In AION 2, Raw Leather is a Common material used in armor crafting. It is first processed into Strong Leather, which is then used for the Orichalcum gear set. Regular enemies rarely drop Raw Leather, so gathering enough for a full craft usually takes many more kills than the recipe’s ingredient count might suggest.
Quick answer: Buy Raw Leather from the Market for speed, or farm it from dense beast packs in Verteron and Altgard, then refine 2 Raw Leather into 1 Strong Leather at Armorsmithing mastery level 1.
Raw Leather and Strong Leather: Requirements and uses
Raw Leather and Strong Leather are both Common-grade items available at level 15 to Elyos and Asmodians. Raw Leather serves as material for making Strong Leather, while Strong Leather is used to make armor. Raw Leather (Bound) is another level 15 item, but it cannot be sold through the player Market.
- Required level: 15
- Maximum stack: 10,000
- Trade: tradable and personal trade
- Raw Leather vendor price: 9 Kina
- Strong Leather vendor price: 19 Kina
The 9 Kina vendor price is a floor, not the going rate. Crafters pay much more on the Market, so list any surplus there rather than selling it to an NPC.
Buy Raw Leather from the Market
With drops this unpredictable, the Market is the dependable option when you need a set amount. Players regularly sell Raw Leather and processed Strong Leather, so you can buy the exact quantity a recipe calls for instead of spending a long time farming. This is especially helpful when you’re only missing a few pieces.
Named level 45 targets with the highest drop chance
A handful of named enemies in the starter regions drop Raw Leather far more often than ordinary mobs. Three of them hand it over on 62.2% of kills, which dwarfs the roughly 3.9% rate on common beasts in the same zones.
| Target | Level | Location | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Furious Saursus | 45 | Night Dew Cave, Verteron | 62.2% |
 Bloodfang Pnyn | 45 | Northern Tolbas Forest, Verteron | 62.2% |
 Predator Garsan | 45 | Moslan Forest, Altgard | 62.2% |
 Blooming Korin | 45 | Ellun River Midstream, Verteron | 51.8% |
 Neikel of the East | 45 | Eastern Cantas Valley, Verteron | Field boss |
Each target has only one spawn location and takes a long time to respawn, so none is suitable for a sustained solo loop. Count them as extra kills while farming nearby, and bring a full group of players who are level 45 or higher.
Farming routes in Verteron
Verteron suits players who are still leveling. Open-world beasts there drop Raw Leather at around 3.9% per kill, but dense packs and quick respawns keep your kill count high, which matters more than any single mob’s odds. The three circuits below also drop beef and fruit along the way.
Western Cantas Valley
Teleport to Coastal Camp and travel east into Western Cantas Valley. Pull Stonebeak Crestlich groups in circles, with Gentle Popoku living nearby. The packs sit close together and respawn fast, and the beasts here carry a slightly above-average 5.8% Raw Leather chance.
Garden of the Illusion God
Choose Pilgrim’s Rest as your teleport point and follow the path into the valley. The big blue Confused Ursus gather close together, making them convenient for area-of-effect pulls. Farther down the slope, another camp offers more targets; alternate between the camps as their populations respawn.
Pilgrim’s Ridge
At the Verteron Fortress Valley waypoint, glide west over the cliff ledge in the direction of Pilgrim’s Ridge. Gather Ridge Ursus, Ridge Violent Ursus, and nearby bees on the same loop; they drop leather, beef, and fruit along this route.
Farming routes in Altgard
Altgard offers two reliable beast routes. Both keep a high kill count going without heavy travel time between pulls.
Moslan Forest
Take the dirt trails through Moslan Forest and hunt level 21 Withered Armadon. Their Raw Leather drop rate is 5.8%, and they also yield Kina and Armadon Soul Points, building Pet Genus Insight on the same circuit. The forest’s southeast is a good area to loop. Predator Garsan also roams here, putting the 62.2% named target on your route.
Open highland Brax
Hunt groups of Brax across the open highland. They cluster on grassy ground, making quick targets for melee characters, and drop Raw Leather, Kina, and Fera Soul Crystals.
Keep pulls small enough that recovery never costs you more time than the extra kills save. A loop you can repeat without healing or reviving beats oversized pulls every time.
Raw Leather drop rates by region
More than 140 monsters between level 10 and 53 can drop Raw Leather, and the per-kill odds swing hard by area. Choosing the right region matters more than chasing one specific mob, so higher-level characters can speed things up by moving into the Abyss zones.
| Region | Typical per-kill chance |
|---|---|
| Verteron | around 3.9% |
| Altgard | around 3.9% |
| Chaotic Lower Reshanta | 3.5% to 8.4% |
| Chaotic Middle Reshanta | 4.7% to 11.7% |
| Eltnen | around 7.8% |
| Morheim | around 7.8% |
Families worth targeting across these zones include Ursus and Zaif, Slink and Tog, Karnif and Coradon, and Brax and Swarm. In Chaotic Lower Reshanta, Abyss Swarm Colony stands out at 15.2%, with nearby Karnif, Slink, Coradon, and Swarm packs tightly grouped for chain pulls once you out-level the starter zones. Each successful kill prints “Raw Leather acquired” in the system log.
Other ways to get Raw Leather
Monsters aren’t your only source. Keep two other options in mind if your craft is held up by one or two missing pieces.
Open a Shulak Loot Bundle
A Shulak Loot Bundle is a pouch-like chest that gives one of four items at fixed odds: Raw Leather, Spiritstone, Fresh Raw Meat, or Fresh Fruit. About 14.8% of opened bundles yield Raw Leather, so keep any you already have. Various level 45 undead and shulak enemies drop the bundle, which cannot be traded.
Turn it in for a Supply Request
Raw Leather can also be submitted for a Supply Request. Handing in 5 Raw Leather returns 380 Abyss Points and 100 Enhance Stone. Set aside the Raw Leather your planned armor recipe needs first, then route any surplus into Supply Requests.
Craft Strong Leather and Orichalcum armor
Armorsmithing turns Raw Leather into Strong Leather. The basic recipe uses 2 Raw Leather to make 1 Strong Leather, with a 95.2% base success rate. At mastery level 25, you unlock a batch recipe that makes 10 Strong Leather from 20 Raw Leather in one craft, taking the place of five attempts at the level 1 recipe.
| Recipe | Armorsmithing level | Input to output |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Leather | 1 | 2 Raw Leather to 1 Strong Leather |
| Strong Leather ×10 | 25 | 20 Raw Leather to 10 Strong Leather |
Strong Leather then feeds the Orichalcum gear set. The pieces, their materials, and the Armorsmithing level each one needs are below.
| Item | Materials | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Orichalcum Helm | 1 Orichalcum Ingot, 3 Strong Leather, 2 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 3 |
| Orichalcum Breastplate | 2 Orichalcum Ingot, 4 Strong Leather, 3 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 3 |
| Orichalcum Greaves | 2 Orichalcum Ingot, 3 Strong Leather, 2 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 3 |
| Orichalcum Pauldrons | 1 Orichalcum Ingot, 3 Strong Leather, 2 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 5 |
| Orichalcum Gloves | 1 Orichalcum Ingot, 2 Strong Leather, 2 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 5 |
| Orichalcum Boots | 1 Orichalcum Ingot, 3 Strong Leather, 2 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 10 |
| Orichalcum Cloak | 1 Orichalcum Ingot, 2 Strong Leather, 2 Refining Stone, 1 Odyle | 10 |
A successful craft puts Strong Leather in your inventory, and while farming, check the system log to verify each Raw Leather pickup. Since drop rates vary so much, use several approaches: farm a dense route in Verteron or Altgard as you level or finish dailies, defeat any named target along the way, then purchase whatever pieces remain on the Market if a recipe requires them immediately.
