Skinning is a fantastic gathering profession which can be used to make money, and is easy to gather leather while leveling your toons.
It goes really well with Mining as a second gathering profession. With both of these you should be able to make plenty of gold until you reach end game level.
What Advantages Are There from Leveling Skinning?
Since the release of Wrath of the Lich King there are additional advantages from leveling up professions, especially gathering professions. With Skinning you get:
- 'Master of Anatomy' which increases your Critical Strike chance.
- Leather, which can be sold for Gold or used to make things mainly in Leather Working.
- Gives you something extra to do when your bored (and can be sold for Gold)
Where Do I Start?
Well, like all professions and skills in WoW, you need to learn this from a Skinning Trainer. You will start off as an Apprentice, then work your way up through the ranks to Grand Master.
You can find a full list of skinning trainers on my full guide at http://www.worldwarcraftguide.com/world-of-warcraft-guides/wow-comprehensive-skinning-guide-1-450
You will also require a Skinning Knife. This does not need to be equiped to skin the beasts, but it does need to be in your Bags.
Which Areas Can I Start Skinning In?
Basically, the 1st trainer you find, normally has skinnable mobs around this area. As the mob levels get higher, so does the minimum requirement to skin the mob. Also, depending on the race and faction you are, will change where you will start your skinning career.
Here is a list of suggested leveling areas, from 1-150, you can find the complete list of suggested skinning areas, all the way upto 450 on my website at http://www.worldwarcraftguide.com/
Skinning 1-25
Horde:
• Undead: Hounds around Brill
• Orcs and Trolls: Mottled Boars and Scorpids around Sen'Jin Village
• Tauren: Prowlers and Plainstriders around Bloodhoof Village
Alliance
• Humans: Boars around Goldshire
• Gnomes and Dwarfves: Crag Boars and Wendigo's South of Kharanos
• Night Elves: Nightsabers and critters around Dolanaar
Skinning 25-50
Horde
• Undead: Worgs and Moonrage Gluttons around Silverpine
• Orcs and Trolls: Boars, Scorpids, Crocolisks and Raptors around Orgrimmar
• Tauren: Prowlers and Praire Wolves around Thunderbluff
Alliance
• Human: Prowlers and Bears around Eastvale Logging Camp
• Gnomes and Dwarfves: Wolves around Brenwall Village
• Night Elves: Moonstalkers and Bears around Auberdine
Skinning 50-100
Horde
• Most Horde races: Plainstriders, Raptors and Prowlers around Crossroads
Alliance
• Humans: Goretusks all around Sentinel Hill
• Gnomes and Dwarfves: Bears and Crocolisks around Thelsamar
• Night Elves: Moonstalkers and Bears North of Auberdine
Skinning 100-130
Most Horde Races
• Stormsnouts and Thunderhawks around Camp Taurajo
Most Alliance Races
• Crocolisks and Raptors around Bluegill Marsh and Whelgar's Excavation Site
• Alternative: Whelps and boars around Lakeshire
Skinning 130-150
Alliance and Horde
• Bears and Mountain Lions around Hillsbrad Foothills
• Alternatives: Ravagers and Wolves in Duskwood or Bears, Stags and Ghostpaws in Ashenvale
End of mini Guide.
What are the Master of Anatomy Levels?
- Aprentice 1-75
(75-149) Master of Anatomy Rank 1 - increases Critical Strike by 3 - Journeyman 50-150
(150-224) Master of Anatomy Rank 2 - increases Critical Strike by 6 - Expert 125-225
(225-229) Master of Anatomy Rank 3 - increases Critical Strike by 9 - Artisan 200-300
(300-374) Master of Anatomy Rank 4 - increases Critical Strike by 12 - Master 275-375
(375-449) Master of Anatomy Rank 5 - increases Critical Strike by 20 - Grand Master 350-450
(450+) Master of Anatomy Rank 6 - increases Critical Strike by 32
Thanks
Thanks for taking time to read over some of this information, I hope it has gotten you interested in using Skinning to help make some extra gold, or assist with other professions.
If you want to see my complete guide, feel free to visit my website.
Johnny @ www.WorldWarcraftGuide.com
