Thieves Guild Skills in Elder Scrolls Online were added with the Thieves Guild DLC. This line is unlocked by starting and completing the Quest: Partners in Crime. You gain experience in this line by committing crimes on the guild job board, completing heists, and aiding your guildmates.

Finders Keepers
Rank I - Thieves Guild Rank 1
Thieves Troves are caches that are located all over Tamriel.
They can only be opened by members of the Thieves Guild.

Swiftly Forgotten
Rank I - Thieves Guild Rank 2
Bounty is decreased by 46 after 3 minutes.
Heat is decreased by 36 after 3 seconds.
Rank II - Thieves Guild Rank 5
Bounty is decreased by 69 after 3 minutes.
Heat is decreased by 46 after 3 seconds.
Rank III - Thieves Guild Rank 8
Bounty is decreased by 92 after 3 minutes.
Heat is decreased by 55 after 3 seconds.
Rank IV - Thieves Guild Rank 11
Bounty is decreased by 115 after 3 minutes.
Heat is decreased by 64 after 3 seconds.

Haggling
Rank I - Thieves Guild Rank 3
Increases value of items sold at a fence by 2%.
Rank II - Thieves Guild Rank 6
Increases value of items sold at a fence by 4%.
Rank III - Thieves Guild Rank 9
Increases value of items sold at a fence by 7%.
Rank IV - Thieves Guild Rank 12
Increases value of items sold at a fence by 10%. Does not apply to Laundering.

Clemency
Rank I - Thieves Guild Rank 4
When a Guard accosts you, you may use Clemency once per day. If used, the Guard will not arrest you or take your money and stolen goods.
Additionally, Guards will not attempt to accost you for 1 minute after you use Clemency unless you commit other crimes.

Timely Escape
Rank I - Thieves Guild Rank 7
When you have a bounty and are in combat, you have a chance to spot a "Footpad" in a town with a Refuge.
Interacting with the Footpad will transport the player safely into the nearest Refuge.

Veil of Shadows
Rank I - Thieves Guild Rank 10
Decreases the detection range of Witnesses and Guards by 10%. Witnesses are thus less likely to notice crimes, while Guards won't challenge until they get closer.
Name & Image | Skill Type | Rank | Description | Unlock |
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![]() Finders Keepers |
Passive |
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Thieves Guild Rank 1 | |
![]() Swiftly Forgotten |
Passive | Rank I |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 2 |
Rank II |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 5 | ||
Rank III |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 8 | ||
Rank IV |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 11 | ||
![]() Haggling |
Passive | Rank I |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 3 |
Rank II |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 6 | ||
Rank III |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 9 | ||
Rank IV |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 12 | ||
![]() Clemency |
Passive |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 4 | |
![]() Timely Escape |
Passive |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 7 | |
![]() Veil of Shadows |
Passive |
|
Thieves Guild Rank 10 |
- Anonymous
You can also start the skill line by stealing from a Thieve's Trove
not overly important, but swiftly forgotten 3 unlocks at rank 8.
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