Skinning

Gathering

Skins beasts for leather, hides and scales. Scarce Pristine leathers go into the new Leatherworking sets.

Tools

• Skinning Knife

Camp objects

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  Camp ChairSkill 20

  Camp buff: +2% crit for attacks and spells · Does not stack with: Moonkin Aura

  • 3 × Light Leather
  • 2 × Simple Wood
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  Field GuideSkill 140 · Can replace Camp Chair
  • 3 × Medium Leather
  • 2 × Slimy Murloc Scale
  • 1 × Fine Thread

  Blueprint: Lady Anacondra, Wailing Caverns

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  Trapper's WorkbenchSkill 300 · Can replace Camp Chair
  • 2 × Simple Wood
  • 4 × Heavy Leather
  • 1 × Iron Bar

  Blueprint: source not known yet

Where to gather

Source	Level	Best zones
Ruined Leather Scraps, Light Leather, Light Hide	Lv 1–10	Mulgore, Durotar, Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest
Light Leather, Ruined Leather Scraps, Medium Leather	Lv 11–20	The Barrens, Darkshore, Silverpine Forest, Loch Modan
Medium Leather, Light Leather, Heavy Leather	Lv 21–30	Wetlands, Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Thousand Needles
Heavy Leather, Medium Leather, Thick Leather	Lv 31–40	Stranglethorn Vale, Dustwallow Marsh, Desolace, Badlands
Thick Leather, Heavy Leather, Rugged Leather	Lv 41–50	Tanaris, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Felwood
Rugged Leather, Thick Leather, Heavy Scorpid Scale	Lv 51–60	Winterspring, Silithus, Eastern Plaguelands, Azshara

Trainer ranks

Legacy

• Working Overtime (5)Increases your chance to gain a skill increase from using any primary, secondary, or class-based tradeskill by 20%.
• Dedicated Study (1)Increases your skill by 1 in your lowest tradeskill among your Primary and Secondary tradeskills. If you have already reached 300 skill in your two current Primary Tradeskills and all three Secondary Tradeskills, you will gain 2 to 4 of a random Elemental Essence.
• Bountiful Harvest (5)You discover 100% more Scarce materials from Mining, Herbalism, and Skinning.