Skinning (Profession)
| Skinning | |
|---|---|
| Type | Primary gathering profession |
| Skill cap | 300 |
| Gathers | Leather, hides, scales, Pristine (Scarce) leathers |
| Supplies | Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Tailoring |
| Camp objects | Camp Chair (20), Field Guide (140), Trapper's Workbench (300) |
| Legacy Points | None (gathering profession) |
| Data build | Beta client 1.60.1.70009; recipe data 1.60.1.70124 |
Skinning is a primary gathering profession in World of Warcraft: Forever. Skinners collect leather, hides and scales from fully looted beasts. You need a Skinning Knife in your bags; it doesn't have to be equipped.
Forever adds Pristine Scarce leathers, a new Tanning crafting window, starter-zone Junior Skinning Trainers, and the Camp Chair / Field Guide / Trapper's Workbench camp line.
WoW: Forever is in beta. Everything on this page comes from Forever sources and the beta client, and may change before launch on 4 November 2026.
Getting started
[edit | edit source]- Train at any Skinning trainer. New Junior Skinning Trainers stand in the six original starting zones, and Zephras Isle has two Skinning trainers of its own.
- Pelt Collecting for Beginners, a manual from an early starter-zone quest (around level 3–4), teaches Skinning if you know fewer than two professions and adds 2 skill, up to 15. The quest offers a choice of Herbalism, Mining or Skinning manuals.
- Besides a Skinning Knife, the new Keen Skinning Knife and Engineering's Gnomish Army Knife both work. A new glove enchant adds 10 Skinning.
- Hides, and Black, Red and Green Whelp Scales, stack to 20.
Training ranks
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Skill range | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 1–75 | Character level 5 |
| Journeyman | 75–150 | Skinning 50, character level 10 |
| Expert | 150–225 | Skinning 125, character level 20 |
| Artisan | 225–300 | Skinning 200, character level 35 |
Beta testers report these rank requirements, but they can't yet be fully checked above the beta level cap.
New in Forever
[edit | edit source]Pristine materials
[edit | edit source]Pristine Leather, Pristine Hide and Pristine Scale are new Scarce materials, used in 141 Forever recipes.
- Pristine Leather goes into 126 recipes. Wowhead's Forever database lists 22 creatures of level 11–21 for it, such as the Elder Black Bear in Loch Modan.
- Pristine Hide goes into 46 recipes. Where it comes from isn't confirmed yet. One tester reports buying some from a Black Market agent in Riverglades.
Whether several players can each skin the same corpse is still unconfirmed.
Tanning
[edit | edit source]Tanning is a new crafting window. So far its only recipes are the three camp objects.
Camping
[edit | edit source]Skinners build camp objects that sit at a player's campfire. For how camps work, see Camping. Each craft makes 2 objects. Tier 2 and 3 need Blueprints and can be placed over a Camp Chair to replace it.
| Tier | Object | Skill | Effect | Reagents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Camp Chair |
20 | You and others sitting nearby gain 2% critical strike chance with all spells and attacks. Does not stack with Moonkin Aura. | 3 Light Leather, 2 Simple Wood | Trainer (Camping 101 quest) |
| 2 |  Field Guide |
140 | Players can read it to gain Track Beasts, plus all Camp Chair benefits. | 3 Medium Leather, 2 Slimy Murloc Scale, Fine Thread | Blueprint: Field Guide |
| 3 |  Trapper's Workbench |
300 | Contains 1 trap, plus all Camp Chair benefits. | 2 Simple Wood, 4 Heavy Leather, Iron Bar | Blueprint: Trapper's Workbench |
Legacy
[edit | edit source]Gathering professions earn no Legacy Points. These account-wide perks help Skinning:
- Bountiful Harvest (Professions, 5 ranks): 20–100% more Scarce materials. For Skinning, those are the Pristine leathers, not ordinary leather.
- Working Overtime (Professions): higher skill-up chance for any tradeskill.
- Reagent Economy (Resourcefulness): the Camp Chair costs no reagents.
Pairing
[edit | edit source]Leatherworking is the natural partner. Pristine Leather is also used by Blacksmithing and Tailoring, and Skinning levels easily alongside questing because you skin the beasts you're already killing.
Sources
[edit | edit source]- classicwowforever.com – WoW Forever Skinning Guide
- wowclassicforever.info – Skinning in WoW Forever
- wowforeverguides.com – WoW Forever Skinning Guide
- expcarry – WoW Forever Skinning 1-300
- Wowhead – Camping Overview in Forever
- Recipe data: beta client 1.60.1.70124 recipe tables, extracted 1 October 2026