WOW FOREVER · LEATHERWORKING 1-300 · BETA DATA 2026-09-23

Leatherworking 1-300. More recipes, shorter windows, a mountain of Thick Leather.

Leatherworking lost its leather conversions as a levelling tool and had most patterns shortened by 20 to 25 points, so the route changes recipe 28 times. Light Armor Kits still take you from 1 to 55 for a stack of Light Leather. From 260 onward the old patterns run dry and the route leans on the new Blue Suede and Tooled Leather sets.

Crafts~448

Recipes28

Materials28

New in Forever7

SHOPPING LIST · 1 TO 300

Everything you need, before you start.

The total for the whole route below, with anything you craft along the way already broken down into what you buy or gather. Items marked Vendor come from trade or profession suppliers. Hover any item for its Wowhead Forever tooltip.

Crafted along the way

Already counted in the list above. Make them when the step needs them.

Split by trainer rank, if you buy as you go

Apprentice 1-75

183Light Leather
68Coarse ThreadVendor

Journeyman 75-150

Expert 150-225

Artisan 225-300

THE ROUTE

Craft this, this many times.

Craft counts are the expected number for that range at Forever's skill-up colours, rounded up. The small numbers are the skill where the recipe turns yellow, green and grey; below the yellow number every craft is a guaranteed point. If a step finishes early, move on.

1-55skill
Light Armor Kit
Trainerlearn at 1304560
81crafts
- 81Light Leather
55-84skill
Embossed Leather Gloves
Trainerlearn at 557085100
34crafts
- 102Light Leather
- 68Coarse Thread
84-105skill
Fine Leather Belt
Trainerlearn at 8085100115
33crafts
- 198Light Leather
- 66Coarse Thread
105-120skill
Light Leather Pants
Trainerlearn at 95100115130
27crafts
- 270Light Leather
- 27Cured Light Hide
- 27Fine Thread
120-130skill
Nimble Leather Gloves
Trainerlearn at 120120132145
13crafts
- 13Elixir of Minor Agility
- 78Medium Leather
- 13Fine Thread
130-150skill
Hillman's Shoulders
Trainerlearn at 130130142155
39crafts
- 39Cured Medium Hide
- 156Medium Leather
- 39Fine Thread
150-160skill
Heavy Armor Kit
Trainerlearn at 150150155165
16crafts
- 80Heavy Leather
- 16Fine Thread
160-170skill
Green Leather Belt
Trainerlearn at 160160165175
16crafts
- 16Cured Heavy Hide
- 80Heavy Leather
- 16Fine Thread
- 16Green Dye
- 16Iron Buckle
170-175skill
Barbaric Leggings
Vendor patternlearn at 170170175185
6crafts
- 60Heavy Leather
- 12Fine Thread
- 6Moss Agate
175-180skill
Barbaric Shoulders
Trainerlearn at 175175180190
6crafts
- 48Heavy Leather
- 6Cured Heavy Hide
- 12Fine Thread
180-190skill
Green Leather Bracers
Trainerlearn at 180180185195
16crafts
- 32Cured Heavy Hide
- 96Heavy Leather
- 16Green Dye
- 16Fine Thread
190-200skill
Guardian Gloves
Trainerlearn at 190190195205
16crafts
- 64Heavy Leather
- 16Cured Heavy Hide
- 16Silken Thread
200-205skill
Thick Armor Kit
Trainerlearn at 200200205215
6crafts
- 30Thick Leather
- 6Silken Thread
205-217skill
Nightscape Headband
Trainerlearn at 205205210220
23crafts
- 115Thick Leather
- 46Silken Thread
217-220skill
Forceful Thick Armor Kit
New in Foreverlearn at 205205215225
9crafts
- 9Thick Armor Kit
- 18Vision Dust
- 18Elixir of Ogre Strength
220-225skill
Wild Leather Shoulders
Quest rewardlearn at 220220225235
6crafts
- 60Thick Leather
- 6Wildvine
- 6Cured Thick Hide
225-230skill
Wild Leather Helmet
Quest rewardlearn at 225225230240
6crafts
- 60Thick Leather
- 12Wildvine
- 6Cured Thick Hide
230-237skill
Nightscape Pants
Trainerlearn at 230230235245
9crafts
- 126Thick Leather
- 36Silken Thread
237-245skill
Nightscape Boots
Trainerlearn at 235235240250
14crafts
- 224Thick Leather
- 28Heavy Silken Thread
245-250skill
Wild Leather Boots
Quest rewardlearn at 245245250260
6crafts
- 84Thick Leather
- 24Wildvine
- 12Cured Thick Hide
250-260skill
Wild Leather Leggings
Quest rewardlearn at 250250255265
16crafts
- 256Thick Leather
- 32Wildvine
- 32Cured Thick Hide
260-270skill
Blue Suede Gloves
New in Foreverlearn at 260260270280
14crafts
- 112Rugged Leather
- 14Rune Thread
- 14Blue Dye
270-275skill
Living Shoulders
Vendor patternlearn at 270270275285
6crafts
- 72Rugged Leather
- 24Living Essence
- 6Rune Thread
275-280skill
Blue Suede Pants
New in Foreverlearn at 275275285295
6crafts
- 84Rugged Leather
- 6Rune Thread
- 18Blue Dye
- 6Cured Rugged Hide
280-285skill
Blue Suede Shoulder
New in Foreverlearn at 280280290300
6crafts
- 60Rugged Leather
- 6Rune Thread
- 12Blue Dye
285-290skill
Tooled Leather Crown
New in Foreverlearn at 285285295305
6crafts
- 84Rugged Leather
- 6Rune Thread
- 6Orange Dye
290-295skill
Tooled Leather Bracers
New in Foreverlearn at 290290300310
6crafts
- 60Rugged Leather
- 6Rune Thread
- 6Orange Dye
295-300skill
Blue Suede Bracers
New in Foreverlearn at 295295305315
6crafts
- 60Rugged Leather
- 6Rune Thread
- 6Blue Dye

Trainer taught by your profession trainerVendor pattern bought from a supplierQuest reward from a quest, per WowheadNew in Forever in the beta data, how you learn it is not confirmed

WHAT FOREVER CHANGED

Why a Classic guide gets this wrong.

Medium, Heavy, Thick and Rugged Leather conversions are grey when learned, so they no longer give skill. Beta data
Most older patterns reach grey 20 to 25 points sooner than in Classic. Beta data
New Forceful and Mystic armor kits at 95, 155, 205 and 235 build on the old kits with dust and elixirs. New Totemic Leather, Blue Suede and Tooled Leather sets fill the gaps. Their source is not confirmed. Beta data
Camp object: Tanning Rack at 140, which enables the advanced patterns. Blizzard

Blizzard official panel or recapBeta data Wowhead's Forever databaseReported community write-upsClassic Classic rule, not shown to have changed

TIPS

Before you spend a copper.

Skinning pays for this entirely. The route needs 970 Thick Leather, 651 Light and 532 Rugged.
The Wild Leather patterns are quest rewards in Feralas. Do that chain around 220 or you will be buying worse patterns.
Buy salt from any leatherworking supplier. You need 276 for the cured hides.

Training ranks

Journeyman unlocks at skill 50, Expert at 125 and Artisan at 200, each raising the cap by 75. Beta data
Character level gates of 5, 10, 20 and 35 for the four ranks carry over from Classic. Beta players report Cooking reaching 150 before level 10, and a forum moderator called that a bug. Reported
Hitting 150, 225 and 300 in a profession each award a Legacy point the first time you do it on the account. Blizzard

How this was built

Every skill-up colour, reagent and recipe on these pages comes from Wowhead’s Forever database, which is mined from the beta client. Nothing is copied from a Classic guide.
A skill point is certain while a recipe is orange. From yellow to grey the chance falls in a straight line: (grey − skill) ÷ (grey − yellow). The craft counts are the expected number of crafts under that rule, rounded up, so real runs land a few either side.
The route is the cheapest expected path through all 300 points, costed with rough early-Classic auction and vendor prices, with a small cost for every recipe change so you are not buying a new pattern every three points. Recipes a trainer teaches win ties. Vendor patterns and quest rewards are allowed. Recipes that are new in Forever are only picked when they are clearly cheaper, and they are flagged, because Blizzard has not said how you learn them.
The shopping list expands anything you craft along the way (bolts, cured hides, grinding stones, blasting powder) into the raw goods, and counts crafted leftovers against later steps. Those intermediate crafts can give a few free points of their own, so you usually finish slightly early.
Beta is capped at level 20 and content above that is not playable yet. Colours for recipes above skill 225 are the most likely to move before launch on November 4.