Certain resources in Palworld can’t be farmed automatically, which means you need to go hands-on to gather enough for your crafting projects. Leather is one such material, and you need it for several useful recipes, but the only way to gather it is by capturing or killing Pals.
What is Leather used for in Palworld?
Leather is a key component for crafting most clothing or equipment at various workbenches in your base, like the harnesses and gloves you need to ride and carry your Pals as transportation or weaponry.
You need Leather if you plan to make certain items back at your base, including harnesses and other equipment for your Pals or armor to increase your own stats. You also need Leather to repair those items, as they deteriorate when you take damage.
How to find and farm Leather in Palworld
The only way to farm Leather in Palworld is by capturing or killing Pals that drop it. Leather is a common drop from most animals that look like they have fur, like Foxparks, Direhowl, Melpacca, and Vixy. Certain feathered creatures also drop Leather, like Fuack, Nitewing, and Galeclaw.
Check out the complete Paldeck to see which items certain Pals drop when defeated or captured to search for the species you should hunt for—just click the “Habitat” tab to see the highlighted areas of the map.
You still have to manually go out and do the hunting yourself if you want Leather, because there are no Production structures you can craft to automate the process. That might change in future updates, though.
The best way to farm Leather in Palworld
While there is no method to automate the Leather farming process, the best way to gather tons of Leather quickly is by finding a fast travel point near multiple spawn areas of Pals that drop it. The Tower of the Rayne Syndicate is a great example, as you’ll often find Foxparks, Eikthyrdeer, and Vixy roaming around at relatively low levels, all of which drop Leather among other useful materials.
This area is especially useful because Pengullet and Depresso are also frequent spawns, meaning all told in addition to Leather you’ll be able to stock up on other needed materials like Ice Organs, Flame Organs, Venom Glands, Horns, and Bones.
All Pals that drop Leather in Palworld
- Chillet
- Direhowl
- Eikthyrdeer
- Eikthyrdeer Terra
- Fenglope
- Foxcicle
- Foxparks
- Fuack
- Fuddler
- Galeclaw
- Gorirat
- Grizzbolt
- Incineram
- Incineram Noct
- Katress
- Kitsun
- Mammorest
- Mammorest Cryst
- Melpaca
- Mossanda
- Mossanda Lux
- Nitewing
- Nox
- Pyrin
- Pyrin Noct
- Reindrix
- Ribbuny
- Rooby
- Rushoar
- Tombat
- Univolt
- Verdash
- Vixy
Buy Leather from Wandering Merchants
You can also purchase Leather from directly from Wandering Merchants in Palworld. The easiest place to do so early on is at the Small Settlement, which is located towards the middle of the map pictured above. The merchant at this location offers Leather for 100 Gold each, making this one of the most time-efficient ways to get Leather in the game.
