What to know
- Heavy Leather is made by turning Heavy Hide at a Tanning Rack, not directly crafted from raw materials.
- Heavy Hide drops from Mosshorn creatures and Bears in the early forested and snowy areas.
- Polar bears in snowy areas also drop Heavy Hide, and that can be used to make Heavy Leather.
- Each Heavy Hide turns into exactly one Heavy Leather when fully tanned.
Heavy Leather is one of those materials that quietly blocks your progress if you don’t know where to look. In Hytale, it sits right in the middle of the crafting ladder, needed for stronger armor, bigger backpacks, and even late-game gear like Adamantite. This guide breaks down the exact mobs to farm, how to process Heavy Hide, and the fastest way to keep a steady supply of Heavy Leather for smooth progression.
How to get Heavy Leather in Hytale
Follow the steps below to obtain Heavy Leather in Hytale with ease:
Step 1: Farm Heavy Hide
Start by hunting large beasts like Mosshorns in the starting forests in Zone 1, along with regular Bears in woodland areas and Polar Bears in snowy biomes. Defeat them and collect the Heavy Hide dropped from their bodies, this will be your main source of Heavy Leather for higher-tier crafting.
Step 2: Craft a Tanning Rack
Open your crafting menu at a workbench, craft a Tanning Rack using the required materials, and place it in a convenient spot at your base so you can start turning Heavy Hide into Heavy Leather for crafting.
Step 3: Process hide into Heavy Leather
Interact with the Tanning Rack to open it, place a Heavy Hide into the input slot, wait for the progress bar to fill, and once it’s done, the hide will convert into Heavy Leather, repeat the process until you’ve made enough. One hide will give you one leather.
Heavy Leather uses in Hytale
Heavy Leather is a durable mid-tier crafting material used in a variety of important recipes in Hytale, including:
- Mid-tier armor — craft stronger leather armor pieces like gauntlets, helms, and cuirasses that offer better protection than medium or light leather gear.
- Adamantite gear components — many Adamantite weapons and armor require Heavy Leather as part of their crafting recipes.
- Backpack upgrades — Heavy Leather is needed to craft and upgrade backpacks that expand your inventory capacity.
- Workbench upgrades — some advanced workbench or tanning rack upgrades require Heavy Leather to unlock new crafting options.
Once you’ve processed hides into Heavy Leather, use it for more resilient armor, key Adamantite gear recipes, inventory upgrades, and other progression items.
Farming Heavy Leather
Getting Heavy Leather in Hytale is straightforward once you know the loop. Hunt Moss Horns and Bears to collect Heavy Hide, then process it at a Tanning Rack to convert each hide into Heavy Leather. Repeat this cycle and you’ll have a steady supply for stronger armor, backpack upgrades, and higher-tier crafting without slowing your progression.
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