My new druid, Allanona, is now level 50, and since I tend to take my own advice, she has 2 gathering professions: herbalism and skinning.
As such, she must farm leather for my Huntress, Carienne, to make her armor from the leather she collects. I know the best place to gather Rugger Leather, but last night I decided I was going to do a little Heavy Leather run.
The location I selected is Stranglethorn Vale, and the mobs, Elder Mistvale Gorillas. They can be found around the coordinates (32, 66). They range in level from 35 to 42, with the majority being 40-41.
Being level 50, he wasn’t gaining experience, but that wasn’t the point of the exercise. The heavy leather drop rate when skinning is fairly constant, around 85%. The rest goes to Thick Leather, which is kind of a bonus.
In 30 minutes of farming Elder Mistvale Gorillas, I managed to gather:
- 62 Heavy Leather
- 16 thick leather
- 1 green item (Gothic Plate Helm)
- 2 aquamarines
- 1 citrine
I also gathered a bunch of gorilla tusks, thick gorilla hair, and large tusks, and managed to make time for a little herbalism here and there.
Of course, gorillas are beasts, they didn’t drop cloth loot or cash, but in terms of heavy leather farming, the older Mistvale gorillas turned out to be a pretty decent return on your time investment.
On another topic, over the last weekend, I decided to clean up my Bank Alt’s slots and overflowing mailboxes, earning over 2000 WoW Gold from the effort. I must say that the current, and certainly temporary, obscene prices for herbs at the auction house certainly contributed to the effort!
Whether you’re looking to upgrade a crafting skill or just make some WoW Gold in the auction house, crafting materials are always the way to go, and Heavy Leather is no exception.
