Skinning — Wrath of the Lich King

WoW Classic · Wrath of the Lich King
Updated 21 October 2026

This page uses the Wrath of the Lich King ruleset. The skill numbers below are profession skill, not character level. Train the next profession rank before reaching your current cap.

Leveling Skinning

Skill Materials Area or method
350–450 Borean Leather Borean Tundra, then Sholazar Basin

Farm the materials

References: WoW-Professions

Other Classic expansions

Sholazar Basin — Borean Leather

Northrend · Retail / WoW Classic Wrath and later

Sholazar Basin — Borean Leather base mapHardknuckle Foragers and Chargers near Frenzyheart Hill1wow-farming.info · Northrend · Retail / WoW Classic Wrath and later
Kill and fully loot the gorillas, then skin them. Arctic Fur is a rare bonus; keep Borean Leather while farming it. Avoid letting other creatures kill your target before you can earn loot. Markers identify approximate areas. Lines are suggested searches; they are not fixed spawn locations or a measured yield guarantee.
  1. Hardknuckle Foragers and Chargers near Frenzyheart Hill — 62, 73

Game cartography © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead. Location reference: WoW-Professions.

Borean Tundra — Icy Dragonscale

Northrend · Retail / WoW Classic Wrath and later

Borean Tundra — Icy Dragonscale base mapColdarra — Blue Drakonid Supplicants1wow-farming.info · Northrend · Retail / WoW Classic Wrath and later
Kill and loot the drakonids, then skin them. Some skins yield Borean Leather rather than a scale. Markers identify approximate areas. Lines are suggested searches; they are not fixed spawn locations or a measured yield guarantee.
  1. Coldarra — Blue Drakonid Supplicants — 23, 30

Game cartography © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead. Location reference: Wowhead.

Icecrown — Nerubian Chitin

Northrend · Retail / WoW Classic Wrath and later

Icecrown — Nerubian Chitin base mapArgent Vanguard approaches — phase-dependent nerubians1Scourgeholme alternative2wow-farming.info · Northrend · Retail / WoW Classic Wrath and later
Skin Forgotten Depths Slayers and Ambushers before quest phasing removes them. After The Last Line of Defense, check Scourgeholme for suitable skinnable nerubians. Markers identify approximate areas. Lines are suggested searches; they are not fixed spawn locations or a measured yield guarantee.
  1. Argent Vanguard approaches — phase-dependent nerubians — 84, 74
  2. Scourgeholme alternative — 78, 67

Game cartography © Blizzard Entertainment, via Wowhead. Location reference: Wowhead.