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OSRS Thieving training guide

Thieving offers active maximum-XP methods, profitable pickpockets, and a low-effort Varlamore route with Prayer-resource rewards.

Quick tip: Get the Rogue outfit before a long profitable pickpocket grind, but do not delay every early level for it.

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Routes
7
Milestones
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Training routes

Choose the trade-off that matters

4 routes shown

Route 1

Recommended

Quest early levels, then move through stalls and Varlamore.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Thieving quest XP
  2. 2Fruit Stalls
  3. 3Stealing Valuables in Varlamore
  4. 4Stealing Artefacts or Knights
  5. 5Vyres or Elves for profit
RecommendedProfit

Route 2

Fastest

Use Blackjacking, high-level pickpockets, or Pyramid Plunder.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Fruit Stalls
  2. 2Blackjacking
  3. 3Knights of Ardougne
  4. 4Pyramid Plunder or high-level alternatives
FastestActive

Route 3

Low intensity

Use automated distractions and house thefts.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Wealthy Citizens
  2. 2Stealing Valuables
  3. 3One-click Sorceress's Garden when preferred
AFKLow Intensity

Route 4

Profit

Pick targets with rare valuable drops or reliable coin output.

SafeMembers
  1. 1Knights of Ardougne
  2. 2Master Farmers
  3. 3Vyrewatch Sentinels
  4. 4Elves
  5. 5Rogue's Chests with Wilderness risk
ProfitResource

Level checklist

Milestones worth planning around

Progression

What this skill unlocks

  • Rogue outfit
  • Stealing Valuables
  • Master Farmer seeds
  • Elves and Vyres
  • Pyramid Plunder

Cross-skill value

What it helps train

  • Farming
  • Prayer
  • Agility

Resources

Useful outputs

  • Coins
  • seeds
  • Blood Shards
  • Teleport Crystals
  • Blessed Bone Shards

Before committing supplies

Important method warnings

  • Pickpocket success rates depend on level and equipment.
  • Profit targets require current rare-drop prices.
  • Rogue's Chests have Wilderness risk.
  • Costs and profit margins are price-sensitive. Recalculate before buying supplies for a long grind.

Connected progression

Related skill guides

Gathering

Farming

Combat

Prayer

Utility

Agility

Use milestone levels when they unlock your next goal. Level 99 does not need to be the first target.