Horns of Chaos

This WoW Skinning Guide will show you where to skin mobs from 1 to 525. Updated for WoW patch 4.0.3

This guide is aimed for higher level players, who want to switch their profession at higher levels, but this don't means it's not good for lower level players. Leveling your Skinning will be easy, and even easier if you use this Skinning guide, but hell it's really boring. You will have to run around and skin hundreds or even thousands of mobs in WoW.

Up to skinning 100, you can find out the highest level mob you can skin by: ((Skinning skill)/10)+10. Example: ( 50 / 10 ) +10 = 15

From skinning level 100 and up the formula is simply: (Skinning skill)/5. Example: (175 / 5 = 35)

Skinning is the best combined with Leatherworking.

With the Skinning Enchant to gloves, you can skin an enemy 1 level higher than you normally would be able to do so. Skinning does not have any character level requirements in order to learn the next skill proficiency level. Please note that even if a mob is red/orange to you, that this DOES NOT guarantee that you'll get a skill up. It's more likely, but not to be expected every time.

Skinning guide sections:

1-60 Durotar, Dun Morogh
60-110 The Barrens, Loch Modan
110-185 Ashenvale, Wetlands
185-205 Dustwallow Marsh, Hinterlands
205-265 Thousand Needles
265-300 Un'Goro Crater
300-330 Hellfire
330-360 Nagrand
360-390 Borean Tundra
390-450 Sholazar Basin
450-475 Mt Hyjal, Vash'ir
475-500 Uldum, Deepholm
500-525 Twilight Highlands

1-525 Skinning Guide

Visit any Skinning Trainer located in World of Warcraft, and learn Skinning Apprentice.

Don't forget to buy the SKINNING KNIFE. I always forgot it. After you bought the knife, just follow the zones listed in the guide. This knife does NOT have to be equipped.

Beasts in the immediate starting area can't be skinned, because that area is for level 1-6 players and you won't have any profession until you reach level 5.

Levels 1-60

Durotar: Bloodtalon Taillasher, Venomtail Scorpid