Forester
"Foresters gather resources such as wood from the forest, to be used by other crafting professions."
A Forester gathers and treats wood for the Woodworker and boils looted hides for the Tailor . This profession only produces subcomponents for other professions but it is a necessary and vital role.
A guide to attaining Forester Mastery .
Required Tools
Materials
A list of all component items that are used to craft Forester recipes: Forester Components
A Forester requires a Forester's Axe (e.g., Bronze Forester's Axe ) in order to gather and treat different types of wood and to boil different types of hides . The forester must have the proficiency for the previous tier of the wood, for example in order to harvest Ash Branches the forester should be Apprentice Forester . The forester can find wood by using the Track Wood skill, which directs them to the nearest cache of wood in the landscape.
Once he has collected the base components, the Forester will need to purchase additional components from a Supplier vendor to use in crafting his final product.
Resources are generally "Nodes" found across the lands of Middle-earth , which provide crafting materials in Crafting Recipe.
Wood Branches can only be harvested by characters with the Forester profession. Foresters are granted the ability to Track Wood , harvest the ore deposit using Crafting Tools , and process the wood into treated wood at a Workbench .
Wood branch node
Normal branches typically yield 1 to 3 branches and a small chance of other crafting materials such as rare components and mastery components.
Heavy branches can yield up to 6 branches and occasionally kindling materials .
The following Professions can use the treated wood for materials in their own crafting recipes:
Wood Branches Index
Fallen Timbers
Tier
Wood Materials
Mastery Components / Rare Crafting Components
Locations
Rowan Branches
1 Apprentice
Log of Rowan Wood
Drop of Sticky Resin Common Flax Fibre
South Ered Luin , The Shire , Central Bree-land , Swanfleet
Ash Branches
2 Journeyman
Log of Ash Wood
Drop of Ashy Resin Bree Flax Fibre Sapphire Shard *
North Ered Luin , Edges of Bree-land , The Barrow-downs , Western Lone-lands , Western North Downs , Cardolan
Yew Branches
3 Expert
Log of Yew Wood
Drop of Amber Resin Pale Flax Fibre Ruby Shard *
Eastern Lone-lands , Eastern North Downs , Eastern Evendim
Lebethron Branches
4 Artisan
Log of Lebethron Wood
Drop of Black Resin Yellow Flax Fibre Adamant Shard *
Trollshaws , Western Evendim , Western Angmar , South-Eastern Lone-lands , Western Misty Mountains , Western Agamaur (located in the Lone-lands )
Black Ash Branches
5 Master
Log of Black Ash Wood Black Ash Heartwood Spider Silk
Drop of Soft Resin Golden Flax Fibre Beryl Shard *
Eastern Misty Mountains , Eastern Angmar , The Wildwood and Northern Eregion
Ilex Branches Pile of Ilex Wood
6 Supreme
Log of Ilex Wood
Drop of Hard Resin Fairy Flax Fibre Mithril Flake *
Southern Eregion , Moria (esp. Bult-kâr and Sejer-tharâkh crafting instances found in Mezer-serej in Zelem-melek ), Lothlórien , Mirkwood , Enedwaith
Mallorn Branches
As of Update 12, Helm's Deep - November 20, 2013 , these branches were removed from the game
Birch Branches
7 Westfold
Log of Birch Wood Birch Sapwood Branch
Drop of Birch-tar Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil *
Enedwaith , Dunland , The Great River
Oak Branches
8 Eastemnet
Log of Oak Wood Oak Sapwood Branch
Piece of Oak Bark Tarnished Crest of Rohan *
East Rohan , Imping crafting instance found in Hytbold , Wildermore
Walnut Branches
9 Westemnet
Log of Walnut Wood Walnut Sapwood Branch Walnut
Piece of Walnut Bark Emerald Shard *
West Rohan , Direnfirel crafting instance found in the Entwood , Western Gondor , Central Gondor
Poplar Branches
10 Anórien
Log of Poplar Wood Poplar Sapwood Branch
Piece of Poplar Bark Zircon Shard *
Eastern Gondor , Old Anórien , Far Anórien , North Ithilien
Gnarled Branches
10 Anórien
Bundle of Reclaimed Ithilien Lumber
The Wastes
Gorgoroth Branches Gorgoroth Wood
11 Doomfold
Log of Gorgoroth Wood
Piece of Doomfold Bark Strong Gorgoroth Branch Black Adamant Shard *
The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Lasgalen Branches
11 Doomfold
Log of Lasgalen Wood
Piece of Doomfold Bark Strong Lasgalen Branch Black Adamant Shard *
Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
Thornholt Branches
12 Ironfold
Log of Thornholt Wood
Piece of Thornholt Bark Strong Thornholt Branch Dwarrowgleam Shard *
Iron Hills , Ered Mithrin
Vales Branches
12 Ironfold
Log of Thornholt Wood
Piece of Thornholt Bark Strong Thornholt Branch Drop of Vales Honey Dwarrowgleam Shard *
Vales of Anduin
Mordor Snag Branches
13 Minas Ithil
Log of a Mordor Snag
Piece of Mordor Snag Bark Strong Snag Branch Ithilharn Shard *
Minas Morgul , Mordor Besieged
Langflood Branches
13 Minas Ithil
Langflood Log
Piece of Mordor Snag Bark Thick Langflood Log Ithilharn Shard *
Wells of Langflood , Elderslade , The War of Three Peaks
Frost-rimed Ilex Branches
13 Minas Ithil
Langflood Log
Piece of Mordor Snag Bark Thick Langflood Log Ithilharn Shard *
Azanulbizar, T.A. 2799
Pile of Black Ash Wood
14 Gundabad
Log of a Wind-swept Black Ash
Frost-rimed Black Ash Branch Sunstone Shard *
Gundabad : Deepscrave , Gloomingtarn , Máttugard , Pit of Stonejaws
Wind-swept Black Ash Branches
14 Gundabad
Log of a Wind-swept Black Ash
Frost-rimed Black Ash Branch Sunstone Shard *
Gundabad : Câr Bronach , Clovengap , Welkin-lofts King's Gondor : Lossarnach , Upper Lebennin , Lower Lebennin Ettenmoors : Hithlad , Coldfells , Hoardale , Steps of Gram , Arador's End
Sea-side Black Ash Branches
15 Umbar
Log of Umbari Wood
Sturdy Log of Umbari Wood Red Sea-stone *
King's Gondor : Belfalas , Blackroot Vale , Dor-en-Ernil , Lamedon , Ringló Vale Outer Gondor : Anfalas , Pinnath Gelin Ettenmoors : Steps of Gram , Arador's End
Palm Branches
15 Umbar
Log of Umbari Wood
Sturdy Log of Umbari Wood Red Sea-stone *
Haradwaith : Cape of Umbar , The Shield Isles
Abandoned Planks
15 Umbar
Log of Umbari Wood
Sturdy Log of Umbari Wood Red Sea-stone *
Umbar-môkh - Tâkhdar , Kamrabezûr , Ilmabiri , Khabârkhad , Dil-irmíz
* Very rare component
Hides can be harvested by characters by defeating Beasts . These pieces of animal hide have a chance to drop from those types of Creatures .
Foresters are able to process hides into leather by boiling them at a Workbench .
The following Professions can use the leather for materials in their own crafting recipes:
Hide Index
Hide
Tier
Leather By-product
Levels that Drop Item
Location(s)
Light Hide
1 Apprentice
Brushed Light Leather
1-13
Southern Ered Luin , the Shire , Central Bree-land
Medium Hide
2 Journeyman
Brushed Medium Leather Glazed Medium Leather
13-25
Bree-land , Ered Luin , Lone-lands , North Downs , and the Shire
Sturdy Hide
3 Expert
Brushed Sturdy Leather Glazed Sturdy Leather
25-34
Evendim , Lone-lands , North Downs , and Trollshaws
Pristine Hide
4 Artisan
Brushed Pristine Leather Glazed Pristine Leather
35-43
Western Angmar , Evendim , Eastern and Western Misty Mountains , Eastern North Downs and Trollshaws
Exceptional Hide
5 Master
Brushed Exceptional Leather Glazed Exceptional Leather
44-50
Angmar , Eregion , Sarnúr in Ered Luin , Forochel , The Wildwood and Ettenmoors
Magnificent Hide
6 Supreme
Brushed Magnificent Leather Glazed Magnificent Leather Finished Magnificent Leather Mithril-reinforced Magnificent Leather
51-64
Angmar , Eregion , Moria , Lothlórien , Mirkwood , Enedwaith , Minas Elendúr , Kolo-hampât
Calenard Hide
7 Westfold
Brushed Calenard Leather Glazed Calenard Leather Finished Calenard Leather
65-74
Dunland , Gap of Rohan , Isengard , Nan Curunír , The Great River and some rare drops in Eastern Mirkwood and Enedwaith
Riddermark Hide
8 Eastemnet
Brushed Riddermark Leather Glazed Riddermark Leather Finished Riddermark Leather
75-85
East Rohan
Eorlingas Hide
9 Westemnet
Brushed Eorlingas Leather Glazed Eorlingas Leather Finished Eorlingas Leather
85-99
West Rohan (A beast level 85 in West Rohan can drop both Riddermark and Eorlingas hides), Fangorn , Western Gondor , Central Gondor
Anórien Hide
10 Anórien
Brushed Anórien Leather
100-105
Eastern Gondor , Old Anórien , Far Anórien (beasts in all 3 areas drop both Eorlingas and Anórien hides)
Doomfold Hide
11 Doomfold
Brushed Doomfold Leather
106+
The Plateau of Gorgoroth and Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
Ironfold Hide
12 Ironfold
Brushed Ironfold Leather
116+
Ered Mithrin and the Withered Heath and the Iron Hills
Minas Ithil Hide
13 Minas Ithil
Brushed Minas Ithil Leather
116+
Morgul Vale and Wells of Langflood
Gundabad Hide
14 Gundabad
Brushed Gundabad Leather
130-140
Gundabad
Umbari Hide
15 Umbar
Brushed Umbari Leather
140-150
Umbar
Recipes
A complete list of Forester recipe indexes by tier:
A complete list of Forester recipes listed alphabetically:
An index of items that can be crafted using Forester recipes
Quests
Class Quests
Harvesting Reward Quest
Quest Reward