Rift Butchering Guide - Ultra Fast Proven Method

Rift Butchering Guide

Butchering is one of the three gathering professions available in Rift. The other two are Foraging and Mining. Butchering pairs well with Outfitter or Artificer. For a third I recommend Runecrafting. You can use the extra items you create leveling Outfitter or Artificer to break down using Runecrafting and quickly level that. I had Runecrafting to 300 before Butchering or Outfitter.

This Rift butchering guide will show you the best and fastest places to go from 1 to 270. Unfortunately going beyond 270 requires venturing into expert instances and even raids. But, getting to 270 will be a fast and easy process with my Rift butchering guide.

Mardain Willows – Located in the Argent Glade in Silver Wood

Kernan Wittle - located in Divine Landing in Silverwood

These first trainers are for Novice Training (1-75)

1-35

Wolves and Vespids throughout Silverwood. These will give you Soft Hide you will need to make into Soft Leather. Use these until you are skill level 35.

35-75

Kill the wolves and hounds around Gloamwood . These will drop Thin Hide that you will need to make into Soft Leather. Use these until you hit 75.

Ian Fellow – Located in Ark of the Ascended in Freemarch

Zenre Palux – Located in the Kelari Refuge in Freemarch

1-35

Shadehounds and Marchwolves throughout Freemarch. These will skin for Soft Hide you will need to make into Soft Leather. Use these until you are skill level 35.

35-75

Kill the wolves around the Iron Fortress. These will skin for Thin Hide that you will need to make into Soft Leather. Use these until you hit 75.

Rift Butchering Guide (Combined)

Guardian trainer: Head to Gloamwood to visit your Trainer.

Defiant Trainer: Visit Rander Michaelson in Granite Falls Stonewood.

75-115

Sickleking Ram in The Last Valley, in Stonefield or the Gorge Ram in Scarlet Gorge. These will skin for Medium Hide that you will turn into Medium Leather.

115-145

Cloven Stonearm or Boars in Moonshade Highlands. These will skin for Heavy Hide and you will turn that into Heavy Leather.

145-185

Ivygrumps are at the edge of the lake in Moonshade Highlands. Go from 145 to 150. Then train for Expert Butchering. Then go back and continue to 185. These skin for Thick Hide and you will make them into Thick Leather.

150-185

Ivygrumps are at the edge of the lake in Moonshade Highlands. Go from 145 to 150. Then train for Expert Butchering. Then go back and continue to 185. These skin for Thick Hide and you will make them into Thick Leather.

185-225

Shadow Stalkers and Wolves in Iron Pine Peak will work. They skin for Exotic Hide that you will turn into Exotic Leather.

Guardian: Martin Nastrin - located in Theodor's Circle in Sanctum.

Defiant: Jace Prisco - located in Epoch Falls in Meridian

225-270

Mathosian Hunting Dogs and Bloodwing Bats in Stillmoor. These will skin for Soulhide and you turn them into Soul Leather.

270 – 300

Ironhide. Ironhide only comes from mobs in Expert Instances and Raids...Or The Auction House. You will need about 80-90 to reach 300.