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Pickpocket
Skyrim Skill

The stealthy art of picking an unsuspecting target's pockets. A skilled pickpocket is less likely to be caught and is more likely to find valuables.

Pickpocket is one of the 6 Thief skills in Skyrim, levelled from 15 to 100 by use. Its tree holds 8 perks.

It is raised by 5 enchantments, spells and effects.

Argonian (+5), Bosmer (+5) and Khajiit (+5) start with a bonus to it.

Pickpocket Builds

Lvl 40
9 / 9
6 / 9
5 / 10
5 / 8
shadow lure
Shadowscale build
Lvl 50
6 / 9
5 / 6
5 / 8
7 / 12
7 / 10
6 / 11
John Argonian
Pure Argonian build
Lvl 106
9 / 9
12 / 15
8 / 10
11 / 11
10 / 10
7 / 14
Arcane Stalker Vampire
Stealth based vampire with extensive magic power build
Lvl 76
8 / 9
7 / 9
11 / 11
8 / 8
8 / 14
4 / 10
Maxifield
Skyrim build
Lvl 159
14 / 14
15 / 15
8 / 10
9 / 9
10 / 10
9 / 9
Echo
Skyrim build
Lvl 84
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 6
5 / 9
5 / 9
The orphaned Daughter of Hircine
The Demigoddess of Prey build
Lvl 36
6 / 8
1 / 6
4 / 9
3 / 9
5 / 13
4 / 12
Silent Cobra
Stealth Poisoner build
Lvl 36
6 / 9
4 / 8
5 / 6
5 / 11
5 / 8
5 / 12
Daedric Fist
Unarmed Stealth build
Lvl 88
9 / 9
7 / 9
10 / 10
5 / 10
6 / 9
8 / 9
Pure Thief+
stealth archer dual blade assassin build
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builds

Open the character build planner with Pickpocket at 100, then pick perks from its tree and build the rest of your character around it.

Create a build with Pickpocket

Perks

Light Fingers

Pickpocketing is 20% easier. Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds.

5 ranks
Night Thief

Pickpocketing is 25% easier when the target is asleep.

30
Extra Pockets

Carrying capacity is increased by 100 (50 if Survival Mode is enabled).

50
Poisoned

Silently harm enemies by placing poisons in their pockets.

40
Cutpurse

Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier.

40
Keymaster

Pickpocketing keys almost always works.

60
Misdirection

Can pickpocket equipped weapons.

70
Perfect Touch

Can pickpocket equipped items.

100

Boosted by

Enchantments (5)
Blackguard's Sly of Hand

Pickpocket success is 40% better.

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Collector's Touch

Pickpocket success is 35% better.

Fortify Pickpocket

Pickpocket success is 13% better.

at your skill×1.04
Improved Sly of Hand

Pickpocket success is 25% better.

Sly of Hand

Pickpocket success is 15% better.

Race Bonuses

Argonian+5
Bosmer+5
Khajiit+5