WoW Forever Leatherworking Recipe Sources: Trainer, Vendor and Drop Patterns

Beta caveat: built from beta records ahead of launch on 4 Nov UTC / 5 Nov AEDT. [Classic-based] = Classic Era data Forever may change; [Unconfirmed] = to recheck at launch.

Where does each Leatherworking pattern come from in Forever? This page sorts them by source: trainer, vendor, reputation, Merchant’s Favor, quest and drop. For the skill-up route, use the Leatherworking 1–300 guide.

How Leatherworking recipes are learned

Counts come from Questing.wiki’s Forever Leatherworking catalogue of 603 recipes. Some patterns appear twice with different item IDs, such as Turtle Scale Gloves, Big Voodoo Robe and Guardian Belt.

Many Forever patterns can be learned earlier than in Classic Era. Classic WoW Forever counts 125 patterns that unlock up to 30 points sooner, such as Black Dragonscale Shoulders at 270 instead of 300. Dawn Treaders is listed at 265 in the Forever records and 290 on Wowhead’s Classic tooltip. The skill column below uses the Forever records.

Trainer recipes

Trainer ranks and the skill and level they need are on the Leatherworking guide. Trainer recipe lists and costs haven’t been re-checked for Forever, so look at your trainer’s list as you rank up. [Unconfirmed]

Vendor patterns, skill 1–149

Prices are the lowest and highest listed across Questing.wiki’s Forever vendor records. “Limited” means every recorded seller has one or two copies at a time.

Granny and Bombus Finespindle in Ironforge are also recorded selling Forever patterns, such as Black Whelp Slippers, Moonglow Boots and the Forceful and Mystic Medium Armor Kits, but with extra conditions and no listed price. Saenorion (Darnassus) and Mahu (Thunder Bluff) are reported selling the Forceful and Mystic Heavy Armor Kits (135). [Unconfirmed]

Vendor patterns, skill 150–224

Prices are the lowest and highest listed across Questing.wiki’s Forever vendor records. “Limited” means every recorded seller has one or two copies at a time.

Vendor and reputation patterns, skill 225–300

Prices are the lowest and highest listed across Questing.wiki’s Forever vendor records. “Limited” means every recorded seller has one or two copies at a time.

The top end mostly comes from faction quartermasters: Meilosh for the Timbermaw (Felwood), the three Argent Dawn quartermasters, Lokhtos Darkbargainer for the Thorium Brotherhood (Blackrock Depths) and Rin’wosho the Trader for the Zandalar Tribe (Stranglethorn Vale). In Classic Era these need a rank from Friendly upwards: Warbear Woolies needs Friendly with Timbermaw Hold, and Dawn Treaders needs Honored with the Argent Dawn. [Classic-based] Forever records don’t list the ranks yet. [Unconfirmed]

Heavy Timbermaw Belt, Heavy Timbermaw Boots and Storm Gauntlets were Blacksmithing plans in Classic Era. In Forever they are Leatherworking recipes, sold by Meilosh and Magnus Frostwake. Some Classic Era patterns also needed a specialization, such as Tribal for Frostsaber Boots and Dragonscale for Black Dragonscale Boots. [Classic-based] See Leatherworking specializations.

Merchant’s Favor patterns

Daniel Stitchsong at Three Corners, Redridge (Alliance), and Pawani in The Barrens (Horde) are recorded selling 81 Forever patterns for Merchant’s Favor. The Brawler’s, Defender’s, Stormrider’s, Totemic, Trapper’s and Wisdom’s lines (skill 60–125) cost 30 Favor each. Later pieces, such as the Prowler’s, Skulker’s, Mender’s and Stalker’s gloves and shoulders, cost 60 Favor, and bracers, boots and belts from 225 cost 90. Gorhak in Desolace is listed with the Mystic Thick Armor Kit for 60 Favor. See Merchant’s Favor.

Patterns that aren’t in Classic Era

These patterns use item IDs that Classic Era never had:

• Faintly Glowing Leather (200, 2g 50s) and four 225 headpieces (5g each), such as Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl, are sold by Ziri “The Wrench” Littlesprocket in Gnomeregan.
• Honed Blue Dragonscale Breastplate (285) is sold by Blimo Gadgetspring in Azshara for 2g.
• Light Leather Reagent Bag (30) is reported from the quest Beasts of Thunder Ridge and from Saenorion in Darnassus.
• Archmage Alvareaux (Alterac Mountains) and Sutara Plainstalker (Mulgore) are reported selling four Azure and four Cloudy Gustwoven and Windraveled pieces at 175. [Unconfirmed]

Quest patterns

These come from community reports that mix Forever beta and Classic Era. The Wild Leather quests are on both factions. [Classic-based]

Drop patterns

90 patterns have reported drops. Most low and mid patterns are world drops with dozens of reported sources, and many also turn up in lockboxes and chests. Rugged Leather Pants, for example, has 200 reported drop sources and is also recorded in Battered Chests across several starting zones. Six patterns, including Hide of the Wild and Chromatic Cloak, are recorded in Knot Thimblejack’s Cache in Dire Maul.

Named drops to farm

Each of these has only one or two reported sources in the records, so they’re the ones to farm for. Devilsaur Leggings (290) is close behind, with four ooze types in Un’Goro Crater. Drop rates aren’t published for Forever yet. [Unconfirmed]

Tips

• Check limited-stock vendors when you pass them. One copy means another player can buy it first.
• Jangdor Swiftstrider in Feralas sells Green Whelp Bracers, Turtle Scale Gloves, Nightscape Shoulders and Living Shoulders, so one stop covers four patterns.
• Rare drop patterns sell well on the auction house, and so do their crafts. See crafting for gold.

Related: Leatherworking 1–300, Leatherworking specializations, Skinning, leather farming, Merchant’s Favor, Tailoring recipe sources, all professions.

FAQ

Where do I get the Tanning Rack blueprint?

It drops from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep. The rack is a camp object you can build at skill 140. See the Leatherworking guide for its materials.

Do I need a specialization for some patterns?

In Classic Era, yes: many top patterns needed Dragonscale, Elemental or Tribal. Forever’s spec rules are on the specializations page. [Classic-based]

Do limited-stock patterns come back?

In Classic they restock after a while. The Forever restock timer hasn’t been confirmed. [Unconfirmed]

Why do prices differ between vendors?

The records list slightly different prices from different vendors for the same pattern, such as Green Whelp Bracers at 24s 88c to 29s 47c. In Classic, faction reputation discounts cause this. [Classic-based]