Thick Leather Farming in WoW Forever and Classic 

For Thick Leather farming in WoW Forever, skin beasts level 41 to 50: the gorillas on Jaguero Isle off southern Stranglethorn Vale, the yetis in Feralas, or south-west Tanaris, where Rabid Blisterpaws and Glasshide Petrifiers (level 47 to 49) give about 0.76 Thick Leather per skin. WoW Forever keeps Classic’s mob spawns in the original zones, so every spot here works in WoW Forever and in Classic. Demand is what changed: Forever’s Leatherworkers use about 300 Thick Leather between skill 195 and 225, usually while they are level 30 to 35, before many skinners reach level 40 beasts.

Updated November 3, 2026: now covers WoW Forever, which keeps Classic’s mob spawns in these zones.

Gorillas in Stranglethorn Vale

This area is somewhat out of the way, so there will be less competition here for classic thick leather farming. There is an elite Gorilla on the island, but you can easily skip it. They might also yield the occasional Rugged Leather, though this spot is optimized for Thick Leather.

Yetis in Feralas

The Yetis in this cave are one of the very few mobs in classic wow that are right around the sweet spot level for Thick Leather farming. Unfortunately, since Classic is based on a 1.12 Version of the Game, yetis do not drop cloth here. They are still great for thick Leather though, and there is a quest here, too. For Alliance players, at least.

Thick Leather in WoW Forever

Thick Leather in WoW Forever drops from the same beasts as in Classic, and the demand comes early. Forever’s Leatherworking recipes go grey 25 points sooner, which squeezes the Thick Leather steps into skill 195 to 225: about 300 Thick Leather on our route, against roughly 410 on a standard Classic route. What else changes:

• Launch-week shortage, our estimate. Crafters reach the Thick steps at character level 30 to 35, but Thick Leather drops from level 40 beasts, and one skinner’s whole 1-300 run yields only about 50. Keep Thick Leather instead of vendoring it.
• Waylaid Crates. Forever’s Artisan Textiles crate takes 20 Thick or 20 Rugged Leather for Merchant’s Favor, per Zockify’s beta data.
• One skin per corpse, as in Classic, per Blizzard’s October 1 beta notes: two skinners in one group compete for every corpse.
• More Thick Leather beasts in Classic data: the Silvermane Stalkers and Saltwater Snapjaws in the Hinterlands (level 47 to 50) give 0.71 to 0.77 Thick per skin, and Tanaris’ Surf Gliders add Turtle Scale.

Our WoW Forever skinning leveling guide uses Feralas for skill 200 to 275 and maps every beast there, the WoW Forever leatherworking leveling guide has the leather count per skill bracket, and the WoW Forever professions guide covers the rest of the Leatherworking changes. Our WoW Forever leather farming guide picks Tanaris as the best Thick Leather farm and has the best spot for every other leather tier.