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Thief equipment is easy to spot as it frequently (though not necessarily) has Damroll, Dexterity, and Thief Skill Level all at once. Occasionally a thief item will also increase Hitroll, Charisma, Strength, or Constitution. An example of a Thief item would be the following lowbie neck item:

{{:A_rat_shaped_medallion_(Item)}}


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== Backstab Weapons ==

When using the [[Backstab]] skill picking the right weapon is critical. It must be a pointed weapon meaning one of: pierce, stab, sting, gore, or bite. A weapon meant for backstabbing is generally spotted by its stats which will be one of the aforementioned damage types, it will have high Damroll with little or no Hitroll, and usually includes Thief Skill Level. The weapon (perhaps obviously) also cannot have the NO_BACKSTAB flag which means the weapon cannot be used for backstab, though this flag is usually found on Warrior weapons with pointed damage types rather than Thief weapons. Note: a good backstabbing weapon generally also makes for a good [[Crippling Strike]] weapon due to both skills ignoring the target's Armor.

One of the most iconic backstabbing weapons is The Lost Spear of the Ancients:

{{:The Lost Spear of the Ancients (Item)}}

== List of Thief Equipment ==

The [[:Category:Thief equipment|Thief Equipment]] Category lists equipment which is either explicitly THIEF flagged or is designed to be used for Thieves

== Leveling Gear ==

This section will cover important pieces of gear you should do your best to acquire while leveling. Not every piece of equipment is required nor will everyone have the exactly the same equipment due to Alter Aeon being a multi-class MUD. As with most newbie island gear it is focused primarily towards dealing as much damage as possible even if there is slightly less armor due to the theory that they can't hit you if they're dead.

The item page for each embedded item should have the location of where it can be found.

=== Weapon ===

Your starting weapon will carry you all the way to level 10

==== Level 10 ====

{{:A razor-sharp rainbow obsidian knife (Item)}}

==== Level 12 ====

{{:A_black_rune_engraved_dagger_(Item)}}

==== Level 14 ====

{{:A rune-hilted dagger (Item)}}
Particularly useful against ethereal enemies but be careful not to use them against magical enemies as it can heal them instead of causing damage.


==== Level 15 ====

{{:The spirit slayer (Item)}}

The spirit slayer is [[Nonorm]] which will fully damage ethereal enemies while not heal magical enemies. It will, however, do less damage to shadow type enemies

==== Level 17 ====

{{:A dark steel spear (Item)}}

Note: While an incredibly powerful backstabber for its level it has a correspondingly high strength requirement. Higher even than some higher level, more powerful stabbers. Don't go out of your way to raise your strength to wield this.

==== Level 19 ====

{{:Sword of lightning (Item)}}

Note: One of the few non-impact zap weapons, very useful for both stabbing and flourishing since the other impact weapons do not synergize well with thief skills

==== Level 21 ====

{{:A thin magical dagger (Item)}}


==== Level 22 ====

{{:A dirty halberd (Item)}}

==== Level 28 ====

{{:A crystal dagger (Item)}}

==== Level 29 ====

{{:Proteus' trident (Item)}}

=== Head ===

==== Level 0 ====

{{:A red leather cap (Item)}}

==== Level 13 ====

{{:A black leather mask (Item)}}

=== Neck ===

==== Level 8 ====

{{:A skull necklace (Item)}}

==== Level 11 ====

{{:A spider charm pendant (Item)}}

==== Level 18 (Total 37) ====

{{:THE Orcish Medal of Honor (Item)}}

==== Level 19 ====

{{:A rat shaped medallion (Item)}}

==== Level 21 ====

{{:A black wolf talisman (Item)}}

==== Level 22 ====

{{:An obsidian serpentine amulet (Item)}}

=== Arms ===

==== Level 3 ====

{{:A pair of black leather sleeves (Item)}}

==== Level 11 ====

{{:A pair of sharkskin sleeves (Item)}}

=== Wrist ===

==== Level 6 ====

{{:A_bracer_of_black_bone_(Item)}}

==== Level 7 ====

{{:A greasy leather bracer (Item)}}

Note: There is also [[a black lizard skin bracer (Item)]] which has 2 damroll, 4 mov instead of 1 hit/1 dam but at this level hitroll is scarce so the little you can get on thief gear is more useful that the 1 extra damroll

==== Level 17 ====

{{:A pitch black leather wristband (Item)}}

=== Hands ===

==== Level 12 ====

{{:A set of Tiger paws (Item)}}

==== Level 15 ====

{{:A pair of ranger gloves (Item)}}

==== Level 17 ====

{{:Hand wraps of the assassin (Item)}}

=== Finger ===

==== Level 11 ====

{{:The mayor's signet ring (Item)}}

==== Level 12 ====

{{:A ring of brown stone (Item)}}

==== Level 15 ====

{{:A black marble ring (item)}}

=== On Body ===

==== Level 9 ====

{{:Black lizard skin armor (Item)}}

=== About Body ===

==== Level 11 ====

{{:A grey duster (Item)}}

==== Level 13 ====

{{:A golden mole hide (Item)}}

=== Waist ===

==== Level 10 ====

{{:A gorro bracelet (Item)}}

==== Level 16 ====

{{:The belt of the gravekeeper (Item)}}

==== Level 17 ====

{{:The black sash of a rogue (Item)}}

=== Legs ===

==== Level 8 ====

{{:Dirty grey overalls (Item)}}

==== Level 10 (Total 23) ====

{{:A pair of nightstalker leggings (Item)}}

=== Feet ===

==== Level 3 ====

{{:A pair of midnight black boots (Item)}}


=== Shield/Held ===

==== Level 13 ====

{{:A thieves buckler (Item)}}