Primary profession

Skinning

Higher skinning skill allows you to skin hides from higher level monsters around the world. Once your skill is above 100, you can divide your skill by 5 to determine the highest level of monster you can skin.

Recipes: 3
Taught by plans: 2
Trainer ranks: 3

Where to train Skinning

23 trainers

Alliance

Junior: Brighid Stormflayer Dun Morogh 29.2, 67.7

Riley Peltskinner Elwynn Forest 47.0, 39.9

Terunne Bearshaper Teldrassil 59.4, 38.6
No rank in the title: Jayla Skinner · Ashenvale 50.0, 67.3

Eladriel Skinning Trainer · Darnassus 64.1, 22.3

Helene Peltskinner Skinner · Elwynn Forest 46.2, 62.2

Balthus Stoneflayer Skinning Trainer · Ironforge 39.9, 32.5

Wilma Ranthal Skinning Trainer · Redridge Mountains 83.7, 71.3

Maris Granger Skinning Trainer · Stormwind City 72.1, 62.2

Radnaal Maneweaver Skinner · Teldrassil 42.1, 50.0

Horde

Junior: Kagil Durotar 40.8, 67.9

Nawka Wildsong Mulgore 44.5, 76.7

Margaret Weaver Tirisfal Glades 32.6, 65.8
No rank in the title: Malux Skinning Trainer · Desolace 23.2, 69.7

Kulleg Stonehorn Skinning Trainer · Feralas 74.5, 43.0

Yonn Deepcut Skinner · Mulgore 45.0, 61.4

Thuwd Skinning Trainer · Orgrimmar 63.4, 45.4

Dranh Skinner · The Barrens 45.1, 59.1

Mooranta Skinning Trainer · Thunder Bluff 44.4, 43.1

Rand Rhobart Skinner · Tirisfal Glades 65.6, 60.0

Killian Hagey Skinning Trainer · Undercity 70.2, 59.2

Either faction

No rank in the title: Ishlee Breezewhisper Skinner · Zephras Isle

Mendalass Tattermend Skinner · Zephras Isle

A trainer is listed under the rank word in its title: Journeyman, Expert, Artisan and so on. The data does not say which ranks each trainer teaches, what a rank costs or the level it needs, so those are not shown. Titles, zones and factions come from data collected from the live game; whether an NPC trains, and its place on the map, from QuestieDB. An NPC whose title does not name the profession, or with no zone on record, is left out.

Where to gather

Zones with creatures to skin, by the level the creatures start at, with the ones players skin most and what a skin there usually gives. Above 100 skill, your skill divided by 5 is the highest creature level you can skin. The gathering guide prices each skin on your auction house and lists more zones.

Creatures of level 1–9 4 zones

Zones with creatures of level 1–9 to skin
Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives
Dun Morogh1–56	WendigoLevel 6–7 Crag BoarLevel 5–6 + 12 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 61% Light Leather 39%
Elwynn Forest1–10	Stonetusk BoarLevel 5–6 Young Forest BearLevel 8–9 + 11 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 65% Light Leather 34%
Durotar1–10	Elder Mottled BoarLevel 8–9 Clattering ScorpidLevel 5–6 + 8 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 62% Light Leather 38%
Tirisfal Glades1–12	Greater DuskbatLevel 6–7 Cursed DarkhoundLevel 7–8 + 5 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 62% Light Leather 38%

Creatures of level 10–19 4 zones

Zones with creatures of level 10–19 to skin
Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives
Silverpine Forest10–20	Moonrage GluttonLevel 12–13 Moonrage DarksoulLevel 13–14 + 12 more with skinning records	Light Leather 58% Ruined Leather Scraps 37% + 1 rarer find
Durotar1–10	Lightning HideLevel 10–11 Corrupted Bloodtalon ScythemawLevel 10–11 + 2 more with skinning records	Ruined Leather Scraps 60% Light Leather 40%
Elwynn Forest1–10	LongsnoutLevel 10–11	Ruined Leather Scraps 59% Light Leather 41%
Loch Modan10–18	Mountain BoarLevel 10–11	Ruined Leather Scraps 59% Light Leather 41%

Creatures of level 20–29 4 zones

Zones with creatures of level 20–29 to skin
Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives
Ashenvale19–30	Elder Shadowhorn StagLevel 26–27 Ghostpaw AlphaLevel 27–28 + 5 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% + 2 rarer finds
Thousand Needles6–35	Highperch WyvernLevel 28–29 Highperch ConsortLevel 28–29 + 5 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% + 2 rarer finds
Wetlands20–30	Mottled RazormawLevel 26–27 Flamesnorting WhelpLevel 26–27 + 3 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 72% Heavy Leather 19% + 3 rarer finds
Duskwood10–30	Nightbane Vile FangLevel 29–30 Nightbane Shadow WeaverLevel 27–28 + 1 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 73% Heavy Leather 20% + 2 rarer finds

Creatures of level 30–39 4 zones

Zones with creatures of level 30–39 to skin
Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives
Stranglethorn Vale30–50	Crystal Spine BasiliskLevel 34–35 Lashtail RaptorLevel 35–36 + 21 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 48% Medium Leather 40% + 4 rarer finds
Desolace30–39	Gritjaw BasiliskLevel 31–32 Scorpashi SnapperLevel 30–31 + 16 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 58% Medium Leather 31% + 3 rarer finds
Dustwallow Marsh36–61	Mudrock SpikeshellLevel 37–38 Mudrock TortoiseLevel 36–37 + 10 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 74% Thick Leather 18% + 3 rarer finds
Thousand Needles6–35	Saltstone CrystalhideLevel 32–33 Scorpid ReaverLevel 31–32 + 8 more with skinning records	Medium Leather 52% Heavy Leather 41% + 2 rarer finds

Creatures of level 40–49 4 zones

Zones with creatures of level 40–49 to skin
Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives
Feralas41–60	Feral Scar YetiLevel 43–44 Longtooth RunnerLevel 40–41 + 21 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 57% Heavy Leather 32% + 3 rarer finds
Stranglethorn Vale30–50	Elder Mistvale GorillaLevel 40–41 Jungle StalkerLevel 40–41 + 11 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 70% Thick Leather 26% + 1 rarer find
Dustwallow Marsh36–61	Searing HatchlingLevel 41–42 Searing WhelpLevel 42–43 + 7 more with skinning records	Heavy Leather 49% Thick Leather 43% + 4 rarer finds
The Hinterlands41–56	Silvermane StalkerLevel 47–48 Mangy SilvermaneLevel 41–42 + 6 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 62% Heavy Leather 18% + 4 rarer finds

Creatures of level 50–60 4 zones

Zones with creatures of level 50–60 to skin
Zone	Creatures to skin	A skin gives
Winterspring55–60	Ice Thistle YetiLevel 55–56 Chillwind RavagerLevel 57–59 + 20 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 56% Thick Leather 22% + 5 rarer finds
Un'Goro Crater48–55	DiemetradonLevel 51–52 Elder DiemetradonLevel 54–55 + 15 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 43% Rugged Leather 41% + 3 rarer finds
Azshara42–55	Mosshoof CourserLevel 52–60 Thunderhead SkystormerLevel 50–52 + 6 more with skinning records	Thick Leather 47% Rugged Leather 46% + 2 rarer finds
Burning Steppes50–59	Black BroodlingLevel 51–52 Ember WorgLevel 51–52 + 5 more with skinning records	Rugged Leather 46% Thick Leather 40% + 4 rarer finds

AH is the lowest buyout on your auction house. Reagent cost counts each reagent at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout, and shows only when every reagent has one.

Skinning recipes

Apprentice (1–74) 1 recipe

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Skinning recipes

Journeyman (75–149) 1 recipe

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Skinning recipes, Journeyman (75–149), lowest skill first
Makes	Skill	Reagents	Reagent cost	Learned from
Field Guide AH	140–140	Medium Leather× 3 Slimy Murloc Scale× 2 Fine Thread× 1		Blueprint: Field GuideAH

Skinning recipes

Artisan (225–300) 1 recipe

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Ranks and specializations: Tanning.

Skill shows when the recipe turns yellow and then grey, the range in which it can still raise your skill. Recipes, reagents and skill ranges come from the WoW Forever game files. Auction prices are per item from Blizzard’s auction house data, read every hour (buyouts only; bids are left out); vendor prices come from data collected from the live game. Each ruleset has its own auction house per faction; Blizzard’s data does not name them, so they are matched by size and still being confirmed in game.