| The profession of Skinning in World of Warcraft is | | | | You can get one from a general or profession |
| one that's quite popular for characters who are | | | | related vendor. Just keep it in your bag so that |
| interesting in leveling fast. | | | | you can use it whenever you need. |
| This is because when you're on quests and | | | | 3. Do quests and instances to kill mobs and skin |
| instances, you'll be killing mobs. So after they have | | | | them. |
| been looted you can take that extra few seconds | | | | While you can simply grind mobs to get extra |
| to skin them. Like other gathering professions, it | | | | skins when you need to, the majority of your |
| can be leveled up pretty quickly without a need | | | | killing to get skins will be from quests and |
| for a whole lot of gold to fund the profession. In | | | | instances t as they help you to level. You will be |
| fact, you can use skinning to provide supplies for | | | | doing them anyway so why not take the extra |
| other professions, and make gold by selling the | | | | time to skin and level your skinning? |
| rarer and more in demand leathers. | | | | You can skin: |
| The professions that best pair up with skinning | | | | Beasts |
| include: | | | | Dragonkin |
| A gathering profession - mining or herbalism - | | | | Silithid |
| which you can gather and farm items and sell on | | | | Nerubians |
| the Auction House. | | | | 4. Enhance your skinning ability with these tools |
| Leatherworking - as you will require leather to | | | | and enchants: |
| make leather armor and scale for mail armor and | | | | Use Finkle's Skinner to add +10 skill to your |
| hides to create a variety of armor. | | | | skinning, and this can be equipped by all classes |
| Tailoring - as some bags and clothing require the | | | | except Paladins. |
| use of leather. | | | | Use Zulian Slicer to add +10 skill to your skinning, |
| 1. Get training by your skinning trainer when in a | | | | and can be used by classes except for Shamans, |
| town or city. After quests and instances, do your | | | | Druids and Priests. |
| class and profession training as you level up your | | | | Use Enchant Gloves - to add +5 to skill to your |
| character. See a sentinel for directions or use the | | | | skinning. |
| mini map to locate profession trainers. The levels | | | | This means that you can skin mobs that require a |
| of skinning and character and skill level of skinning | | | | skill level 5-10 above your current level. |
| required are: | | | | Note that the other advantage of skinning to a |
| Journeyman Skinner - 50 skinning required | | | | high level is that it can give you Master of |
| Expert Skinner - level 10 / 125 skinning required | | | | Anatomy which gives you a bonus when it comes |
| Artisan Skinner - level 25 / 200 skinning required | | | | to your critical strike rating. |
| Master Skinner - level 40 / 275 skinning required | | | | So as you level your character, also do your |
| Grand Master Skinner - level 50 / 350 skinning | | | | skinning and pair it up with a gathering profession |
| required | | | | for gold generation or Leatherworking to create |
| Illustrious Skinner - 425 skinning required | | | | armor for yourself or others. |
| (Cataclysm) | | | | So go for it and level up your skinning and get the |
| 2. You will need a skinning knife for skinning. | | | | rewards! |