For Medium Leather farming in WoW Forever, skin beasts level 25 to 30: the raptors of the Wetlands for Alliance, Stonetalon Mountains for Horde, and Ashenvale for both, where the Elder Shadowhorn Stags and Elder Ashenvale Bears between Raynewood Retreat and Splintertree Post give about 0.66 Medium Leather per skin. WoW Forever keeps Classic’s mob spawns in the original zones, so these spots work in WoW Forever and in Classic. Two Forever changes help: Blizzard’s October 1 beta notes raised creature respawn rates in the Wetlands and Ashenvale, and the published Forever Leatherworking routes use 270 to 310 Medium Leather, against about 40 on the old Classic path.
Updated November 3, 2026: now covers WoW Forever, which keeps Classic’s mob spawns, and adds Ashenvale for both factions.
Medium Leather farming
The beasts that can be skinned for medium leather are in the level range of 25-30. You might get some medium leather below and above this range, though you will get the most in that range.
- Gold per hour (our 2019 Classic estimate): ~15 gold
- Competition: medium
- Requirements: level 25 – 30
The best and worst locations
While medium leather is not a lot of demand, it is a bit harder to get, making it more expensive than expected. This is because the level range, 25 to 30, is when world PvP really kicks in. Here are some zones you should try to avoid when farming medium leather:
- Stranglethorn Vale
- Hillsbrad Foothills
These two zones are historically big world PvP stages, and so if possible, try to avoid them. The following zones are safer, because they are more focused on one of the two factions.
Wetlands – medium leather farming
The raptors in the northern and southern part of the Wetlands, as marked on the map below, are around level 27. They are exactly in the level range where medium leather can be skinned. Another advantage of this zone is that it is mostly an alliance zone. Be careful though: it is still contested, it just doesn’t have a lot for horde players to do.
Stonetalon Mountains
While the mobs in this zone are a little bit lower level, it is much safer to farm here than Hillsbrad Foothills for example. At least for Horde players, since the zone is mostly for them. You will get a tiny bit of Light Leather here, but it’s almost unavoidable to get some other leathers, no matter where you farm. The advantage is that the competition is lower here, and the mobs respawn faster. Here’s the map:
Medium Leather in WoW Forever
Medium Leather in WoW Forever drops from the same level 20 to 35 beasts as in Classic, but Forever’s crafters want far more of it. Our Leatherworking route uses Hillman’s Leather Gloves from skill 140 and needs about 270 Medium Leather; WoW-Professions’ beta-tested route needs about 310. A standard Classic route used about 40. The other Forever changes:
- Faster respawns in the Wetlands, Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Duskwood and Thousand Needles: Blizzard’s October 1 beta notes “increased the respawn rate across many different creatures and objects” there.
- One skin per corpse, as in Classic (same notes). Two skinners in one group compete for every corpse.
- Waylaid Crates and camps. The Journeyman Textiles crate takes 20 Medium Leather for Merchant’s Favor, per Zockify’s beta data, and the Leatherworking Tanning Rack costs 5 Medium Leather.
- Market, our estimate. A Leatherworker on these routes needs about six times the Medium Leather a skinner collects while leveling Skinning, so Medium Leather should sell better than it did in Classic.
Our WoW Forever skinning leveling guide has route maps for the Wetlands and Hillsbrad Foothills, the Alliance and shared zones for skill 105 to 195, and the WoW Forever leatherworking leveling guide shows where the Medium Leather goes. The WoW Forever professions guide explains why Skinning pairs well with Leatherworking. Our WoW Forever leather farming guide picks Ashenvale as the best Medium Leather farm for both factions and has the best spot for every other leather tier.