Skinning
Primary professions24 recipesHigher skinning skill allows you to skin hides from higher level monsters around the world.
Current expansion: Midnight Skinning · Skill 1–100
Recipe categories
- Skinning Details · 5
- Majestic Beast Lures · 5
- Diffusers · 4
- Tracking · 2
- Appendix I - Terms · 3
- Appendix III - Stats · 4
- Appendix II - Notes · 1
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Artisan Skinner's MoxieAppendix I - TermsArtisan's Moxie is the coalescence of a gatherer's knowledge and experience. It can be traded in for reagents and single-use tomes of Knowledge. Artisan's Moxie can be sourced from first-time gathering bonuses and knowledge points.
Carve MeatTrackingPrepare to undertake the process of butchery. While active, your next Midnight Skinning attempt will guarantee meat usable in cooking.
DeftnessAppendix III - StatsDeftness increases gathering speed. Deftness can be increased by equipping a Profession tool and accessories. Spending knowledge points to specialize gathering at certain nodes can boost Deftness related to those resources.
Find High-Value BeastsTrackingNearby High-Value Beasts will appear on the minimap and be visibly highlighted.
FinesseAppendix III - StatsFinesse increases the chance of gathering additional resources. Finesse can be increased by equipping a Profession tool and accessories. Spending knowledge points to specialize gathering at certain nodes can boost Finesse related to those resources.
Fine Void-Tempered HideSkinning DetailsThere are some hides that won't stand up to the needs of equipment crafting. While they may be fantastic specimens, they lack the structural integrity or have some other flaw that makes them unfortunately lackluster for more practical uses. They are however fantastic for studying and gaining anatomical knowledge.
You may discover 6 more fine hide(s) this week.
Grand Beast LureMajestic Beast LuresDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
High-Value BeastsAppendix II - NotesNot all beasts found in the wilds will grant you the same rewards for skinning them. Some creatures are High-Value, granting a higher quantity of reagents, as well as access to rarer materials.
These creatures can be tracked down using Find High-Value Beasts, found in your spellbook.
Find High-Value Beasts:
Nearby High-Value Beasts will appear on the minimap and be visibly highlighted.
KnowledgeAppendix I - TermsKnowledge points are spent on Specializations. Specializations grant access to improved gathering, stat bonuses, and more. Knowledge points are earned from gathering at a new node for the first time, quest rewards, gathering nodes, and occasionally treasures.
Lightbloom DiffuserDiffusersDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
Majestic Eversong LureMajestic Beast LuresDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
Majestic Harandar LureMajestic Beast LuresDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
Majestic Voidstorm LureMajestic Beast LuresDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
Majestic Zul'Aman LureMajestic Beast LuresDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
PerceptionAppendix III - StatsPerception increases the chance of gathering additional rare resources. Perception can be increased by equipping a Profession tool and accessories. Spending knowledge points to specialize gathering at certain nodes can boost Perception related to those resources.
Primal DiffuserDiffusersDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
QualityAppendix I - TermsQuality can affect items in several ways. Gathered reagents can range from no quality, low quality, or high quality. Basic ores, herbs, and skins will have quality, while other materials will not.
Reagent quality will make it easier to hit higher qualities in any craft, while higher quality commodities will have more potent effects.
Your Skill at gathering a given reagent will impact how likely you are to gather high quality reagents.
SkillAppendix III - StatsSkill increases the likelihood of finding higher quality reagents. Skill can be leveled up to 100 by gathering.
To further augment your Skill, try equipping a Profession tool and accessories. Lastly, spending knowledge points to specialize gathering at certain nodes can boost Skill related to those resources.
Void DiffuserDiffusersDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
Void-Tempered HideSkinning DetailsSometimes a skinner can recover a particularly superb sample of leather from a skinnable creature. These hides are used in more potent crafts, or in places where standard leather just won't do the job.
Void-Tempered LeatherSkinning DetailsFrom Thalassian lynxes and Hawkstriders to Amani bears, this tough, pliable resource is utilized in the creation of various pieces of equipment.
Void-Tempered PlatingSkinning DetailsSkinners can rarely acquire superb sheets of scales referred to as plating from scaled creatures. These are potent reagents that are used in more complex recipes where run-of-the-mill scales just won't do.
Void-Tempered ScalesSkinning DetailsWhere there isn't leather there's scales. Between fish, snakes, dragonhawks, and monstrous void creatures, there is plenty of material to make toughened scale armor.
Wild DiffuserDiffusersDetails pending: they fill in on the next import.
Tiers by expansion
- Kul Tiran Skinning / Zandalari Skinning
- Legion Skinning
- Draenor Skinning
- Pandaria Skinning
- Cataclysm Skinning
- Northrend Skinning
- Outland Skinning
- Classic Skinning
- Shadowlands Skinning
- Dragon Isles Skinning
- Khaz Algar Skinning
- Midnight Skinning










