Thieving/Training

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This article is about training the Thieving skill. For the skill itself, see Thieving.

Training

Leveling is largely done by swapping to the highest experience per action enemy to gain levels quickly, as long as the success chance remains fairly high. This spreadsheet can be used to calculate your XP per hour on individual targets, as well as GP per hour. Make a copy of the document and fill in your own details. Note that in the later stages, the   Lumberjack and especially   Acolyte have lower Perception than other targets in their level range, thus being good options for efficient XP gain. While the same is true for the   Squire, the player is unlikely to have much use for their drops, and it is preferable not to split the mastery levels.

It is worth considering spending extra time pickpocketing the   Golbin Chief for the   Golbin Mask, and   Bandit Thug for the   Thiever's Cape to increase XP rates as well as success chance.   Farmer is also worth pickpocketing even after higher XP targets are available. This gives the player a large base of seeds to use with   Farming, especially   Strawberry Seeds for the   Gentle Hands Potion.

If the player's   Prayer is high enough,   Protect Item and   Safeguard /  Stone Skin can be used without costing any prayer points.


Boosters

XP

GP

Action Time

Stealth

Because of the unique Stealth and Perception mechanics (please see the main page for more details), it is useful to increase your Stealth as much as possible in order to maximise your success chance.

Food

Food is highly recommended for anything with a less than 100% success rate. Higher   Hitpoints will allow you to go without food for longer, and damage reduction Armor will allow you to eat less food.   Thieving Gloves or   Gloves of Silence will be helpful if you can afford them, but are not necessary.   Auto Eat is useful for idling, but if the enemy's Max Hit is higher than your Auto-Eat threshold, it is still possible to die. Your current Auto-Eat threshold can be found by hovering over the Auto-Eat icon. To reduce the target's Max Hit, wear equipment that provides Damage Reduction.


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