Menaphite Thug

Menaphite Thugs can be found at the southern end of Pollnivneach. They are constantly at war with the Bandits, who are found in the northern section of Pollnivneach.

Menaphite Thugs are commonly targeted by players to train the Thieving skill because upon completion of The Feud quest, players may use a blackjack to knock them out and then pickpocket them twice per knock-out, thus gaining double the experience per pickpocket. This requires a Thieving level of 65 or higher, and grants 137.5 experience per successful pickpocket. If done correctly, over 200,000 Thieving experience per hour can be gained this way, even at 65 Thieving, and over 250,000 experience per hour is possible at higher Thieving levels.

To do this, the player should knock out a Menaphite with a maple blackjack (best chance) and then pickpocket twice when he falls on the ground. This requires good timing. Then the player can repeat this. If a knock-out fails, the player should immediately reattempt it or else the thug will start attacking the player, costing time as the player runs away from the thug's wandering radius. Players can attempt several knock-outs in a row, with every failed knock-out costing 4 hitpoints, which means that it is possible (although rare) to lose 12-16 hitpoints very quickly (3 or 4 failed knock-outs in a row).

Although it may only take around 25 hours to go from level 65 to level 91 Thieving using this method, many players find it monotonous and hard on their fingers. However, Pyramid Plunder, another quick way to train Thieving, is much slower than thugs before 91 Thieving and would likely take around 40 hours to gain the same experience. In addition, pickpocketing Menaphite thugs can be more profitable than Pyramid Plunder; the player will earn about 2.3 million coins from levels 65-91, or 5.3 million coins from levels 65-99.

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 * Bones

Other

 * When pickpocketed, 60 coins

Trivia

 * It is possible that the Menaphite Thugs are based off Al-Qaeda. The Menaphite Thugs were exiled from Menaphos because of their extremist beliefs, just as Osama bin Laden has been exiled from Saudi Arabia. They also use terrorist-like methods to reach their goal.
 * If you talk to a thug after the quest The Feud, they will attack you
 * It is reccomended to set your mouse on one click when pickpocketing from them.