Fortify Pickpocket is an effect provided by enchanted apparel or consumed potions. The percentage bonus is neither a simple addition nor multiplier of pickpocket chance, but rather a bonus to skill check used in the interaction.
Enchantment[]
Random (disenchantable) items carrying the effect have the suffix "of Deft Hands" and are either footgear, gloves, necklaces, or rings. Magnitude ranges from "Minor" (15% bonus) to "Peerless" (40%).
Player-made items can be of the same four classes, and the magnitude of enchantment benefits from the Insightful Enchanter perk.
Unique items[]
- Thieves Guild Boots – 15% (25% with upgraded version)
- Guild Master's Boots – 35%
- Blackguard's Boots DR – 40%
Alchemy[]
Random potions that have this effect are named with the suffix "of Pickpocketing," and magnitude ranges from simple Potion (20% bonus) to Elixir (50%).
Ingredients[]
Two of the following ingredients are needed to craft a potion with the effect:
Ingredient | Primary Effect | Secondary Effect | Tertiary Effect | Quaternary Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spadefish Creation Club | Restore Health | Fortify Lockpicking | Fortify Pickpocket | Cure Disease |
Kresh Fiber Creation Club | Weakness to Magic | Slow | Fortify Sneak | Fortify Pickpocket |
Orange Dartwing | Restore Stamina | Ravage Magicka | Fortify Pickpocket | Lingering Damage Health |
Slaughterfish Egg | Resist Poison | Fortify Pickpocket | Lingering Damage Health | Fortify Stamina |
Blue Dartwing | Resist Shock | Fortify Pickpocket | Restore Health | Fear |
Nordic Barnacle | Damage Magicka | Waterbreathing | Regenerate Health | Fortify Pickpocket |
Eating any of these ingredients without the Experimenter perk will not reveal the effect, as none of the four have Fortify Pickpocket as its first effect.
Bugs[]
This section contains bugs related to Fortify Pickpocket. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
|
- PC 360 PS3 Fortify Pickpocket enchants and potions have the reverse effect and lower your chances of a successful pickpocket.
- A disease such as ataxia that is supposed to decrease pickpocket by 25%, will actually increase pickpocket chance.