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 is increased by 0.7% for every level in Thieving the player has above the target's level requirement, and is further increased by [math]\frac{1}{400}[/math] or 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 rate cap in two ways:

Thieving Gloves provide +10% success rate as long as they have charges.
Reaching 99 Mastery means that any pickpocket attempts on that target will be successful.

Two other things may influence the success rate but however will not go above the 95% soft cap, those are:

Gloves of Silence provides +5% success rate. (Can be acquired through Combat)
Master pool 25% checkpoint provides +10% success rate. Check Thieving#Mastery Unlocks for more information.

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 [math]\frac{3}{4}[/math] or 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 [math]\frac{1}{120}[/math] or 0.83% 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 [math]\frac{1}{10,000}[/math] or 0.01% chance of being received on any successful pickpocket. When worn, it provides a [math]\frac{1}{10}[/math] or 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 three ways: Gentle Hands Potions can be used to provide a [math]\frac{1}{20}[/math] upto [math]\frac{1}{4}[/math] or 5-25% chance to double the quantity of items gained on a successful pickpocket. Agility can provide +[math]\frac{1}{20}[/math] or +5% chance to double items gained through the Rock Climb obstacle course. Equipment items can also provide a separate doubling effect (currently, the items/skills that provide a chance to double loot are the Chapeau Noir, Master tier Slayer gear and Aorpheat's Signet Ring). All the bonus mentioned stack additively.

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 a slight increase in success rate as well as increased % GP acquired equal to your Mastery Level.
99	Never fail a pickpocket attempt.

The bonus per mastery level to successfully pickpocket a Thieving target is +[math]\frac{1}{400}[/math] or +0.25%.

Mastery Pool Checkpoints

Pool %	Pool XP	Bonus
10%	400,000 xp	+5% increased Thieving Mastery XP
25%	1,000,000 xp	+10% increased success rate for all NPC
50%	2,000,000 xp	+10% chance to receive double items from Thieving
95%	3,800,000 xp	+100% increased gold from Thieving
Total Mastery Pool XP		4,000,000

Skillcape

The skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches Level 99.

Skillcape	Name	Effect
	Thieving Skillcape	Reduce Thieving Interval by 0.5s

Pet

The pet can be unlocked by doing any Thieving action.

Pet	Name	Effect
	Snek	+50% GP From Thieving

Thieving Targets

Name	Level	Experience	Max Hit	Max Coins
Man	1	5	10	20
Golbin	10	10	20	50
Lumberjack	20	20	30	100
Farmer	30	30	30	120
Fisherman	40	45	40	140
Chef	50	55	40	160
Miner	60	65	40	180
Knight	75	90	50	200

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.

This strategy was calculated for v0.16.3 and may have changed in newer updates.

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.

Tier	Charges	Effect
I	20	5% chance for double Thieving rewards
II	30	10% chance for double Thieving rewards
III	40	15% chance for double Thieving rewards
IV	50	25% chance for double Thieving rewards