Skinning/FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why can't I skin certain mobs?
A: There are several reasons.
- While most beasts can be skinned, some can't. Also, most demons can't, while most dragons can. See the Creature Types page for more details.
- All the items from a corpse must be looted before it can be skinned. This requirement can be somewhat annoying, since you basically end up filling your bags with worthless bits and pieces of whatever you're killing. You may want to get an Add-On, like LootDestroyer and ReagentHelper, to help you with figuring out what's worth keeping.
- Any skinnable mobs will say 'Skinnable' in their tooltip after they are dead and completely looted, and this is color coded like other skills. If it is Red, you cannot skin that mob. If you attempt to skin it you will get a message saying something like 'Requires Skinning 110', which will tell you how much Skinning skill you need to skin it. After the "startup levels", mobs require 5 Skinning ability per level, so a level 25 mob requires 125 skill points in Skinning.
- Mobs killed exclusively by pets with no player damage contribution are not skinnable no matter what type they are.
- Mobs killed by guards may not be skinnable, even if the player initiated combat with the mob.
- If you're trying to skin something that another player has killed, that player must take all loot from the corpse, or you won't be able to skin it.
- In uncommon circumstances, a corpse can contain a quest item that you can't see because you already filled your quota for that item. This usually happens when killing several mobs at once before looting and skinning them. There is no way to skin such a corpse.
Q: Why do I sometimes fail at skinning?
A: The short answer: your skinning skill isn't high enough. When you fail, you can try again, and you'll eventually get it. Most players who skin everything they can find will probably only have this happen at the earliest stages of the game, and at the latest stages. Anything within about 5 levels of your max may cause you to fail. Equipping items that increase your skinning skill will lower your failure rate even on mobs that do not require them to skin.
Q: Is there anything that will raise my skinning level besides skinning?
A: Yes:
- Finkle's Skinner: dagger with +10 skinning skill points
- Zulian Slicer: one hand sword with +10 skinning skill points
- Skinning enchant: gloves enchant with +5 skinning skill points
See Also: Skinning equipment
Q: Where are some good places to farm for certain types of skins?
A: See the Places to farm page.
