Skinning — WoW WotLK · Primary profession
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.
Leather and hides · Skill 1–450
Leather and hides
| Resource | Suggested zones |
|---|---|
 Ruined Leather Scraps | Elwynn Forest 1–50 AllianceDurotar 1–50 Horde |
 Light Leather | Elwynn Forest 1–50 AllianceDurotar 1–50 HordeWestfall 50–100 AllianceThe Barrens 50–100 Horde |
 Medium Leather | Westfall 50–100 AllianceThe Barrens 50–100 HordeWetlands 100–150 AllianceHillsbrad Foothills 100–150 Horde |
 Heavy Leather | Wetlands 100–150 AllianceHillsbrad Foothills 100–150 HordeStranglethorn Vale 150–200 |
 Thick Leather | Stranglethorn Vale 150–200 Tanaris 200–250 Un’Goro Crater 250–300 |
 Rugged Leather | Tanaris 200–250 Un’Goro Crater 250–300 |
 Knothide Leather | Hellfire Peninsula 300–330 Nagrand 330–350 |
 Knothide Leather Scraps | Hellfire Peninsula 300–330 Nagrand 330–350 |
 Borean Leather | Borean Tundra 350–400 Sholazar Basin 400–450 |
 Nerubian Chitin | Sholazar Basin 400–450 |
 Jormungar Scale | Borean Tundra 350–400 |
 Icy Dragonscale | Sholazar Basin 400–450 |
 Arctic Fur | Sholazar Basin 400–450 |