Thick leather is one of the most valuable and versatile materials in Conan Exiles, a multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian¹. You can use it to craft various items, such as armor, weapons, and sorceries, at the Armorer’s Bench. But how do you get thick leather in Conan Exiles? What are the best sources and methods? This guide will answer all your questions and provide you with some useful tips and tricks.

Key Takeaways

• Thick leather is mainly obtained from thick hide, which is dropped by certain animals, such as bears, rhinos, elephants, mammoths, elk kings, frost giants, gorillas, etc.
• You can also get thick leather from animal heads, such as elephant hide, rhino hide, bear pelt, etc.
• You need to use a tannery or an armorer’s bench to process the hide or the heads into thick leather. You also need some bark or other materials as fuel or ingredients.
• You can increase the amount of thick leather you get by using a skinning knife to harvest more hide from the animals, and by using an armorer thrall at the tannery or the bench to unlock a recipe that turns normal hide and twine into thick hide.

Hunting Animals for Thick Leather

The first step to get thick leather in Conan Exiles is to hunt down some animals that drop thick hide or specific hides that can be converted into thick leather. Here is a table that shows the types of animals, their locations, their health points (HP), their armor rating (AR), and their drops:

As you can see from the table above², some of these animals are quite tough and dangerous. You need to be well-equipped and prepared before you engage them in combat. Here are some tips on how to find and kill these animals effectively:

• Use a map or a compass to locate the areas where these animals spawn. You can also use landmarks or biomes as reference points.
• Use a bow or a ranged weapon to lure one animal at a time and avoid being surrounded by a herd or a pack.
• Use a shield or a dodge roll to block or evade the attacks of the animals. Some of them have powerful charges or stomps that can knock you down or stun you.
• Use a weapon with high damage and armor penetration to deal more damage to the animals. Some of them have high armor ratings that reduce your damage output.
• Use a skinning knife to harvest more hide from the animals. A skinning knife has a higher chance of getting hide than other tools. You can also use a cleaver to get more flesh or a pick to get more bones.
• Use a mount or a pet to help you in combat. A mount can increase your speed and mobility, while a pet can distract or damage the animals. You can also use a thrall or a follower to assist you, but be careful not to hit them by accident.

Using a Tannery for Thick Leather

The second step to get thick leather in Conan Exiles is to use a tannery to process the hide or the heads into thick leather. A tannery is a crafting station that can be built with 240 stone, 160 wood, and 20 twine. You also need the Weaver and Stone Tools feats to craft it.

To use a tannery, you need to place the hide or the heads and some bark in the slots and turn it on. The tannery will consume the bark as fuel and produce thick leather and tar as output. The ratio of input to output is 1:1 for thick hide and thick leather, and 3:1 for specific hides and thick leather. For example, if you put 10 thick hide and 10 bark in the tannery, you will get 10 thick leather and 10 tar. If you put 10 elephant hide and 10 bark in the tannery, you will get 3 thick leather and 10 tar.

Here is a table that shows the types of specific hides and their conversion rates:

To increase the amount of thick leather you get from the tannery, you can do the following:

• Find and capture an armorer thrall and put it in the tannery. This will unlock a recipe that turns normal hide and twine into thick hide. You can get normal hide from any animal or reptile hide from crocodiles.
• Get plant fiber and turn it into twine in the tannery or by hand. You can get plant fiber from bushes or grass.
• Get more bark by using a pick on trees or dead trees. You can also use a fluid press on wood to get resin and bark.

Using an Armorer’s Bench for Thick Leather

The third step to get thick leather in Conan Exiles is to use an armorer’s bench to craft various items with thick leather. An armorer’s bench is a crafting station that can be built with 240 stone, 160 wood, and 20 twine. You also need the Armorer feat to craft it.

To use an armorer’s bench, you need to place the thick leather and some other materials in the slots and choose a recipe. The armorer’s bench can craft items such as heavy padding, leather pouches, bows, daggers, polearms, star metal sword and bow, etc.¹ These items have different uses and benefits, such as:

• Heavy padding is needed for crafting armor at the armorer’s bench. Armor can protect you from damage, cold, heat, poison, etc.
• Leather pouches are needed for casting sorceries at the sorcerer’s bench. Sorceries can give you various magical abilities, such as summoning creatures, creating portals, etc.
• Bows are ranged weapons that can shoot arrows at enemies from a distance. Arrows can have different effects, such as fire, poison, bleed, etc.
• Daggers are melee weapons that can inflict bleed damage on enemies. Bleed damage can stack up and cause enemies to lose health over time.
• Polearms are melee weapons that have long reach and high damage. They can also knock back enemies with heavy attacks.
• Star metal sword and bow are high-tier weapons that require star metal bars to craft. Star metal bars are obtained from meteors that fall from the sky in certain areas. Star metal weapons have high damage and armor penetration.

To increase the efficiency of crafting items with thick leather at the armorer’s bench, you can do the following:

• Use profession thralls at the bench to increase crafting speed and decrease crafting costs. You can find profession thralls in camps or dungeons around the map.
• Use improved versions of the bench, such as improved armorer’s bench or perfected armorer’s bench. These versions have more slots and can craft more advanced items.
• Use mods or DLCs that add more recipes or items that use thick leather. Some mods or DLCs may also change the crafting requirements or outputs of existing items.

Conclusion

Thick leather is a valuable and versatile material in Conan Exiles that can be used for crafting various items, such as armor, weapons, and sorceries. To get thick leather, you need to hunt animals that drop thick hide or specific hides, such as bears, rhinos, elephants, mammoths, elk kings, frost giants, gorillas, etc. You can find these animals in different locations and biomes around the map. You also need to use a skinning knife to harvest more hide from the animals.

After you get the hide or the heads, you need to use a tannery or an armorer’s bench to process them into thick leather. You also need some bark or other materials as fuel or ingredients. You can increase the amount of thick leather you get by using an armorer thrall at the tannery or the bench to unlock a recipe that turns normal hide and twine into thick hide. You can also use improved versions of the bench to craft more advanced items.

With thick leather, you can craft items such as heavy padding, leather pouches, bows, daggers, polearms, star metal sword and bow, etc. These items have different uses and benefits, such as protecting you from damage, cold, heat, poison, etc., giving you various magical abilities, such as summoning creatures, creating portals, etc., and dealing more damage and armor penetration to your enemies.