Thieving

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Thieving

Thieving is used to pickpocket GP and items. Each Thieving attempt takes 3 seconds.

Thieving can be done with Offline Progression if the success rate is at 90% or above.

Mechanics

Success Rate

The base success rate of pickpocketing is 57.5%. This chance is increased by 0.7% for every level in Thieving the player has above the target's level requirement, and is further increased by 0.25% per Mastery level the player has for the target. This chance is capped at a maximum of 95%.

Players can go beyond the 95% success chance cap in two ways: Thieving Gloves provide +10% success chance as long as they have charges, and this bonus can go beyond 95%. Reaching 99 Mastery means that any pickpocket attempts on that target will be successful.

Although it is possible to see a success rate higher than 100% when using Thieving Gloves, going beyond 100% success rate does not provide any actual benefit.

Loot

- See also Combat#Loot and Rewards

Successfully pickpocketing a target will always award the player with GP up to the Max Coins of the target. There is also a 75% chance to receive an item from the target's loot table.

In addition to the rewards for the specific target being pickpocketed, successful attempts also have a chance to reward the player with two rare items in addition to the normal loot:

Bobby's Pocket has a 1-in-120 chance of being received on any successful pickpocket. Although the item itself is useless, it can be sold for 4,000.

Chapeau Noir has a 1-in-10,000 chance of being received on any successful pickpocket. When worn, it provides a 10% chance to double loot acquired from Combat or Thieving.

It is possible to receive loot, a Bobby's Pocket, and a Chapeau Noir all from the same action. If the quantity of items received is multiplied due to either a potion or equipment effect, the number of rare items received will also be increased, however the chance to multiply items is only rolled if normal loot is also received from the same action.

Loot can be multiplied in two ways: Gentle Hands Potions can be used to provide a 5-25% chance to double the quantity of items gained on a successful pickpocket. Equipment items can also provide a separate doubling effect (currently the two items that provide a chance to double loot are the Chapeau Noir and Aorpheat's Signet Ring). It is possible to receive both boosts on the same action, resulting in 4x the base number of items being received.

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 damage reduction provided by Equipment. Damage taken while Thieving is potentially lethal, although this damage can be offset by consuming food manually, or automatically with the Auto Eat upgrade.

Mastery Unlocks

Item Mastery Unlocks

Level	Unlock
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.

The bonus per mastery level to successfully pickpocket a Thieving target is +0.25%.

Mastery Pool Checkpoints

Pool %	Pool XP	Bonus
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.

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.

Pet	Name	DLC	Effect
	Snek		+50% GP gained from Thieving

Thieving Targets

Name		Area	Level	DLC	Experience	Max Hit	Perception	Currency	Unique Drop
	Man	Low Town	1		5	22	110	1 - 100
	Woman	Low Town	4		7	32	140	1 - 150	Fine Coinpurse
	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	Golbin Mask
	Marauder	Bandit Hideout	21		19	68	250	1 - 225	Absorbing Shield
	Assistant Cook	Banquet	26		26	86	275	1 - 250	Chef's Spoon
	Merchant	Farmer's Market	31		29	97	300	1 - 350	Merchant's Permit
	Chef	Banquet	34		31	108	350	1 - 300	Chef's Hat
	Bob the Farmer	Farmer's Market	39		36	137	420	1 - 400	Bob's Gloves
	Dock Hand	Port of Lemvor	45		42	119	375	1 - 375	Sailor's Top
	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	Cave Giant Boots
	Lumberjack	Outskirts	61		62	155	480	1 - 500	Lumberjack's Top
	Squire	Fort	66		67	169	550	1 - 525	Training Shield
	Miner	Outskirts	70		73	180	600	1 - 550	Miner's Helmet
	Acolyte	Wizard Tower	75		76	162	575	1 - 575	Book of Scholars
	Court Jester	Royal Castle	79		82	198	715	1 - 625	Jester's Hat
	Wizard	Wizard Tower	84		95	216	750	1 - 700	Amulet of Incantation
	Knight	Fort	88		107	241	820	1 - 750	Knight's Defender
	Princess	Royal Castle	92		120	266	890	1 - 850	300 Jadestone
	King	Royal Castle	95		133	306	950	1 - 1,000	Gold Crested Shield
	Explorer	Lost Ruins	100		184	290	1,000	1 - 1,050	Grappling Hook
	Necromancer	Undead Palace	102		198	345	1,040	1 - 1,090	Necromancers Crown
	Pilgrim	Desert	104		215	320	1,080	1 - 1,135	Amulet of Prayers
	Adventurer	Lost Ruins	105		235	390	1,055	1 - 1,185	Adventurers Backpack
	Dark Knight	Undead Palace	108		257	365	1,110	1 - 1,240	Dark Blade Defender
	Treasure Hunter	Lost Ruins	110		309	440	1,135	1 - 1,365	Hunters Journal
	Sage	Mushroom Forest	110		282	410	1,095	1 - 1,300	Potion Stirrer
	Travelling Merchant	Desert	112		339	480	1,160	1 - 1,435	2,000 Travellers Compass
	Vampire	Twilight	114		371	465	1,185	1 - 1,510	Blood Ring
	Madremonte	Mushroom Forest	116		413	525	1,250	1 - 1,590	Crown of Madremonte
	Vampire Lord	Twilight	118		503	550	1,300	1 - 1,670	Vampiric Cloak

Profit

Assuming a 95% success chance and that every piece of loot - but not mastery tokens - is sold, it is possible to calculate the average profit over a long time for each target.

Name	GP/theft	GP/hour	GP/hour with
Man	36.80	44,160.00	48,576.00
Golbin	51.05	61,260.00	67,386.00
Lumberjack	85.11	102,136.13	112,349.74
Farmer	156.21	187,455.11	206,200.63
Fisherman	122.19	146,625.18	161,287.7
Chef	123.85	148,615.81	163,477.39
Miner	124.42	149,309.75	164,240.73
Knight	137.60	165,121.13	181,633.24

Potion

The Gentle Hands Potion gives a chance of receiving double loot while pickpocketing. It can be made with Level 45 using 1 Lemontyle Herb and 2 Strawberry Seeds.

Gentle Hands Potion
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

Thieving Targets

Man • Woman • Golbin • Bandit Thug • Golbin Chief • Marauder • Assistant Cook • Merchant • Chef • Bob the Farmer • Dock Hand • Troll • Fisherman • Cyclops • Lumberjack • Squire • Miner • Acolyte • Court Jester • Wizard • Knight • Princess • King • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dark Wraithlurker • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Withering Gargoyle • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turned Farmer • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dark Shade • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blighted Treant • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dark Shadowmancer • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Silent Wanderer • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Silent Poltergeist • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blighted Dryad • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Withering Golem • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Silent Keeper • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Void Envoy • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turned Woman • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Void Gazer • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turned Man • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Void Shambler • Explorer • Necromancer • Pilgrim • Adventurer • Dark Knight • Treasure Hunter • Sage • Travelling Merchant • Vampire • Madremonte • Vampire Lord

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