Stonetusk BoarStonetusk BoarStonetusk BoarRockhide BoarRockhide BoarRockhide BoarYoung Forest BearĪfter training for Journeyman, you'll want one of the 10-20 zones, such as the Northern Barrens or Loch Modan. The lower level Stonetusk Boar and higher level Rockhide Boar a good skinning opportunities that also have extra drops, such as Chunk of Boar Meat. Unlike Orgrimmar, the best skinning in the forest isn't just outside the city gates, but south of Goldshire. Mature SwineMature SwineElder Mottled BoarDire Mottled BoarVenomtail Scorpid The differences between such targets include the ratio of Ruined Leather Scraps to Light Leather and the frequency with extra drops, such as Chunk of Boar Meat. There's nothing wrong with immediately skinning the 6-7 level Dire Mottled Boar around Razor Hill, but a max-level character probably re-trained skinning at a capital and there are more convenient choices near the big cities, such as Mature Swine and Elder Mottled Boar.
A low-level skinner probably starts in a place like Razor Hill with a profession trainer, such as Runda. There are many factors in selecting where to work on your skinning. Either forward them to your Leather working mule or put them up on the auction house. Most of the beasts will be granting Ruined Leather Scraps. I'll repeat that, wait until your skinning has levelled to between 60 and 75 before you leave this zone. You'll need to find a trainer when you hit 75.
You can learn Journeyman when Skinning hits 50, but don't change zones until you hit 60, otherwise you won't be able to skin many of the mobs. However personal preference easily overrides any miniscule theoretical advantage. Enchant Gloves - Gatherer and Enchant Gloves - Skinning will give you a +5, allowing you to change zones that much sooner, if you're in a rush.Īny starting 5-10 zones are suitable for starting the skinning journey, but Durotar and Elwynn Forest have a slight edge, having conveniently located boars that respawn quickly enough just south-west of Orgrimmar and Goldshire, respectively.Bag of Many Hides can hold all your skinned products.Still you'll want all the bonuses you can get when it comes time to skin Bosses in the end game! Bladed Pickaxe, Finkle's Skinner, the Zulian Slicer and the Zulian Slasher will also function as skinning knives, but the Gnomish Army Knife is the real winner if you change profession a lot.When you pay a Skinning Trainer to start your Skinning Apprenticeship, don't leave until you find the nearby vendor that will sell you a Skinning Knife. Come check here to see where you can go for beasts you can skin and farm for a time until you're ready to concentrate on levelling again.
You'll be levelling when suddenly you get failure messages on your attempts to skin. A leveling character will consulting here on occasion. This guide is written primarily for the max level farmer. A leveling character will probably delay switching zones, on the understanding that killing lower level mobs is quicker, providing a better return on their time. The max level character will switch as soon as possible, on the theory that the loot from a higher level zone is more profitable. The reason I bring up the two different audience members of this guide, is that when to change a zone differs. The second person has a character already at max level and is dropping another profession for skinning, possibly with an interest in farming leather for gold. The first person is interested in skinning as they level their character. There are two kinds of folks interested in raising their Skinning Profession. Staff note: This guide is outdated but kept up for Archival purposes due to the positive feedback it received when it was relevant.