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WoW – Skinning Leveling Guide 1-450

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So do you want to learn skinning? The sound sure is great, and you’ll be running around cleaning up your own mess. Then why not! And I totally agree.

But before you start running around skinning any furry little mob you see in sight, read this one first, to get an idea of ​​how to level skinning even faster! Because the only thing better than leveling up your skinning, is leveling it up faster.

where to start

The main thing you need to know here is, trainers, items (bags) and types of leather. Let’s cover the basics.

Trainers:

They are everywhere, both for the Alliance and the Horde. So where do you find them? Here is a list of the starting locations for both the Alliance and Horde and their respective skinning trainers.

Ranks you can learn from these trainers:

(Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Craftsman)

NB: These are all the skinners you should find in the original World of Warcraft game.

Alliance Skinning Trainers

o NightElf (m), Radnaal Maneweaver – Northwest of Ban’ethil Hollow – Teldrassil

o NightElf (f), Eladriel – Terrace of the Artisans – Darnassus

o Human (f), Helene Peltskinner – Goldshire – Elwynn Forest

o Human (f), Maris Granger – Old City – Stormwind

o Dwarf (m), Balthus Stoneflayer – The Great Forge – Ironforge

o Human (f), Wilma Ranthal – Stonewatcher Falls – Redridge Mountains

o NightElf (f), Jayla – Silver Wind Haven – Ashenvale

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (only)

o Furblog, Gurf – Seedling Bastion – Azuremyst Isle

o Draenei (f), Remere – Trader Tier – The Exodar

Horde Skinning Trainers

o Undead (m), Rand Rhobart – Southeast of Brill – Tirisfal Glades

o Undead (m), Killian Hagey – The Rogues’ Quarter – Undercity

o Tauren (m), Yonn Deepcut – Bloodhoof Village – Mulgore

o Tauren (f), Mooranta – Medium Height – Thunder Bluff

or Orc (m), Thuwd – The Drag – Orgrimmar

o Tauren (m), Dranh – Camp Taurajo – The Barrens

o Troll (m), Malux – Shadowprey Village – Desolace

o Tauren (m), Kulleg Stonehorn – Camp Mojache – Feralas

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade (only)

o BloodElf (m), Mathreyn (until official only) – Entrance to the west of Silvermoon – Eversong Woods

o BloodElf (f), Tyn – alk of Elders – Silvermoon

Tools (items):

Ok, now you have learned your skinning skill and you are ready to skin some mobs. Wait, wait, wait a second. You need some tools. or in game terms, items.

o (Required) Skinning Knife

o (Suggested, but optional) Leather Job Bag such as the ‘Bag of Many Skins’

You can escape without a skinning knife if you attack with an axe, knife, or sword. But only up to a certain level, and this only frees up 1 bag slot. AND YES, you MUST carry the skinning knife with you.

That’s why the ‘Bag of Many Hides’ is so great, it can be used to hold all the hide and the skinning knife, and it’s BIG. Another great advantage. It is definitely worth the gold.

Leather types:

I saw this somewhere, and thought it was very interesting. A list of all the leather types available in the original World of Warcraft and at what level you can expect to see them. In the expansions, there is only 1 type of skinning leather from mobs.

o Ruined Leather Scraps – expected mob level: 1-16

o Light Leather – expected mob level: 1-27

o Light Hide – expected mob level: 10-27

o Medium Leather – expected mob level: 15-36

o Medium skin – expected mob level: 15-36

o Heavy Leather – expected mob level: 25-46

o Heavy Skin: Expected Mob Level: 25-46

o Thick Leather: Expected Mob Level: 35-63

o Thick Skin: Expected Mob Level: 40-59

o Tough Leather – expected mob level: 43-63

o Tough Skin – expected mob level: 47-63

Note: You can improve your leather with Leather Working. Sometimes I would ask a guild or friend to do this for me in exchange for some leather goods.

Let’s skin!

Well, we have the skill, the tools, we learned a little bit about skinning leather. So now we need to know where to start. Well, if you’re doing this with a new toon, then pretty much the first place you can kill a mob, you can skin a mob. But here is a list of suggested areas that can really help you speed up this process.

Level your skinning from 1 to 25

Horde

o Undead – Hounds around Brill

o Orcs and Trolls: Spotted Boars and Scorpids around Sen’Jin Village

o Tauren: marauders and striders of Bloodhoof Village

alliance

o Humans – Boards around Goldshire

o Gnomes and Dwarves – Crag Boars and Wendigo’s South of Kharanos

o Night Elves: Night Sabers and Bugs Around Dolanaar

Level your skinning from 25 to 50

Horde

o Undead: Wargs and Wolverines Moonrage around Silverpine

o Orcs and Trolls: Boars, Scorpids, Crocolisks and Birds of Prey in Orgrimmar

o Tauren – Marauders and prairie wolves around Thunderbluff

alliance

o Human: Marauders and Bears at Eastvale Logging Camp

o Gnomes and Dwarves – Wolves around Brenwall Village

o Night Elves – Moonstalkers and Bears around Auberdine

Level your skinning from 50 to 100Horde

o Most Horde races: Plainstriders, Raptors and Prowlers in Crossroads

alliance

o Humans – Bloodfangs all over Sentinel Hill

o Gnomes and Dwarves – Bears and Crocolisks around Thelsamar

o Night Elves – Moonstalkers and bears north of Auberdine

Level your skinning from 100 to 130

Horde

o Most Horde runs: Stormsnouts and Thunderhawks around Camp Taurajo

alliance

o Most Alliance races: crocolisks and birds of prey around Bluegill Marsh and Whelgar’s Excavation Site

o Alternative: puppies and boars in Lakeshire

Level your Skinning from 130-150

Alliance and Horde have 3 areas to level up now

o Bears and mountain lions around the Hillsbrad Foothills

o Ravagers and Wolves in Duskwood

o Bears, deer, and ghostly paws in Ashenvale

Level your skinning from 150 to 170

Alliance and Horde

o Yeti Cave in Hillsbrad Fields

o Mountain lions in the “Daggers”

NB: These are the bits of land between Hillsbrad and the Alterac Mountains, one is called Corrans Dagger, hence the nickname

o Hyenas, Lions, Wyverns and Thunderhawks in Thousand Needles

o Bears, deer, and ghostly paws in Ashenvale

Level your skinning from 170 to 180

Alliance and Horde

o Raptors in the Arathi Highlands

o Turtles and Basilisks at The Shimmering Flats

Level your skinning from 180 to 220

Alliance and Horde

o Raptors, panthers and tigers around Camp Nessingwarys in Stranglethorn Vale

NB: You could actually get your skinning level up to 300 in and around STV as mobs range from level 34 to level 50

o Birds of prey and crocodiles in Dustwallow Marsh

o Thunder Lizards, Kodos, Basilisks, Scorpids, and Hyenas in Desolace

o Cubs in the Swamp of Sorrows

Level your Skinning from 220-250

Alliance and Horde

o Raptors and gorillas around the Gurabashi Arena

o Panthers, Jaguars and Crocodiles in Pantano de las Penas

o Dragonkin, Coyotes and Ridge Stalkers/Huntresses in the Badlands

o Wolves around Feathermoon Stronghold in Feralas

Level your skinning from 250 to 275

Alliance and Horde

o Snickerfangs and Boars in North Blasted Lands

o Silvermanees and Gryphons in The Hinterlands

o Deer and Hippogriffs in Azshara

o Hippogriffs, Apes, Bears, Wolves, Screechers and Yetis in Feralas

Level your skinning from 275 to 300

Alliance and Horde, many options here, test your skills in:

o Jagueros and Gorillas on Jaguero Island

NB: large island east of Booty Bay where Princess Poobah is located

o Yetis, chimeras and bears in Winterspring

o Bears in the Western Plaguelands

o Plaguehounds and Plaguebats in Eastern Plaguelands

o Raventusk Village Turtles in The Hinterlands

o Turtles and Chimeras in Azshara

o Dragonkin, Wargs, and Scorpids in the Burning Steppes

Okay, I said I’d get you up to level 450, right? Well, here you have the Burning Crusade Skinning Guide. From now on, it is the same for both factions.

Level your Skinning from 300-330

o Hellboards and Ravagers around Hellfire Peninsula

Level your Skinning from 330-350

o Talbuk and clefthoof all over Nagrand

NB: It’s possible to continue to skin 375 here unless you want a change of scenery.

Level your Skinning from 350-375

o Nether Drakes around Stormspire in Netherstorm

o Nether Drakes around the Netherwing Fields in Shadowmoon Valley

o Raptors and Wind Serpents around Blades Edge Mountains

And here is my World of Warcraft Skinning guide for Wrath of the Lich King.

Level your skinning from 375 to 405

o Shoveltusks around Howling Fjord

Level your skinning from 375 to 405

o Mammoths around the Borean Tundra

NB: There are usually lots of dead lying around here as well.

Level your skinning from 405 to 430

o Deer, infected grizzly bears, wolves and everything else in Grizzly Hills

Level your Skinning from 430-450

o Giraffes, Mangal Crocolisks, Gorillas and just about anything else in the Sholazar Basin

OK, and those are some of the best places to level the skinning profession from 1 to 450 pretty quickly. I think the fastest I’ve seen someone do this is about 9 hours. Feel free to tell me your score! And if you can prove it, I’ll do a special article on your techniques!

Master of Anatomy

I remembered I was going to mention this, and since WotLK, there are no skill level vs. character level restrictions anymore. So if you want to twink @19, you can still cunningly level your skin up to 450!

o (75-149) Master of Anatomy Rank 1: Increase critical hit by 3

o (150-224) Master of Anatomy Rank 2: Increase critical hit by 6

o (225-229) Master of Anatomy Rank 3: Increase critical hit by 9

o (300-374) Master of Anatomy Rank 4: Increase critical hit by 12

o (375-449) Master of Anatomy Rank 5: Increase critical hit by 20

o (450+) Master of Anatomy Rank 6: Increase critical hit by 32

Well that’s it for now, I hope this guide was helpful to you and your World of Warcraft skinning efforts.

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