Revision as of 22:55, 2 January 2021

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		Edgeville/Ardougne	1	72,114 GP, cakes	812
Silk Stall		Edgeville/Ardougne	20	73,045 GP, silk	1218
Fur Stall		Edgeville/Ardougne	35	74,292 GP, fur	1856
Silver Stall		Edgeville/Ardougne	50	75,922 GP, unstrong symbol	2842
Spice Stall		Ardougne	65	77096 GP, Spice	3654
Gem Stall		Edgeville/Ardougne	75	78,673 GP, uncut gems	4814

Wilderness

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	NPC Picture	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
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. It's recommended to get the rogue set, because it gives you 75% more thieving xp. You need 4200 thieving points for the full set. It's also recommended to get the dodgy necklace, because it gives you 25% more thieving xp and it allows faster thieving from miscellaneous stalls.

1-99 walktrough

This is the suggested method for 1-99 thieving:

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 > scroll down to see what the current hourly bonus skill is. Refresh the bonus skill 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	Image	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 75% more thieving xp	Get it from the thieving master for 4200 thieving points
Dodgy necklace		Gives you 25% more thieving xp and allows faster thieving from miscellaneous stalls	But it at the thieving master for 3000 thieving points
Bandit's brew		Gives you 2M thieving xp	Buy it at 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 at the OSRS items store for 350 skilling points
Skilling cape		Gives you 30% more thieving xp. Very useful when you want more xp after you reach level 99	See below how to obtain the skilling cape

The skilling cape

If you reach level 99, you will get the skillcape and hood automatically. When you lost it, you can get it free from the thieving master. You can also get it from the skillcape store for 27m or the (t) for 45m. Run to north west of Edgeville bank or use ::shops and run west to get there.