How to pick locks

Find, buy or craft lockpicks

Search drawers and containers for picks. Game Rant reports a ready-made pick at the merchant for 80 coins. At Zora's first shop, the Lockpick recipe costs 120 coins once; after buying it, each crafted pick uses 3 Scraps and 3 Coils. There is no additional 120-coin fee per craft.

Materials compete with weapon repairs and ammunition, so loot first and craft only when needed. Random resource drops make fixed material-location promises unreliable.

Turn the lock without breaking the pick

Use the on-screen prompt for your platform. GamerBlurb reports mouse positioning and W to turn on PC; remapped controls can differ.

1. Interact with a pickable lock while carrying a lockpick.
2. Set the pick angle and briefly test the lock's rotation.
3. If the lock barely turns or shakes, release the turn input and adjust the angle.
4. Continue testing nearby angles. More rotation means you are closer to the working position.
5. At the working angle, turn through the opening phase rather than forcing resistance.

Which doors a pick cannot open

A numerical pad, statue gate or story-key door needs its own combination or item. Spending another pick will not bypass a Genesis Configuration slot or an objective key.

For a completionist run, the Lockpick recipe also counts toward Librarian and crafting a pick counts toward Artificer. Keep a record of the recipes you have actually crafted.

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