Skyrim: The best pickpocketing tips
We give you the best tips on the subject of pickpocketing in the role-playing game Skyrim in this practical tip.
Skyrim: The best tips for pickpocketing
In Skyrim, you can pickpocket and steal other people's quest items and gold. The trick is not to get caught. Here are the best tips:
Skyrim: Skill pickpocketing through textbooks
With textbooks, you can train your pickpocketing skills. All you have to do is read the relevant books:
- One of the books is, for example, "The story of Aevar Stein singer". It is hidden under one of the baskets in Morthal in Thonni's house.
- You can find another copy in the dungeon of "Forgotten Valkygg" in the southern part. Open the cell door with the lever and remove the book. Don't forget to read it too.
- In the dim light column in the lumber room you will find the book "Stolen Shadows", which also improves your pickpocketing skills.
- In the Sonnwacht fortress there is the book "Wolfmähres Guide for Langfinger" in the dungeon at the bottom.
- You will find the book "The Beggar" in the underground of Rifton, just before you come out of the Rattenweg. Go into the "Broken Bottle". There is a room with an Argonian. The book is on the table.
- The same book can also be found in Rifton at Haelga's hostel on the upper floor.
Pickpocket items enchant
Another way to be less conspicuous about pickpocketing is to enchant items:
- Find an Arcane Enchanter and use it.
- To enchant, choose an item such as a ring or chain.
- Put the pickpocketing spell on it and craft the item with a soulstone.
- The next time you go on a raid, you should put on the ring or chain beforehand to improve your chances.
Level pickpocketing with a teacher
There are many masters in Skyrim where you can level pickpocketing as a skill. Here it goes:
- One of the teachers is Akhari. With him you can develop your pickpocketing skills up to the "Adept" level. You can find him in the Khajiit caravan.
- Another teacher is Silda. It trains the expert level. It can be found on the northern streets of Windhelm.
- You should go to Vipir for the master training. You can find him in the Thieves' Guild in Rifton, but you must be a member to teach him something.
Pickpocketing in Skyrim: Learning by Doing
You also pick up your pickpocketing skills whenever you pickpocket theft. The following tips can be helpful:
- Save before you pickpocket. If you get caught, you can try again. This will save you the bounty.
- Only ever use one or two objects. This is especially advisable if your skills are not yet particularly good. The chance of being caught increases with the number of items stolen.
- If you have gone up a level, invest your talent to be picked up in pickpocketing. So you get better and the raids more successful.
- Sneak up on your victim while stealing. The eye reveals whether you are seen for theft or not. Pickpocketing works best if you position yourself behind the person and at best from a box or similar. are covered.
- Steal valuable items. These will train your skills the fastest.
If you want to keep frolicking in the thieves' milieu, you should definitely join the Thieves Guild in Skyrim. We will show you how this works in another practical tip.