WoW Forever Leather Farming: Where to Skin Every Leather
Beta caveat: built from beta data ahead of launch on 4 Nov UTC / 5 Nov AEDT. [Classic-based] = Classic Era data Forever may change; [Unconfirmed] = to recheck at launch.
Leather comes from skinning beasts, so the trick is picking beasts at the right level. Light, Medium and Heavy Leather below use spots players actually logged in the Forever beta. Thick and Rugged Leather have no Forever logs yet, so those are Classic picks. For skill ranks and the level rule, see the Skinning guide.
Which leather comes from which beast level
| Leather | Beast levels | Best levels | Hide from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Leather | 6–25 | 11–20 | Light Hide, 11–25 |
| Medium Leather | 16–35 | 21–30 | Medium Hide, 16–35 |
| Heavy Leather | 26–45 | 31–40 | Heavy Hide, 26–45 |
| Thick Leather | 36+ | 41–50 | Thick Hide, 40+ |
| Rugged Leather | 46+ | 51–60 | Rugged Hide, 46+ |
Level bands come from Wowhead's Classic leather guide. [Classic-based] Stay in the best band to cut down on the leather from the tier below. In Classic, Light Leather is the only leather that can give two per skin, from about level 11 beasts.
Light Leather: where it was skinned in the Forever beta
"Times logged" is how often ForeverDB recorded Light Leather from that beast. It shows where testers got it most, not a drop chance, so busy questing zones score higher.
| Mob | Zone | Level | Times logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dragon Whelp | Redridge Mountains | 17–18 | 94 |
| Starving Dire Wolf | Duskwood | 19–20 | 88 |
| Rabid Dire Wolf | Duskwood | 20–21 | 80 |
| Wild Buck | Ashenvale | 18–19 | 52 |
| Young Wetlands Crocolisk | Wetlands | 21–22 | 52 |
| Mottled Raptor | Wetlands | 22–23 | 38 |
| Great Goretusk | Redridge Mountains | 16–17 | 32 |
The Duskwood dire wolves are the pick: two wolf types at 19–21 in the same zone, and they gave the most Light Hide too (14 and 8 logs). In Ashenvale, Wild Bucks and Ashenvale Bears make a good Horde-side loop.
Medium Leather: where it was skinned in the Forever beta
| Mob | Zone | Level | Times logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mottled Razormaw | Wetlands | 26–27 | 94 |
| Nightbane Dark Runner | Duskwood | 28–29 | 90 |
| Highland Razormaw | Wetlands | 27–28 | 80 |
| Young Wetlands Crocolisk | Wetlands | 21–22 | 66 |
| Mottled Raptor | Wetlands | 22–23 | 48 |
| Nightbane Shadow Weaver | Duskwood | 27–28 | 48 |
| Young Black Ravager | Duskwood | 23–24 | 46 |
| Mottled Scytheclaw | Wetlands | 25–26 | 46 |
The Wetlands raptors are the busiest Medium Leather farm in the logs, with several raptor types from 22 to 28. The Nightbane worgen in Duskwood are humanoids, but they can be skinned, and they also top the Medium Hide list alongside the Mottled raptors.
Heavy Leather: early beta spots
Testers had only reached the bottom of the Heavy Leather band, so these are the level 26–31 beasts that gave it.
| Mob | Zone | Level | Times logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightbane Dark Runner | Duskwood | 28–29 | 32 |
| Highland Razormaw | Wetlands | 27–28 | 20 |
| Nightbane Worgen | Duskwood | 26–27 | 16 |
| Nightbane Shadow Weaver | Duskwood | 27–28 | 14 |
| Mottled Razormaw | Wetlands | 26–27 | 12 |
| Ghostpaw Alpha | Ashenvale | 27–28 | 8 |
For steady Heavy Leather, Wowhead's Classic picks are the raptors of Arathi Highlands (30–37), the beasts around Nesingwary's camp in Stranglethorn Vale, and the hyenas, scorpids, basilisks and thunder lizards of Desolace. [Classic-based] Only 8 Heavy Hide were logged in the beta, all from Duskwood and Wetlands.
Thick Leather: best Classic spots
No Forever logs yet. [Classic-based]
| Zone | Beasts | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Feralas | Bears, wolves, hippogryphs, screechers, apes, sprite darters, yetis | Dense camps, and good herbs and ore too; often busy |
| The Hinterlands | Wolves; Snapjaw turtles near Revantusk Village | Turtles also give Turtle Scale |
| Tanaris | Scorpids, basilisks, hyenas | Scorpid Scale and Turtle Scale on the side |
| Dustwallow Marsh | Dragonkin at Stonemaul Ruins and the Den of Flame | Often two leather per skin |
Thick Hide starts four levels later than Thick Leather, from level 40 beasts.
Rugged Leather: best Classic spots
No Forever logs yet. [Classic-based]
| Zone | Beasts | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Winterspring | Ice Thistle yetis south of Everlook (and the cave); bears and chimaeras | 55–58 |
| Eastern Plaguelands | Plaguehounds and plaguebats | 53–58 |
| Un'Goro Crater | Pterrordax and diemetradons in the west; ravasaurs, gorillas | 48–55 |
In Eastern Plaguelands, Frenzied Plaguebats fear you and Noxious Gargoyles leave a long anti-healing debuff, so skip both if you can.
Related: Skinning, Leatherworking, Leatherworking specializations, cloth farming, herb farming, ore farming, gold making.
FAQ
What is the best leather farm in Forever right now?
On beta logs, the Wetlands raptors for Light and Medium Leather, and the Duskwood worgen for Medium and early Heavy. Launch data may change this.
Do I get more than one skin per kill?
No. Blizzard's 1 October notes restored one skin per corpse, so you can't share a kill with another skinner.
Why are Thick and Rugged Leather spots from Classic?
No one had logged enough high-level Forever skinning when we checked. We will swap in Forever data once it exists.
Sources
- ForeverDB — Light Leather sources (beta logs)
- ForeverDB — Medium Leather sources (beta logs)
- ForeverDB — Heavy Leather sources (beta logs)
- ForeverDB — Light, Medium and Heavy Hide sources (beta logs)
- Wowhead Forever NPC tooltips (beast levels and zones)
- Wowhead Classic — Best Leather Farming and Leveling 1-300 Routes
- WoW-Professions — Thick Leather Farming Guide (Classic)
- WoW-Professions — Rugged Leather Farming Guide (Classic)
- Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)