Rugged Leather

What is Rugged Leather?

Rugged Leather is a common leather item in World of Warcraft: Forever. Used in 59 recipes including Blessed Plate Boots and Blessed Plate Pauldrons.

How do you get Rugged Leather?

It is crafted by Leatherworking at skill 185 from 6 Thick Leather; the recipe comes from a trainer.

What is Rugged Leather used for?

It is a reagent in 59 Forever recipes, including Blessed Plate Boots, Blessed Plate Pauldrons and Imperial Plate Belt and others.

How much does Rugged Leather cost on the auction house?

On Normal Alliance the median buyout was 5s as of 2026-10-04 02:33 UTC. Other markets are listed on this page.

Is Rugged Leather different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

What is Rugged Leather used for in Leatherworking?

Rugged Leather is the Leatherworking material from skill 200 to 250, made into thick armour kits and the thick leather pieces. The Leatherworking page lists the cheapest craft in each bracket and every recipe that uses it.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Rugged 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

50

Stack size

20

Vendor sell

5s

Vendor buy

20s

Blizzard item id

8170

Client build

1.60.1 (build 70205)

• Vendors sell it for 20s and buy it back for 5s. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Crafted by Leatherworking at skill 185; the recipe comes from a trainer. Reagents below.
• Consumed by 59 recipes, which is where its demand comes from.

• Rugged Leather · Leatherworking 185 · trainer
  • 6× Thick Leather