Skinning: recipes, levelling and materials
Skinning in Zarhold: how to level 1–300, all 0 recipes with skill colours, materials and where to get them.
Skinning is a gathering profession. Skill grows from 1 to 300; learning is free and has no level requirement. Recipes: 0.
Links with other professions
- Given for free with: Leatherworking.
- Its output is used by Leatherworking: Light Hide, Rugged Hide, Shadow Hide, Thick Hide, Pristine Hide, Hardened Hide, Dire Hide, Primal Hide.
Where to gather
Each land has one node of this resource; the required skill depends on the land’s level. A node respawns in 90 s.
| Resource | Lands (skill) |
|---|---|
| Light Hide | Brightdale (1), Crimson Wastes (1), Silver Fields (16), Golden Plains (16), Tirisfal Mires (26) |
| Rugged Hide | Western Marches (36), Lakeridge (46), Silverpine (46), Wildland Steppe (56) |
| Shadow Hide | Crimson Hills (71), Stoneclaw (71), Duskwood (86), Ashwood (86), Mireland (101) |
| Thick Hide | Hillsbrook (116), Thousand Needles (121), Arathi Highlands (146), Thornvale (146) |
| Pristine Hide | Sorrow Marsh (171), Dustmire (171) |
| Hardened Hide | Scorching Sands (196), Wildshore (196), Searing Gorge (221) |
| Dire Hide | Burning Steppes (236), Crater of Wonder (256) |
| Primal Hide | Plaguelands (276) |
What hides drop
| Carcass level | Hide |
|---|---|
| 1–7 | Light Hide |
| 8–14 | Rugged Hide |
| 15–23 | Shadow Hide |
| 24–31 | Thick Hide |
| 32–39 | Pristine Hide |
| 40–47 | Hardened Hide |
| 48–55 | Dire Hide |
| 56+ | Primal Hide |
Skill needed by the beast’s level:
| Carcass level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 46 |
| 20 | 96 |
| 30 | 146 |
| 40 | 196 |
| 50 | 246 |
| 60 | 296 |
Materials and where to get them
| Material | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| Light Hide | Skinning: Brightdale (skill 1), Crimson Wastes (skill 1), Silver Fields (skill 16), Golden Plains (skill 16) and 1 more · Skinning: carcasses of level 1–7 |
| Rugged Hide | Skinning: Western Marches (skill 36), Lakeridge (skill 46), Silverpine (skill 46), Wildland Steppe (skill 56) · Skinning: carcasses of level 8–14 |
| Shadow Hide | Skinning: Crimson Hills (skill 71), Stoneclaw (skill 71), Ashwood (skill 86), Duskwood (skill 86) and 1 more · Skinning: carcasses of level 15–23 · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — only with Skinning: Howling Caverns (15–21) — beasts, 1–2 per fight; Duskshadow Keep (18–25) — beasts, worgen, 1–2 per fight; The Blackwood Depths (20–27) — beasts, 1–2 per fight and 1 more — all places |
| Thick Hide | Skinning: Hillsbrook (skill 116), Thousand Needles (skill 121), Arathi Highlands (skill 146), Thornvale (skill 146) · Skinning: carcasses of level 24–31 · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — only with Skinning: Duskshadow Keep (18–25) — beasts, worgen, 1–2 per fight; The Blackwood Depths (20–27) — beasts, 1–2 per fight; Lion's Stronghold Dungeons (22–28) — beasts, 1 per fight and 1 more — all places |
| Pristine Hide | Skinning: Dustmire (skill 171), Sorrow Marsh (skill 171) · Skinning: carcasses of level 32–39 · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — only with Skinning: Quillspike — The Thorny Barrow (25–35) — beasts, 1–2 per fight; Needledell — Barrow of the Dead (37–46) — beasts, 2 per fight |
| Hardened Hide | Skinning: Scorching Sands (skill 196), Wildshore (skill 196), Searing Gorge (skill 221) · Skinning: carcasses of level 40–47 · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — only with Skinning: The Dire Chamber (Northern Wing — Ogre Arena) (44–54) — beasts, 1 per fight |
| Dire Hide | Skinning: Burning Steppes (skill 236), Crater of Wonder (skill 256) · Skinning: carcasses of level 48–55 · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — only with Skinning: The Dire Chamber (Northern Wing — Ogre Arena) (44–54) — beasts, 1 per fight; Lower Spire of Cindermount (48–57) — beasts, 1–2 per fight; The Lost Temple of the Seven Stars (50–56) — beasts, dragons, 1–2 per fight and 2 more — all places |
| Primal Hide | Skinning: Plaguelands (skill 276) · Dungeons, raids and world bosses — only with Skinning: Lower Spire of Cindermount (48–57) — beasts, 1 per fight; The Lost Temple of the Seven Stars (50–56) — beasts, 1 per fight; Blackforge Depths (52–60) — beasts, 1 per fight and 8 more — all places |
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