Classic Server | Skinning Leveling Guide

This guide is all about Skinning in World of Warcraft Classic.

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1 General Information

General Information

Skinning is one of three Gathering Professions in World of Warcraft.
Kill beasts, dragons, dragonkins and insects – you can skin all of them!
Gathering professions do not use raw materials, they gather them – so they do not cost gold to level but get you gold if you sell your materials.
Raw Leather is used by the Leatherworking profession.
It is recommended to use Leatherworking as your second profession.

Skinning trainer

Apprentice (1-75 | requires Level 5)
Trainer in every major city

Journeyman (75-150 | requires Skill 50)
Trainer in every major city

Expert (150-225 | requires Skill 125)
Trainer in every major city

Artisan (225-300 | requires Skill 200)
Trainer in every major city

NPC Level per Leather

Ruined Leather Scraps: 1-16
Light Leather: 1-27
Light Hide: 10-27
Medium Leather: 15-36
Medium Hide: 15-36
Heavy Leather: 25-46
Heavy Hide: 25-46
Thick Leather: 35-63
Thick Hide: 40-59
Rugged Leather: 43-63
Rugged Hide: 47-63

Leveling Classic-Skinning: 1-300

Skill 1 Level 5	Undead: Dogs around Brill Orcs and Trolls: Boars and Scorpions near Sen’jin Tauren: Wolfs and Striders around Bloodhoof Village Humans: Boars around Goldshire Gnomes and Dwarfs: Boars and Wendigos south of Kharanos Night Elfs: Prowler and every other beast around Dolanaar
Skill 25 Level 10	Undead: Worgen in Silverpine Forest Orcs and Trolls: Boars, Scorpions, Crocilisks and Raptors around Orgrimmar Tauren: Striders and Wolves around Thunderbluff Humans: Prowler and Bears in East Elwynn Forest Gnomes and Dwarfs: Wolves near Brewnall (Dun Morogh) Night Elfs: Panthers and Bears near Auberdine (Darkshore)
Skill 50 Level 13	At this point, every Horde player should head to Crossroads in the Barrens. There are Striders, Raptors and Wolves to skin. Humans: Boars near Sentinel Hill (Westfall) Gnomes and Dwarfs: Bears and Crocilisks near Thelsamar (Loch Modan) Night Elfs: Panthers and Bears near Auberdine (Darkshore) Visit your trainer after you reached Skill 50 to learn the next rank!
Skill 100 Level 20	Boars and Thunderhawks near Camp Taurajo (Barrens) At this point, every Alliance player should head to Wetlands. There are Crocilisks, Raptors and Dragonkins/Welplings to skin. You can also go to Redrige Mountains and find Welps and Boars around Lakeshire.
Skill 130 Level 24	Bears and Mountain Lions in Hillsbrad Foothills Alternatives: Bears and Wolves in Duskwood (Alliance only) Bears, Stags and Panthers in Ashenvale Visit your trainer after you reached Skill 125 to learn the next rank!
Skill 150 Level 28	Yetis (in a cave!) and Mountain Lions beneath Hillsbrad Foothills and Alterac Mountains Alternatives: Hyenas, Lions, Wyvern and Thunderhawks in Thousand Needles Bears, Stags and Ghostpaws in Ashenvale
Skill 170 Level 32	Raptors in Arathi Highlands Alternative: Turtles and Basilisks in the Shimmering Flats (Thousand Needles)
Skill 180 Level 34	Raptors, Panthers and Tigers around Nesingwarys (Stranglethorn Vale) HINT: You can level in Stranglethorn until you reach Skill 300, since beasts levels vary from 34-50Alternatives: Raptors and Crocilisks in the Marshs of Dustwallow Thunder Lizards, Kodos, Basilisks, Scorpions and Hyenas in Desolace Welps in the Wetlands
Skill 220 Level 38	Raptors and Gorillas around the Gurubashi Arena (Stranglethorn Vale) Alternatives: Panthers, Jaguars and Crocilisks in the Swamp of Sorrows Drachkins, Coyotes and Panthers in the Badlands Wolves around Moonfeather Stronghold (Feralas) Visit your trainer after you reached Skill 225 to learn the next rank!
Skill 250 Level 45	Hyenas and Board in the Northern Blasted Lands Alternatives: Wolves and Gryphons in the Hinterlands Stags and Hippogryphs in in Azshara Hippogryphs , Apes, Bears, Wolves and Yetis in Feralas
Skill 275 Level 50	Jagueros and Gorillas on Jaguero Isle (East of Booty Bay). Reach Skill 300 here! Alternatives: Yetis, Chimearas and Bears in Winterspring Bears in the Western Plaguelands Plaguehounds and Plaguebats in the Eastern Plaguelands Turtles in eastern Hinterlands Turtles and Chimaeras in Azshara Dragonkins, Worgen und Scorpions in the Burning Steppes