WoW skinning 1-525

WoW Skinning Guide 1-525

This WoW Skinning Guide covers training your Skinning levels from 1 to 525 and details where to skin while leveling Skinning in World of Warcraft. Skinning is one of the 3 primary gathering professions, and gathering professions tend to provide a strong gold income. Skinning complements the Leatherworking profession very well, as the leather, hide and scale collected from Skinning can be used to make armor.
Updated for WoW patch 4.0.6
Skinning also grants the passive trait Master of Anatomy, which provides a bonus to a character’s critical strike rating (details at the end of this guide).

Skinning Guide Shortcuts

• Skinning Trainers
• Skinning Apprentice Levels (1-75)
• Skinning Journeyman Levels (76-150)
• Skinning Expert Levels (151-225)
• Skinning Artisan Levels (226-300)
• Skinning Master Levels (301-375)
• Skinning Grand Master Levels (376-450)
• Skinning Illustrious Levels (451-525)
• Master of Anatomy

In order to skin a beast, you need to have killed it AND looted it. You are also able to skin beasts that other players have killed AND looted. You also need to be carrying a skinning knife (doesn’t need to be equipped). If a beast can be skinned it will have a color coded property that shows this when you hover your mouse pointer over it.
Red – Skinning level not yet high enough to skin this beast
Orange – High chance of increasing Skinning level when skinning this beast
Yellow – Moderate chance of increasing Skinning level when skinning this beast
Green – Low chance of increasing Skinning level when skinning this beast
Gray – No chance of increasing Skinning level when skinning this beast
The following formulas allow you to calculate the highest level beasts you can skin:
Up to level 100 – (Skinning Level/10)+10, for example, at skinning level 40: 40/10 + 10 = level 14 beasts
Above level 100 – Skinning Level/5, for example, at skinning level 140: 140/5 = level 28 beasts

Skinning Trainers

Rank	Faction	Trainer	Location
Apprentice	Alliance	Iranis Shadebloom	Dolanaar, Teldrassil
		Jack “All-Trades” Derrington	Greyman Court, Gilneas City & around Gilneas
		Lien Farner	Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
		Valn	Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle
		Wembil Taskwidget	Kharanos, Dun Morogh
	Horde	Lalum Darkmane	Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore
		Nedric Sallow	Brill, Tirisfal Glades
		Runda	Razor Hill, Durotar
		Saren	2nd floor of the Inn on Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods
		Therisa Sallow	Calston Estate, Tirisfal Glades
Apprentice Journeyman	Horde	KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe	Around Lost Isles
		KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe	Bilgewater Harbor, Azshara
Apprentice Journeyman Expert Artisan Master Grand Master Illustrious Grand Master	Alliance	Balthus Stoneflayer	The Great Forge, Ironforge
		Eladriel	Craftmen’s Terrace, Darnassus
		Frederic Burrhus	Valgarde, Howling Fjord
		Gurf	Stillpine Hold, Azuremyst Isle
		Helen Peltskinner	Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
		Jelena Nightsky	Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
		Maris Granger	Old Town, Stormwind
		Radnaal Maneweaver	Northwest of Ban’ethil Hollow, Teldrassil
		Remere	The Traders Tier, The Exodar
		Trapper Jack	Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra
		Wilma Ranthal	Stonewatch Falls, Redridge Mountains
	Horde	Killian Hagey	The Rogue’s Quarter, Undercity
		Kulleg Stonehorn	Camp Mojache, Feralas
		Malux	Shadowprey Village, Desolace
		Mathreyn	West of the Shepherd’s Gate, Eversong Woods
		Mooranta	Middle Rise, Thunder Bluff
		Moorutu	Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
		Rand Rhobart	Southeast of Brill, Tirisfal Glades
		Rento	The Valley of Wisdom, Orgrimmar
		Roberta Jacks	Vengeance Landing, Howling Fjord
		Thuwd	The Drag, Orgrimmar
		Tiponi Stormwhisper	Taunka’le Village, Borean Tundra
		Tyn	Walk of Elders, Silvermoon
		Yonn Deepcut	Bloofhoof Village, Mulgore
	Neutral	Derik Marks	Magus Commerce Exchange, Dalaran
		Dremm	Aldor Rise, Shattrath
		Seymour	Lower City, Shattrath

Leveling Skinning 1-70

Learn Apprentice Skinning from a Skinning trainer
Purchase a Skinning Knife from a Goods vendor

Levels	Race	What to Skin	Location
Alliance
1-35	Dreanei	Infected Nightstalker Runt Nightstalker	North of Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle
	Dwarves Gnomes	Crag Boar Elder Crag Boar Snow Leopard	Around Kharanos and Brewnall Village, Dun Morogh
	Humans	Mangy Wolf Rockhide Boar Young Forest Bear	Around Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
	Night Elves	Elder Nightsaber Nightsaber Nightsaber Stalker	Around Teldrassil
36-70	Dreanei	Grizzled Brown Bear	Around Blood Watch, Bloodmyst Isle
	Dwarves Gnomes	Elder Black Bear Mountain Boar	North of Thelsamar, Loch Modan
	Humans	Coyote Coyote Packleader Young Goretusk	Around Saldean’s Farm, Westfall
	Night Elves	Foreststrider Fledgling Thistle Bear	Around Auberdine, Teldrassil
Horde
1-35	Blood Elves	Springpaw Stalker	West of Fairbreeze Village, Eversong Woods
		Elder Springpaw	Around Farstider Reatreat, Eversong Woods
	Orcs Trolls	Bloodtalon Scythemaw Dreadmaw Crocolisk Elder Mottled Boar Venomtail Scorpid	North and west part of Durotar
	Tauren	Elder Plainstrider Flatland Cougar Flatland Prowler Kodo Calf Prairie Wolf Alpha	Around Thunder Bluff, Mulgore
	Undead	Cursed Darkhound Decripit Darkhound Greater Duskbat	Around Brill, Tirisfal Glades
		Ravenous Darkhound Vampiric Duskbat	South of Scarlet Monastery, Tirisfal Glades
36-70	Blood Elves	Mistbat Starving Ghostclaw	North of Tranquillien, Ghostlands
	Orcs Tauren Trolls	Fleeting Plainstrider Greater Plainstrider Savannah Huntress Sunscale Lashtail	Around Crossroads, The Barrens
	Undead	Ferocious Grizzled Bear Giant Grizzled Bear Moonrage Whitescalp Mottled Worg	Along north and central part of the main road through Silverpine Forest

Leveling Skinning 70-130

Learn Journeyman Skinning from a Skinning trainer

Levels	Race	What to Skin	Location
Alliance
71-100	Drenai	Elder Brown Bear Enraged Ravager	West side of Bloodmyst Isle
	Dwarves Gnomes	Elder Mountain Boar Grizzled Black Bear Loch Crocolisk Mangy Mountain Boar	South and east side of Loch Modan
	Humans	Goretusk	Around Sentinel Hill, Westfall
		Great Goretusk	Around Sentinel Hill, Westfall or Southeast part of Redridge Mountains
	Night Elves	Foreststrider Rabid Thistle Bear Moonstalker	North of Bashal’Aran or around Grove of the Ancients, Darkshore
101-130	All	Ghostpaw Runner Wild Buck	Northwest of Maestra’s Post, Ashenvale
		Rabid Dire Wolf Starving Dire Wolf	North and west edges of Duskwood
Horde
71-100	Blood Elves	Ghostclaw Lynx Ghostclaw Ravager Vampiric Mistbat	South and southeast part of Ghostlands
	Orcs Tauren Trolls	Barrens Giraffe Hecklefang Hyena Ornery Plainstrider Savannah Prowler Sunscale Screecher Zhevra Runner	Wide circle around Crossroads, The Barrens
	Undead	Bloodsnout Worg Moonrage Bloodhowler	East of Pyrewood Village, Silverpine Forest
101-130	All	Barrens Kodo Hecklefang Snarler Stormsnout Thunderhawk Hatchling	Around Camp Taurajo, The Barrens

Leveling Skinning 130-225

Level 10 Character required
Learn Expert Skinning from a Skinning trainer

Levels	What to Skin	Recommended Locations
131-155	Giant Wetlands Crocolisk Highland Lashtail Highland Raptor Higland Scytheclaw Mottled Raptor Mottled Screecher Mottled Scytheclaw Wetlands Crocolisk Young Wetlands Crocolisk	Around Wetlands
	Elder Gray Bear Gray Bear Starving Mountain Lion Vicious Gray Bear	Between Tarren Mill and Hillsbrad Fields, Hillsbrad Foothills
156-180	Feral Mountain Lion	Southeast part of Hillsbrad Foothills
	Snapjaw	Along the river between Southshore and Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills
	Cave Yeti Ferocious Yeti	The Yeti Cave, Hillsbrad Foothills
181-210	Bloodscalp Tiger Elder Stranglethorn Tiger Lashtail Raptor Mistvale Gorilla Panther Saltwater Crocolisk Stranglethorn Raptor Stranglethorn Tiger	North of Grom’gol Base Camp, Stranglethorn Vale
211-225	Elder Mistvale Gorilla Elder Shadowmaw Panther Jungle Stalker	Around Gurabashi Arena, Stranglethorn Vale

Leveling Skinning 226-300

Level 25 Character required
Learn Artisan Skinning from a Skinning trainer

Levels	What to Skin	Recommended Locations
226-250	Elder Mistvale Gorilla Elder Shadowmaw Panther Jungle Stalker	Around Gurabashi Arena, Stranglethorn Vale
251-275	Ashmane Boar Scorpok Stinger Snickerfang Hyena Starving Snickerfang	Northwest and central parts of Blasted Lands
276-300	Felbeast Felhound Helboar	Around The Dark Portal, Blasted Lands

Leveling Skinning 301-375

Level 40 Character required
Learn Master Skinning from a Skinning trainer

Levels	What to Skin	Recommended Locations
301-315	Deranged Helboar Starving Helboar	Southeast and southwest of Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
316-330	Hulking Helboar Quillfang Ravager Quillfang Skitterer	West of Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula
331-370	Clefthoof Bull Talbuk Thorngrazer	West of Garadar, Nagrand
371-375	Wooly Rhino Bull Wooly Rhino Calf Wooly Rhino Matriach	Between Warsong Hold and Amber Ledge, Borean Tundra

Leveling Skinning 376-450

Level 55 Character required
Learn Grand Master Skinning from a Skinning trainer

Levels	What to Skin	Recommended Locations
376-400	Wooly Rhino Bull Wooly Rhino Calf Wooly Rhino Matriach	Between Warsong Hold and Amber Ledge, Borean Tundra
	Shoveltusk Shoveltusk Calf Shoveltusk Forager Shoveltusk Stag	Around Howling Fjord
401-450	Hardknuckle Charger Hardknuckle Forager	Southeast of Frenzyheart Hill, Sholazar Basin
	Shardhorn Rhino	North of Nesingwary Base Camp, Sholazar Basin
	Shattertusk Bull Shattertusk Calf	Around The Glimmering Pillar, Sholazar Basin

Leveling Skinning 451-525

Level 75 Character required
Learn Illustrious Grand Master Skinning from a Skinning trainer

Levels	What to Skin	Recommended Locations
451-525	Twilight Dragonkin Twilight Dragonkin Armorer	Sethria’s Roost, Mount Hyjal
	Splitclaw Skitterer	Between Legion’s Fate and Seafarer’s Tomb, Kelp’thar Forest
	Riverbed Crocolisk	Along river banks in Uldum

Master of Anatomy

This is a passive trait, exclusive to characters that train Skinning, and it provides a critical strike bonus that scales with Skinning levels.
Rank 1: +3 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 75)
Rank 2: +6 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 150)
Rank 3: +9 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 225)
Rank 4: +12 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 300)
Rank 5: +20 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 375)
Rank 6: +40 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 450)
Rank 7: +80 Critical Strike rating (requires Skinning level 525)
The critical strike bonus applies to melee, ranged and spell.
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