 Thick Clefthoof Leather, 24 to 28 Fel Hide and 54 to 60 Rune Thread.

Buy thread, dye and salt from the Leatherworking supply vendor beside your trainer for this TBC leatherworking guide route. Vendor patterns are bind on pickup, so you must visit the vendor yourself rather than buy the pattern on the auction house.

Pair Leatherworking with Skinning: it is the only gathering profession that supplies the leathers, hides and scales the profession needs, and nearly all the raw materials come from it. Farming your own leather avoids auction-house costs. The Skinning guide covers that gathering half.

Leatherworking trainers

Train Apprentice through Artisan at any capital-city Leatherworking trainer; you no longer need different trainers for each rank. Rank upgrades need character level 10 for Journeyman, 20 for Expert and 35 for Artisan.

• Alliance: Simon Tanner in Stormwind City, Fimble Finespindle in Ironforge, Telonis in Darnassus and Akham in The Exodar.
• Horde: Karolek in Orgrimmar, Arthur Moore in Undercity, Una in Thunder Bluff and Lynalis in Silvermoon City.

Training past 300 requires character level 50 and a Master trainer. Brumman sits outside the Honor Hold inn in Hellfire Peninsula for Alliance, Barim Spilthoof stands in front of the Thrallmar inn for Horde, and Darmari trains both factions in Lower City, Shattrath.

Leveling 1-300 (Classic)

1-135

• 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

• 135-150: Dark Leather Pants (25) — 300 Medium Leather, 25 Gray Dye, 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 (24) — 120 Heavy Leather, 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.

You need 20 Cured Heavy Hide in total for the shoulders and gloves, so make or buy the rest beyond the 5 from 155-160. Keep the Fine Leather Belts from 100-120 if you plan to use the Dark Leather Belt alternative.

205-300

• 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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Alternatives at sticky points

• 120-135: If 1 Medium Hide costs less than 16 Medium Leather, make 25 Cured Medium Hide (25 Medium Hide, 25 Salt) and 25 Dark Leather Belt (25 Fine Leather Belt, 25 Cured Medium Hide, 50 Fine Thread, 25 Gray Dye); the belt recipe needs Leatherworking 125.
• 155-200 without Heavy Hide: 155-180 Heavy Armor Kit (35) — 175 Heavy Leather; 180-190 Guardian Pants (13) — 156 Heavy Leather and 26 Bolt of Silk Cloth, or Barbaric Leggings (10) — 100 Heavy Leather and 10 Moss Agate; 190-200 Barbaric Leggings (13) — 130 Heavy Leather and 13 Moss Agate.
• 300-325: Wicked Leather Belt can carry you to 325 if Rugged Leather is cheap, using around 400 Rugged Leather.
• 365-375: Drums of Battle can replace Drums of Panic, but the recipe turns green at 372 and needs many more crafts.

The TBC Fishing Guide 1-375: Anniversary Leveling Path covers another Anniversary profession route.

Leveling 300-375 (Outland)

Learn Master Leatherworking before this tier. Buy Pattern: Heavy Knothide Leather for 5g from Cro Threadstrong in Shattrath City, Zaralda in Silvermoon City or Haferet in The Exodar; it requires Leatherworking 325.

• 300-310: Knothide Leather (30) — 150 Knothide Leather Scraps.
• 310-325: Knothide Armor Kit (25) — 100 Knothide Leather.
• 325-335: Heavy Knothide Leather (30) — 150 Knothide Leather.
• 335-350: Thick Draenic Vest (20) — 280 Knothide Leather, 60 Rune Thread.
• 350-365: Heavy Knothide Armor Kit (35) — 105 Heavy Knothide Leather.
• 365-370: Drums of Battle (6) — 36 Heavy Knothide Leather, 24 Thick Clefthoof Leather.
• 370-375: Drums of Panic (6) — 36 Heavy Knothide Leather, 24 Fel Hide.

Thick Draenic Vest is yellow for 10 points, so you may need a few more crafts. Heavy Knothide Armor Kit is green for the last 5 points, usually between 35 and 60 crafts.

Pattern: Drums of Battle costs 12g, requires Honored with The Sha'tar and is sold by Almaador in Shattrath City; the recipe needs Leatherworking 365. Pattern: Drums of Panic costs 12g, requires Honored with the Keepers of Time and is sold by Alurmi in the Caverns of Time in Tanaris; the recipe needs Leatherworking 370. If you want the whole profession handled for you, the TBC Anniversary Leatherworking Boost covers 1-375.

Leatherworking specializations

At character level 40 and Leatherworking 225, you can unlock Dragonscale, Elemental or Tribal; choosing one is optional and not required to reach 375.

Dragonscale Leatherworking

Dragonscale crafts Mail sets for physical and caster damage dealers; the physical three-piece set gives 20 Hit Rating and the caster set gives 23 Spell Power. Alliance start with Peter Galen in Azshara, Horde with Thorkaf Dragoneye in the Badlands.

Elemental Leatherworking

Elemental focuses on Leather gear for physical melee and gives 40 Attack Power with all three pieces equipped. Alliance start with Sarah Tanner in Searing Gorge, Horde with Brumn Winterhoof in Arathi Highlands. The turn-in needs 2 Heart of Fire, 2 Globe of Water, 2 Core of Earth and 2 Breath of Wind.

Tribal Leatherworking

Tribal crafts Leather armor for spell damage and healing, with 8 Mana per 5 seconds across the three-piece set. Alliance follows the Wild Leather chain through Feralas and Stranglethorn Vale; Horde takes the final quest from Se'Jib in Stranglethorn Vale.

To change specialization later, unlearn at your current specialization trainer for 100g at level 70, or use the book Soothsaying for Dummies in Tanaris at 65.3, 18.5.

What Leveling Leatherworking Costs on Anniversary Realms

At the October 30, 2026 US scan and October 31, 2026 EU scan, the full 1-375 material bill for the priced route was 1,122g on US TBC Anniversary realms and 1,213g on EU realms. On US realms the largest steps were 350-365 Heavy Knothide Armor Kit at 191g (17% of the route), 265-290 Wicked Leather Bracers at 135g (12%), and 365-370 Drums of Battle at 133g (12%). On EU realms the largest were 350-365 Heavy Knothide Armor Kit at 253g (21%), 365-370 Drums of Battle at 163g (14%), and 370-375 Drums of Panic at 140g (12%).

The table prices the expected crafts from the game client's skill colours; a guide's own craft count may be a little higher or lower. Costs assume auction-house purchases at the scan prices, with earlier crafts used first and vendor purchases only where cheaper; gathering materials yourself costs no gold, and prices differ by realm.

• US 85-100: Embossed Leather Gloves cost 4g 12s where Fine Leather Belt costs 5g 86s.
• US 115-120: Cured Medium Hide costs 59s 34c where Dark Leather Boots costs 3g 13s.
• US 230-235: Nightscape Headband costs 8g 26s where Nightscape Pants costs 14g 6s.
• EU 85-100: Embossed Leather Gloves cost 2g 96s where Fine Leather Belt costs 4g 20s.
• EU 115-120: Cured Medium Hide costs 37s 68c where Dark Leather Boots costs 1g 37s.
• EU 190-200: Dusky Bracers cost 17g 40s where Guardian Gloves cost 29g 54s.
• EU 230-235: Nightscape Headband costs 9g 11s where Nightscape Pants costs 15g 54s.

The costliest materials on US realms are Heavy Knothide Leather at 147 units for 2g 55s each (375g) and Rugged Leather at 463 units for 57s 67c each (267g). On EU realms they are Heavy Knothide Leather at 147 units for 3g 37s each (496g) and Rugged Leather at 463 units for 45s 55c each (210g).

On an average US realm, Drums of Battle sell for 12g 24s each with 10 sold a day and Heavy Knothide Armor Kit for 2g 63s each with 24 sold a day; on EU realms Drums of Battle sell for 13g 20s each with 19 sold a day.