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Steal
Job Ability
- Steal items from enemy.
- Obtained: Thief Level 5
- Recast Time: 5:00
- Duration: Instant
Notes/Description
- Success rate is dependent on user's level in comparison with the enemy's level.
- Certain enemy families are easier to steal from than others.
- Usage of this ability from behind the target seems to slightly enhance its success rate.
- Adds a small amount of enmity to the user.
- Causes a disengaged enemy to engage the user.
- In Ballista, Steal allows the user to steal petras.
- Using Feint and then Steal may increase the success rate.
- The target's HP seems to greatly affect success rate (i.e., lower HP may yield higher success rate).
- No longer shares a recast timer with Despoil.
Macro Syntax
- /ja "Steal" <t>
Equipment that Enhances this Trait
| Equipment | Level | Type | Enhancement | Obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Charm | 7 | Neck | Steal+1 | NM: Jaggedy-Eared Jack |
| Key Ring Belt | 20 | Waist | Steal+1 | Quest: Bait and Switch |
| Rogue's Ring | 50 | Ring | Latent Effect: Steal+3 | BCNM: Treasure and Tribulations, Hostile Herbivores |
| Rogue's Armlets | 52 | Hands | Steal+1 | Quest: Borghertz's Sneaky Hands |
| Rogue's Bonnet | 54 | Head | Steal+1 | Quest: As Thick as Thieves |
| Rogue's Culottes | 56 | Legs | Steal+1 | Treasure Coffer: Castle Oztroja |
| Rogue's Culottes +1 | 74 | Legs | Steal+1 | Sagheera in Port Jeuno |
| Rogue's Poulaines | 60 | Feet | Steal+2 | Quest: Hitting the Marquisate |
| Rogue's Poulaines +1 | 74 | Feet | Steal+2 | Sagheera in Port Jeuno |
| Thief's Kote | 70 | Hands | Steal+3 | NM: Tonberry Tracker |
| Bartholomew's Knife | 71 | Dagger | Steal+2 | Trade Buccaneer's Knife to ??? in Ve'Lugannon Palace |
| Rogue's Armlets +1 | 74 | Hands | Steal+1 | Sagheera in Port Jeuno |
| Assassin's Culottes | 74 | Legs | Steal+5 | Dynamis - Beaucedine |
| Assassin's Culottes +1 | 75 | Legs | Steal+5 | Sagheera in Port Jeuno |
| Barathrum | 99 | Ammo | Steal+3 | NM: Warder of Faith |
As a result, the maximum Steal enhancement that a Thief can receive is a constant Steal+15, or Steal+18 with Rogue's Ring, active only with less than 75% HP and less than 100% TP.
Source entry: Steal. Cached on this server on 3 November 2026.