Leatherworking in The War Within is a crafting profession that lets you create gear, armor kits, and other useful items. This guide will help you level your Leatherworking skill from 1 to 100 efficiently, and help you understand this profession better, including all new TWW mechanics.
It’s best to pair Leatherworking with Skinning since it makes it easier to collect the needed materials. If you don’t want to farm, you can buy what you need from the Auction House, though it might cost a lot of gold.
At level 25, you’ll unlock specializations that let you focus on specific types of crafting: we’ll tell you all you need to know about it in the guide below.
Follow this guide to learn where to find trainers, what materials to gather, and which recipes to craft at each step. Whether you’re making gear for yourself or items to sell, Leatherworking is a rewarding and practical profession in The War Within.
TWW Leatherworking Trainer and Crafting Table Location
In The War Within, you can find the Leatherworking trainer and crafting table in Dornogal, the main hub for professions in this expansion. The Leatherworking trainer will teach you new recipes and help you progress your skill, while the crafting table is where you can create all your Leatherworking items. Make sure to gather enough materials or visit the Auction House to stock up before heading there!
How Profession Knowledge Points Work in TWW
In The War Within, Knowledge Points are a key resource for improving your Leatherworking profession. You can earn these points through crafting, discovering treasures, or completing specific activities.
Knowledge Points in Leatherworking’s Specialization Tree are used to unlock new recipes, boost crafting skills, and improve item quality. Choices are permanent, so plan carefully to maximize your crafting potential, as there’s no way to reset or reallocate points.
Specializations unlock at skill level 25, offering a long-term path for advancing your Leatherworking expertise.
Khaz Algar Leatherworking Specs Explained
In The War Within, Leatherworking specializations allow you to focus on crafting specific types of items and improving your efficiency. As you progress, you can unlock four main specializations at skill levels 25, 50, 60, and 75: Learned Leatherworker, Luxurious Leathers, Concrete Chitin, and Flawless Fortes. Each path offers unique perks and unlocks recipes tailored to your goals.
Leatherworking Specializations Overview and Examples:
- Learned Leatherworker
- Focus: Boosting stats like Ingenuity, Multicraft, and Resourcefulness. This path helps optimize crafting by refunding Concentration and improving efficiency.
- Example Items:
Stormbound Armor Kit (Resourceful crafting kit)
Profession Tools for other crafting professions like the Earthen Forgemaster’s Apron.
- Luxurious Leathers
- Focus: Crafting high-quality leather armor, including both standard and Embellished items.
- Example Items:
Rook Feather Wristwraps (Leather wrist armor with unique effects)
Waders of the Unifying Flame (Leather boots with set bonuses)
- Concrete Chitin
- Focus: Mail armor crafting, offering enhanced durability and bonuses for specific classes.
- Example Items:
Busy Bee’s Buckle (Mail belt with rare stats)
Reinforced Setae Flyers (Mail boots from dungeon drops)
- Flawless Fortes
- Focus: Crafting Embellished gear, reagents, and leg enchants.
- Example Items:
Leg Enchants like the Storm-Touched Weapon Wrap
Adrenal Surge Clasp (Waist armor with unique buffs)
Leatherworking Builds depend on your goals. If you’re crafting for personal use, focus on armor specializations like Luxurious Leathers or Concrete Chitin and invest points in slots that suit your needs (e.g., chest or wrist armor). For selling items or reagents, choose Flawless Fortes and prioritize crafting high-demand items like leg enchants or Embellished gear.
By choosing your specialization and allocating Knowledge Points carefully, you can tailor Leatherworking to match your playstyle or market needs while crafting items efficiently.
Leveling Leatherworking (1-100) in The War Within
Leveling Leatherworking in The War Within expansion focuses on crafting specific items with efficient use of materials. Below is a step-by-step guide from skill level 1 to 100, a detailed shopping list, and tables for all required recipes and materials.
Here’s a list of materials you will need to level Leatherworking from 1 to 62:
| Material | Total Quantity Needed |
| Stormcharged Leather | 340 |
| Gloom Chitin | 305 |
| Sunless Carapace | 4 |
| Thunderous Hide | 6 |
Step-by-Step Leveling Guide
1-70: Vendor-Learned Recipes:
71-100: Work Order and Specialization Recipes
| Skill Level Range | Recipe | Materials Required | Notes |
| 71-85 | Stormbound Armor Kit | Focus on these for work orders. | |
| 85-91 | Defender’s Armor Kit |
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High-quality work orders. |
| 91-100 | Epic Armor Recipes (Varied) |
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Depends on market needs |
General Leatherworking Tips
- First Craft Bonus: Prioritize crafting new recipes for the first time to earn extra Knowledge Points.
- Work Orders: Use the system to fulfill requests and gain extra skill points efficiently.
- Optional Reagents: Incorporate optional reagents for higher item quality and additional skill gains.
This Leatherworking guide guarantees efficient TWW profession leveling, maximizing resource use, making it cost-effective and straightforward.
