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The reputation you get was buffed in 2.0.1. It is now:
- 10x Dark Iron Ore for 75 reputation points.
- 2x Core Leather for 350 points.
- 1x Fiery Core for 500 points.
- 1x Lava Core for 500 points.
- 1x Blood of the Mountain for 500 points.
This is used for reputation for the Thorium Brotherhood. It's in no way useless.
Skinned 16 Core Leather in solo run through Molten Core.
- Right now 14,304 units listed across 16 price tiers.live market
- Listings cluster between 1 gold and 10 gold: a 86% spread reads as a volatile market.live market
- Listings are up 217% from their 7 day average (14,304 vs 4,517 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 60% of recorded snapshots.live market
Core Leather Price History
EU Region (Commodity)Supply & Availability
EU Region (Commodity)Core Leather is listed at 1 gold in the latest EU region commodity Auction House snapshot, about 45% below its typical price of 1 gold81 silver. Across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jul 2026) it has ranged from 73 silver80 copper to 6 gold18 silver. About 14,304 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 45% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1 gold81 silver.
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- Used in 11 recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking and Tailoring: Dark Iron Boots, Dark Iron Gauntlets, Chromatic Gauntlets and more.crafting
Used In
The 11 recipes below use Core Leather, across Classic Leatherworking (7), Classic Blacksmithing (2) and Classic Tailoring (2). The largest single use is 20 for Corehound Boots.
| Creates | Recipe | Profession | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Iron Boots | Classic Blacksmithing | 4 | |
| Dark Iron Gauntlets | Classic Blacksmithing | 4 | |
| Corehound Boots | Classic Leatherworking | 20 | |
| Corehound Belt | Classic Leatherworking | 12 | |
| Molten Helm | Classic Leatherworking | 12 | |
| Chromatic Gauntlets | Classic Leatherworking | 8 | |
| Core Armor Kit | Classic Leatherworking | 3 | |
| Lava Belt | Classic Leatherworking | 2 | |
| Molten Belt | Classic Leatherworking | 2 | |
| Core Felcloth Bag | Classic Tailoring | 16 | |
| Bottomless Bag | Classic Tailoring | 2 |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Core Leather among Trade Goods > Leather, all from Classic like Core Leather.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Used in 11 recipes, including Bottomless Bag and Corehound Boots | 1 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Cured Light Hide (Classic Leatherworking) | 95 silver | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 46 recipes, including Handstitched Leather Boots and Light Armor Kit | 1 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 56 recipes, including Dark Leather Cloak and Bronze Shortsword | 2 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Light Leather (Classic Leatherworking); Use: Light Leather | 95 silver | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 13 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Embossed Leather Pants and Fine Leather Tunic | 4 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Cured Medium Hide (Classic Leatherworking) | 2 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 6 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Dark Leather Belt and Hillman's Shoulders | 2 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 85 recipes, including Hardened Iron Shortsword and Jade Serpentblade | 8 gold | |
| 10 | Used in Cured Heavy Hide (Classic Leatherworking) | 43 gold | |
| 10 | Crafted with Classic Leatherworking; Used in 20 recipes (Classic Leatherworking), including Guardian Armor and Green Leather Belt | 64 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Light Hide at 95 silver in the EU Auction House.
Across Regions
Core Leather has a current Auction House listing in 2 regions. The lowest listed price is in United States.
| Region | Lowest Listed Price | Listed On | Cheapest Realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 silver | Region-wide | |
| Europe | 1 gold | Region-wide |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Core Leather in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Core Leather is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Core Leather next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Core Leather in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Core Leather is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Core Leather in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Core Leather is Common quality, item level 60 with no level requirement.
- What does Core Leather sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 10s for one Core Leather in Classic Era.
- What is Core Leather used for in WoW Classic?
- Core Leather is a reagent in 9 Classic Era recipes, including Bottomless Bag, Chromatic Gauntlets, Core Armor Kit, Core Felcloth Bag and 5 more.
- How much is Core Leather on the auction house right now?
- 1g on the EU region auction house, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Core Leather