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Thieving is a skill which can earn you items and money. You can thieve in many ways,
from pickpocketing people, picking locks on chests, to stealing from stalls, and disarming traps to get to different areas.
Pickpocketing
can be used on many non-player characters (NPCs), from a Man all the way to a Hero. You cannot pickpocket other players. Lockpicking
doors can help you get into secret rooms with treasure, though getting to the treasure may not be as easy as you thought.
You may have to disarm traps in places like a staircase, chests, or other things to get to the treasure. Beginning Thieves
at level one must pickpocket Men and Women to increase their level high enough to access other targets.
To pickpocket someone, all you
have to do is right click on the non-player character (NPC) and choose the "Pickpocket" option. There is a chance that the
NPC you are trying to pickpocket will catch you and attack you, thereby stunning you. The higher your Thieving level, the
better your chance of successfully pickpocketing.
| Monster
| Thieving Level Needed
| Exp Gained When Successful
| Location
| Loot |
| Man |
1 |
8 |
All Around |
3 Coins |
| Farmer |
10 |
14.5 |
Farms |
9 Coins |
| Warrior |
25 |
26 |
Al-Kharid (male) Ardougne and Varrock (female) |
18 Coins |
| Rogue |
32 |
35.5 |
Level 54 Wilderness |
25 Coins, 40 Coins, poisoned Iron dagger, Wine,
8 Air runes, Lockpick |
| Guard |
40 |
46.5 |
Cities |
30 Coins |
| Fremennik |
45 |
65 |
Rellekka |
40 Coins |
| Knight |
55 |
84.5 |
Ardougne |
50 Coins |
| Yanille Watchman |
65 |
137.5 |
Yanille |
60 Coins, Bread |
| Paladin |
70 |
151.75 |
Ardougne |
80 Coins, 2 Chaos runes |
| Gnome |
75 |
198.5 |
Gnome Stronghold |
300 Coins, 1 Earth rune, King worm, Swamp toad,
Gold ore, or Fire orb |
| Hero |
80 |
275 |
Ardougne |
100 - 300 coins, 2 Death runes, Blood rune, Fire
orb, Cut Diamond, Gold ore, or Wine |
There are now more stalls in Ardougne’s Market Square.
To
steal from market stalls go to Ardougne or Rellekka (the only places that have a bunch). Right click on a stall and use the
"Steal from" option. If when stealing from a stall you fail, the stall owner may just yell at you, or a Guard, Knight or Paladin
will attack you. The more valuable the products on the stall are, the more people who watch it. You are better off waiting
until they are either dead or distracted with somebody else (if you can not kill them yourself), when you are not in their
line of sight.
| Stall
| Location
| Thieving Level Needed
| Exp Gained When Successful
| Loot |
| Veg Stall |
Etceteria*, Miscellania* |
1 (? guessing) |
10 |
Cabbage (16%), Garlic (12%), Onion (23%), Potato
(23%), or Tomato (25%) |
| Tea Stall |
Varrock |
5 |
16 |
Tea |
| Bakers Stall |
East Ardougne |
5 |
16 |
Cake, Bread, Chocolate cake slice, Meat pie |
| Crafting Stall |
Ape Atoll ** |
5 |
16 |
Chisel, Necklace mould, Ring mould |
| Monkey Food Stall |
Ape Atoll ** |
5 |
16 |
Banana |
| Silk Stall |
East Ardougne |
20 |
24 |
Silk |
| Fur Stall |
East Ardougne, Rellekka |
35 |
36 |
Grey wolf fur |
| Fish Stall |
Etceteria*, Miscellania*, Rellekka |
42 |
42 |
Salmon (most likely), Tuna or a Lobster (rare)
|
| Silver Stall |
East Ardougne |
50 |
54 |
Silver ore |
| Spice Stall |
East Ardougne |
65 |
81 |
Spice |
| Magic Stall |
Ape Atoll ** |
65 |
100 |
Elemental rune (Air, Earth, Fire or Water) or
Law rune |
| Scimitar Stall |
Ape Atoll ** |
65 |
? |
? |
| Gem Stall |
East Ardougne |
75 |
160 |
1 uncut gem (Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, or Diamond) |
* Note that thieving in Etceteria or Miscellania reduces your popularity in the kingdom;
also you must have completed the Fremennik Trials quest in order to get there.
** To access Ape Atoll, do Monkey Madness
quest.
Certain
objects such as chests, stairs, and occasional trapdoors have traps on them. To find a trap, all you need to do is right click
on the object and see if there's an option to "search for traps." If you choose not to disarm a trap then you receive damage
to your hit points. If you have a high enough thieving level then you will be able to disarm it. Traps will reset after a
certain amount of time.
Within the world of thieving, you will find many chests that you can disarm and retrieve treasure.
These chests vary in treasure ranging from Coins, Steel arrowheads, Nature runes, Blood runes, and even Adamantite ore.
| Chest
| Thieving Level Needed
| Experience Gained
| Location
| Loot |
| Coins (10) |
10 |
7 |
1. East entrance to Ardougne Market Square, building
on north side of road, west wall. 2. House north of Ardougne’s church, second floor, chest on the right, south wall.
3. 3 chests (?) in the Animated Axe house, lvl 54 wilderness. |
10 Coins |
| Nature Runes |
28 |
25 |
1. East entrance to Ardougne Market Square, building
on south side of road, second floor, chest on the right, west wall. 2. House north of Ardougne’s church, second floor,
chest on the left, south wall. |
1 Nature Rune, 3 Coins |
| Coins (50) |
43 |
125 |
East entrance to Ardougne Market Square, building
on south side of road, second floor, chest on the left, west wall. |
50 Coins |
| Steel Arrowheads |
47 |
150 |
House north of Ardougne in the town of Hemming.
Note: Lockpick needed. |
5 steel arrowheads |
| Blood Runes |
59 |
250 |
Down the ladder in Chaos Druid Tower, south to
end of cavern, 2 chests near the back wall in middle of floor. Note: A second magical trap triggers and teleports you to a
room outside the tower, in Ardougne. |
2 Blood Runes, 500 Coins |
| Paladin Chest |
72 |
500 |
Go to King Lathas’ castle that stands in
the middle of Ardougne. Walk inside and go up the stairs. Go to either side (left or right) and use a lockpick to enter through
the doors to the far, East towers. |
Adamantite ore, Raw shark, Uncut Sapphire and
1000 Coins |
For
some doors in Runescape, you may have to pick their locks to open them. To pick a door's lock, simply right click on it and
then select the picklock option. As your level increases in thieving, you will be able to access places you couldn't have
gone before. The doors will eventually re-lock so you can pick them again.
To get the Lockpick you have to pickpocket
Rogues in the Wilderness until you get one. You can use this Lockpick for areas in the Wilderness or other places that require
it. A Lockpick will also make opening locked doors an easier task.
| Door and Location
| Thieving Level Needed
| Experience Gained |
| 1 Story Room East of Spice Stall |
1 |
3.75 |
| 2 Story House East of Baker's Stall |
14 |
15 |
| 1 Story Room South of Yanille Bank |
16 |
15 |
| 2 Story House With Red Carpet In Northwest Ardougne |
16 |
15 |
| Handelmort Mansion |
21 |
15 |
| Ardougne Sewers; Door Leads To Mine and Zombies
(level 32) |
32 |
25 |
| Pirate Door |
39 |
35 |
| Chaos Druid (level 19) Tower and Blood Rune Chest |
46 |
37.5 |
| Jail Doors In Iban's Cave |
50 |
4 |
| Ladder In 2nd Floor of Paladin (level 71) Tower |
61 |
50 |
| Back Entrance to Agility Dungeon, Downstairs
In Southern Yanille |
82 |
50 |
The
best bet on pickpocketing an enemy is to pace yourself and not pick an enemy quickly but in a peaceful way. This will help
you, and you'll get caught even less. Pressing "Pick Pocket" on a character twice in quick succession will almost always result
in getting caught. As you gain levels, you’ll be able to have more consecutive successes. Also, if you thieve from behind,
they are not looking at you and so you may have a better chance of success.
So you're fully equipped in full Rune with a Dragon
Battle Axe and Rune Plate?
It's best you do not Thieve with plate and a weapon until you reach Paladins who are combat
lvl 53. Some people have different strategies on thieving. One is, if you're 40 Defense, wear gloves, Rune Chain or even an
Ammy and no weapon. Others are no armor but for gloves, boots and an ammy, and some prefer some armor to help protect them.
Also,
bringing a good amount of food with you will help. If you are caught, you will be stunned and have damage dealt to you.
It's best to get a Lockpick before you
start picking door locks. Head to lvl 54 Wild and pickpocket a Rogue (Lvl 21 ). You'll need lvl 32 Thieving for this (you'll
get 35.5 XP, and a possibility of different rewards per attempt). So you might need to pick from them a few times before getting
a Lockpick. Or you can ask players to sell you a Lockpick. They usually sell for 1k from Players; not bad.
Nothing is more annoying than a thief thieving the character you are stealing from. So a Thief (or player)
has stolen your area and killed the character(s) you were busy practicing on? You're a Thief and you don't have to put up
with it! This is where the skill Ranging and your weapon comes in. One of the best ways to run off an annoying player is to
get a high range level (45+) and Range the crap out of him/her. Or you can use your strength and kill off their enemies. This
may seem mean but they never read the strategy of the good thief.
However, since you only get stunned when you are
caught now, stealing from the same person isn’t a problem anymore. It’s just considered good manners to keep with
your own man if possible. The only thing you need to look out for are other players coming to your thieving area and killing
off all the characters.
Use good manners. Nothing is wrong with being polite.
Thieve only the characters you get to first;
don't be rude and go after another player's character. It's an online game and you need to try to stay polite and work on
the men without getting frustrated and then killing them off. If this is done to you though, read above you mad man! ^_^
It’s
much easier and more rewarding to be a good thief. Others become more willing to take turns at chests and stalls when you
are polite.
~For
the Best and Quickest Results, Take Route A.
To get started in Thieving you need to thieve Man
(Lvl 3) or Woman only, which will give 8 experience with each pick and 3 coins. The best thing to do is to thieve until Lvl
5. Best location - Man in the middle of Falador. Edgeville has a house with several men inside.
Once
you hit Level 5 Thieving its time to ditch Men and head to Ardougne. Cakes give 16 XP (Experience) and a cake of course, can
be eaten. Cakes are pretty much an easy food source, and once you get to lvl 25 Thieving, you'll have a lot of Cakes to live
off of (as well as Meat Pies, Chocolate cake slice and Bread).
How this stall (and the others) work is you must hide
to the side where the Stall owner and the Guards can't see you easily. Then quickly steal a cake before it's too late. Do
this till Lvl 25 Thieving or take Route B...
After picking Men till you are lvl 10, it’s time to pickpocket
Farmers. They are located all over RS near fields and animals. One place to go is Ardougne. Head north toward the Fishing
Competition and once in Hemenster, there should be some small buildings located along the road. One of the buildings has an
upstairs. When you get there, you'll find two Farmers (Lvl 15 ) and a bed. Farmers might be harder and it will be slower to
achieve lvl 25 than thieving cakes. Farmers give 14.5 XP and 9 Coins a pick (cakes are 16xp) and you must be lvl 10 Thieving
to pick 'em. Best location - Fishing Competion Building Upstairs.
Warriors come in two versions: male (in Al-Kharid) and female
(Ardougne).
The best path to take, if you're higher than lvl 40 Combat, would be the females, which can be found in
and around Ardougne Market. If you're low lvl combat, then I'd suggest thieving the male versions in Al-Kharid. Both will
give you 26 XP per pick and 18 coins each time. Do this until you are Lvl 40 Thieving, then its time to head to a very important
point in Thieving.
The males are in Al-Kharid’s palace and the bank isn’t too far away. You can get a few
in a room and close the door (that way they won’t walk too far away).
Guards are very important to
becoming a Lvl 70 Thief. You may not think so but I recommend you Thieve until lvl 70 on Guards only. Why? Because after a
while it'll get easier and easier to thieve Guards. Guards give 30 coins and 46.5 XP a pick. After a while of Thieving 30
Coins a pick will become rewarding and you will make over 300 - 400K off Guards until you reach Lvl 70.
The best place
to Thieve Guards would be either Falador Exits or outside Varrock Castle. It'd be wise to thieve Guards outside Varrock Castle
in the early mornings as it's rare to see a soul walk past.
When you hit Lvl 65 Thieving and you have 42 agility,
then it's recommended to Thieve Yanille Watchman until Lvl 70 Thieving. To find the Watchmen you must head to the tower post
at the northern wall of Yanille to the west. When you're Lvl 42 Agility, climb up the handholds (unless you've completed the
Watchtower quest). Yanille Watchman give an impressive 138 XP per pick, 60 Coins and a loaf of Bread (you can still thieve
them with a full pack; the Bread will fall to the ground). The xp will also help you gain levels more quickly than on guards
alone.
A: Your best bet for Lvl 99 Thieving is Paladins, a very profitable and
easy-earning XP opponent. Head to the castle in Ardougne. You can either thieve them on the Castle grounds or head upstairs
to the Paladin Tower. Once upstairs, use your Lockpick to open the door; inside will be over 5 Paladins (Lvl 53 ). These guys
give a impressive 151.75 XP per swipe, 80 Coins and 2 Chaos runes.
It's recommended you use your weapon and Plate on
these guys, even if you're Lvl 70 to 78 or so on. Bring lots of food with you (preferably Swordfish as the 3 or 4 hit points
damage every time you are caught adds up quickly).
B: Once you reach Lvl 72 Thieving, thieve from the chest that is
in the same tower as the Paladins. You will be magically transported out of Ardougne to the East, just outside of the wall.
You will take with you however, 500 XP, an Uncut Sapphire, 1000 gold coins, an Adamantite ore, and an Raw shark.
~Thieving is by far the best overall profit-making
skill, unless you're lvl 99 Smithing. And why else would you thieve? Why to make money of course! Below is a quick guide on
how to become rich off certain Thieving skills, from best to worst.~
Once you hit Lvl 59 Thieving and want
to make the big bucks, I suggest you head to the Chaos Druid Tower in Ardougne. There you'll need to pick the lock on the
Tower door (Lockpick Suggested; Read Strategy for help).
Once inside, go down the ladder and follow the cavern till
you make it to a room full of Ogres (about 8 lvl 43s ). If you're not strong enough, wait for the Chests to recharge. Then
when you check the traps, you'll get 500 Coins and 2 Blood runes, at which point you’ll be warped to a building nearby.
Quickly head back and do it again to the next Chest, and you'll double it.
For one thing, you just got 4 very powerful
Runes you can use to increase your Magic, or you can sell those 4 for 4k, that's 5k in less than a minute. Keep doing this
and in about one and a half to two hours, you'll have 200 Blood Runes and 50k from the two chests. Sell each rune for 1k and
you'll have earned a quarter of a million in one night of Chest thieving. Another good strategy if you're not looking for
money, but other Runes, is to thieve Bloods and trade them for Deaths or other runes from other players. I've seen many players
do this.
The next best thing is Thieving Paladins which is by far the best way to get
XP in all of Thieving, and still very profitable. With every pick, you'll get 80 Coins and 2 Chaos runes. So here’s
the scoop: you can sell each Chaos Rune for 300gp to buyers and so just thieve 1000 of those suckers. 1k may seem a lot, but
it only takes 2 nights or even 1 night of Paladin thieving if you don't get on much like myself.
After you get 1000
you can sell that 1k for a nice chunk of cash, 300k. Now from thieving you'll have made 80k from the gold and 300k in Chaos
runes in just a few nights. That's an easy 380k.
Natures are a quick way to get rich without even having a very
high level. Head to the building next to the Baker’s Stall and picklock the door (having a Lockpick is recommended).
Then head upstairs and you'll find two Chests; the one on the right is the Nature Chest. It recharges quickly, so you'll have
100 Nats in no time if you're alone. It also gives you 25 xp and 3 Coins. The chest next to it gives you 50 Coins and 125
XP (but you'll need lvl 43 for that).
Once you get 1000, sell them for 400 - 500gp each; that's a nice 400 - 500k.
It's suggested you thieve 100 a day, so you don't tire yourself. Use this as a side job that earns a nice reward.
How will Thieving help your skills?
Well,
below is a guide that includes most skills and what Thieving might do for them.
Nothing is more affected by Thieving than Magic; once you
really get going on Thieving you'll be able to get really good Runes, and high amounts of them. Please see The Profits for
more information.
Fighting training is affected by a lot by Thieving - more than you would think. To decrease the amount of
damage you receive from being stunned, some are inspired to increase their defense levels. Also, to help protect themselves
from people watching the stalls (and Random Events), many increase each of their combat levels.
To help your Smithing from
Thieving, get level 50 and steal Silver ore from the Silver Stall in Ardougne. You can smith these into bars. At lvl 72 Thieving,
head to the Paladin Tower and thieve the chest to receive Adamantite ore.
Once you hit Lvl 50 Thieving you
can head to Ardougne and thieve the Silver Stall for Silver ore. Getting into the 70's of Thieving has a very big reward for
crafting gem-related items. At Lvl 72 you can thieve the chest in the Paladin Tower and receive an Uncut Sapphire gem. When
you Hit Lvl 75, you can get the most from thieving relating to Crafting: in Ardougne you can thieve from the Gem Stall. There,
you will receive any uncut gem (but not a Dragonstone). You'll usually receive a Sapphire, but sometimes you’ll get
an Emerald. A Ruby is uncommon and a Diamond is rare. Another way to get Diamonds would be when you become Lvl 80 Thieving.
You can thieve Heroes, which are located in Ardougne. You'll get a Diamond at times. Gnomes, when you’re lvl 75, can
sometimes give Gold ore and at other times, a Fire orb.
Once you hit lvl 46, head to the Chaos Druid tower in Ardougne. Bring your
Lockpick and enter the tower. On the first floor you'll be able to beat up on some Chaos Druids and get a lot of herbs for
Herblore; a tough skill to level up. This is a very popular place though, so try different hours.
Thieving doesn't give a
lot to Cooking until you are at the higher lvls. When you hit Lvl 65 Thieving you can thieve from the Spice Stall. You can
use this to make Curry. Then, at lvl 72, when thieving the chest in Ardougne’s castle, you'll receive an uncooked Shark.
You could either cook it if you're Lvl 80 Cooking, have someone else cook them, or save them to cook yourself. Gnomes, when
you’re lvl 75, can give Kingworms and Swamp toads, used for gnome cooking recipes.
Not much to Fletching from Thieving
except a small room in Hemenster will give you 5 Steel arrowheads and 20gp. It takes a few minutes to recharge.
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