Leatherworker - Guild Wars 2 Guide - IGN (2024)

Leatherworker is a crafting discipline that crafts medium armor pieces usuable by the Ranger, Thief, and Enginer professions. They are also able to craft bags to increase inventory space and craft runes to increase stats for armor.

Master Leatherworkers

NPC's who are able to teach you the leatherworking profession.

• Edrar - The Grove
• Abram - Divinity's Reach
• Hamil - Lion's Arch

Basics of Leatherwork

Leatherwork involves combining Insignias with crafting components in the discovery tab to get new recipes.

Insignia + Crafting component A (i.e. Lining/Sole/Padding)+ Crafting component B (i.e. Upper/Strap/Panel)

Jute and Rawhide Leather 0-75

As a new leatherworker, you will be working with mostly rawhide leather and some jute. The fastest way to level is via discovery rather than making the same items over and over.

Refinements

The following refinements will be useful for this tier

Bags

You will also be able to make 8 slot Rawhide Leather Pack immediately when you pick up Leatherwork. Each backpack takes 10 Stretched Rawhide Leather Square so you will need 20 Rawhide Leather Section.

Invisible Leather Pack make the contents it contains not appear on a vendor sell list and Oiled Leather Pack will fill itself with junk items first.

The recipe for 8 slot Rawhide Leather Pack is provided but the recipes for the other two will need to be discovered first via the discovery panel

Insignias

You will be able to make three types of insignia when you first pick up Leatherwork. You gain three additional insignias at L25 and six new ones at L50.

Seekers Set

Seekers is the first armor set you will be making. Initially you can only make the gloves, boots, chest, and legs but at L25 you will be able to make the headpiece and finally at L50 you can make the shoulders to complete the whole set.

Leveling

The general idea here is to refine a big batch of raw materials via refinement into crafting components and then make them into the linings/panels etc for each piece. You generally want to avoid making pants/chests because they cost more mats to make. Once you done that, you make a batch of insignias and gain alot of XP by matching each insignia with the crafting components in the discovery tab.

Shopping List

• 102 Jute Scraps (makes Bolt of Jute)
• 38 Spools of Jute (vendor brought)
• 94 Rawhide Leather Section (makes stretched rawhide leather)
• 12 Tiny Venom Sac
• 12 Bone Chip
• 12 Vial of Weak Blood
• 36 Tiny Totem
• 6 Tiny Scale
• 12 Tiny Claw

1- 25

First, refine all the rawhide leather and jute scraps

Then, make the following crafting components

• 4x Rawhide Boot Sole (come in pairs)
• 4x Rawhide Boot Upper
• 5x Rawhide Gloves Lining
• 5x Rawhide Gloves Strap

The extra pair of gloves will be used for when you reach L50.

Now, make these insginias

• 4x Malign Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 3 Tiny Venom Sacs
• 4x Mighty Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 3 Vial of Weak Blood
• 2x Vital Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 3 Bone Chips

Use the discovery tab and discover the recipes for Malign and Mighty gloves and boots. The recipe you recall is

Malign Jute Insignia + Rawhide Boot Sole + Rawhide Boot Upper

Mighty Jute Insignia + Rawhide Boot Sole + Rawhide Boot Upper

Malign Jute Insignia + Rawhide Gloves Lining + Rawhide Gloves Strap

Mighty Jute Insigna + Rawhide Gloves Lining + Rawhide Gloves Strap

That is going to leave you with 2x Boot components, 3x Gloves components, 2x Malign, 2x Mighty and 2x Vital Insignias. This should also bring you to L25.

25-50

Make these crafting components

• 7x Mask Strap
• 7x Mask Padding

Make these Insignias

• 4x Precise Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 3 Tiny Claws
• 4x Healing Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 3 Tiny Totems
• 2x Resilient Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 3 Tiny Scales

Use the discovery tab, discover the recipes for

• Precise Gloves
• Precise Boots
• Healing Gloves
• Healing Boots

This should consume all the boots components and leave you with enough components for 1 pair of gloves.

It is time to use the Mask components: you are going to discover the recipe for Malign, Mighty, Vital, Precise, Healing and Resilient Mask (in that order, order for last 3 don't matter). The reason you want to use Malign, Mighty and Vital first it is because it is a lower level insignia and will give less XP as you get higher up in Leatherwork This will leave you with 1x Mask components and 1x Glove components and bring you to L50.

50- 75

Make these components:

• 7 Shoulderguard Padding
• 7 Shoulderguard Panel

Make these Insignias

• 3x Healing Embroidered Jute Insignias = 1 Bolt of Jute + 5 Spools of Jute + 8 Tiny Totem

Now, discover the recipes for (in the particular order listed)

• Malign, Mighty, Vital, Healing, Precise, and Resilient shoulders
• Malign Embroidered Gloves
• Malign Embroidered Mask
• Malign Embroidered Shoulderguard

Wool & Thin Leather 75 - 150

Starting at L75, you will be working with Wool and Thin Leather.

Refinements

Here are the new refinements available at L75.

Bags

You will be able to make 10 slot bags. At L100 you can make the invisible and oiled variety

Insignias

3 Wool Insignias gained at L75, 4 new ones at L100 and 7 new ones at L125 that allow you to make the (Master) version.

Keep in mind that all the insignias in the wool/thin leather category give out dual stats.

Outlaw Set

The set made from wool is called the Outlaw set.

Leveling

Crafting after L75 gets a bit more standardized. You use new tier of raw materials every 75 levels and get both headpieces and shoulders right at the start of a new tier

Shopping List

• 128 Wool Scraps
• 152 Thin Leather Sections
• 64 Spools of Wool (Brought from Master Tailor)
• 44 Small Venom Sacs
• 28 Small Claws
• 12 Vial of Thin Blood
• 12 Small Fangs
• 12 Small Scales
• 12 Small Totems

75-100

Make these crafting components

• 8 Thin Boot Sole
• 8 Thin Boot Upper
• 8 Thin Mask Panel
• 8 Thin Mask Strap
• 8 Thin Shoulderguard Padding
• 8 Thin Shoulderguard Panel
• 10 Thin Glove Lining
• 10 Thin Glove Strap

Make these Insignias

• 4 Ravaging Wool Insignias = 1 Bolt of Wool + 3 Small Venom Sacs
• 4 Pillaging Wool Insignias = 1 Bolt of Wool + 3 Small Claws

Depending on your WvW bonuses, this may not bring you to L100, if that is the case, discover the recipes for Ravaging and Pillaging gloves.

100-125

Make the following insignias

• 4 Strong Wool Insignia = 1 Bolt of Wool + 3 Vial of Thin Blood
• 4 Rejuvenating Wool Insignia = 1 Bolt of Wool +3 Small Totems
• 4 Honed Wool Insignia = 1 Bolt of Wool + 3 Small Fangs
• 4 Hearty Wool Insignia = 1 Bolt of Wool + 3 Small Scales.

Now discover the recipes for

• Ravaging and Pillaging Boots, Head, Gloves, and Shoulder first. That should be 2x4 = 8 discoveries.
• Then discover the recipies for Strong, Rejuvenating, Honed and Hearty Boots, Head, Gloves and Shoulder.

This should bring you to L125

L125-150

Make

• 4 Ravaging Embroidered Wool Insignias = 1 Bolt of Wool +5 Spool of Wool + 8 Small Venom Sacs
• 2 Pillaging Embroidered Wool Insignias = 1 Bolt of Wool + 5 Spool of Wool + 8 Small Claws

Now, discover the remaining recipes using these Embroidered Wool Insignias. If they don't bring you over to 150, check the trading post to see which fine crafting material of this tier is the cheapest and buy 8 of them to make another Embroidered Insignia for discovery with remaining crafting components. Each discovery should give you at least 1-2 levels.

Cotton and Coarse Leather 150 to 225

Refinement

• 1 Cotton Bolt = 2x Cotton Scraps
• 1 Cured Coarse Leather Square =2x Coarse Leather Section

Bags

You will be able to make 12 slot bags. At L75 you can make the invisible and oiled variety

Insignias

Like usual, you get 3 Insignias at L150, then 4 more at L175 and 7 more at L200.

Leather Set

The armor made from Cotton and Coarse Leather is the Leather Set

Leveling

Leveling here is pretty much identical to the method used from 75-150

Shopping List

• 128 Cotton Scraps
• 152 Coarse Leather Sections
• 64 Spools of Cotton(Brought from Master Tailor)
• 44 Venom Sacs
• 28 Claws
• 12 Vial of Blood
• 12 Fangs
• 12Scales
• 12Totems

150-175

You are going to make

• 8 Coarse Boot Soles
• 8 Coarse Boot Upper
• 8 Coarse Goggle padding
• 8 Coarse Goggle Strap
• 8Coarse Shoulderguard Padding
• 8Coarse Shoulderguard Panel
• 10 Coarse Glove Lining
• 10 Coarse Glove Panel

Make these insignias

• 4 Ravaging CottonInsignias = 1 Bolt of Cotton+ 3 Venom Sacs
• 4 Pillaging Cotton Insignias = 1 Bolt of Cotton+ 3 Claws

Depending on your WvW bonuses, this may not bring you to L175, if that is the case, discover the recipes for Ravaging and Pillaging gloves.

L175-200

Make the following insignias

• 4 Strong Cotton Insignia = 1 Bolt ofCotton+ 3 Vial ofBlood
• 4 RejuvenatingCottonInsignia = 1 Bolt ofCotton+3 Totems
• 4 HonedCottonInsignia = 1 Bolt ofCotton+ 3 Fangs
• 4 HeartyCottonInsignia = 1 Bolt ofCotton+ 3 Scales.

Now discover the recipes for

• Ravaging and Pillaging Boots, Head, Gloves, and Shoulder first. That should be 2x4 = 8 discoveries.
• Then discover the recipies for Strong, Rejuvenating, Honed and Hearty Boots, Head, Gloves and Shoulder.

This should bring you to L200

L200-225

Make

• 4 Ravaging EmbroideredCottonInsignias = 1 Bolt ofCotton+5 Spool ofCotton+ 8 Venom Sacs
• 2 Pillaging EmbroideredCottonInsignias = 1 Bolt ofCotton+ 5 Spool ofCotton+ 8 Claws

Now, discover the remaining recipes using these Embroidered Cotton Insignias. If they don't bring you over to 225, check the auction house to see which fine crafting material of this tier is the cheapest and buy 8 of them to make another Embroidered Insignia for discovery with remaining crafting components. Each discover should give you at least 1-2 levels.

Linen and Rugged Leather (225-300)

Starting at 225, you can make 15 slot bags and those are the bags most people use as they cost a little than half a gold to make.You will need 1 Major Rune of Holding (costs 50 silver, purchased from the Master Leatherworker) and 20 Linen Scraps. It is an excellent way to get rid of some extra Linen Bolts/Scraps as the bags do sell well and you can make a nice bit of profit.

Refinements

• 1 Bolt of Linen = 2x Linen Scrap
• 1 Cured Rugged Leather Square= 2 Rugged Leather Sections

Bags

You will be able to make 15 slot bags. At L250 you can make the invisible and oiled variety

Insignias

Beware that starting at L225, the Insignias have entirely different names and start giving out triple stats.

Leveling

There is a slight change in which fine crafting components you want to gather/purchase with the new insignias in this tier.

Shopping List

• 128 Linen Scraps
• 152 Rugged Leather Sections
• 64 Spools of Linen (Brought from Master Tailor)
• 44 Sharp Fangs
• 28 Heavy Bones
• 12 Vial of Thick Blood
• 12 Full Venom Sacs
• 12Sharp Claws
• 12 Engraved Totems

225-250

You are going to refine the linen scraps and the rugged leather sections and make

• 8 Rugged Boot Sole
• 8 Rugged Boot Upper
• 8 Rugged Goggle Strap
• 8 Rugged Goggle Padding
• 8 Rugged Shoulderguard Padding
• 8 Rugged Shoulderguard Panel
• 10 Rugged Glove Panel
• 10 Rugged Glove Strap

Make these insignias

• 4 CarrionLinen Insignias = 1 Bolt of Linen + 3 Heavy Bones
• 4 Valkyrie LinenInsignias = 1 Bolt of Linen + 3 Sharp Fangs

Depending on your WvW bonuses, this may not bring you to L250, if that is the case, discover the recipes for Carrion and Valkyrie gloves.

250-275

Make the following insignias

• 4 Rampager's Linen Insignia = 1 Bolt ofLinen+ 3 Full Venom Sacs
• 4 Cleric's LinenInsignia = 1 Bolt ofLinen+3 EngravedTotems
• 4 Explorerer'sLinenInsignia = 1 Bolt of Linen+ 3 Sharp Claws
• 4 Berserker's LinenInsignia = 1 Bolt ofLinen+ 3 Vials of Thick Blood

Now discover the recipes for

• Carrion and ValkyrieBoots, Head, Gloves, and Shoulder first. That should be 2x4 = 8 discoveries.
• Then discover the recipies for Rampager's, Clerics's Explorerer'sand Berserker's Boots, Head, Gloves and Shoulder.

This should bring you to L275

275-300

Make

• 4 Valkyrie Embroidered LinenInsignias = 1 Bolt of Linen+5 Spool ofLinen+ 8 Sharp Fangs
• 2 CarrionEmbroideredLinenInsignias = 1 Bolt ofLinen+ 5 Spool of Linen+ 8 Heavy Bones

Now, discover the remaining recipes using these Embroidered Linen Insignias. If they don't bring you over to 225, check the auction house to see which fine crafting material of this tier is the cheapest and buy 8 of them to make another Embroidered Insignia for discovery with remaining crafting components. Each discover should give you at least 1-2 levels.

Silk and Thick Leather (300-375)

You are now on the home stretch for reaching 400 and will be dealing with silks and thick leather for this section. You can also make 18 slot bags at this point but the Greater Rune of Holding costs 2 g each, making them fairly expensive.

Refinements

• 1 Bolt of Silk = 2 Silk Scraps
• 1 Cured Thick Leather Square = 2 Thick Leather Section

Bags

You will be able to make 15 slot bags. At L250 you can make the invisible and oiled variety

Insignias

Insignias follow the same pattern as the linen category. You get 3 insignias at L300, 4 new ones at L325 and 7 new ones at L350.

Leveling

Crafting Recipes

Here you can find a list of all the recipes of items you can make in game along with level need and what mats/amount of mats needed.

Bag

Boots

Coats

Crafting component

Gloves

Helms

Insignia

Leggings

Refinement

Shoulders

Upgrade Component