Thieving training

Helpful equipment

 * Gloves of Silence
 * Boots of lightness
 * Spottier cape/spotted cape
 * Maple blackjack (o)
 * A wielded bow-unless you are doing Pyramid Plunder/Menaphite thug/Pollnivian Bandit/Master Farmer

Inventory

 * Astral runes (for casting dream spell)
 * Body runes (for casting dream spell)
 * Cosmic runes (for casting dream spell)
 * cakes or better
 * Enhanced excalibur
 * Bunyip pouch or void spinner pouch

NOTE: These are thought to be the fastest methods, but many players consider them tedious and boring. When you have the appropriate level, Pyramid Plunder and Sorceress's Garden are recommended, as they provide nearly the same amount of XP and are a lot more interesting and rewarding.

Level 1-5
Pickpocket Man/Woman or do Sorceress's Garden minigame (Winter)

Level 5-20
Steal from baker's stalls.

Alternatively, pickpocket Female H.A.M. members at level 15 and Male H.A.M. members at level 20.

Level 20-30
Steal from the silk stall in Ardougne. OR from level 21 players can begin attempting Pyramid Plunder. From level 25 players can attempt the Spring area of Sorceress's Garden.

Level 30-37
Completing The Feud, will give the player enough experience to get them from 30 to 37 Thieving and opens access to blackjacking.

Level 37-38
Steal from the fur stall in Ardougne.

Level 38-45
Pickpocket master farmers. You can earn 12,000 XP in an hour doing this, but be prepared to fail about half of the time (so once every 15 seconds), each time taking 3 hit points, so bring food. You can use the food you got stealing from the baker's stalls. Alternately, if you respawn in Lumbridge, then a decent-level gravestone will preserve your items long enough for you to get back and retrieve them or if you have an explorers ring you can cabbage-port.

Level 40-45
Pickpocket from guards. One good place is in Varrock Castle. Use the nearby tea stall for food.

Levels 45-91
Requirements: The Feud.

Inventory - You should bring a stack of noted Food (Cakes are good), a stack of gold (Around 10k), 1 open slot for Shantay Pass, and 25 unnoted food (Cakes). All you need equipped is a blackjack. Maple (o) has the best chance.

Strategy - Lure a guard into a house, the best one is the house with the cloth and a ladder in it. Close the curtains and make sure there are no other NPCs inside. Knock him out and after the animation, right click again and click pickpocket. Immediately right click again. When you hear the little noise for a successful pickpocket, click pickpocket again. This may take some time to perfect. If you fail during the knock-out, either climb up the ladder and come down, or quickly right click and try to knock him out again. Knocking him out again might not work but it saves time. You can also use the bar for buying vodka/brandy/whiskey to use as food. It costs 5, and heals 5, so it's fairly cost-effective. As a side effect, however, your attack level is going to be reduced to 0, but you don't have any reason to keep it high there.

Alternative - Pickpocket the Master Farmer in Draynor

Levels 45-55
Go to Pollnivneach, and lure and knock out Bearded Pollnivnian Bandit until 55. These are the level 41 ones wielding Blackjacks.

OR from level 45 players can attempt the Autumn area of Sorceress's Garden. This is considered by many players to be a lot more fun, and can give much more XP per hour than blackjacking, depending on technique.

=== Levels 55-99

=== Pickpocketing Knights of Ardougne from 55-99 is considered to be a fast and easy way for players to train thieving to 99.

Levels 50-65 (optional)
The wall safes in Rogue's Den are a great place to train. Use a Stethoscope to increase your chances. Each success gives 70 experience with some loot.

Levels 55-65
Blackjack the non-bearded Pollnivian Bandits in the same manner as before. These are the level 56 ones wielding Steel Scimitars.

Levels 65-91/99
Go to Pollnivneach, and lure and knock out Menaphite thugs until 91. OR play Pyramid Plunder

Level 91-99
At 91 Thieving Pyramid Plunder provides marginally less experience per hour than Menaphites. Players who have chosen to thieve Menaphites often switch to Pyramid Plunder at 91 as it is a lot less monotonous.