What is thieving?

Thieving is a skill which allows players to obtain coins and items by stealing from market stalls or by pickpocketing NPC's. It is a great skill for starting off an account, as you will earn a lot of money very quickly.

Thieving locations

Edgeville

A good place to train thieving is at west of bank at Edgeville (home).

Ardougne

Another good place is Ardougne.

Wilderness

Wilderness thieving gives more xp, but it's risky because you can be killed by players. Hardcore ironmen will lose their status when they die, so be careful! You need a level of 85 to train thieving at wilderness.

Experience table

Edgeville/Ardougne

Stall	Location	Level needed	Coins / Reward	XP gained with Ironman mode
Baker's Stall	Edgeville/Ardougne	1	Cake / 7,187 gp	300
Silk Stall	Edgeville/Ardougne	20	Silk / 57,500 gp	465
Fur Stall	Edgeville/Ardougne	35	Fur / 93,425 gp	690
Silver Stall	Edgeville/Ardougne	50	Unstrung Symbol / 115k gp	1,050
Spice Stall	Ardougne	65	Spice / 136k gp	1,365
Gem Stall	Edgeville/Ardougne	75	Gems / 165k gp	1,785

Wilderness

Level needed	Reward	XP gained with Ironman mode
Valueable chest	186,862 Coins, Uncut Gems, Ores	3,120

Tip: it may be a good idea to bring a chisel with you and craft the cut gems for maximum efficiency.

Pickpocketing

Pickpocketing is the act of stealing from anothers pocket. This results in little gold, but very high experience. The downside to Pickpocketing, is that you have a chance to get caught, which will cause the player to take damage and be stunned for a while.

NPC	Location	Level Needed	Rewards	XP gained with regular mode
Man	Lumbridge	1	15,360 gp	120
Al Kharid Warrior	Al Kharid	25	12,992 gp	390
Rogue	Wilderness	32	Random Item	540
Master Farmer	Draynor Village	38	Seeds	645
Guard	Falador	40	28,256 gp	705
Knight of Ardougne	Ardougne	55	64,160 gp	1,260
Hero	Ardougne	80	Random Item	3,600

Thieving master

The thieving master can be found at Edgeville and some other places. He can give you your skilling cape for free when you reach level 99. In addition, he can give you skilling tasks to obtain thieving points or money (you will also get participation points when you finish your task). Finally, you can see his master's shop where you can spend your thieving points.

1-99 walktrough

This is the suggested method for 1-99 thieving:

Name	Levels
Baker's stall	1-20
Silk stall	20-35
Fur stall	35-50
Silver stall	50-65
Spice stall	65-75
Gem	75-99

Useful items and boosts

Hourly bonus skill

The hourly bonus skill gives you 50% more thieving xp for 1 hour. Quest tab > the "i" icon to see what the current hourly bonus skill is. Refresh the page to be sure you have the right one.

Watch the order of the hourly bonus skills to see when thieving is the hourly bonus skill.

Item/Boost	Effect	How to obtain?
Voting	Gives you 25% more thieving xp for 1 hour	When you redeem your vote, you will get a boost xp for 1 hour. See here how to vote
Rogue set	Gives you 30% more thieving xp	Buy it from the thieving master for 4200 thieving points
Dodgy necklace	Gives you 10% more thieving xp and 50% faster thieving from miscellaneous stalls	Buy it from the thieving master for 3000 thieving points
Bandit's brew	Gives you 2M thieving xp	Buy it from the thieving master for 1500 thieving points
Gloves of silence	Gives you 5% more thieving xp and allows a chance to get a double steal	Buy the gloves from the OSRS items store for 350 skilling points
Thieving cape	Gives you 20% more thieving xp	Buy it from the thieving master
Thieving hood	Gives you 5% more thieving xp	Buy it from the thieving master