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Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. From the Skyrim wiki : Lockpicks are easily obtained, as almost all merchants carry at least 1 of them. Some of the easier ways are: The Thieves Guild fence Tonilia carries around 30 picks for sale. The Khajiit trader outside Whiterun also carries 30 or more picks for sale. Babette in the Dark Brotherhood usually sells between 15 and 20 picks. Harder locks will be harder for you the player to pick but you should have plenty of lockpicks to work with.
You'll also get much better at it as you play. If you are strong in Alchemy and Enchanting, Lockpicking augmentations can be placed on gear, allowing you to easier pick a lock.
Raising the Lockpicking Skill You can do some speed training by breaking But this is tedious and for most people boring. You'll then level naturally as you explore dungeons and pick locks. You can also sneak around at night and unlock doors in cities. If you are a member of the Thieves' Guild you can find six empty treasure chests that respawn solely for the purpose of training lockpicking.
There are trainers around who can teach you to pick locks. One Expert trainer accessible to everyone is Ma'jhad, a Khajiit who travels between Windhelm and Solitude with one of the two Khajiit Caravans in Skyrim. To fill up this tree to the max the Dragonborn needs to invest 11 perk points, but depending on your build you may not need them all.
Remember, you only want to invest points in this tree if you yourself have trouble with Skyrim's Lockpicking system. If I were you, I'd pratice before wasting points. It's not particularly helpful. The only locks that are actually difficult to open are Expert and Master, and even that depends on your Lockpicking level and player experience. Quick Hands level 40 Lockpicking Skill required Able to pick locks without being noticed. That means you can stand in front of a door surrounded by NPCs and still be able to pick the lock without anyone paying attention.
This seems practical, but you need to invest 3 perks to get it and be level 40 in the skill. Aside from that, lockpicking is best done during the night - the moment you walk in and somebody sees you they will warn you to get out before they call the guards. This is a bad perk choice.
Wax Key level 50 Lockpicking Skill required Automatically gives you a copy of the of the picked locks key if it has one.
Keep in mind that at level in Thieves Guild armor you won't need this perk as it will only take you a few tries to pick a Master Level lock thanks to your character's skill, armor bonuses, and your own experience as a player. This perk will cost you five perk points to unlock as well, which is quite a lot. You'll also waste opportunities to raise your level naturally when you use a wax key instead of picking another lock.
It takes some practice, and obviously putting points in lockpicking will facilitate your efforts and even keep the picks from breaking. Once you have the key to the Dwemer Museum in Markarth , the main show room is basically a buffet of high level locks just begging to be cracked open -- more than a dozen Adept - and Expert -level display cases, enough to take your lockpicking skills up nearly ten levels which is nearly a level-up in itself! You'll want to bring lots of lockpicks, of course.
It also helps to have the Quick Handsperk, since the room is patrolled by several guards at all times, though as long as you initiate your crack while your stealth indicator is at "hidden" you'll be fine. Sort of The level of your lockpicking most noticeably affects how quickly a lockpick will break if it's outside of the sweet-spot; this means that you'll get 1 or maybe 2 taps to see if you're in the right spot if your skill level is low.
So, save before you try, and be methodical! Start at one end of the lock and work your way towards the other direction. Just barely tap the lock when you test ; if you do find the sweet-spot and manage to break the lock, you'll probably get levels in lockpicking automatically for your trouble. If you hate sitting through load screens, breaking a pick isn't a total waste because you get minor skill experience for the attempt. It can take some practice to know when you've hit the right angle just by those quick taps, but if you keep trying and pay attention to the animations and sounds you'll get it eventually.
Just don't be mad when the door reveals a chest containing a whopping 60 gold and a useless potion: it's the skill levels that count!
Last Edited: 22 Nov pm.
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