Heavy Leather
Heavy Leather was changed in WoW Forever: grey skill-up point reduced from 160 to 135, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125. Leatherworking recipe that makes Heavy Leather. Reagents: 5x Medium Leather. Turns yellow at 125 and grey at 135. Source: trainer. The Heavy Leather it makes is a reagent in 133 WoW Forever recipes: 70 Leatherworking, 27 Engineering, 25 Blacksmithing, 10 Tailoring, 1 Skinning. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
5 Skill-up steps are the client's own: the recipe turns yellow at the first number and grey at the second. The green step is set server-side, not in the client, so it is not shown; the required skill for this recipe is not stored in the client either.
What changed for Heavy Leather in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Heavy Leather tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The item this recipe makes, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.
See the 133 recipes that use it on the Heavy Leather item page.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Heavy Leather changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Heavy Leather
Was Heavy Leather nerfed in WoW Forever?
Heavy Leather is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: grey skill-up point reduced from 160 to 135, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125.
What changed for Heavy Leather in WoW Forever?
Grey skill-up point reduced from 160 to 135, yellow skill-up point reduced from 150 to 125. The recipe's own changed fields are listed on this page.
What is Heavy Leather used for in WoW Forever?
Heavy Leather is a reagent in 133 WoW Forever recipes: 70 Leatherworking, 27 Engineering, 25 Blacksmithing, 10 Tailoring, 1 Skinning.
What reagents does Heavy Leather need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 5x Medium Leather.
What does the Heavy Leather recipe make in WoW Forever?
Heavy Leather is a Leatherworking recipe that makes Heavy Leather in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Heavy Leather turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Heavy Leather turns yellow at 125 and grey at 135.