Thieving

The 2002 manual contains information related to this topic.

For information on training this skill, see the Thieving training article.

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Thieving is a skill in RuneScape Classic which allows players to steal from non-player characters, whether by pickpocketing or looting stalls and chests. Thieving proves to be quite profitable and is generally used to make money as coins and valuable items are obtained in the process. The Thieving skill was released on 30 April 2002 with East Ardougne and the Tribal Totem quest. East Ardougne is the area with the most Thieving-related content in the game, and was often referred to as "the Thieving city" early after its release.

Getting started

In order to begin training, players must start by pickpocketing before they can steal from stalls. Pickpocketing men is the only option at level 1. Men can be found near the initial spawn point in Lumbridge, making the skill readily available for new players.

Pickpocket

A player caught picking the pocket of an Al Kharid warrior.

Players can pickpocket specific monsters by right-clicking on them and choosing the "pickpocket" option. If the pickpocket is successful, the player will receive some loot and Thieving experience. If the pickpocket fails, then the monster will attack the player. To continue pickpocketing, the player must run away or kill the monster and wait for it to respawn.

When pickpocketing, many players have food, and armour equipped, but no weapon, to avoid killing the monster or taking too much damage. Another strategy is to weild a bow with no arrows, which prevents the player from attacking accidentally.

Image	Name	Level	Experience	Location	Loot	Combat level
	Man	1	8	Edgeville Lumbridge Varrock Most other towns and cities	3 Coins	9
	Farmer	10	14.5	Hemenster windmill Upstairs in a building in Hemenster Northeast of Lumbridge	9 Coins	15
	Warrior (Al Kharid)	25	26	Al Kharid Palace	18 Coins	18
	Warrior (female)	25	26	Ardougne Castle Varrock Palace	18 Coins	27
	Workman	25	0	Digsite	10 Coins Bucket Leather gloves Rock sample Rope Spade Specimen brush	9
	Rogue	32	36.5	Rogues' House within northeast Wilderness Wilderness rogue mine	25 or 40 Coins 8 Air runes Lockpick Poisoned Iron dagger Wine	21
	Guard	40	46.75	Black Knights' Fortress East Ardougne market Falador Varrock	30 Coins	28
	Knight	55	84.25	East Ardougne market	50 Coins	56
	Yanille Watchman	65	137.5	Yanille Watchtower	60 Coins & Bread	33
	Paladin	70	151.75	East Ardougne market and castle	80 Coins & Chaos rune	71
	Gnomes	75*	198.25	Gnome Stronghold	200-400 Coins Earth rune Gold ore King worm Swamp toad	3, 9, Unknown
	Hero	80	273.25	East Ardougne market	100, 200 or 300 Coins Blood rune 2 Death runes Diamond Fire orb Gold ore Wine	83

* Gnomes that can be pickpocketed include children, locals, and some of the Agility trainers.

Stalls

Throughout Gielinor are many stalls that players can steal from. The most common location for stealing from stalls is the East Ardougne market. Looting stalls is another alternative to pickpocketing and requires a higher Thieving level to begin. To steal from a stall, find a stall that can be looted, right-click on it and select the option "steal from". Once a player steals from a stall, it will take several seconds for the items to re-spawn. If the player is unsuccessful, the player will be attacked by a guard, knight, paladin, or hero depending on the level required to steal from the stall.

Image	Stall	Level	Experience	Location	Loot	Respawn Time
	Tea stall	5*	16	East Varrock	Cup of tea	5 seconds
	Bakers Stall	5	16	East Ardougne market	Cake	5 seconds
	Rock Cake stall	15	16	Gu'tanoth	Rock cake	5 seconds
	Silk Stall	20	24	West of East Ardougne market	Silk	8 seconds
	Fur Stall	35	36	East Ardougne market	Grey wolf fur Fur	15 seconds
	Silver Stall	50	54	East Ardougne market	Silver	30 seconds
	Spices Stall	65	81	East Ardougne market	Spice	80 seconds
	Gems Stall	75	160	East Ardougne market	Uncut sapphire Uncut emerald Uncut ruby Uncut diamond	180 seconds

* This stall is not recommended to train on since it has a higher fail rate compared to the other stalls.

Chests

The Thieving skill can be used to unlock a number of chests throughout Gielinor, and receive the loot inside. This is done by right-clicking on the door and selecting 'picklock'.

Image	Name	Level	Experience	Location	Loot	Respawn Time
	10 Coin chest	13	7.5	Ardougne Market house Pirates' Hideout Axe House	10 Coins	10 seconds
	Nature rune chest	28	25	Ardougne Market house, 1st2nd floor[UK] Pirates' Hideout	3 Coins & Nature rune	25 seconds
	50 Coin chest	43	125	Ardougne Market house, 1st2nd floor[UK] Axe House	50 Coins	100 seconds
	Hemenster chest	47*	150	Hemenster	20 Coins & 5 Steel arrow heads	150 seconds
	Blood rune chest	59	250	Chaos Druid Tower	2 Blood runes	250 seconds
	Paladin chest	72	500	Ardougne Castle - upstairs	1000 Coins , Adamantite ore , Raw shark , & Uncut sapphire	500 seconds

* This chest requires a lockpick.

Doors

Some doors can only be unlocked through use of the Thieving skill. Among those, some require a lockpick to open.

Level	Experience	Location	Lockpick
7	3.75	One-storey houses, East Ardougne (10 coin chests)	✖
16	15	Yanille anvil hut	✖
16	15	Nature rune chest house, East Ardougne	✖
21	15	House next to Baker stall, East Ardougne Ardougne Mansion door	✖
31	25	Ardougne sewer mine	✖
32	25	Axe House, Wilderness level 54	✔
39	35	Pirates' Hideout, Wilderness level 54	✔
46	37.5	Chaos Druid Tower	✖
50	0	Underground Pass Railings	✖
50	25	Ancient Wooden Doors, Legends caverns	✔
61	50	Ardougne Castle, 1st2nd floor[UK]	✖
82	50	Yanille Agility dungeon	✔

Boosts

Image	Item	Boost	Visibility
	Poison chalice	1 level*	Visible

* Only when the response from drinking the item is: You feel a lot better

Quests

Thieving is required to complete several quests:

• Level 15 to steal the rock cakes during the Watchtower quest
• Level 21 to find the traps during the Tourist Trap quest
• Level 25 to pickpocket the Workmen during the Digsite quest
• Level 42 to disarm the traps in the lever during the Temple of Ikov quest

Additionally:

• Level 50 greatly helps in the Underground Pass to pick a door that shortcuts the dungeon

The following quests give Thieving experience rewards:

• Biohazard - $XP = Level \times 50 + 500$
• Fight Arena - $XP = Level \times 200 + 175$
• The Hazeel Cult - $XP = Level \times 50 + 500$
• Tourist Trap - $XP = (Level + 1) \times 150$ (optional; 2x)
• Tribal Totem - $XP = Level \times 75 + 200$

Trivia

• "Swedemike" is the first known player to reach level 99 Thieving.