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Skinning 1–300 Leveling Guide
Skinning gathers leather, hides and scales from suitable defeated creatures. It fits naturally into beast-killing quests and supplies Leatherworking without requiring a separate node-farming trip.
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Gathering route: 1–300
| Skill | Gathering targets | Route and instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Low-level beasts | Route: Starting zones Carry a Skinning Knife and fully loot each corpse before skinning. Work through beast quests rather than stopping your character’s quest progression. | |
| Beasts near your skill level | Route: The Barrens, Loch Modan, Darkshore In the Barrens, work south from the Crossroads. In Loch Modan, move east from Thelsamar as skill gains slow down. | |
| Bears, lions and other skinnable beasts | Route: Hillsbrad Foothills, Wetlands, Duskwood Use the bears and lions in central Hillsbrad, or travel from Dun Algaz toward Menethil Harbor in Wetlands. | |
| Raptors and jungle beasts | Route: Arathi Highlands, Stranglethorn Vale, Thousand Needles Train Artisan at 200. For beasts level 21 and above, required Skinning skill is creature level × 5. | |
| Level 40–45 beasts | Route: Tanaris, Feralas Work through skinnable beast packs you can kill efficiently. At 225 skill you can skin a level-45 beast; move to higher-level targets as your skill increases. | |
| Level 45–50 beasts | Route: The Hinterlands, Feralas Keep hides separately from ordinary leather. At 250 skill, level-50 beasts are within your unbuffed Skinning limit. | |
| Level 50–60 beasts | Route: Winterspring, Un’Goro Crater Use the level × 5 requirement to choose targets: 275 skill covers level 55, while level 60 requires 300. Avoid elite beasts unless your group can handle them. |
Training and skill caps
Train Journeyman at skill 50, Expert at 125 and Artisan at 200 before hitting the 75, 150 and 225 skill caps. Capital-city trainers can teach all four ranks.
Alliance
- Maris Granger — Stormwind City
- Balthus Stoneflayer — Ironforge
Horde
- Thuwd — Orgrimmar
- Mooranta — Thunder Bluff
Neutral
- Mendalass Tattermend — Shen’dar Village, Zephras Isle
Preparation and practical tips
- Learn Skinning and carry a Skinning Knife.
- Loot a skinnable corpse completely before attempting to skin it.
- Keep the profession close to your character’s questing level so new beasts do not outgrow your skill.
- Fully loot a beast before skinning it. Keep hides separately from ordinary leather because Leatherworking recipes use cured hides as distinct reagents.
- For level-21 and higher beasts, multiply their level by five to find the required Skinning skill. A level-42 beast requires 210.
Useful pairing: Leatherworking
Skinning at a campsite
Camp Chair supplies a critical-strike buff. Field Guide adds beast tracking, and Trapper’s Workbench provides later utility.
How to build and use a campsite