Shifty Hands: A Guide to Pickpocketing

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To most efficiently pickpocket, get Glifo Carbonizzato and approach your enemies from behind to avoid detection in melee range.

To speed up travel, consider using , , and Incantamento Stivali - Passo del Pandaren.

If you see a mob with a blue eyeball over its head—run away, it has increased stealth detection.

A pickpocketed mob will take roughly 10 minutes to replenish its pockets: try farming and resetting a dungeon if you are impatient.

You can pickpocket most humanoids and some additional mobs as well; a good rule-of-thumb is that if it looks like it has pockets, it probably does. And it never hurts just to stealth up and try your luck anyway; you can even pickpocket some bosses. Just make sure you don't right-click the mob in melee range and auto-attack it by accident.

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/targetenemy
/cast Pick Pocket
/cleartarget

LockboxesHeavy JunkboxesCorvolestoFollia estrema

Box

Humanoid Level

Skill

Notable Loot

Gems

Cofanetto Rovinato

20-30

Lamargentea

Pietraluna Minore, Agata Muschiata

Cofanetto Rovinato

30-40

Orologio da Tasca Piccolo

Citrino, and Giada

Cofanetto Robusto

40-50

175

Small chance at Squartatore,

Acquamarina, Rubino Stellato

Cofanetto Pesante

50-60

250

Ricettario Esotico, also small chance at Lamaombra, Spada Lunga Fiammeggiante di Teebu, and Rasoio di Alcor. As stated above, this type of junkbox is needed to achieve exalted Ravenholdt for Insane in the Membrane, in the quest Servono cofanetti.

Rubino Stellato

Cofanetto Resistente

60-70

300

Pozione Eccellente di Cura, Lama Notturna

Topazio Nobile, Pietraurora, Talasite, Rubino Vivente, Occhio Notturno, Stella di Elune

Cofanetto Rinforzato

70-80

350

Lamavespro, Mannaia di Krol, Pozione Runica di Cura

Topazio Monarca, Bagliore Autunnale, Smeraldo Silvano, Zaffiro Celestiale, Rubino Scarlatto, and Opale Crepuscolare

Cofanetto Bruciacchiato

80-85

400

Materials for offhands and relics (Corno di Drago Recuperato, Mandibola Sbiancata, Frammento di Scaglia di Alamorte, Occhio di Ogre Conservato), Lama del Crepuscolo, Decapitatore di Krol, Bevanda del Ladro

Occhio Demoniaco, Rubino Infernale, Ambra Pregiata, Smeraldo Onirico, Topazio Ardente, Zaffiro Oceanico

Cofanetto di Vimini Rotto

85-90

450

Lama Crepuscolare, Scimitarra di Krol, Pozione di Cura del Maestro

Cuordifiume, Radiosità del Sole, Giada Selvaggia, Ametista Imperiale, Rubino Primordiale, Onice Vermiglio

Cofanetto RinforzatoCofanetto ResistenteCofanetto RobustoCofanetto ConsumatoTabacco GrezzoNodo MaldestroDiario del LadroTeschio UmanoOsso d'Avorio IntagliatoBattle for Azeroth

Ago d'Ossa per Vele

Benda per Occhio Finta

Effige in Miniatura del Loa

Frammento di Mappa del Tesoro

Monete di Kul Tiras Contraffatte

Mazzo di Carte Truccato

Monete degli Zandalari Fuori Corso

Cordino di Zanne Rotte

Coltello per la Carne

Lima per Artigli

Scorta Personale di Spezie

Garza Tascabile Salata

Salsiccia Mezza Mangiata

Braccialetto di Denti

Pezzetto di Tentacolo

LegionGriftahAl'abasMonete d'AriaMonete di FerroPickpocketing Quest Series

Vuoi comprare una lampada?: Purchase the Lampada Sporca from Griftah in the Rogue Class Hall.

Brillante come un diamante: Purchase the Kit Certificato per Lucidatura Lampade from Griftah in the Rogue Class Hall and use it to shine the lamp.

Il misterioso e magnifico Al'abas: Speak to Al'abas, summoned by the lamp. He'll then grant you a Lampada Lucidata.

Nella terra della magia: Speak to Al'Abas yet again. "I think I see the problem. Your puny eyes are too weak to detect the mana-infused finery that these elves have spread throughout the land. They've been wearing jewelry the entire time, and you simply couldn't see it. I propose a partnership, my newly minted associate. My lamp currently suffers from an embarrassing lack of magic and could always use more beautiful decorations. I propose a trade. I shall pierce this sinister Sindorei veil, and you shall give me the spoils of your theft."

Monete d'Aria: Speak to Al'Abas again! This time he explains how Monete d'Aria work - when you pickpocket mobs for their treasures Al'Abas wants, you'll automatically be given Monete d'Aria as thanks.

La lealtà ha i suoi vantaggi: Al'Abas sends you out to acquire 0 Monete d'Aria. In return, he'll give you an upgraded lamp, Lampada Luccicante di Al'abas, which allows you to loot even more lucrative treasures.

Le prendo io, grazie!: Griftah also has an offer for you - turn in 0 Monete d'Aria for . This is a weekly quest, so if you want to turn in additional Monete d'Aria later in the week, you'll only be given instead.

Djinn d'alta classe: Al'Abas sends you out to acquire six rare pickpocketing treasures, which have a low chance to come from any pickpocketable mob in the Broken Isles. These items are: Catenella Manaforgiata, Carta con Managrafica, Manatreccia Elegante, Cronometro Discreto, Manacatenina Appariscente, and Medaglione dei Ricordi Magici. As thanks for acquiring these items, you'll get Lampada Riflettente di Al'abas. With this upgraded lamp, you'll loot multiple charms at once when you pickpocket, earning Monete d'Aria faster.

How to get Monete d'AriaMonete d'Aria

Pickpocketing Item

Coins Amount

Cronometro con Tourbillon di Verbellin

0 Monete d'Aria

Anello con Sigillo Scintillante dei Sin'dorei

0 Monete d'Aria

Medaglione dei Ricordi Magici

0 Monete d'Aria

Manacatenina Appariscente

Carta con Managrafica

0 Monete d'Aria

Catenella Manaforgiata

0 Monete d'Aria

Girocollo Ammantato di Mana

0 Monete d'Aria

Cronometro Vistoso

0 Monete d'Aria

Braccialetto Intessuto di Mana

0 Monete d'Aria

Anello con Sigillo Inciso di Mana

0 Monete d'Aria

Pendente Manalucente

0 Monete d'Aria

Manasigillo Scintillante

0 Monete d'Aria

Anello Inciso di Stelle

0 Monete d'Aria

Cronometro Pacchiano

0 Monete d'Aria

Braccialetto Incantato

Monete d'Aria VendorGriftah

Marmotta Furtiva for 0 Monete d'Aria: Critter Battle Pet that stays in stealth!

Ratto di Fossa for 0 Monete d'Aria: Critter Battle Pet

Barile di Bandane for 0 Monete d'Aria: Toy which allows you and your friends to randomly get one of these appearances: Maschera Nera del Presagio, Maschera Arancione Inclinata, Maschera da Ladro Sinistra, Maschera Ricamata di Cremisi e Oro, Maschera Viola Sfarzosa, Berretto del Creatore dell'Ombra Decorato, Berretto del Creatore dell'Ombra Cremisi, , Maschera Bianca Immacolata, Maschera Verde Muschiosa. Note that all of these transmog items (except ) can also be purchased from Griftah for Monete d'Aria.

Barile di Bende per Occhi for 0 Monete d'Aria: Toy which allows you and your friends to randomly get one of these appearance: Benda per Occhio dell'Incursore Distorcente, Benda Per Occhio di Scaglia Lucertolare, Occhio di Rend, Benda per l'Altro Occhio

Illusione: Veleno for 0 Monete d'Aria: Collect the weapon enchantment appearance of Poisoned.

Artifact AppearanceMoneta Fortunata di Marin GranstrippoMarin GranstrippoColtelli da Lancio AvvelenatiCassa SospettaSatchel of KeysChiave del Tesoro di Lei ShenTomo dei Veleni Ultraterrenistep by step guideWarlords of DraenorMonete d'AriaMonete di FerroLadroDraenorFischietto SegretoGriftahMonete di FerroMonete di FerroHow to get Monete di FerroGriftahFischietto SegretoGriftah

Item

Value (Monete di Ferro)

Pickpocketed from

Anello Viscido

Level 90-100 Mobs in ALL Draenor zones except Giungla di Tanaan
Level 91-102 Elite Mobs in Draenor 5-man dungeons on any difficulty
Level 100-102 Elite Mobs in BRF and Altomaglio raids

Level 90-100 Mobs in ALL Draenor zones including Giungla di Tanaan
Level 91-102 Elite Mobs in Draenor 5-man dungeons on any difficulty
Level 100-102 Elite Mobs in BRF and Altomaglio raids

Catenina delle Speranze

Girocollo degli Incubi

Idolo Ancestrale Luminoso

Perle Infuse di Magma

Medaglione dei Ricordi Preziosi

ONLY Level 100 Non-Elite/Elite Mobs in Giungla di Tanaan

Anello per Naso Amorevolmente Lucidato

Anello con Sigillo Incerato

Girocollo in Edizione Limitata

Anello con Prisma Lavico

Urna Memoriale Scolpita

250

Monete di Ferrojjanchan's commentMonete di Ferro VendorGriftahMonete di Ferro

Item

Cost (Monete di Ferro)

Description

Maschera Nera del Presagio

1,000

Black bandana that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Maschera Viola Sfarzosa

1,000

Purple bandana that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Maschera Bianca Immacolata

1,000

White bandana that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Maschera Verde Muschiosa

1,000

Bright green bandana that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Maschera Arancione Inclinata

1,000

Orange bandana that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Maschera da Ladro Sinistra

5,000

Red bandana that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Maschera Ricamata di Cremisi e Oro

5,000

Red bandana with gold filigree that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Illusione: Veleno

5,000

Weapon Illusion. This item adds the weapon illusion for poisons to your appearance collection. Similar to enchant illusions, it can be applied to your weapon to add a visual effect.

Berretto del Creatore dell'Ombra Cremisi

5,000

Bright red hood with a mask that covers the lower face. Can be used for transmog.

Berretto del Creatore dell'Ombra Decorato

10,000

Dark red hood with a mask that covers the lower face, with gold trim surrounding the hood. Can be used for transmog.

Barile di Bandane

10,000

Toy. Only a Ladro can use this Toy to set this barrel out, but anyone in their party can click it to grant a 30 minute buff, granting a random appearance of one of the 9 masks sold by Griftah.

GriftahMonete di FerroPocket Corners: Flavor ItemshereBeverages

Cataclysm added some beverages unique to pickpocketing: Grog di Cuornero from Vash’jir, Birra Rosso Sangue from any Cataclysm humanoid, Torcibudella Disgustoso from Deepholm, Fluido per Imbalsamazioni mostly in heroic Shadowfang Keep, Brandy Forte Gilneano from any Cataclysm humanoid, and Vino Baciato dal Sole from Uldum.

Interesting Legion beverages: Birra Scura di Corvonero, Carricante della Burrasca Azzurra, Grog del Navigatore, Succo di Melone Fermentato, Acquavite di Selvarunica, Acquavite di Selvarunica, Spirito delle Profondità, Punch Infernale

Legion also has some fun food: Razioni in Dotazione Standard, Tartare di Cornoesile, Pagliuzze di Radici delle Profondità, Biscotto con Pezzetti di Imp,
Store your beverages in Fiaschetta Vuota from drunken level 30-40 mobs.

Fiala di Soluzione Erbalistica Diluita is homeopathic sugar water.

Mac'Aree mobs have Nutriente Condensato and Distillato di Vuoto.

Beauty/Cosmetics

Cologne: Colonia "Pungente" is unique to Uldum, Brezza Fredda from Vash’jir is perfect for a fishy smell, Eau de Vacc from level 80+ mobs is for Horde pride, and Profumo Esageratamente Forte also from level 80+ mobs is good for smelling like tobacco.

There’s a series of handkerchiefs either for applying makeup or gently dabbing tears away caused by Deathwing’s destruction: Fazzoletto Controllato from level 80+ mobs, Fazzoletto Ripiegato from starting zones, and Fazzoletto Fradicio from Northrend.

To view your reflection, fix up your Specchio Rotto from level 20-30 humanoids or Specchio di Guscio di Bivalve from Jinyu. Use Pettine per Coda from Uldum on wild manes.

Keep your hands manicured during battle with Cera di Chitina from Northrend and Lima per Artiglio from Uldum. In a pinch, Piccone per Unghie from Pandaria will do too.

Use a Spugna Grande from Vash’jir to freshmen up, Piuma Solleticante from Deepholm on ticklish victims, and Ramo Graffiante from Ashenvale on hard-to-reach places.

Perla Vuota, from Jinyu, is the perfect container for all your jewelry.

Trashy BooksGenerale Marcus Jonathan

Romanzo Rosa, the original trash romance novel from Burning Crusade, turns murloc hunting into flirting between a warrior named Marcus and a Nahni, a female mage. Level 20 quest rewards were never so appealing.

Continuing in Wrath, Romanzo Rosa: L'Amore Proibito documents Marcus’ experiences with a sarcastic undead rogue in the Deeprun Tram teaching him about finishing moves and daggers.

Argent Confessor Paletress has a hidden taste for romance; you can pickpocket Romanzo Rosa: Sotto la Luna from her. In this latest installment, Marcus tries to woo Soola, a draenei jewelcrafter, with a cheap necklace. Will she spurn his advances or will the Light soothe all nerves?

Romanzo Rosa: Sorprese Esplosive, the Cataclysm installment, follows Revi, a sassy goblin, as she prepares for her date with Marcus by buying engineering-flavored toys. The series ends here, but you’ll need a secret goblin decoder ring to read the rest of the story.

To finish out the series, Romanzo Rosa: Un Medico tra gli Orsi is a possible reward in Sacca di Attrezzature da Pesca from Northrend fishing dailies. In this story, Marcus shares his retribution talents with a gnome lady eager to teach him about her affliction specialization.

Romanzo Rosa: Nebbie della Passione finds Marcus in Pandaria, where he encounters Madame Goya and sees just how much the Black Market Auction House has to offer.

The Giornale del Gentiluomo Goblin, from 80+ humanoids, appears to have its pages stuck together as it’s unreadable.

Ricettario Esotico may sound tasty from level 40-60 humanoids, but it will definitely curb your appetite. A spoof from The Twilight Zone, it talks about how to roast humans.

Elenco Illeggibile di Eroi da Impiccare, Elenco Illeggibile di Cultisti da Uccidere, and Elenco Illeggibile di Gente da Sterminare are three pamphlets carried by enemies in Mists of Pandaria.

Lucky Dice and Talismans

The Dadi Nanici Decaedrici from Northrend humanoids rolls between 1-10 and is perfect if your rogue wants to officiate some Dungeons and Daggers.

Gnomes are sneaky: Dadi Gnomeschi Truccati, from level 80+ humanoids, rolls sevens. Every time.

Dadi Troll Consumati from Northrend humanoids rolls between a 1-6. Any class can obtain these three die on the AH.

Amuleto Fortunato is an easy talisman most anyone can get; it’s from level 20 humanoids.

In case your original Rabbit Foot isn’t cutting it, consider getting Altra Zampa di Coniglio, primarily from Twilight Highlands or Artigli Fortunati di Raptor.

Palle Antistress are great for staying calm during raids.

Talismano Infinito di Giada and Talismano Sciamanico Lubrificato are new lucky charms from Pandaria.

Rocks

There’s Roccia Bella mostly from Razorfen Kraul, Roccia Bellissima from Northrend, Bolla Pietrificata from Vash’jir, and Pezzo di Corallo from level 10-20 humanoids.

For impatient rogues lacking finesse, there’s Attrezzo di Pietra Primitivo from starting zones and Pietra da Leva from Mount Hyjal and Deepholm.

Sadly, the mobs that dropped the Sassolino have been removed in Cataclysm.

You can try eating rocks apparently--Roccia Saporita from Pandaria sprites.

Cristalli di Quarzo Comuni - Beware, these aren't powerful!

They aren't rocks, but the following items would make cumbersome weapons too: Osso Grande Lucidato from Deepholm, Pugnaletto Contundente from Cataclysm, Uovo di Tartaruga Pietrificato from Pandaria Jinyu, Osso Spolpato from level 10-20 zones, and Forcella Lucente from level 50 naga.

Humorous Junk

Mano di Scorta is literally an extra hand, a weapon from Howling Fjord, Borean Tundra, and Dragonblight.

Jack Farlocco drops from level 60-70 demons and undead.

Bottone Lucidato con Acido is a wildcard; it’s from level 20-60 oozes in Azeroth, with a fun flavor text and a decent selling price. One assumes the unlucky victim was dissolved by the acidic ooze.

Reliquia Rotonda from select mobs in Dragonblight and Grizzly Hills, is a fun item to thrown between players during raid, a racy version of the Sassolino Divertente.

Rivetto di Bronzo Corroso was originally meant to be used in Cilindro d'Alta Società.

Effige di Gnomo, from Burning Crusade, supports the theory that gnomes exist to be punted.

Guscio di Lumaca Grande looks fairly boring from Wrath murlocs, but includes the sarcastic flavor text “Sounds like the Land.”

Tavoletta con Geroglifici, from Uldum, is a reference to the Rosetta Stone.

Commenti

Commento di hatman555

A very nice read. Having a lower level rogue, I have picked a few pockets here and there. This guide was a nice way to see what else was out in the world, which out having to pick 100's of pockets to get it.

Nice amount of content. I even like that since 4 out of 5 of the steamy romance novels are acquired from pick pocketing you do list the 5th even though its not.

The section on lock boxes could use some better formatting. The bullet lines make the content cluttered and uneven. Maybe a table would be an options here. Column headers could be <Name> <mob level> <notable drops>. Organised the same way from lowest level to highest level, it would make for a nice reference table.

Content: 10/10
Formatting: 8/10

Overal Rating: 9/10

Cheers,
Hat

Commento di 264004

The one very valuable help I got was, when I once started my rogue. A fellow rogue gave me a macro just like the one mentioned in the guide. Just combine it with every combat-starting skill you might use out of stealth (and obviously pick pockets before the skill).

Long long time ago, I can still remember (reference intended), you had to pick many many locks to push up your lock picking skill (which nowadays is not necessary anymore) and the macros gave me loads of junkboxes.

Anyway, in instances it means, there is usually only one mob whose pockets you'll pick (which you'll attack in the same moment) and there won't be enough time to go around and pick all those pockets before combat starts

Commento di 866437

this guy makes pickpocketing to complicated, so heres how i do it and i never get caught 100% of the time:

step 1: sap
step 2: pickpocket

....this isn't rocket science the fact that this isn't the first thing that anyone thinks of is strange.

Commento di Jollygood

Set a macro to auto-pickpocket before you garotte. That way, you never have to worry about going to the 7-11 for poisons in the middle of the night.

BTW - learned the hard way. When you start your playtime for the day, make sure your bags are *empty*. There's nothing more frustrating than being mid-instance and having your bags fill up. Yes, that was me standing there in Sunken Temple, throwing greys into the aether.

Commento di daurenr

Nice guide, worth reading!
Entertaining and Useful!

Commento di Mortimer

Another swift macro that I used while grinding "The Insane".
Combined with Glifo Carbonizzato it will fill your bags with lockboxes in no time. No need to target anything. Just sweep your mouse over a group of mobs and spam the macro (autoloot should be enabled).

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/cast Pick Pocket

Commento di Isgebind

Fun guide, but full of silly typos--"scarse" for "scarce," "freshmen" for "freshen."

Commento di turnaround

i enjoyed the guide and with the edition of toybox went out and did the dice grind. all info was uploaded to wowhead so hopefully they will update npc's and drops of the dice.

Commento di Adabiel

Pickpocket is one of the two things that keep my rogues from been deleted, I used to LOVE play as one, I literally walked sneaking all vanilla-wow just for the fun of it, I used to skill up lockpicking and poison(weapon skills as well), tell other rogues where to skill up, brew my own poisons, loved the challenge of the original (and real) class quests, right now, this and picking locks is basically what makes any difference from been a leather-warrior

Commento di blacktornedk

Nice guide !

ps: Update please, if possible.

Commento di kodora1316

Needs to be updated for Legion. Specifically that you pickpocket a unique coin :Marin Noggenfoggers Lucky Coin (This means you cannot pickpocket another one, although you can see it in the loot window and /cry over it )

Then turn it into Marin Noggenfogger for a reward. If he's on a mission he will not appear (this is why I deactivated him as soon as I could, so he's always there in the vault).

Commento di LordBarbarian

a nice macro i use is simply

#showtooltip
/cast Sap
/cast Pick Pocket

Commento di Deihjan

Please, I need this guide to be updated so badly.

Commento di ZzoOozZ

I don't remember where I got this macro, but, it's fantastic. I don't understand why it works, but it does:

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/cleartarget
/console targetNearestDistance 10.000000
/targetenemy
/console targetNearestDistance 14.000000
/cast Pick Pocket

press the key, it pickpockets the closest target to you that is in direct line of sight. If there are more than 1 targets, it pick pockets the target that is closest to your center line of sight, no need to select a target, just walk stealthed, mashing the key while pointing at the mob you want to PP.

Commento di TuanTaureo

The Rockslice and Jaspertip mobs in Deepholm no longer have pockets to pick, and they appear to be the only sources for Disgusting Rotgut in that zone. That could mean that Mount Hyjal's Molten Front phase is the only extensive source remaining for that beverage.

Commento di BMHunterMain

man! i forgot why i had cached away all thise Heavy Junkboxes on my rogue... looted em all just days ago

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