What to gather

What each skin sells for

Every skin at least one creature in ten gives, by its lowest buyout here, with the levels of the creatures that give it and the zones with the most of them. The top 10 of 16; the rest are in the tables below. Prices are before the auction house’s cut and deposit.

Skinning finds by lowest buyout on Americas · Normal · Alliance

Skin	Lowest buyout	Vendor pays	Creatures	Zones
Frostsaber Leather	289992 gold 89 silver 99 copper4 listings	55 silver	Level 55–605 creatures on record	Winterspring55–60
Devilsaur Leather	9090 silver41 listings	55 silver	Level 54–563 creatures on record	Un'Goro Crater48–55
Scorpid Scale	193019 silver 30 copper87 listings	2502 silver 50 copper	Level 40–443 creatures on record	Tanaris40–50 Uldaman
Warbear Leather	1919 silver17 listings	66 silver	Level 51–606 creatures on record	Winterspring55–60 Western Plaguelands46–57 Tirisfal Glades1–12
Turtle Scale	132413 silver 24 copper89 listings	11 silver	Level 36–435 creatures on record	Dustwallow Marsh36–61
Rugged Leather	115511 silver 55 copper144 listings	55 silver	Level 43–61116 creatures on record	Winterspring55–60 Un'Goro Crater48–55 Azshara42–55 and more zones
Chimera Leather	9119 silver 11 copper17 listings	55 silver	Level 49–596 creatures on record	Winterspring55–60 Azshara42–55
Thick Leather	6846 silver 84 copper85 listings	33 silver	Level 35–61203 creatures on record	Feralas41–60 Stranglethorn Vale30–50 Un'Goro Crater48–55 and more zones
Green Whelp Scale	3993 silver 99 copper4 listings	22 silver	Level 34–362 creatures on record	Swamp of Sorrows36–43 Deadwind Pass50–60
Shadowcat Hide	2502 silver 50 copper85 listings	2502 silver 50 copper	Level 37–433 creatures on record	Stranglethorn Vale30–50 Swamp of Sorrows36–43

Best zones to skin in

Zones ranked by their usual skin: what each creature’s skin is worth here, weighted by how many of its skins are on record. This ranks what a zone’s creatures give, not gold per hour: the data has no count of creatures in a zone and no respawn times.

Zones ranked by what they hold for Skinning on Americas · Normal · Alliance

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
Winterspring55–60	Level 53–60 Ice Thistle YetiLevel 55–56 Chillwind RavagerLevel 57–59 Elder ShardtoothLevel 57–58 + 19 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 56% Thick Leather 22% Chimera Leather 8.1% + 4 rarer finds	202920 silver 29 copper358,552 skins on record
Un'Goro Crater48–55	Level 48–59 DiemetradonLevel 51–52 Elder DiemetradonLevel 54–55 Un'Goro ThundererLevel 52–53 + 20 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 52% Rugged Leather 35% Devilsaur Leather 7.8% + 2 rarer finds	15215 silver 2 copper323,665 skins on record
Blackrock Spire	Level 57–58 Chromatic WhelpLevel 57–58	Rugged Leather 73% Thick Leather 9.9% Rugged Hide 5.2% + 4 rarer finds	142714 silver 27 copper87,215 skins on record
Uldaman	Level 42–43 Deadly Cleft ScorpidLevel 42–43	Scorpid Scale 40% Thick Leather 32% Heavy Leather 20% + 2 rarer finds	109410 silver 94 copper9,145 skins on record
Scholomance	Level 57–59 Plagued HatchlingLevel 57–59	Rugged Leather 75% Thick Leather 15% Worn Dragonscale 5.1% + 1 rarer find	104010 silver 40 copper45,604 skins on record
Burning Steppes50–59	Level 51–56 Black BroodlingLevel 51–52 Ember WorgLevel 51–52 Scalding BroodlingLevel 53–54 + 4 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 46% Thick Leather 40% Worn Dragonscale 4.2% + 3 rarer finds	103010 silver 30 copper51,434 skins on record
Eastern Plaguelands54–59	Level 53–58 PlaguebatLevel 53–55 Plaguehound RuntLevel 53–54 Noxious PlaguebatLevel 54–56 + 3 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 57% Thick Leather 36% Rugged Hide 4.2% + 1 rarer find	9599 silver 59 copper154,239 skins on record
Zul'Gurub	Level 59–60 Bloodseeker BatLevel 59–60	Rugged Leather 70% Thick Leather 15% Primal Bat Leather 9.8% + 1 rarer find	9589 silver 58 copper19,253 skins on record
Felwood47–54	Level 47–60 Angerclaw GrizzlyLevel 51–52 Felpaw WolfLevel 47–48 Angerclaw MaulerLevel 49–50 + 5 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 49% Thick Leather 42% Rugged Hide 4% + 2 rarer finds	9399 silver 39 copper125,949 skins on record
Azshara42–55	Level 45–61 Mosshoof CourserLevel 52–60 Thunderhead SkystormerLevel 50–52 Thunderhead HippogryphLevel 46–48 + 9 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 53% Rugged Leather 40% Thick Hide 2.9% + 2 rarer finds	8778 silver 77 copper29,238 skins on record

Creatures to skin, by level

The 376 creatures with skinning records, by the level they start at and the zone they are in, with the creatures players skin most named for each zone. The game’s Skinning text gives one rule: above 100 skill, your skill divided by 5 is the highest creature level you can skin. It gives none below that. A creature with no skinning record is not listed. No creature that starts at level 16–25 has one yet.

Creatures of level 1–9

Zones with creatures of level 1–9 to skin

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
Loch Modan10–18	SheepLevel 3 RamLevel 5	Ruined Leather Scraps 66% Wool Cloth 21% Light Leather 9%	2828 copper9,057 skins on record
Hillsbrad Foothills20–31	CowLevel 5 SheepLevel 3	Ruined Leather Scraps 78% Wool Cloth 10% Light Leather 9.9%	1919 copper18,500 skins on record
Redridge Mountains15–25	CowLevel 5 SheepLevel 3 RabbitLevel 1	Ruined Leather Scraps 80% Light Leather 9.9% Wool Cloth 8.4%	1818 copper22,335 skins on record
Dun Morogh1–56	WendigoLevel 6–7 Crag BoarLevel 5–6 Elder Crag BoarLevel 7–8 + 11 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 61% Light Leather 39%	1717 copper219,383 skins on record
Elwynn Forest1–10	Stonetusk BoarLevel 5–6 Young Forest BearLevel 8–9 Mangy WolfLevel 5–6 + 10 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 65% Light Leather 34%	1717 copper223,522 skins on record
Durotar1–10	Elder Mottled BoarLevel 8–9 Clattering ScorpidLevel 5–6 Venomtail ScorpidLevel 9–10 + 7 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 62% Light Leather 38%	1717 copper177,054 skins on record

22 more zones with a lower usual skin are not listed.

Creatures of level 10–19

Zones with creatures of level 10–19 to skin

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
Silverpine Forest10–20	Moonrage GluttonLevel 12–13 Moonrage DarksoulLevel 13–14 Moonrage WhitescalpLevel 10–11 + 11 more with skinning records	Light Leather 58% Ruined Leather Scraps 37% Light Hide 4.5%	2626 copper64,725 skins on record
Elwynn Forest1–10	LongsnoutLevel 10–11	Ruined Leather Scraps 59% Light Leather 41%	1717 copper1,971 skins on record
Loch Modan10–18	Mountain BoarLevel 10–11	Ruined Leather Scraps 59% Light Leather 41%	1717 copper25,374 skins on record
Westfall9–18	CoyoteLevel 10–11	Ruined Leather Scraps 60% Light Leather 40%	1717 copper4,770 skins on record
Darkshore11–19	Moonstalker RuntLevel 10–17	Ruined Leather Scraps 60% Light Leather 40%	1717 copper20,230 skins on record
Durotar1–10	Lightning HideLevel 10–11 Corrupted Bloodtalon ScythemawLevel 10–11 Corrupted Mottled BoarLevel 10–11 + 1 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 60% Light Leather 40%	1616 copper12,324 skins on record

4 more zones with a lower usual skin are not listed.

Creatures of level 20–29

Zones with creatures of level 20–29 to skin

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
The Barrens10–33	Isha AwakLevel 27	Medium Leather 69% Heavy Leather 22% Medium Hide 4.7% + 1 rarer find	1501 silver 50 copper171 skins on record
Ashenvale19–30	Elder Shadowhorn StagLevel 26–27 Ghostpaw AlphaLevel 27–28 Terrowulf Shadow WeaverLevel 29–30 + 4 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% Medium Hide 4.9% + 1 rarer find	1291 silver 29 copper16,817 skins on record
Thousand Needles6–35	Highperch WyvernLevel 28–29 Highperch ConsortLevel 28–29 Needles CougarLevel 27–28 + 4 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% Medium Hide 4.9% + 1 rarer find	1291 silver 29 copper116,766 skins on record
Wetlands20–30	Mottled RazormawLevel 26–27 Flamesnorting WhelpLevel 26–27 Highland RazormawLevel 27–28 + 2 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 72% Heavy Leather 19% Medium Hide 5.2% + 2 rarer finds	1291 silver 29 copper43,110 skins on record
Feralas41–60	Needles CougarLevel 27–28 Pesterhide SnarlerLevel 28–29	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% Medium Hide 4.8% + 1 rarer find	1291 silver 29 copper35,785 skins on record
Duskwood10–30	Nightbane Vile FangLevel 29–30 Nightbane Shadow WeaverLevel 27–28 Nightbane WorgenLevel 26–27	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% Medium Hide 4.9% + 1 rarer find	1271 silver 27 copper77,669 skins on record

4 more zones with a lower usual skin are not listed.

Creatures of level 30–39

Zones with creatures of level 30–39 to skin

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
Dustwallow Marsh36–61	Mudrock SpikeshellLevel 37–38 Mudrock TortoiseLevel 36–37 Bloodfen ScreecherLevel 36–37 + 9 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 74% Thick Leather 18% Turtle Scale 11% + 2 rarer finds	4764 silver 76 copper90,488 skins on record
Riverglades36–44	Glade ViperLevel 37–38 Wildplains PatriarchLevel 38–39 Twilight WorgLevel 37–38 + 1 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 76% Thick Leather 21% Heavy Hide 2.7%	3393 silver 39 copper2,716 skins on record
Badlands36–45	Elder Crag CoyoteLevel 39–40 Crag CoyoteLevel 35–36 Feral Crag CoyoteLevel 37–38 + 2 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 71% Thick Leather 16% Medium Leather 9% + 1 rarer find	363 silver 6 copper127,894 skins on record
Swamp of Sorrows36–43	Swamp JaguarLevel 36–37 Dreaming WhelpLevel 35–36 Adolescent WhelpLevel 34–35 + 3 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 57% Medium Leather 19% Thick Leather 9.4% + 3 rarer finds	2772 silver 77 copper115,189 skins on record
Deadwind Pass50–60	Dreaming WhelpLevel 35–36	Heavy Leather 40% Medium Leather 33% Green Whelp Scale 20% + 2 rarer finds	2312 silver 31 copper25,286 skins on record
Desolace30–39	Gritjaw BasiliskLevel 31–32 Scorpashi SnapperLevel 30–31 Raging Thunder LizardLevel 33–34 + 15 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 58% Medium Leather 31% Thick Leather 6.1% + 2 rarer finds	2282 silver 28 copper82,816 skins on record

7 more zones with a lower usual skin are not listed.

Creatures of level 40–49

Zones with creatures of level 40–49 to skin

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
Uldaman	Deadly Cleft ScorpidLevel 42–43	Scorpid Scale 40% Thick Leather 32% Heavy Leather 20% + 2 rarer finds	109410 silver 94 copper9,145 skins on record
Felwood47–54	Felpaw WolfLevel 47–48 Angerclaw MaulerLevel 49–50 Felpaw ScavengerLevel 49–50 + 1 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 50% Thick Leather 42% Rugged Hide 3.9% + 1 rarer find	9239 silver 23 copper67,949 skins on record
Azshara42–55	Thunderhead HippogryphLevel 46–48 Thunderhead StagwingLevel 48–50 Mosshoof RunnerLevel 45–47 + 1 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 71% Rugged Leather 22% Chimera Leather 3.1% + 1 rarer find	7937 silver 93 copper7,076 skins on record
Blackrock Depths	BloodhoundLevel 49–50	Thick Leather 72% Rugged Leather 20% Thick Hide 5% + 1 rarer find	7797 silver 79 copper122,411 skins on record
Blasted Lands46–63	Starving SnickerfangLevel 44–46 Redstone BasiliskLevel 47–48 Ashmane BoarLevel 48–49 + 1 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 75% Rugged Leather 20% Thick Hide 3.8% + 1 rarer find	7767 silver 76 copper102,089 skins on record
Searing Gorge43–56	IncendosaurLevel 47–49	Thick Leather 77% Rugged Leather 20% Thick Hide 3.1%	7727 silver 72 copper58,535 skins on record

16 more zones with a lower usual skin are not listed.

Creatures of level 50–60

Zones with creatures of level 50–60 to skin

Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives	About per skin
Winterspring55–60	Ice Thistle YetiLevel 55–56 Chillwind RavagerLevel 57–59 Elder ShardtoothLevel 57–58 + 19 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 56% Thick Leather 22% Chimera Leather 8.1% + 4 rarer finds	202920 silver 29 copper358,552 skins on record
Un'Goro Crater48–55	DiemetradonLevel 51–52 Elder DiemetradonLevel 54–55 Un'Goro ThundererLevel 52–53 + 14 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 43% Rugged Leather 41% Devilsaur Leather 10% + 2 rarer finds	173817 silver 38 copper244,575 skins on record
Blackrock Spire	Chromatic WhelpLevel 57–58	Rugged Leather 73% Thick Leather 9.9% Rugged Hide 5.2% + 4 rarer finds	142714 silver 27 copper87,215 skins on record
Scholomance	Plagued HatchlingLevel 57–59	Rugged Leather 75% Thick Leather 15% Worn Dragonscale 5.1% + 1 rarer find	104010 silver 40 copper45,604 skins on record
Dire Maul	Eldreth DarterLevel 58–59 · Elite	Rugged Leather 76% Thick Leather 15% Worn Dragonscale 6.9% + 1 rarer find	103910 silver 39 copper335 skins on record
Burning Steppes50–59	Black BroodlingLevel 51–52 Ember WorgLevel 51–52 Scalding BroodlingLevel 53–54 + 4 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 46% Thick Leather 40% Worn Dragonscale 4.2% + 3 rarer finds	103010 silver 30 copper51,434 skins on record

11 more zones with a lower usual skin are not listed.

How a value is worked out

• About per skin adds up, for each find: its chance × the middle of its amount range × its lowest buyout here. A herb found 98% of the time, 1 to 3 at a time, at 50 copper each counts 0.98 × 2 × 50 = 98 copper.
• A chance is how many of the recorded skins gave the item. Finds under 1 in 1,000 and items that cannot be sold to another player are left out.
• A price counts only with at least 3 listings: one or two listings can be one seller’s price. Every value is before the auction house’s cut and deposit, and the lowest listing may sell before you get to it.
• Creatures need at least 50 recorded skins to count. Rares and bosses are left out; elites are marked.

More on gold and professions

• Making gold: crafts that sell for more than their materials, loot worth keeping and vendor items that sell higher on this auction house.
• Profession leveling plans: the cheapest way from 1 to 300 in each crafting profession.
• Herbalism: its ranks and recipes.
• Mining: its ranks and recipes.
• Skinning: its ranks and recipes.
• Fishing: its ranks and recipes.