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Hero



Released		30 April 2002 (Update)
Members		Yes
Combat level		69
Size		1x1
Examine		Heroic!

Combat info

XP bonus		+2.5%
Max hit		9
Aggressive		No, unless caught stealing from the gem stall
Poisonous		No
Attack style		Slash
Attack speed		5 ticks (3.0 seconds)
Respawn time		50 ticks (30 seconds)

Combat stats


82	54	55	54	1	1

Aggressive stats


+20	+22	+0	+0	+0	+0

Melee defence


+87		+84		+76

Magic defence


-10			No elemental weakness

Ranged defence


+79		+79		+79

Immunities

Poison		0% resistance
Venom		0% resistance
Cannons		Not immune
Thralls		Not immune

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Advanced data

Monster ID		3295
Link		MOID

Heroes can be found in East Ardougne. They wear what appears to be a lighter coloured rune platebody and platelegs. They also wear leather gloves, boots and wield a rune longsword and square shield. Heroes can be pickpocketed by players with level 80 or greater Thieving, which gives 163.3 experience plus coins or other items. Pickpocketing a hero is a requirement for the Elite Ardougne Diary.

They are often present near the marketplace in East Ardougne, or the south-east bank. One of them is also near the entrance of the Ardougne Zoo. Heroes attack players when they steal from the gem stall. They also attack when the player steals from a stall and tries to trade the stall owner. One of them is always near a bakery stall, so the player can easily steal food to heal from failed pickpocketing attempts. Unlike most thievable NPCs, players can be stunned frequently when pickpocketing heroes even at level 99 Thieving. A successful pickpocket attempt usually gains between 200 and 300 coins.

Locations

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
Ardougne Market	69		3	Show map	Kandarin✓

Drops

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	30	0

Pickpocketing

Pickpocket chance

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Pickpocket info

Hero

Level required					80
Thieving XP					163.3 xp
Type					Pickpocket
Stun Timer					6s
Damage					3

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coin pouch_(200-300gp)	1	105/128	Not sold	N/A
Coins	200	105/128^{[d 1]}	200	200
Death rune	2	8/128	370	216
Jug of wine	1	6/128	3	0
Blood rune	1	5/128	374	240
Diamond	1	1/128	1,651	1,200
Fire orb	1	2/128	1,952	180
Gold ore	1	1/128	144	90
Clue scroll (elite)	1	1/1,400^{[d 2]}^{[d 3]}	Not sold	12

^ Only awarded when wearing rogue equipment.
^ The elite clue scroll drop rate increases to 1/1,330 after unlocking the elite Combat Achievements rewards tier.
^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.

Tertiary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Rocky	1	1/97,175–1/96,700^[1]^{[d 1]}	Not sold	N/A

^ The drop rate increases with Thieving level; see Rocky page for more details.

Changes

Date	Changes
23 May 2024 (Update)	The failure rate of pickpocketing heroes has been reduced further.
15 May 2024 (Update)	The failure rate of pickpocketing heroes has been reduced further. The amount of experience gained from pickpocketing has been reduced from 273.3 to 163.3. The chance to receive a elite clue scroll when pickpocketing a hero has been increased from 1/2000 to 1/1400.
8 May 2024 (Update)	The failure rate of pickpocketing heroes has been reduced. There is now a 1/2000 chance to receive a elite clue scroll when pickpocketing a hero.
9 November 2022 (Update)	Several new models were added for heroes as part of the Diversity & Inclusion updates.
5 May 2004 (Update)	The NPC's shield was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)


29 March 2004 – 5 May 2004	5 May 2004 – present

Trivia

The cyan colouration of heroes' armour more closely matches the colour of rune equipment in RuneScape Classic than Old School RuneScape.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Mod Kieren: "Okay... first one! Thieving pet rates! Others soon :). Retweet! [1]"

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Items	Coin pouch

East Ardougne

Inhabitants

	Aemad Alrena Banker Bartender Captain Barnaby Councillor Halgrive Doctor Orbon Edmond Elena Ellie Estate agent Farmer Brumty GPDT employee Hero Horacio Jerico Jess Knight of Ardougne Kortan Kragen Lord Handelmort Noella Omart Paladin Priest Probita Richard Ross Two-pints Wizard Cromperty
Ardougne Marketplace	Baker Fur trader Gem merchant Silk merchant Silver merchant Spice seller Town Crier Zenesha
Ardougne Castle	Ambassador Gimblewap Archer King Lathas King Thoros
Servants' Guild	Butler Chief servant Cook Demon butler Maid Rick
Carnillean Mansion	Butler Jones Ceril Carnillean Claus the Chef Guard Henryeta Carnillean Philipe Carnillean Scruffy
Ardougne Zoo	Charlie Larry Monkey minder Parroty Pete Parrots Penguin Zoo keeper
Rat Pits	Bones Claude Gamer Jimmy Dazzler Topsy

Shops

Banks

Features

Locations

Transport

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Hero
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
Picture	Hero · file details