Thera WotLK 3.3.5a profession

Skinning: from raw material to finished item.

Skin beasts, dragonkin, and select creatures for leather, scales, chitin, and rare Arctic Fur used in Leatherworking and raid gear.

Current as of July 26, 2026Thera may change recipes, vendors, cooldowns, or drop rates. Use this standard 3.3.5a route, then verify the in-game tooltip before buying expensive materials.
Skill cap450
TypeGathering
Best pairLeatherworking
TrainerTrain Grand Master Skinning in Northrend; carry a Skinning Knife.

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

    1–75

    Starter-zone beasts for Light Leather.

  2. 2

    75–150

    Low-level beasts for Medium Leather.

  3. 3

    150–225

    Mid-level beasts for Heavy/Thick Leather.

  4. 4

    225–300

    High-level Classic beasts for Rugged Leather.

  5. 5

    300–350

    Outland beasts for Knothide Leather.

  6. 6

    350–450

    Northrend beasts/dragonkin/nerubians for Borean Leather, scales, chitin, and Arctic Fur.

Specialization / focus

Choose the lane you want to supply.

No specialization tree

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.

01

Borean Leather

Ingredients
Most Northrend beasts
Get the ingredients
Skin while questing or farm dense beast camps.
Unlock / source
Common skin
Why make it
Leatherworking base.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
02

Heavy Borean Leather

Ingredients
Convert Borean Leather through Leatherworking
Get the ingredients
Sell raw or convert based on AH margin.
Unlock / source
Leatherworking conversion
Why make it
High-end base.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
03

Arctic Fur

Ingredients
Rare side skin
Get the ingredients
Increase kill volume; farm dense Northrend beasts.
Unlock / source
Rare skin
Why make it
High-end gear/enchants.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
04

Icy Dragonscale

Ingredients
Northrend dragonkin
Get the ingredients
Farm dragonkin camps.
Unlock / source
Targeted skin
Why make it
Mail gear and leg armor.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
05

Nerubian Chitin

Ingredients
Nerubians
Get the ingredients
Farm nerubian areas/dungeons.
Unlock / source
Targeted skin
Why make it
Mail gear.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
06

Jormungar Scale

Ingredients
Jormungar worms
Get the ingredients
Farm Storm Peaks/Zul'Drak worm areas.
Unlock / source
Targeted skin
Why make it
Leatherworking recipes.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. Craft one test item, verify quality/effect, then batch craft or submit the Work Order.
07

Master of Anatomy

Ingredients
Skinning passive
Get the ingredients
Automatically improves with Skinning rank.
Unlock / source
Profession perk
Why make it
Critical strike rating.
  1. Open the profession journal and pin the recipe.
  2. Collect or buy every listed reagent; compare Auction House cost against the finished item.
  3. Use the correct profession table or tool and select optional/finishing reagents only after confirming the desired result.
  4. 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.

MaterialMethodWhere / howUsed for
Copper / Tin / BronzeFarm / AHStarter-zone and low-level mining loops; smelt Bronze from Copper and Tin.Early Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting
Iron / Steel / MithrilFarm / AHArathi, Badlands, Hinterlands, Tanaris, and comparable level zones.Mid-level metal crafts
ThoriumFarm / AHUn'Goro, Winterspring, Silithus, Eastern Plaguelands.High Classic profession levels
Fel Iron / AdamantiteFarm / AHOutland routes: Hellfire, Zangarmarsh, Nagrand, Netherstorm.300–375 metal crafts
Cobalt / Saronite / TitaniumFarm / AHCobalt in early Northrend; Saronite broadly; Titanium in high-level zones.375–450 metal crafts
Titansteel BarMining cooldown / AHSmelt from Titanium plus Eternal elements; standard Wrath uses a cooldown.Best crafted weapons and armor
Peacebloom / Silverleaf / BriarthornFarm / AHStarter and low-level herbalism routes.Early Alchemy and Inscription
Goldthorn / Sungrass / Golden SansamFarm / AHMid/high Classic herb routes.Mid-level consumables and inks
Felweed / Dreaming Glory / TeroconeFarm / AHOutland herbalism routes.300–375 Alchemy and Inscription
Goldclover / Tiger Lily / Talandra's RoseFarm / AHBorean/Howling, Sholazar, and Zul'Drak routes.Northrend potions and inks
Adder's Tongue / Lichbloom / IcethornFarm / AHSholazar for Adder's Tongue; Icecrown/Storm Peaks for Lichbloom and Icethorn.Endgame flasks, potions, inks
Frost LotusRare gather / AHRare side gather from Northrend herbs.Endgame flasks
Borean Leather / Heavy Borean LeatherSkin / AHSkin Northrend beasts; convert Borean to Heavy Borean through Leatherworking.Northrend leather/mail and kits
Arctic Fur / Icy Dragonscale / Nerubian ChitinRare skin / AHRare skin or target dragonkin/nerubians.High-end Leatherworking
Frostweave ClothHumanoid drop / AHFarm Northrend humanoids; Tailors receive improved cloth opportunities.Tailoring and First Aid
Infinite Dust / Cosmic Essence / Dream Shard / Abyss CrystalDisenchant / AHDisenchant Northrend gear by quality and item level.Endgame Enchanting
Eternal elementsFarm / AHCombine ten crystallized elements or farm elementals and Wintergrasp/Sholazar routes.Metal, engineering, tailoring, alchemy
Frozen Orb / Runed Orb / Crusader OrbDungeon/raid currency / AHHeroic final bosses and raid content by phase.Epic crafted gear
Northern SpicesCooking daily / AHComplete Dalaran cooking dailies or buy from players.Northrend stat food and feasts

Profession equipment

Tools and exact known materials.

Tool or accessoryCrafted byMaterials / acquisition
Skinning KnifeVendorCarry in bags.
Finkle's Skinner or equivalent bonus toolDungeon/dropOptional skill bonus; verify item source.
GatherMate2AddonRecord productive camps/routes.
Quests & weekly work

Do these every reset.

  • Farm creatures others are already killing when allowed, but follow loot/skin etiquette.
  • Verify private-server spawn density and drop-rate modifications.
Buying rule

Never buy blind.

  1. Pin the recipe and write down all reagents.
  2. Check finished-item price, material price, commission, and expected quality.
  3. Use Work Orders for soulbound reagents; do not expect them on the AH.
  4. Craft one test item before a large batch.
  5. 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.

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

Thera may change recipes, vendors, cooldowns, or drop rates. Use this standard 3.3.5a route, then verify the in-game tooltip before buying expensive materials.

Sources and verification