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 (and Worgen Racial Ability Flayer gives additional +15 Skinning).


 * 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. Before patch 4.0.3a, it used to drops off High Priest Thekal in Zul'Gurub (Classic).


 * Zulian Slasher is a one-handed sword that adds +10 to Skinning skill when wielded. It drops off Zanzil in Zul'Gurub (instance).


 * Finkle's Shanker is a one-handed dagger that adds +10 to Skinning skill when wielded. It drops off Kyrak in Upper Blackrock Spire(Level 90).


 * Finkle's Flenser is a one-handed dagger that adds +10 to Skinning skill when wielded. It drops off Kyrak in Upper Blackrock Spire(Level 100).


 * A glove apparel item enchanted with the Skinning (enchant) or Gatherer enchantment adds +5 to skinning skill when worn.


 * The glove enchant Enchant Gloves - Legion Skinning allows for faster skinning speed on the Broken Isles.


 * Mother's Skinning Knife a Toy that allows skinning up to 40 yd away. It is a Quest reward from Drakol'nir Must Die

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 exists in these extensions.

Cataclysm have raised the skill cap to 525, and Dungeon and Raid Bosses require 530 skinning to skin. Nefarian requires 550.