This article combines the best skinning perks and the best ways to increase your skinning yield in New World all in one. Here we discuss all skinning perks and how to use proficiency potions to increase your gathering yield.
Add Perks to Raise Yield from Skinning
When you are crafting any of your skinning knives or other items, they all have chances to add a perk. A perk will give your item a special attribute that may increase different aspects of the item.
You can add either a special item to your craft, or you can also add Azoth when crafting to increase the chance of getting a perk. Some of these perks increase the amount of items, or the yield, you can get from skinning. To increase the yield and get more ore out of skinning, you will want the “Skinning Yield” Perk on your Skinning Knife in New World which makes it yield 10% more resources.
You can also add perks to armor and amulets, as discussed in a following section. Utilizing as many of these as you can in your gear set will maximize yield.
Consume Proficiency Potions to Raise Yield of all Gathering Skills Temporarily
Another way to raise yield temporarily while on a gathering is to craft and consume Proficiency Booster potions. Some people think since this is a potion it must be crafted using the Arcana skill, but it is actually crafted using the Engineering skill, using a Workshop.
Here are all the current proficiency potions available in New World:
| Tier | Potion Name | Image | Increase in Yield | Duration | Level Req. | Ingredients |
| 2 | Weak Proficiency Booster |  | 5% | 10 Mins | 5 | 1x Water 1x Soul Mote 1x Air Mote |
| 3 | Common Proficiency Booster |  | 7% | 15 Mins | 20 | 1x Water 1x Soul Wisp 1x Air wisp |
| 4 | Strong Proficiency Booster |  | 10% | 20 Mins | 40 | 1x Water 1x Soul Essence 1x Air Essence |
| 5 | Powerful Proficiency Booster |  | 15% | 30 Mins | 60 | 1x Soul Quintessence 1x Air Quintessence |
All Available Skinning Perks in New World
The following table is a list of all the currently available perks you can add to your skinning knife or other items when crafting. Keep this in mind if you are looking to increase your yield, make skinning faster, or have better chances at finding rare items while skinning.
As you will read in the description, each of these perks scales depending on the gear score it is applied to. The higher the gear score, the better your perk!
| Perk | Slot | Description |
| Skinning Luck | Skinning Knife | While Skinning gain 2.0%-9.3% chance at finding rare items. |
| Skinning Yield | Skinning Knife | Skinning yields 10.0%-19.0% more resources. |
| Tanner’s Discipline | Skinning Knife | Gain 3.0%-9.4% more Skinning experience |
| Reinforced Skinning Luck | Armor | While Skinning gain 2.0%-5.0% chance at finding rare items. |
| Adored Skinning Luck | Amulet | While Skinning gain 5.0%-9.5% chance at finding rare items. |
Our full New World Tracking and Skinning Guide is available here: