Leatherworking Power Leveling Guide 1-300
Leatherworking Power Leveling Guide
This guide is intended to help you level Leatherworking as quickly as possible. Recipes in bold are considered the best option for that particular range. The recipes chosen have been optimized to use the lowest amount of ingredients. Occasionally recipes with the more common materials are included as an alternative. In situations where one crafted item could be worked into another crafted item, I have favored that recipe to reduce overall component usage.
In any situation where there are multiple choices you are free to select the recipe that is easier for you. There are a few areas where the only leveling recipe is yellow difficulty (likely skill point but not guaranteed) rather than orange difficulty (guaranteed skill point). This usually increases the needed ingredients, something you might want to plan for when shopping. I have included ranges in the materials column to indicate where overages might occur. In particular, when a recipe becomes yellow to you I've doubled the materials needed for that portion of the skill points. Your mileage may vary so consider with stocking extra leather and selling the excess later.
Good Luck!
| Skill Range | Recipe | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| 1-20 | Light Leather OR Light Armor Kit | 20 light leather |
| 20-30 | Light Armor Kit | 10 light leather |
| 30-35 | Handstitched Leather Cloak | 10 light leather |
| 35-55 | Cured Light Hide OR Handstitched Leather Belt | 20 light hides or 120 light leather |
| 55-85 | Embossed Leather Gloves | 90 light leather |
| 85-90 | Embossed Leather Cloak | 25 light leather |
| 90-100 | Fine Leather Belt (need 5 for later use) OR Fine Leather Gloves* (if you have enough light hides and the recipe) |
60 light leather or 40 light leather + 10 light hides |
| 100-115 | Medium Leather OR Cured Medium Hide OR Medium Armor Kit | 60 light leather or 15 medium hides or 60 medium leather |
| 115-125 | Dark Leather Boots | 40 medium leather |
| 125-130 | Dark Leather Belt OR Dark Leather Pants |
5 Fine Leather Belt + 5 Cured Medium Hide or 60 medium leather |
| 130-150 | Dark Leather Belt OR Hillman's Shoulders |
Remaining Fine Leather Belts + 5 cured medium hides, then 60 medium leather + 15 cured medium hides |
| 150-160 | Heavy Leather OR Cured Heavy Hide OR Heavy Leather Ball** | 50 medium leather or 10 heavy hide or 20 Heavy Leather |
| 160-170 | Hillman's Cloak OR Heavy Armor Kit | 50 heavy leather |
| 170-180 | Green Leather Belt OR Green Leather Armor*** | 50 heavy leather + 10 heavy hide + 10 iron belt buckle or 90 heavy leather |
| 180-190 | Barbaric Shoulders OR Green Leather Bracers | 80 heavy leather + 10 heavy hides or 60 heavy leather + 20 heavy hides |
| 190-200 | Guardian Gloves OR Dusky Bracers | 40 heavy leather + 10 heavy hides or 160 heavy leather |
| 200-210 | Guardian Gloves OR Thick Leather OR Thick Armor Kits | 40 heavy leather + 10 heavy hides or 60 heavy leather or 50 thick leather |
| 210-225 | Nightscape Headband OR Thick Armor Kits | 75 thick leather |
| 225-230 | Nightscape Headband (recipe is yellow but still the cheapest option here) | 40 thick leather |
| 230-250 | Nightscape Pants | 280 thick leather |
| 250-255 | Cured Rugged Hide OR Rugged Armor Kit | 5 rugged hides or 25 rugged leather |
| 255-265 | Rugged Armor Kit | 75 rugged leather |
| 265-285 | Wicked Leather Gauntlets OR Wicked Leather Bracers | 160 rugged leather |
| 285-300 | Wicked Leather Headband**** OR Runic Leather Belt | 180 rugged leather or 150 rugged leather + 150 runecloth |
* Recipe for Fine Leather Gloves is a world drop and can be purchased from the Auction House.
** Recipe is sold by Bombus Finespindle in Ironforge and Tamar in Orgrimmar.
*** Recipe is sold by Wenna Silkbeard in the Wetlands or George Candarte in Hillsbrad.
**** Recipe is sold by Leonard Porter in Western Plaguelands or Werg Thickblade in Tirisfal Glades.
Read our Leatherworking Beginner's Guide to learn the basics about Leatherworking.