Old School RuneScape: How to Play Pyramid Plunder

Pyramid Plunder is one of Old School RuneScape's most iconic Thieving minigames, offering fast-paced gameplay, strong experience rates, and RuneScape gold a chance at valuable unique rewards. Located in the desert city of Sophanem, this minigame challenges players to loot an ancient pyramid while racing against a strict time limit. Whether you're training Thieving efficiently or hunting rare items, understanding how Pyramid Plunder works is essential.

Requirements and Getting Started

To access Pyramid Plunder, you must complete the quest Icthlarin's Little Helper. Once finished, speak to the Guardian Mummy inside the pyramid in Sophanem. A minimum of 21 Thieving is required to enter, though higher levels unlock additional rooms with better rewards.

Before starting, it's strongly recommended to bring food, especially at lower levels, as traps and incorrect doors deal frequent damage. Weight-reducing clothing can help with movement, and players focused on efficiency often use a Pharaoh's sceptre once obtained, which allows direct teleports to the pyramid.

The Objective and Time Limit

Each run of Pyramid Plunder lasts five minutes. The goal is to progress through as many rooms as possible, looting urns, chests, and sarcophagi for experience and rewards. The pyramid contains eight rooms, each requiring higher Thieving levels to interact with its objects.

To advance, you must find the correct tomb door in each room. Choosing the wrong door damages you and costs valuable time, so quick decision-making is key.

Looting the Rooms

Inside each room, players can interact with several types of objects:

Urns are the primary source of Thieving experience and should be your main focus if training XP. Higher-level rooms offer better experience per urn.

Chests provide moderate experience and have a chance to reward the Pharaoh's sceptre.

Sarcophagi offer the highest chance of obtaining the sceptre but may spawn hostile scarabs or mummies that can interrupt your run.

Most efficient strategies prioritize urns and chests while avoiding sarcophagi unless specifically hunting the sceptre.

Traps, Doors, and Survival

Every incorrect action in Pyramid Plunder comes with consequences. Wrong doors and failed looting attempts deal damage, which adds up quickly over the five-minute session. This makes food management crucial, especially at lower Thieving levels.

Higher Thieving reduces failure rates and damage taken, making the minigame smoother as you level. Players with lower Hitpoints should be especially cautious and may want to exit early rather than risk dying inside the pyramid.

Experience and Rewards

Pyramid Plunder is known for its competitive Thieving experience rates, especially from level 71 onward when players gain access to the final rooms. With efficient looting and minimal downtime, it can rival or surpass other popular Thieving methods.

The standout unique reward is the Pharaoh's sceptre, a rare item that provides multiple teleports to key desert locations, including Sophanem, Jalsavrah, and the Agility Pyramid. This makes it extremely useful for both training and clue scrolls.

Tips for Efficient Runs

To maximize efficiency, focus on speed. Skip unnecessary looting in early rooms and rush toward the highest room you can access. Learn room layouts to minimize movement and misclicks, and always keep an eye on your remaining time.

As with many OSRS activities, Pyramid Plunder rewards familiarity and cheap OSRS gold practice. Over time, you'll learn which actions are worth the risk and how to squeeze the most value out of every five-minute run.

For players looking for an engaging alternative to click-intensive pickpocketing, Pyramid Plunder remains one of the most satisfying ways to train Thieving in Old School RuneScape.