Thieving
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Thieving is used to pickpocket GP and items. Some items obtainable from Thieving are unique to the skill and cannot be found elsewhere. Many of these unique items are Equipment which provide bonuses to Thieving and other non-combat skills.
Thieving can be done with Offline Progression, although the player must do so with caution as it is possible to die if the player's success rate against the NPC is below 100%.
Mechanics
Action Time
Each Thieving attempt takes a base time of 3 seconds. Having at least Mastery level 50 with the NPC being stolen from, the 25% Mastery Pool Checkpoint, and
Rooftop Run each reduce this by 0.2 seconds. A further 0.5 seconds reduction is achieved while the
Thieving Skillcape is equipped, 0.1 while the
Gloves of Silence are equipped, and up to 5% with
Ko (
Level 20). All of these reductions combined result in an action time of 1.65 seconds, the lowest possible in the base game.
With the Throne of the Herald Expansion, the Superior Thieving Skillcape can be used for a 0.8 second reduction (0.3 seconds more than the
Thieving Skillcape), 0.1 seconds while the
Grappling Hook is equipped, 3% with the
Elite Pillar of Expertise, and 2% once
Harold is unlocked. The lowest possible action time in the expansion is therefore 1.1 seconds.
Note that these reductions do not reduce the duration of stuns which occur when a pickpocket attempt fails.
Stealth and Perception
Simply put, stealth is a measure of how good the player is at stealing, while perception is a measure of how difficult an NPC is to steal from - The player's stealth competes against an NPC's perception. It is usually preferable to maximize stealth as this increases the success rate, chance to double items, and the chance to receive an NPC's unique item. An NPC's perception is fixed and cannot be reduced.
The player's stealth, the NPC's perception, and the resulting success rate, doubling chance and unique item chance can be viewed in game by first selecting an NPC and then hovering over the icon.
Stealth can be maximized as below. Note that two sets of gloves can only be equipped simultaneously once the Passive Slot has been unlocked.
Source of Stealth | Stealth | Alternatives | |
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Helmet | 20 | ![]() |
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Gloves | 75 | ![]() |
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Boots | 40 | |
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Cape | 270 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Passive | 50 | |
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Platelegs | 50 | |
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Weapon | 50 | |
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Consumable | 45 | |
Equipment Total | 600 | ||
10% Mastery Pool Checkpoint | 30 | ||
95% Mastery Pool Checkpoint | 100 | ||
NPC Mastery Level (+1 per level) | 99 | ||
99 NPC Mastery Unlock | 75 | ||
Mastery Total | 304 | ||
Skill Level (+1 per level) | 120 | ||
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75 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
35 | |||
75 | |||
50 | |||
Other Total | 355 | ||
Grand Total | 898 | ||
1,259 |
Success Rate
The chance of success is [math]\displaystyle{ min\left(1, \tfrac{100 + \text{Stealth}}{100 + \text{Perception}}\right) }[/math], resulting in a guaranteed success once the player's stealth is the same or greater than the NPC's perception.
For example, a player who has stealth of 200 while pickpocketing the Bandit Thug will have a chance of success equal to [math]\displaystyle{ min\left(1, \tfrac{100 + 200}{100 + 220}\right) = 0.9375 = 93.75\% }[/math].
Some NPCs have a perception that is greater than the maximum possible stealth, therefore it is not always possible to guarantee each pickpocket attempt will succeed.
Item Doubling
The additional chance to double items due to stealth is [math]\displaystyle{ min\left(1, \tfrac{\text{Stealth}}{4 \times \text{Perception}}\right) }[/math], double items can therefore be guaranteed from stealth alone if the player's stealth is at least four times the NPC's perception.
For example, a player who has stealth of 330 while pickpocketing the Bandit Thug will have a chance to double equal to [math]\displaystyle{ min\left(1, \tfrac{330}{4 \times 220}\right) = 0.3750 = 37.50\% }[/math].
This is additive with the chance to double items provided by other Thieving specific and global sources (up to a maximum of 100%), and multiplicative with the 35% chance of quadruple items from the Leprechaun and
Devil synergy, for a potential 8x multiplier to items received from Thieving.
The item multiplier applies to all possible item drops, being: NPC common drops, general rare drops, NPC unique drops, and area unique drops.
NPC Unique Item Chance
The chance to receive an NPC's unique item upon a successful pickpocket attempt is [math]\displaystyle{ \tfrac{100 + \text{Stealth}}{10\,000 \times \text{Perception}} }[/math].
For example, a player who has stealth of 800 while pickpocketing the Merchant will have a unique item drop chance equal to [math]\displaystyle{ \tfrac{100 + 800}{10\,000 \times 300} = 0.0003 = 0.03\% }[/math].
Loot
- See also Combat#Loot and Rewards
Successfully pickpocketing an NPC will always award the player with GP between the minimum and maximum of that NPC. There is also a 75% chance to receive an item at random from the NPC's common drops, provided the NPC has any possible common drops at all.
In addition, each successful pickpocket attempt will also have a chance to reward the player with the NPC's unique drop (should they have one), the area's unique drop, and all of the following general rare items:
Item | DLC | Qty | Price | Chance | |
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![]() | 1 | 4,000 | 1/120 | 0.8333% | |
![]() | 1 | 32,000 | 1/20,000 | 0.0050% | |
![]() | 1 | 15,000 | 1/15,000 | 0.0067% | |
![]() | 1 | 15,000 | 1/15,000 | 0.0067% | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abyssal Hourglass (Upright) | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1 | 49,999 | 1/20,000 | 0.0050% |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Silent Top | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1 | 25,000 | 1/50,000 | 0.0020% |
Base Game rares will only drop from Melvor Realm NPCs.
Thieving Shorts can only be obtained from NPCs requiring
Level 100 or higher.
Into the Abyss rares can only drop from Abyssal Realm NPCs.
The chance of acquiring area unique drops is [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{1}{500} }[/math] or 0.20% per item, while the chance of acquiring an NPC's unique drop is dependent on the player's stealth and the NPC's perception (see: NPC Unique Item Chance).
It is possible to receive common drops along with any (or even all) rare or unique drops from the same action. The chance to double items is only rolled once per action, therefore if the quantity of items received is multiplied the number of rare items received will also be increased. Even if the NPC has no common drops, any rare or unique drops can still be multiplied.
The various ways in which loot can be multiplied are detailed within the Item Doubling section.
GP gained can be increased by the following bonuses. In addition, the 50% Mastery pool checkpoint increases GP gained by 100% and each NPC mastery level increases GP gained by 1% for that NPC only.
Note that any flat bonuses (such as that provided by Gloves of Silence) are increased by any percentage bonuses that are active.
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Further, the loot and GP gained can be modified in various ways by Leprechaun
Summoning synergies, see Leprechaun for a list of each synergy.
Failure
Failed pickpocket attempts will stun the player for 3 seconds and deal damage to them up to the target's Max Hit; damage dealt this way can be reduced by any sources of damage reduction (DR). Damage taken while Thieving is potentially lethal, although this damage can be offset by consuming food manually, or automatically with the Auto Eat upgrade. For
Chef specifically, the
Pig and
Leprechaun synergy can be used to completely negate damage from failed attempts. As with
Combat,
Protect Item can be used to prevent the loss of any equipment upon death.
Damage dealt by failed thieving attempts does not currently count as an Enemy Attack for the purposes of expending prayer points or potion charges, yet they still provide their respective damage reduction or item protection effects. This is not the case for Yak tablets however, which are expended each time the player takes damage. While Yak does provide damage reduction while thieving and consumes a tablet during each stun, synergies involving
Centaur,
Witch, and
Minotaur do not apply or expend tablets, as no ranged, melee, or magic enemy is being fought.
The time spent stunned may be reduced by 25% while either
Rooftop Climb is active and/or
Masquerade Masks are equipped. Additionally, there is a chance to avoid stuns entirely while any of the
Thieving Shorts,
Grappling Hook, or
Superior Thieving Skillcape are equipped.
Areas
The chance of obtaining each area unique drop following a successful pickpocket is [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{1}{500} }[/math] or 0.20%. Each area unique drop is rolled separately, so it is possible to receive multiple area unique drops from a single action. The chance of obtaining area unique drops is tripled when the 95% Thieving Mastery Pool checkpoint is active.
Thieving Targets
Name | Area | Level | DLC | Experience | Max Hit | Perception | Currency | Unique Drop | |
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Man | Low Town | 1 | 5 | 22 | 110 | 1 - 100 | |||
Woman | Low Town | 4 | 7 | 32 | 140 | 1 - 150 | ![]() | ||
Golbin | Golbin Village | 8 | 10 | 40 | 175 | 1 - 175 | |||
Bandit Thug | Bandit Hideout | 12 | 13 | 54 | 220 | 1 - 200 | |||
Golbin Chief | Golbin Village | 16 | 18 | 101 | 280 | 1 - 275 | ![]() | ||
Marauder | Bandit Hideout | 21 | 19 | 68 | 250 | 1 - 225 | ![]() | ||
Assistant Cook | Banquet | 26 | 26 | 86 | 275 | 1 - 250 | ![]() | ||
Merchant | Farmer's Market | 31 | 29 | 97 | 300 | 1 - 350 | ![]() | ||
Chef | Banquet | 34 | 31 | 108 | 350 | 1 - 300 | ![]() | ||
Bob the Farmer | Farmer's Market | 39 | 36 | 137 | 420 | 1 - 400 | ![]() | ||
Dock Hand | Port of Lemvor | 45 | 42 | 119 | 375 | 1 - 375 | ![]() | ||
Troll | Cave of Giants | 49 | 50 | 151 | 450 | 1 - 425 | |||
Fisherman | Port of Lemvor | 54 | 46 | 101 | 400 | 1 - 450 | |||
Cyclops | Cave of Giants | 57 | 53 | 173 | 520 | 1 - 475 | ![]() | ||
Lumberjack | Outskirts | 61 | 62 | 155 | 480 | 1 - 500 | ![]() | ||
Squire | Fort | 66 | 67 | 169 | 550 | 1 - 525 | ![]() | ||
Miner | Outskirts | 70 | 73 | 180 | 600 | 1 - 550 | ![]() | ||
Acolyte | Wizard Tower | 75 | 76 | 162 | 575 | 1 - 575 | ![]() | ||
Court Jester | Royal Castle | 79 | 82 | 198 | 715 | 1 - 625 | ![]() | ||
Wizard | Wizard Tower | 84 | 95 | 216 | 750 | 1 - 700 | ![]() | ||
Knight | Fort | 88 | 107 | 241 | 820 | 1 - 750 | ![]() | ||
Princess | Royal Castle | 92 | 120 | 266 | 890 | 1 - 850 | 300 ![]() | ||
King | Royal Castle | 95 | 133 | 306 | 950 | 1 - 1,000 | ![]() | ||
Explorer | Lost Ruins | 100 | 184 | 290 | 1,000 | 1 - 1,050 | ![]() | ||
Necromancer | Undead Palace | 102 | 198 | 345 | 1,040 | 1 - 1,090 | ![]() | ||
Pilgrim | Desert | 104 | 215 | 320 | 1,080 | 1 - 1,135 | ![]() | ||
Adventurer | Lost Ruins | 105 | 235 | 390 | 1,055 | 1 - 1,185 | ![]() | ||
Dark Knight | Undead Palace | 108 | 257 | 365 | 1,110 | 1 - 1,240 | ![]() | ||
Treasure Hunter | Lost Ruins | 110 | 309 | 440 | 1,135 | 1 - 1,365 | ![]() | ||
Sage | Mushroom Forest | 110 | 282 | 410 | 1,095 | 1 - 1,300 | ![]() | ||
Travelling Merchant | Desert | 112 | 339 | 480 | 1,160 | 1 - 1,435 | 2,000 ![]() | ||
Vampire | Twilight | 114 | 371 | 465 | 1,185 | 1 - 1,510 | ![]() | ||
Madremonte | Mushroom Forest | 116 | 413 | 525 | 1,250 | 1 - 1,590 | ![]() | ||
Vampire Lord | Twilight | 118 | 503 | 550 | 1,300 | 1 - 1,670 | ![]() |
Mastery Unlocks
Item Mastery Unlocks
Level | Unlock |
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1 | Each level provides +1 Thieving Stealth and +1% GP acquired for this NPC only. |
50 | -0.2s Thieving Interval for this NPC only. |
99 | +75 Thieving Stealth for this NPC only. |
Mastery Pool Checkpoints
Pool % | Pool XP | Bonus |
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10% | 1,700,000 xp | +30 Stealth while Thieving from Melvor Realm NPCs +3% Thieving Skill XP |
25% | 4,250,000 xp | -0.2s Thieving Interval for Melvor Realm only +3% Thieving Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only |
50% | 8,500,000 xp | +100% GP gained from Thieving |
95% | 16,150,000 xp | +100 Stealth while Thieving from Melvor Realm NPCs The chance to receive Area Unique drops from Thieving is increased by 200% (Melvor Realm only) |
Total Mastery Pool XP | 17,000,000 |
Skillcape
The skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches
Level 99.
The superior skillcape can be purchased from the store for 10,000,000 after the player reaches
Level 120.
Regular Skillcape
The Thieving Skillcape is the skillcape for the Thieving skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000
from the Shop once the player reaches
Level 99 in the Thieving skill. The Thieving Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
-0.50s Thieving Interval, +100% GP gained from Thieving, and +150 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Skillcape
The Superior Thieving Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Thieving skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000
from the Shop once the player reaches
Level 120 in the Thieving skill.
Level 120 can only be reached if the player owns the
Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
-0.80s Thieving Interval, +150% GP gained from Thieving, +270 Stealth while Thieving, and +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and damage in Thieving when failing a pickpocket attempt for Melvor Realm only
Pet
The pet can be unlocked by doing any Thieving action. The chance of obtaining Snek can be maximized by pickpocketing the NPC with the highest success rate, as this minimizes the amount of time spent stunned.
Pet | Name | DLC | Effect |
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![]() | Snek | +50% GP gained from Thieving |
Potion
The Gentle Hands Potion increases stealth. It can be made with
Level 45 using 1
Lemontyle Herb and 2
Strawberry Seeds.
Gentle Hands Potion | |||
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Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
![]() | I | 20 | +15 Stealth while Thieving |
![]() | II | 30 | +30 Stealth while Thieving |
![]() | III | 40 | +50 Stealth while Thieving |
![]() | IV | 50 | +75 Stealth while Thieving |
Summoning Boosts
This table shows all the Summoning Familiars and Synergies that provide a bonus to Thieving.
Familiar 1 | Familiar 2 | DLC | Effect | ||
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Mole | Leprechaun | When successfully pickpocketing the Miner in Thieving, +30% chance to get a random Gem. | |||
Crow | Leprechaun | +1 Rune Essence gained from Miner in Thieving (Cannot be doubled) | |||
Leprechaun | ![]() | Owl | +1.5% Thieving Mastery XP per maxed Star in Ko constellation in Astrology | ||
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Leprechaun | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | +5% chance to gain 1 random abyssal gem from Thieving when successfully pickpocketing Withering Golem (Cannot be doubled) |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Leprechaun | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Crow | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | +1 Abyssal Essence gained from Withering Ruins in Thieving (Cannot be doubled) |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Void Wisp | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Leprechaun | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | -50% Thieving Abyssal XP +20% minimum AP from Thieving |
Skill Boosts
This table lists most sources of Thieving-specific modifier boosts. For a list of boosts that apply to all skills, see the Skill Boosts page. This list does not contain boosts provided from Mastery rewards.
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