Butchery is a Rift profession that involves skinning animal hides. The hides are then made into leather at a loom. The Butchery profession goes well with several crafts including recipe materials for Outfitting, Armorsmithing and Apothecary. Check out Rift Outfitter Guide, Rift Armorsmith Guide, and Rift Apothecary Guide here.
To skin an animal you do not need to have a tool or knife in your inventory. Simply right click the animal to butcher it and get the hide.
If you've got the cash, you can buy raw leather from the auction house from other players. Simply go to a loom and start making the leather to get skill ups.
Be sure to save items looted from animals such as rotting canines or cracked ribs to sell in the Auction House. Many are used for recipes purchased with daily crafting quest tokens.
| Faction | Name | Location | Coordinates |
| Rift Butchering Guide - Novice Trainer | |||
 Defiant | Ian Fellows Zenre Palux | Ark of the Ascended, Freemarch Kelari Refuge, Freemarch | 6197,4337 6579,4595 |
 Guardian | Mardain Willows Kernan Wittle | Argent Glade, Silverwood Divine Landing, Silverwood | 6037,3005 6219,3858 |
| Neutral | Thonderil | Fortune's Shore, Shimmersand | 6479,7035 |
| Rift Butchering Guide - Skilled Trainer | |||
| Defiant | Rander Michaelson | Granite Falls Stonefield | 4994,4948 |
| Rift Butchering Guide - Expert Trainer | |||
| Rift Butchering Guide - Master Trainer | |||
| Defiant | Jace Prisco | Epoch Plaza, Meridian | 6044,5244 |
| Guardian | Martin Nastrin | Thedeor's Circle, Sanctum | 7437,2951 |
| Neutral | Azeran Laen | Hunter's Camp, Droughtlands | 8542, 6625 |
Rift Butchering Guide - Skills To Learn
| Name | Required Skill Level | Ingredient |
 Soft Leather | 1 | 1 Soft Hide |
 Thin Leather | 35 | 1 Thin Hide |
 Medium Leather | 75 | 1 Medium Hide |
 Heavy Leather | 115 | 1 Heavy Hide |
 Thick Leather | 145 | 1 Thick Hide |
 Exotic Leather | 185 | 1 Exotic Hide |
 Soulbind Leather | 225 | 1 Soulhide |
 Steeled Leather | 270 | 1 Ironhide |
Rift Butchering Guide
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Rift Novice Butchering Guide 1-75
Level | Item | Monster |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 35 |  50 Soft Hide | Wolves (Freemarch or Silverwood) Shoveltusk (Stonefields) |
| 35 - 75 |  50 Thin Hide | Wolves (Stonefields) |
| Rift Skilled Butchering Guide 75-150 | ||
| 75 - 115 |  80 Medium Hide | Boars (Stonefield) |
| 115-145 |  80 Heavy Hide | Cloven Stoneram, (Boundary Ruins, Moonshade Highlands) Ivygrumps (Shamblers), Kelpmere, Moonshade Highlands |
| 145-150 |  10 Thick Hide | Redsnow Wolfhound (Worg), Whitefall Passage, Iron Pine Peak Darksnarl Loner (Worg), Whitefall Passage, Iron Pine Peak Meltwater Hunter (Feline), Frozen Valley, Iron Pine Peak Glacierback Howler (Wolf), Frozen Valley, Iron Pine Peak |
| Rift Expert Butchering Guide 150-225 | ||
| 150 - 185 | 70 Thick Hide | Redsnow Wolfhound (Worg), Whitefall Passage, Iron Pine Peak Darksnarl Loner (Worg), Whitefall Passage, Iron Pine Peak Meltwater Hunter (Feline), Frozen Valley, Iron Pine Peak Glacierback Howler (Wolf), Frozen Valley, Iron Pine Peak |
| 185 - 225 |  70 Exotic Hide | Stonewing Protector (Dragonian), Howling Caves, Iron Pine Peak Gullet Savage (Raptor), Riptalon Gulch, Shimmersand Mathosian Mastiff (Raptor), Belmont, Stillmoor Longfang Savage (Wolf), Broken Vale, Stillmoor Lycanthropic Defiant (Werewolf), Broken Vale, Stillmoor |
| Rift Master Butchering Guide 225-300 If you have been buying all your mats to date and find yourself too much of gold take a look at Rift Gold Reviews site for additional gold to finish leveling your Butchering. | ||
| 225 - 270 |  120 Soulhide | Emerald Scale Werewolf, Edgewood, Stillmoor Bloodfang Tracker (Wolf), Edgewood, Stillmoor Hill Shrieker (Bat), Crown Hill, Stillmoor Greater Snapmouth (Basilisk), The Oasis, Shimmersand Wild Mathosian Hound, near Ruston, Stillmoor |
| 270-300 |  80 Ironhide | Deepcrag Shadowtracker (Werewolf), Crystal Depths, Iron Pine Peak Lurking Horror, Ruston, Stillmoor Mathosian Hunting Hound, Death's Approach, Stillmoor |
