How to Get Leather in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 16, 2026Source: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files

Raw materialsSold by traders

“Leather can be used to craft a variety of things.”

You get Leather by harvesting or breaking 7 kinds of block, butchering 15 kinds of animal, looting 29 kinds of container, scrapping a Advanced Bellows and buying from traders. The most per block comes from Leather Trunk (5).

Farm itLeather Trunk5 per block · 7 block sources
Loot it29 containers
Used in82 recipes
Buy itGeneral list

Most per block

Leather Trunk5
Forge5
Office Chair Grey1–2
Leather Couch Arm2
Bear Rug1–2
Shoes Pile: Sandals1–2

All 7 blocks ↓

Stack size: 250
Base value, each: 22

Item ID resourceLeather — for the giveself console command. All item IDs

Blocks that drop Leather

Sorted by the largest amount per block. “Harvest” drops come from working the block; “Destroy” drops from breaking it.

Block	Amount	How
Leather Trunk	5	Destroy
Forge	5	Harvest
Office Chair Grey	1–2	Destroy
Leather Couch Arm	2	Destroy
Bear Rug	1–2	Destroy
Shoes Pile: Sandals	1–2	Destroy
Restaurant Booth Grey	1	Destroy

Animals that give Leather

Harvest drops on the animal's carcass (entityclasses.xml), the most first.

Grace70
Zombie Boar35
Bear15
Zombie Bear15
Dire Wolf12
Mountain Lion10
Wolf10
Stag9
Boar7
Little Bear7
Doe6
Coyote5
Zombie Dog4
Rabbit2
Snake2

The amount depends on the tool. items.xml sets the butchering harvest to 1 for Bone Knife, Candy Cane Knife, Hunting Knife, Machete, Steel Knuckles or Stun Baton and to 0.7 for Iron Fireaxe, Steel Axe, Stone Axe or Taza's Stone Axe.

Containers it can be looted from

29 containers can roll Leather; chances depend on loot stage, so none are shown.

Army Truck
Buried Food Stash
Buried Supplies
Casket
Clothes Pile
Clothes Rack
Clothes Shelf
Equipment Rack
Footlocker
Garment Bag
Laundry Basket
Lockers
Luggage
Metal Desk
Military Clothes Rack
Mortician's Drawer
Nightstand
Police Car
Savage Country Box
Shelf
Shoes
Suitcase
Tent
Treasure Cache
Washing Machine
Weathered Backpack
White Armoire Drawer
Wild West Coffin Closed
Wood Desk

Buying Leather

General list: on the list all 5 traders share, so any of them can have it in stock.

Lists are what a trader can roll at restock, not guaranteed stock. All traders

Scrap these for Leather

Scrapping this item gives Leather — same scrap category in materials.xml. The amount is not in the files.

Advanced Bellows

Used in 82 recipes

With how many one quality-1 craft takes, where the recipe index has it.

Showing 40 of 82.

Leather — FAQ

How do you get Leather in 7 Days to Die?

By harvesting or breaking 7 kinds of block, butchering 15 kinds of animal, looting 29 kinds of container, scrapping a Advanced Bellows and buying from traders.

What gives the most Leather?

Leather Trunk (5), Forge (5), Office Chair Grey (1–2) — the largest amounts per block in the game files.

What can you scrap for Leather?

1 item, including Advanced Bellows.

Can you buy Leather from traders?

Yes. It is also on the general list every trader shares. What is in stock on a given day is rolled from these lists.

What is Leather used for?

It goes into 82 recipes, including Farmer Hat, Farmer Outfit, Farmer Gloves, Farmer Boots and Biker Helmet.

More raw materials

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