Skinning equipment

Skinning equipment
The only equipment required for skinning is a skinning knife.

You can boost your skinning skill up to +25 skinning skill by wearing or wielding the proper equipment.


 * Finkle's Skinner is a one-handed dagger that adds +10 to Skinning skill when wielded. It drops off The Beast in Upper Blackrock Spire.


 * Zulian Slicer is a one-handed sword that adds +10 to Skinning skill when wielded. It drops off High Priest Thekal in Zul'Gurub.


 * A glove apparel item enchanted with the Enchant Gloves - Skinning enchantment adds +5 to skinning skill when worn.

Historical note
Prior to The Burning Crusade, skinning some high level beast mobs (over level 61) required a skinning skill of 315. Even a fully skilled skinner (300 skinning skill) needed to have at least two of these bonuses equipped (+15).

The Burning Crusade raised the skill cap to 375, and Wrath of the Lich King increased the cap again, to 450. No similar skill over-cap bonus requirement currently exists.

Cataclysm will raise the skill cap to 525, and it is unknown if there will be an over-cap situation again.