Thieving training methods, level 1 to 99
14 ways to train Thieving in Old School RuneScape, from level 1 to 99, with the XP an hour the wiki gives for each, how much attention it takes and what it needs.
The fastest listed is Pyramid Plunder at up to about 270k XP an hour, from level 71. The best AFK option is Stealing valuables in Varlamore at up to about 105k XP an hour, from level 50.
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| Level | Method | XP | Attention | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambers of Xeric thieving roomReload the raid until the first room is the thieving room, then pick the chests and drop the grubs. About an hour of raid time takes you from 1 to 40. | ≈ 40k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 1 | Quest skip to level 24Biohazard, Hazeel Cult, Fight Arena, Tower of Life and Tribal Totem give 7,200 XP. Hazeel Cult and Fight Arena alone reach 18. | no hourly rate | Active | Everyone |
| 5 | Ardougne bakery stallsEast Ardougne market. Stand under the baker so the guards cannot catch you. Ironmen bank the cakes and bread for early quests. | ≈ 16k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 20 | Port Roberts stallsSteal 4 times from your best stall, then 2 from the next, in sync with the guards. Stalls never deplete. Gems, ores and cannonballs at higher levels. Needs 50 Sailing. | ≈ 6k to 255k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 25 | Hosidius fruit stallsRun between the two stalls in the house east of the market, where no dogs patrol. Strange fruit restores run energy. Ironmen bank golovanova tops. | ≈ 37k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 45 | Blackjacking Pollnivneach banditsNeeds The Feud partly done and any blackjack. Rates use jugs of wine from the bar, Saradomin brews are a little faster. Menaphite Thugs from 65. | ≈ 86k to 261k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 49 | Stealing artefactsPort Piscarilius. Needs a lockpick. Rates assume stamina potions, lured guards and a Kourend teleport book. You can alch or fletch while running. | ≈ 150k to 261k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 50 | Stealing valuables in VarlamorePickpocket wealthy citizens for house keys, then loot houses in Civitas illa Fortis. Long AFK stretches. Rates leave out the time spent getting keys. Needs Children of the Sun. | ≈ 72k to 105k an hour | AFK | Everyone |
| 55 | Knights of ArdougnePickpocket a trapped or splashed knight without moving the mouse. Rates assume the medium Ardougne Diary and dodgy necklaces. No fails from 95. | ≈ 86k to 240k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 71 | Pyramid PlunderSophanem, so Icthlarin's Little Helper must be started. Rates assume solo runs with a pharaoh's sceptre teleport. Bring food, antipoison and staminas. | ≈ 125k to 270k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 78 | Dorgesh-Kaan rich chestsOpen both rich chests in one house with a lockpick, then hop worlds. About 190,000 XP and 300,000 coins an hour when banking the loot. Needs Death to the Dorgeshuun. | ≈ 190k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 82 | Pickpocketing vyresDarkmeyer. Rates assume rogue equipment, dodgy necklaces and the hard Ardougne Diary. Source of blood shards. Heavy on food or prayer. Needs Sins of the Father. | ≈ 120k to 180k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 84 | Rogues' Castle chestsLevel 50 Wilderness in multi-combat. Search for traps, pray melee and risk little. About 2.45 million coins an hour. Rate assumes banking the loot. | ≈ 265k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 94 | Master FarmersNo fails at 94 with the hard Ardougne Diary. Ranarr and snapdragon seeds, more of them up to 85 Farming. Rogue equipment doubles the loot. Needs Ardougne Hard diary. | ≈ 118k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
This list is not complete. Every method here was checked against the Old School RuneScape Wiki, and some good ones will be missing. If you know one, suggest it and it will be checked and added.
Adapted from the Old School RuneScape Wiki: Ironman Guide/Thieving, Thieving training. Rates are the wiki’s and assume its listed setups. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.