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Collect & craft

Leatherworking specializations

Pick a goal, then spend Knowledge step by step — trees open on demand.

◆Path1Leveling2Specializations3Treasures4Recipes & knowledge
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What each tree does

4 specs
Learned LeatherworkerTree

Crafting stat boosts: Multicraft, Resourcefulness, and Concentration refund from Ingenuity breakthroughs.

Lasting LeatherTree

Leather armor recipes for all 8 slots. Unlocks the epic Silvermoon Agent's set.

Safeguarding ScalesTree

Mail armor recipes for all 8 slots. Unlocks the epic Farstrider's set.

Flawless FortesTree

Armor Kits, profession tools and accessories for other crafters, and optional reagents.

Choose a goalOne build path — nested branches appear below.

Standard Build

Spend Knowledge in this order. Open trees only when you need a visual.

0-90 Points
  1. Invest 30 points into the main Root node.
  2. Decide between Left (Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist) or Right (Legs, Hands, Waist, Feet). Put 30 points into your chosen node to unlock 4 recipes.
  3. Spend 30 points on the other side to unlock the rest of the recipes.
30 points
  1. Invest 30 points into the main Root node.
30 points
  1. Decide between Left (Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist) or Right (Legs, Hands, Waist, Feet). Put 30 points into your chosen node to unlock 4 recipes.
30 points
  1. Spend 30 points on the other side to unlock the rest of the recipes.

Standard Build

  1. With this build, you can craft your own max rank gear for your chosen slot, or even all slots. It is the safest choice for most players.
  2. You don't have to look for other players to craft for you or worry about tipping. You are self-sufficient. With this build you are basically set for the whole expansion, and with each season you will be able to craft max rank gear.

Next Steps

  1. You have your foundation. Now choose a path:

Unlock more Armor types

  1. You can go to the other specialization to unlock the other armor type (Mail if you did Leather first, or vice versa). This will let you craft for alts or friends.

Optimize Concentration use

  1. You can start investing points into the Learned Leatherworking specialization to get more Ingenuity, Multicraft, and Resourcefulness.
  2. If you mainly use your concentration for crafting items with silver materials to create gold quality items, then focus on multicraft and ingenuity first.
  3. If you mainly use your concentration for crafting armors for yourself or others, then focus on Resourcefulness and then ingenuity first.