Thief

The Thief is a player class in Minecraft: Magic and Monsters. The fastest class to level up, the Thief is not detected as easily as other classes. He can sneak behind enemies and inflict three times the damage with a backstab. He can steal from enemies, and is one of the fastest classes, making escape easy. Additionally, the Thief can disable traps and pick locks. The Thief is unique among the light classes in that they are the only one capable of wearing Iron Armor, after reaching a certain level of course. The Thief’s ‘Prime Requisites’ are Luck and Agility.

## Weapons

Hardly a frontline fighter, the Thief spends most of his time sneaking about behind the enemy. Be this as it may, the Thief still needs means of protection, and has a good selection of such.

Weapons the Thief can use:

* Knife
* Dagger
* Wooden Shortsword
* Stone Falchion
* Iron Shortsword
* Iron Longsword
* Gold Scimitar
* Silver Rapier
* Mithril Shortsword
* Mithril Longsword
* Bow
* Crossbow
* Longbow
* Sling
* Slingshot
* Dart
* Snowball
* Rock
* Whip
* Cat o' Nine Tails
* Boomerang
* Chakram
* Wooden Staff
* Iron Staff
* Gold Quarterstaff
* Silver Quarterstaff

## Armor

* Cloth
* Leather Armor
* Chainmail Armor
* Studded Armor
* Plate Armor
* Mithril Armor
* Buckler
* Mithril Shield
* Protect Cape
* Wraith Shroud
* Speed Boots
* Flippers
* Turtle Shell
* Ribbon
* Bracelets
* Lockets
* Rings
* Bandages
* Elytra

## Benefits

The Thief offers an alternate playstyle different from other classes, one revolving around avoiding enemies rather than directly fighting them.

### Detectability

The Thief is light on his feet, and cannot be detected by most monsters from a closer distance, and as long as you are not in their direct line of sight. If you are crouching and unseen, they will not be able to detect you at all. This makes ambushing incredibly easy, as well as sneaking ahead to warn your party members of what lies ahead.

### Backstabbing

When a Thief attacks an enemy from behind, additional damage of up to 20% will be applied to the blow.

### High Luck Stat

Thieves have the highest Luck stat of any class, giving them a higher success rate when picking locks, as well as a higher chance of finding treasure when Fishing, killing monsters, or in generated chests.

### Natural Feather Falling

The Thief takes reduced fall damage naturally. This stacks with the Feather Falling Enchantment.

### Climbing

Thieves can scale walls of up to 5 blocks in height as if on a ladder or vines.

### Stealing

Thieves are able to look into an enemy's inventory and steal from it undetected, as long as the enemy is standing still. If the enemy moves, they will notice the Thief and attack.

### Low Level-up Threshold

The Thief requires the least amount of XP to level up compared to other classes, although his stats increase in smaller incriments.

## Downsides

The Thief is no warrior. He has access to a fair amount of weapons, but can't even wear Iron Armor. The Thief also has a low Vitality stat, meaning he will become encumbered quicker than other classes as he has a low carrying weight. This means the Thief has to travel lightly, and you need to choose your battles based on whether you have a team to back you up, or how much damage an enemy will do to you if you don't manage to kill them with a single backstab.