Raw Leather is a mob-drop crafting material in AION 2, which makes farming it much less predictable than gathering ore, wood, or gemstones. The best Raw Leather farm is not one specific monster with a guaranteed drop, but a Hunting Ground packed with several enemies that can all drop Raw Leather so you can keep killing with as little downtime as possible.
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Best Raw Leather Farm
Best Elyos Raw Leather Farm
Best Asmodian Raw Leather Farm
Which Enemies Drop Raw Leather
How to Farm Raw Leather Faster
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Best AION 2 Raw Leather Farm
The best way to farm Raw Leather is to kill large groups of eligible beast-type enemies in Hunting Grounds where several different Raw Leather sources overlap. The individual drop rate is low, so total kills per hour matter more than repeatedly camping one particular monster.
For Elyos, Ellun River Midstream is one of the strongest places to start. For Asmodians, Moslan Forest is my first choice, with Tranein Highland as another strong alternative.
Best Elyos farm: Ellun River Midstream
Alternative Elyos farm: Southern Tolbas Forest
Best Asmodian farm: Moslan Forest
Alternative Asmodian farm: Tranein Highland
Best strategy: Kill every Raw Leather-dropping mob along a continuous route
Raw Leather is documented as having a very low drop rate, so long streaks without seeing one are normal. The goal is to maximize the number of valid enemies you kill rather than searching for a supposedly guaranteed Leather mob.
Best Elyos Raw Leather Farm
Ellun River Midstream is my preferred Elyos Raw Leather farm because several enemies in the same Hunting Ground can drop it. Slink, Crasaur, Airon, Young Slink, Aberrant Tog, and Brax are all valid Raw Leather sources in the area.
Instead of camping one spawn, move through the area killing each of those enemy types as you encounter them. Once the first packs begin respawning, loop back through the same route.
Southern Tolbas Forest is another very good option. Fossa, Slink, Ursus, Karnif, Young Slink, and Young Ursus can all drop Raw Leather there, giving you another zone with enough eligible enemies to farm continuously.
Ellun River Midstream: Slink, Crasaur, Airon, Young Slink, Aberrant Tog, Brax
Southern Tolbas Forest: Fossa, Slink, Ursus, Karnif, Young Slink, Young Ursus
If one area has several other players farming the same packs, I would switch to the other rather than waiting on respawns. With Raw Leather's low drop chance, losing kills to competition hurts the farm considerably.
Best Asmodian Raw Leather Farm
Moslan Forest is one of the better Asmodian Raw Leather locations because Decomposed Lupyllini, Armadon, Mutated Ursus, and Basilisk can all drop it. Predator Garsan, the local Field Boss, is also capable of dropping Raw Leather when available.
Tranein Highland is another strong option with Decomposed Lupyllini, Slink, Aberrant Coradon, Young Slink, and Brax all appearing on the Raw Leather source list.
Moslan Forest: Decomposed Lupyllini, Armadon, Mutated Ursus, Basilisk
Tranein Highland: Decomposed Lupyllini, Slink, Aberrant Coradon, Young Slink, Brax
Older beta players also reported good results from compact farming routes around the Abandoned Campsite area, but I would prioritize the current Global drop-list locations above rather than relying on older reported rates. Drop tuning and available enemies have changed since those early builds.
Which Enemies Drop Raw Leather in AION 2?
Raw Leather is not restricted to one creature family. It can drop from a large number of normal enemies, including Lupyllini, Armadon, Fossa, Slink, Crasaur, Airon, Ursus, Karnif, Tayga, Zaif, Brax, Vivel, and several modified or aberrant versions of those enemies.
This is why searching for one "best Raw Leather mob" is usually the wrong approach. Two zones may contain the same valid enemy, but the area with more packs and more additional Raw Leather-dropping species will generally produce better results over time.
Several Field Bosses also have Raw Leather in their drop pool, including Blooming Korin, Neikel of the East, Furious Saursus, Bloodfang Pnyn, and Predator Garsan.
I would kill those bosses when they are already active nearby, but I would not sit around waiting for a Field Boss respawn purely to farm Raw Leather. Normal enemies can be killed far more frequently.
How to Farm Raw Leather Faster
Raw Leather farming is mostly about improving kills per hour. Pick a zone with several eligible enemies, create a short circular route through their spawn areas, and keep moving rather than waiting for individual packs.
AoE damage helps considerably because many of the best locations have enough normal enemies to pull several at once. The faster you can clear each group and move to the next, the more chances you generate for Raw Leather to drop.
Prioritize: Dense groups of eligible enemies
Route: Make a repeatable loop instead of camping one pack
AoE: Pull multiple enemies when your class can handle it
Crowded farm: Change Hunting Grounds
Dry streak: Keep farming; Raw Leather has a low drop
