Leather Armor Guide — Palworld Gear — full walkthrough
Leather Armor triples the Cloth Outfit's defense and unlocks the Metal armor tier. It's the standard mid-game body slot from Level 12 to Level 21.
Updated 2026-07-29
Key takeaways
- ✓Unlock and recipe
- ✓Stats
- ✓Upgrade path
Unlock and recipe
Unlocks at Level 12, 2 Tech points. Recipe: 6 Leather + 6 Cloth at the Workbench. Leather drops from Rushoar and Direhowl.
Stats
Defense 60, no elemental resist bonus.
Upgrade path
Metal Armor at Level 21 (Def 130). Leather is best replaced by then.