In the third phase of the Season of Discovery in World of Warcraft, Leatherworking becomes an important (but expensive profession) for players looking to optimize their damage, healing and overall survivability.

New Leatherworking Recipes SoD Phase 3 - Mail & Leather

These new Leatherworking Recipes allow you to make your best in slot item for your shoulders if you are a mail or leather armor wearer in Season of Discovery Phase 3.

Item

Leatherworking Skill

Materials Needed

Paranoia Mantle

250

10x Nightmare Seed

1x Inert Mantle of Nightmares

8x Chimera Leather

4x Rugged Leather

Shrieking Spaulders

250

10x Nightmare Seed

1x Inert Mantle of Nightmares

8x Black Dragonscale

8x Rugged Leather

Wailing Chain Mantle

250

10x Nightmare Seed

1x Inert Mantle of Nightmares

8x Green Dragonscale

8x Rugged Leather

Shoulderpads of Obsession

250

10x Nightmare Seed

1x Inert Mantle of Nightmares

2x Essence of Earth

12x Rugged Leather

Membrane of Dark Neurosis

250

10x Nightmare Seed

1x Inert Mantle of Nightmares

2x Cured Rugged Hide

6x Rugged Leather

Cacophonous Chain Shoulderguards

250

10x Nightmare Seed

1x Inert Mantle of Nightmares

4x Black Dragonscale

10x Rugged Leather

Leveling Leatherworking in WoW's Season of Discovery

To start with leatherworking, you can begin with any of the following trainers:

Horde:

Name

Location

Coordinates

Arthur Moore

Rogues’ Quarter, Undercity

70.4, 57.8

Karolek

The Drag, Orgrimmar

62.8, 44.6

Una

Thunder Bluff

41.8, 42.6

Alliance:

Name

Location

Coordinates

Randal Worth

Old Town, Stormwind

67.8, 49.4

Telonis

Craftmen’s Terrace, Darnassus

64.6, 21.6

Adele Fielder

Elwynn Forest

46.4, 62.2

Phase 3 Leatherworking in WoW SOD

man in armor

Choose Your Specialization

If you are over the level of 40 and have leatherworking at 225 skill or higher, you can unlock one of the specializations related to leatherworking as of the start of phase 3 of Season of Discovery. Note: You do not need to choose a specialization right away, feel free to decide and pick it up later. These three specializations are:

  • Dragonscale Leatherworking
  • Elemental Leatherworking
  • Tribal Leatherworking

You can choose any of these specializations, depending on your class and what kind of patterns you can make with each one.

Leatherworking Guide 225-300 in WoW SOD

If you are starting fresh, continue past this section to see older phases of leveling guides. For now, we focus on what's new with phase 3, and therefore we explore the 225-300 skill bracket. You can learn Artisan leatherworking from only 1 NPC per faction. They are:

Name

Location

Coordinates

Drakk Stonehand

Aerie Peak (The Hinterlands)

13.4, 43.4

Hahrana Ironhide

Camp Mojache (Feralas)

74.4, 43.0

225-300 Item Requirements

You will need the following items to go from 225 to 300 in leatherworking. Note that if some skill ups fail, you may need slightly more than these. We recommend if you have the extra gold, to grab an extra stack of each just in case.

Level from 225-300 in Phase 3 SOD By Crafting These

  • 225-235: Nightscape Headband
  • 235-250: Nightscape Pants
  • 250-260: Nightscape Boots
  • 260-280: Wicked Leather Gauntlets
  • 280-300: Wicked Leather Headband

Earlier Levels of Leatherworking in WoW Classic (Vanilla)

Here are the required materials to level through the Apprentice, Journeyman, and Expert leveling brackets for leatherworking:

  • 269x Light Leather
  • 10x Light Hide
  • 20x Medium Hide
  • 120x Coarse Thread
  • 420x Heavy Leather
  • 100x Thick Leather
  • 10x Heavy Hide
  • 70x Fine Thread
  • 70x Silken Thread
  • 60x Salt
  • 15x Black Dye
  • 15x Grey Dye

Craft These Items To Level Leatherworking from 1-225

With all of the ingredients in the above section, you will be able to craft the following items, in this order. Be sure to pick up Journeyman at skill level 75 and Expert at skill level 150 so you do not wait any crafts when you are maxed out on your skill cap.

  • 1-45: Light Armor Kit
  • 45-55: Cured Light Hide
  • 55-75: Embossed Leather Gloves
  • 75-100: Embossed Leather Gloves
  • 100-120: Cured Medium Hide
  • 120-135: Fine Leather Belt
  • 135-150: Dark Leather Belt
  • 150-160: Cured Heavy Hide
  • 160-180: Heavy Armor Kit
  • 180-190: Barbaric Shoulders
  • 190-205 Dusky Bracers
  • 205-225: Nightscape Headband