Heavy Leather

What is Heavy Leather?

Heavy Leather is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 59 recipes including Iron Fists and Solid Iron Maul. Sold by vendors for 6s.

How do you get Heavy Leather?

It is crafted by Leatherworking at skill 85 from 5 Medium Leather; the recipe comes from a trainer.

What is Heavy Leather used for?

It is a reagent in 59 Forever recipes, including Iron Fists, Solid Iron Maul and Hardened Iron Shortsword and others.

How much does Heavy Leather cost on the auction house?

On Normal Alliance the median buyout was 13s 48c as of 2026-10-06 15:28 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Heavy Leather different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. The Forever beta keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Heavy Leather sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on Normal Alliance: about 1,900 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 2 days. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

What is the best thing to craft with Heavy Leather?

At the current medians on Normal Alliance, Gnomish Rocket Boots (Engineering) pays the most of the recipes that use it: +4g 31s 24c a craft after the auction house cut. 12 of its 59 recipes pay at the median right now.

What is Heavy Leather used for in Leatherworking?

Heavy Leather is the Leatherworking material from skill 100 to 150, made into medium armour kits and the medium leather pieces. The Leatherworking page lists the cheapest craft in each bracket and every recipe that uses it.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Heavy Leather keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in the Forever beta.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Trade Goods

Subclass

Leather

Quality

common

Item level

30

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

1s 50c

Vendor buy

6s

Blizzard item id

4234

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70205)

• Vendors sell it for 6s and buy it back for 1s 50c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Crafted by Leatherworking at skill 85; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
• Consumed by 59 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.
• Dropped by
  • Nightbane Dark Runner in Duskwood (Brightwood Grove)seen 2 times
  • Feral Mountain Lion in Hillsbrad Foothills (Nethander Stead)seen 1 time
• Found in Watertight Trunk (seen 2 times), Iron Bound Trunk (seen 1 time).
• Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.

• Duskwood
• Stonetalon Mountains
• Hillsbrad Foothills
• Stranglethorn Vale

• Heavy Leather · Leatherworking 85 · trainer
  • 5× Medium Leather