- RuneScape uses the British convention for floor numbering: ground floor, first floor (immediately above the ground floor), second floor, etc.
Thieving is one of the 18 skills in RuneScape Classic. It requires patience and a bit of luck. Certain quests require a specific Thieving level to progress, such as the Temple of Ikov or Legends Quest. Visit the thieving article for more information on this skill.
Getting started (Levels 1 - 5)[]
- The first thing you should do to start training the Thieving skill, is to pickpocket Men which can be found all over Gielinor.
- Each successful pickpocket yields 3 coins and 8 Thieving experience.
- Simply pickpocket men 49 times to obtain 392 experience, which is enough to reach Thieving level 5.
Skill mastery (Levels 5 - 99)[]
Head to East Ardougne and do the following:
- Steal from Baker's Stalls until level 25 Thieving.
- Pickpocket Warriors (Al Kharid, female) until level 40 Thieving.
- Pickpocket Guards until level 70 Thieving.
- Pickpocket Paladins to level 99 Thieving.
Found below is a table of what a player would gain if they followed the above route for getting 99 Thieving:
Levels | Target | Loot | Experience |
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5-25 | 466 Baker's Stalls | 466 cakes | 7,456 XP |
25-40 | 1,130 Warriors (Al Kharid, female) |
20,340 coins | 29,380 XP |
40-70 | 14,998 Guards | 449,940 coins | 700,406.6 XP |
70-99 | 80,900 Paladins | 80,900 chaos runes 6,472,000 coins |
12,296,800 XP |
Total | |||
5-99 | 97,494 victims | 466 cakes 80,900 chaos runes |
13,034,042.6 XP |
XP rates[]
Name | Thieving level | Location | Approx. XP/hour |
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Cake | 5 | Ardougne | 5,300 |
Rock Cake | 15 | Gu'tanoth (rock cake stall) | 14,400 |
Guard | 40 | Varrock Palace, 1st floor[UK] | 30,000 |
Knight | 61 | East Ardougne | 24,000 |
Warriors (Al Kharid, female) |
71 | Al Kharid palace | 24,500 |
Guard | 71 | Varrock Palace, 1st floor[UK] | 34,000 |
Paladin | 71 | Ardougne Castle, 1st floor[UK] | 43,500 |
At around level 60, knights are not as fast as guards because knights are less populated throughout the game and where they are found, they have a tendency to walk a lot which reduces experience rates substantially. Also, their fail rate is still rather high at this level and so guards are recommended. At level 70+, it is recommended for the player to train on paladins, which can be found on the 1st floor[UK] of Ardougne Castle.
Tips[]
- It is advisable to sell the cakes stolen from the Baker's Stall back to its owner only if the shop stock is less than 33. Otherwise, save them up for use as a free source of healing when pickpocketing.
- Stealing cake from the stall to heal is also a good idea when Thieving other characters and stalls in the area.
- Be wary of Paladins if your Hits are low. They can easily kill you in 3 hits if your hitpoints are 10 or lower.
- While you can pickpocket rogues located in level 55 Wilderness, it is not advisable to do as a training method. This is because it's very dangerous due to the possibility of PKers in the area.
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