Gold Making with Tracking & Skinning in Aeternum
Time: 2025-03-10 by mmojugg Game: New World Aeternum Guide
Hey, exiles of Aeternum! If you're itching to make some serious gold in New World: Aeternum and you've got a knack for tracking critters and skinning 'em clean, you're in the right place. This crafting skill is a goldmine if you use it wisely - skins, meat and rare drops can quickly fill your pockets. I've been carving up beasts across this island for years, and with Season 7 rolling in 2025, I'm spilling my favorite methods to turn Tracking & Skinning into a cash cow. From boar hide hauls to rabbit loot jackpots, here's your guide to banking coins, tweaked for variety and maximum chill. Let's get skinning!
Server Check: Prices are king
Before you sharpen your knife, check out your server's trading post. Hides like Thick Hide might fetch 0.37 gold each on Fresh Start Casia, but tank to 0.05 elsewhere - or spike to 1.0 on legacy servers. I'm going to lower my haul numbers and Casia prices - adjust to your market and see if it's worth the grind. No point chasing Dark Hide if it's dirt cheap where you are!
Prepare for profit: Gear & Boosts
Maximising your gold-per-hour starts with the right gear. This stuff's pricey—especially on new servers—but even mid-tier gear pumps your profits. Build it up slow as you grind!
Skinning gear:
Top-tier set = +Skinning Yield (more hides), +Luck (rare drops), and 400+ Dexterity (speed, crits).
Jewelry: Skinning Luck Amulet (5-10% increase), Hardy Rings (extra dodge), Dex stats.
Weapons: Rapier (Fleche), Great Axe (Gravity Well)—zip around fast.
Skinning knife:
Orichalcum-30% faster skinning. Benefits: Efficiency (speed), Yield (more skins), Luck (rares), Mote Attunement (e.g. Fire Motes, 5-10 gold each).
Alt: Steel Knife (20% speed, 20-50 gold) - a solid starter.
Extras:
Skinning Trophies: +Luck in 3 houses (500-1,000 gold each).
Bags: Extra Pockets (more space), Tanner's Burden (lighter hides)—1,000-2,000 gold, worth it later.
Consumables: Proficiency Booster Potions (+10% yield, 20-50 gold) or free Season Pass Augments. Grilled Tenderloin (+Luck, 10-20 gold).
PvP Flag: +10% global luck—risky but free.
Music Buff: Fortune's Favor (+Yield)—tip a bard 10 gold.
Skip the full kit early—Steel Knife and basic gear still cash out fine!
Method 1: Hide Farming - Boar Bonanza
The plan: Hunt mid-tier hides (Thick Hide) - they often beat Dark Hide in value. High-tier mobs flood markets; low-tier zones dry up as players level.
Prime Spot: Boar's Home, Restless Shore—teleport to Shrine of Corpus, head north.
Tight boar cluster + boss Tuskgore (gear drops, 50-100 gold).
Starmetal (1.95 gold) and Ironwood (0.5-1 gold) nearby.
How:
Start on the cliff, drop in, slaughter boars.
4 min respawn - grab Starmetal/Ironwood or go AFK until they're back.
Optional: Skin lynxes for extra skins.
Haul (1 hour, Casia):
5,298 Thick Hide (0.37 gold = 1,960 gold)
1,712 Starmetal (1.95 gold = 3,338 gold)
300 Motes (1.30 gold = 390 gold)
297 Pork (0.30 gold = 89 gold)
59 Juicy Ham Hocks (8.50 gold = 502 gold)
9 Infused Claws (50 gold = 450 gold)
273 Shifthide (3.40 gold = 928 gold)
Total: 8,298 gold (minus 5% tax = 7,883 gold)
Pros: Easy, relaxing - 8k gold/hour is a win. Scales with gear.
Cons: Thick hide value varies - check first!
Old Spots:
Rawhide: Inkwell Cave Loop, Windsward—wolves/boars from north gate to beach. Weak mobs, no gear swap.
Ironhide: Lahu Hollow, Ebonscale Reach (Serenity Shrine)—tiger laps, bonus Orichalcum/Mithril.
Dark Hide: Cutlass Keys Beaches - run between shrines, avoid PvP zone.
Method 2: Rabbit Farming - Meat & Jackpots
The plan: Skin rabbits for Rawhide, Sumptuous Rabbit and rare Rabbit's Foot drops - big bucks on older servers!
Prime Spot: Rabbit Island, Restless Shore - Teleport to Moon Bay City, head northeast.
Fast respawns, dense rabbits + Harekeeper (easy kill, gear drops).
Ironwood/Wirefibre nearby (optional).
How:
Circle the island, skin rabbits - quick kills, quick respawns.
Harekeeper spawns per white rabbit—smack him down (50-100 gold drops).
Skip resources for speed or grab 'em for extras.
Haul (1 hour, Casia):
928 Rawhide (0.30 gold = 278 gold)
40 Sumptuous Rabbit (60 gold = 2,400 gold)
192 Game Meat (1.30 gold = 250 gold)
Total: 2.928 gold (minus tax = 2.782 gold)
Legacy (Morama): Sumptuous Rabbit at 300 gold = 12,000 gold, total ~13,069 gold!
Rabbit's Foot: 1,000-5,000 gold each—0 this run, but 2/hour = +2,000-10,000 gold!
Pros: Sumptuous Rabbit shines on old servers—13K base, 20K+ with luck.
Cons: Fresh servers = low value (2-3K). Rabbit's Foot RNG—feast or famine.
Fine Print: Real winnings
Costs: 100 gold/hour (Potions, Food) + 5-10% Trading Post tax (400-800 off 8K).
Bonuses: Aptitude Crates (50-500 gold), Azoth-to-T5 Mats (100-200 gold), Strange Bones (XP crates)—offsets losses.
Refine or Raw? Thick Hide to Layered Leather (0.37 to 1-2 gold)-do the maths. I refine for Aptitude—crates pay long-term!
Your Gold Game Plan
Hide Farming: 8K gold/hour - steady, cool, scales everywhere.
Rabbit Farming: 3K-13K+ gold/hour—fresh vs. legacy split, jackpot potential.
Mix It: Boars for bank, rabbits for thrills—tweak per server.
I'm hooked on Boar's Home—easy gold, AFK vibes. Rabbits? Legacy server dreams - those feet are pure adrenaline. What's your skinning cash cow?
Thanks for Reading
That's your 2025 gold-making playbook for Tracking & Skinning in New World Aeternum! Keep an eye on MMOJUGG for more exile-approved tips. Happy hunting, Exiles!
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