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	Image	Location	Level needed	Reward	XP gained with all ironman modes
Baker's Stall		Home, Edgeville, and Ardougne	1	72,114 GP, cakes	812
Silk Stall		Home, Edgeville, and Ardougne	20	73,045 GP, silk	1,218
Fur Stall		Home, Edgeville, and Ardougne	35	74,292 GP, fur	1,856
Silver Stall		Home, Edgeville, and Ardougne	50	75,922 GP, unstrong symbol	2,842
Spice Stall		Ardougne	65	77,096 GP, Spice	3,654
Gem Stall		Home, Edgeville, and Ardougne	75	78,673 GP, uncut gems	4,814
Miscellaneous Stall	Image	Home	99	Random item	2,407

Wilderness

Level needed	Reward	XP gained with all ironman modes
Valueable chest	Uncut gems	4,205

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	Reward all ironman modes	XP gained with all ironman modes
Man	Lumbridge	1	5127 GP	464
Al Kharid Warrior	Al Kharid	25	11884 GP	1566
Rogue	Wilderness	32	Random items	2146
Guard	Falador	40	21978 GP	2842
Knight of Ardougne	Ardougne	55	43373 GP	5104
Hero	Ardougne	80	21470 GP + random item	14616

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