Thieving

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Thieving is a support skill that allows to steal from mobs and stalls. Emptying pockets can be quite lucrative and net a hefty sum early on. Later levels offer an alternative way to obtain items and resources such as food and ores. Higher level mobs offer more rewarding pickpockets as well.

Training

To pick pockets, crouch and right click an entity to attempt stealing. A successful attempt rewards experience and possibly items from the target's thieving drop table. It is possible to earn multiple drops with each success.

After successfully stealing from a target, they enter a state of high alert lasting 40 seconds during which it becomes much harder to successfully pick pocket from them. During high alert, an entity only gives roughly 10% of the normal experience when stolen from. High alert also prevents item drops to be obtained. Successful pickpocket attempts during high alert further decrease the experience and increases the chances of being caught.

Failed pickpocket attempts lead to getting caught which causes a stun, lasting a few seconds. Stun slows movement, prevents sprinting, impairs vision and also deals a small amount of damage. The entity will also go into high alert mode.

An efficient way to train thieving is to find an area with several entities of the same type and pick their pockets one after another to avoid the high alert cooldown period.

Entities

The table below shows all of the mobs that can be pickpocketed from, what thieving level they require, how much experience they give upon successful pickpocket and some of the locations where they can be found.

Mob	Level	XP	Location
Man	1	5	Most cities
Woman	1	5	Most cities
Goblin	2	7	Across the bridge in Lumbridge Goblin Village
Goblin chief	5	13	Across the bridge in Lumbridge Goblin Village
Farmer	10	13	Falador fields
Highwayman	7	17	Most roads between cities and villages
Dark wizard (Level 10)	10	23	Dark Wizard tower Behind Lumbridge Castle
Monk	12	27	Edgeville Monastery
Wizard	15	33	Wizards' Tower Near Varrock's south entrance
Guard	19	41	Varrock Falador
Dark wizard	20	43	Dark Wizard tower, 2nd floor
Pirate	22	47	Port Sarim
Al-Kharid warrior	25	53	Al-Kharid
Dark wizard	30	63	Dark Wizard tower, 3rd floor
Hobgoblin	32	67	Wilderness border Security Stronghold, 3rd Floor
Dark wizard	35	73	Cave of Ordeals
Druid	35	73	Taverley
Cave goblin	36	75	Dwarven mine
Barbarian	40	83	Barbarian Village
Dark wizard	40	83	Dark Wizard tower, top floor
Al-Kharid bandit	45	93	Shanty Pass Around Al-Kharid
Assassin	50	103	Al-Kharid Palace Varrock Lumber Yard Edgeville
Beekeeper	58	119	Beehive field, south of Camelot
Thug	65	133	Clan Camp Rimmington and its surroundings
Paladin	73	149	Falador Castle
Smuggler	80	163	Thieving Camp next to Grand Exchange
Far away man	90	183	Burgh de Rott

Stalls

Thieving from stalls is an alternative method for training Thieving for those who want a less intensive option. To steal from a stall, interact with it by right clicking and you will receive the XP and an item related to the type of stall. An item will appear to be removed from the stall, and after a cooldown it will reappear and you can steal from the stall again.

Stall *(type)	Level Requirement In	XP *(Per instance)	Respawn timer *(In Seconds)	EXP gain *(Per second)	Fill Inventory time *(Assumes 36 Slots)	Location (with cords)
Vegetables stall	5	7	3.5	2	2 minutes, 6 seconds	- Draynor Village -773 / 69 / 83
Bakery stall	5	8	3.5	2.29	2 minutes, 6 seconds	- East Ardougne -2068 / 74 / -107
Leather stall	15	20	5.5	3.64	3 minutes, 18 seconds	- Rellekka -2111 / 74 / -1169
Fruits stall	20	18	5.5	3.27	3 minutes, 18 seconds	- Draynor Village -764 / 69 / 73
Fishing stall	35	55				- Port Sarim -950 / 69 / 148
Fur stall	45	550	45	12.22	27 minutes	- East Ardougne -2075 / 74 / -118
Silver stall	50	100	10.5	9.52	6 minutes, 18 seconds	- Port Sarim -950 / 69 / 161 - East Ardougne -2096 / 74 / -118
Standard fishing stall	55	100	8.5	11.76	5 minutes, 6 seconds	- Rellekka -2130 / 74 / -1170
Runes stall	65	150	12.5	12	∞ (Due to stackable items) (Loot changes depending on location)	- Varrock square -358 / 69 / -476 - Brimhaven -1657 / 77 / 245
Spice stall	65	225	15.5	14.52	9 minutes, 18 seconds	- East Ardougne -2104 / 74 / -107
Expensive fishing stall	75	220				- Rellekka -2130 / 74 / -1185
Scimitars stall	80	250	15.5	16.13	9 minutes, 18 seconds	- Varrock square -347 / 69 / -444
Ores stall	90	420				- Edgeville -728 / 69 / -689
Gem stall	95	2350				- East Ardougne -2068 / 74 / -84

Tips

• Because the high alert cooldown is so long, for the lower level mobs the best strategy is to find a small group of 2-3 and pickpocket them and kill them. This way, they will be forced to respawn and the normal cooldown will be negated.
• Failure rates for each mob are higher at their required level and decrease as you level up more, so it is recommended to level your Thieving above a mob's required level before moving on to that mob, otherwise your XP rates will be lower than if you stayed at the lower level mob. For example, Al-Kharid warriors require 25 Thieving but it would be better to wait until level 30 before starting them. Beekeepers require 58 Thieving but are best started around level 70.
• Some mobs, like Barbarians, are highly spread out. Using speed potions would be highly advantageous, allowing moving around more quickly and cut down the time travelling between each entity.

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