Crafting profession

Leatherworking

Official

Leather and mail armor, armor kits and cured hides.

Economic Role

Leather · HidesArmor · Armor kits · Cured hidesLevelers · Raiders

The main buyer of leather. Armor kits sell steadily to levelers.

ForeverEcon analysis · Flow and demand drivers describe the original game's economy. Key inputs are calculated from tracked recipes.

Official: Explicitly stated or documented by Blizzard.
Leatherworkers place a Tanning Rack, which is required for more advanced Leatherworking recipes.
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Official: Explicitly stated or documented by Blizzard.
Has three campsite objects, learned at different skill levels. The first is learned at skill 20.
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Pre-launch

Recipe	Craft cost	Market value	Profit	Margin
Profitability tracking begins at launch. Craft cost, market value, profit and margin for every Leatherworking recipe — calculated from ForeverEcon live market tracking.

SearchRecipe typeBlueprintStatus

3 recipes

Recipe	Profession	Source	Key materials	Status
Rugged Armor Kit Consumable · skill 250	Leatherworking	Trainer	Rugged Leather	Classic data: Original-game information shown for context. Not necessarily verified unchanged in WoW Forever.
Cured Rugged Hide Trade good · skill 250	Leatherworking	Trainer	Rugged Hide, Refined Deeprock Salt	Classic data: Original-game information shown for context. Not necessarily verified unchanged in WoW Forever.
Thick Armor Kit Consumable · skill 200	Leatherworking	Trainer	Thick Leather, Silken Thread	Classic data: Original-game information shown for context. Not necessarily verified unchanged in WoW Forever.