Retail Midnight profession

Leatherworking: from raw material to finished item.

Convert leather and scales into leather/mail armor, armor kits, drums, optional reagents, profession equipment, and housing décor.

Current as of July 26, 2026Retail recipe quantities and tuning can change through hotfixes. The profession journal is the final authority for exact quantities and quality thresholds.

Skill cap100

TypeCrafting / Leather & Mail

Best pairSkinning

TrainerTalmar — Silvermoon /way #15969 43.2 55.8; Jan'zel /way #15947 45.2 69.8.

A-to-Z route

Level it with a purpose.

Do not craft random orange recipes. Pick a finished-item lane, secure the materials, and use first crafts, Knowledge, cooldowns, or server phase rules to advance.

1
1–25
Craft trainer armor, Thalassian Scout Armor Kits, Scalewoven Hide, and Silvermoon Weapon Wrap.
2
25–50
Craft Infused Scalewoven Hide, profession gear, and leveling armor; choose leather or mail market.
3
50–67
Trainer recipes remain efficient; craft Void-Touched Drums and useful armor kits.
4
67–100
Finish with embellishments, drop/renown recipes, armor slot work orders, and high-end profession equipment.

Specialization / focus

Choose the lane you want to supply.

Learned LeatherworkerLasting LeatherSafeguarding ScalesFlawless Fortes

Your first points should support the items you plan to craft or gather every week. Avoid spreading points across unrelated branches before your first market or guild-support lane is functional.

Production catalog

What you can make or gather—and how.

Each card shows the ingredient family, acquisition method, recipe source, and a repeatable production workflow.

Scalewoven Hide

Ingredients: Void-Tempered Leather/Scales + vendor thread
Get the ingredients: Skin beasts/dragonkin or buy; buy thread from Leatherworking vendor.
Unlock / source: Trainer, skill 25
Why make it: Core reagent.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Infused Scalewoven Hide

Ingredients: Scalewoven Hide + infused motes/materials
Get the ingredients: Gather motes or buy; craft base hide first.
Unlock / source: Trainer, skill 25
Why make it: High-end reagent.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Silvermoon Weapon Wrap

Ingredients: Leather/scales + thread
Get the ingredients: Skin or AH.
Unlock / source: Trainer, skill 25
Why make it: Cross-profession tool reagent.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Sin'dorei Armor Banding

Ingredients: Leather/scales + thread
Get the ingredients: Skin or AH.
Unlock / source: Trainer, skill 25
Why make it: Armor/crafting reagent.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Void-Touched Drums

Ingredients: Leather/scales and recipe-listed infused reagent
Get the ingredients: Farm beasts/dragonkin; batch through AH.
Unlock / source: Trainer, skill 50
Why make it: Group haste utility.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

Ingredients: Leather/scales + thread
Get the ingredients: Skin/AH.
Unlock / source: Trainer, skill 10
Why make it: Starter armor kit.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

Ingredients: High-end hides/scales + faction reagent
Get the ingredients: Reach Amani Tribe Renown 5; spend Voidlight Marl and Moxie for recipe.
Unlock / source: Renown recipe
Why make it: Raid armor kit.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

Ingredients: High-end hides/scales + specialty reagent
Get the ingredients: Unlock through Flawless Fortes.
Unlock / source: Specialization
Why make it: Raid armor kit.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Blessed Pango Charm

Ingredients: Recipe-listed hides and quest reagent
Get the ingredients: Complete The Medicine Loa's Shrine quest for recipe.
Unlock / source: Quest recipe
Why make it: Optional reagent/embellishment.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Primal Spore Binding

Ingredients: High-end hide + primal reagents
Get the ingredients: Obtain recipe from Ziekket; source Primal materials from Harandar.
Unlock / source: Boss drop
Why make it: Embellishment.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Row Walker gear

Ingredients: Leather/scales, optional reagents, Spark
Get the ingredients: Customer supplies Spark and upgrade reagent via Work Order.
Unlock / source: Drops/renown/specialization
Why make it: Endgame leather/mail.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Thalassian Leatherworker's Knife

Ingredients: 6 Refulgent Copper Ingot + 3 Luminant Flux
Get the ingredients: Commission Blacksmith; mine Copper for ingots.
Unlock / source: Blacksmithing
Why make it: Starter tool.

Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.

Material acquisition

Farm, buy, disenchant, or commission it.

Use this source map before purchasing. Farm when the route also advances your character or weekly objectives; buy when opportunity cost is higher than the AH price.

Material	Method	Where / how	Used for
Tranquility Bloom	Farm	Herbalism nodes throughout Midnight zones; Lush versions yield more.	Alchemy, Inscription, Mulch
Argentleaf	Farm	Herbalism nodes; target Eversong and mixed Midnight routes.	Alchemy, Cooking teas, Inscription
Azeroot	Farm	Herbalism nodes; also used heavily by Alchemy and Inscription.	Potions, inks, profession tools
Mana Lily	Farm	Usually found near or in water; prioritize safe waterside loops.	Alchemy and Cooking
Sanguithorn	Farm	Herbalism nodes in Midnight zones; Wild variants may summon lashers.	Alchemy, Cooking
Nocturnal Lotus	Rare gather / AH	Rare side-gather from all Midnight herb types; improve Perception.	High-end consumables and crafts
Refulgent Copper Ore	Farm / AH	Mine Refulgent Copper nodes and seams.	Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting
Brilliant Silver Ore	Farm / AH	Mine Brilliant Silver nodes and seams.	Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting
Umbral Tin Ore	Farm / AH	Mine Umbral Tin nodes and seams.	Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting
Dazzling Thorium	Rare gather / AH	Rare side-gather from every Midnight ore type; stack Perception.	High-end tools, alloys, gear
Void-Tempered Leather	Farm / AH	Skin ordinary Midnight beasts; high-value beasts yield more.	Leather armor, profession equipment
Void-Tempered Scales	Farm / AH	Skin scaled beasts and dragonkin.	Mail armor, profession equipment
Bright Linen	Farm / AH	Loot from humanoids while Tailoring is learned; buy on the region-wide AH.	Bolts, armor, bags, profession hats
Eversinging Dust / Radiant Shard / Dawn Crystal	Disenchant / AH	Disenchant Midnight uncommon, rare, and epic gear.	Enchanting and cross-profession tools
Mote of Light	Infused gather / AH	Gather or mine Lightfused nodes in Eversong; catch lightfalls.	High-end tools, Alchemy, Cooking
Mote of Wild Magic	Infused gather / AH	Gather Wild nodes in Zul'Aman and defeat spawned creatures.	High-end tools and reagents
Mote of Primal Energy	Infused gather / AH	Gather Primal nodes in Harandar; manage the health-channel effect.	Alchemy and high-end tools
Mote of Pure Void	Infused gather / AH	Gather Voidbound nodes; escape the slowing field.	Alchemy, Enchanting, Engineering
Artisan's Moxie	Weekly / patron / first craft	Earn from profession activity and spend at profession vendors.	Recipes, knowledge books, tools
Fused Vitality	Soulbound / Work Order	Provide through high-end work orders; do not expect normal AH purchase.	Gilded profession equipment and endgame crafts

Profession equipment

Tools and exact known materials.

Tool or accessory	Crafted by	Materials / acquisition
Thalassian Leatherworker's Knife	Blacksmithing	3 Luminant Flux, 6 Refulgent Copper Ingot
Sun-Blessed Leatherworker's Knife	Blacksmithing	1 Majestic Hide, 5 Luminant Flux, 2 Dazzling Thorium, 5 Sterling Alloy
Sunforged Leatherworker's Knife	Blacksmithing	High-end version requires Fused Vitality plus advanced metal/hide components; use a Work Order.

Quests & weekly work

Do these every reset.

The Medicine Loa's Shrine unlocks Blessed Pango Charm.
Complete weekly Leatherworking quest and Patron Orders.
Use Darkmoon Faire +2 skill after the trainer-efficient range.

Buying rule

Never buy blind.

Pin the recipe and write down all reagents.
Check finished-item price, material price, commission, and expected quality.
Use Work Orders for soulbound reagents; do not expect them on the AH.
Craft one test item before a large batch.
Verify the tooltip before spending expensive currency.

Addon setup

Track cost, routes, and quality.

Auctionator

Auction House pricing and shopping lists

Install the version compatible with your client; run a full AH scan before buying materials.

TradeSkillMaster

Crafting cost, sale rate, and restock groups

Create one group per profession and import only recipes you actually sell.

CraftSim

Retail recipe quality, concentration, and profitability

Retail Midnight only; compare material quality before submitting work orders.

GatherMate2 + Routes

Gathering node database and route loops

Import or record nodes, then create clockwise loops by zone.

TomTom

Trainer, vendor, and farming coordinates

Paste /way coordinates from each guide and keep the arrow visible.

Final audit

Profession readiness checklist.

Trainer and current rank learned

Tool and accessories equipped

Primary production lane chosen

Material source list saved

Weekly quest and cooldown tracked

One profitable or guild-use craft tested

Retail recipe quantities and tuning can change through hotfixes. The profession journal is the final authority for exact quantities and quality thresholds.