Skinning SystemSkinning is a gathering profession that allows players to extract hides, scales, bones, fangs, and other materials from valid monster corpses using an Obsidian Knife. Skinning rewards are primarily creature products used for outfits, addons, and other progression requirements. Higher Skinning skill improves reward chances and reduces knife break chance.
Gathering Profession
Extract materials from valid monster corpses.
Skinning Skill
Higher Skinning skill improves efficiency and reliability.
Addon Materials
Most rewards are primarily used for addons.
Improved Success
Higher Skinning skill improves both common and rare reward chances.
How Skinning WorksBasic Rules
Progression System
Skinning skill improves your material chances while also reducing the chance that your Obsidian Knife breaks during use. Skinning Knives
Knife Durability
Knife break chance decreases with higher Skinning skill, down to a minimum break chance of 0.20%. Skinning Skill Scaling
Common Reward Scaling
Common rewards gain up to +10.00% absolute bonus chance from skill.
Rare Reward Scaling
Rare rewards gain up to +5.00% absolute bonus chance from skill.
Break Reduction
Knife break chance decreases with higher skill.
Minimum Break Chance
Knife break chance cannot go below 0.20%.
Break Formula
Knife break chance starts at 1.00% at Skinning skill 10 and decreases by 0.01% per additional skill level. Example Skinning RatesThe following examples use a corpse with a base skinning chance of 2.75%.
Long Term Scaling
Higher Skinning skill improves reward consistency, rare material acquisition, and knife durability. |
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