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Lockpicking
Skyrim Skill

The art of Lockpicking is used to open locked doors and containers faster and with fewer broken lockpicks.

Lockpicking is one of the 6 Thief skills in Skyrim, levelled from 15 to 100 by use. Its tree holds 11 perks.

It is raised by 19 enchantments, spells and effects.

Argonian (+10), Bosmer (+5) and Khajiit (+5) start with a bonus to it.

Lockpicking Builds

Lvl 81
9 / 9
9 / 9
5 / 9
6 / 8
4 / 9
7 / 12
Breton Warrior
Axe and Bow build
Lvl 81
6 / 10
11 / 11
6 / 6
5 / 9
5 / 9
5 / 8
Rengar
Ruiseñor build
Lvl 111
13 / 14
13 / 13
9 / 10
12 / 12
7 / 9
10 / 15
War Mage
Heavy armor, Destruction build
Lvl 194
10 / 10
9 / 9
15 / 15
14 / 14
10 / 10
9 / 9
The Druid King of Order, Chaos & Nature
Stealth Archer, Battlemage & Necromancer Hybrid build
Lvl 71
9 / 9
9 / 9
7 / 10
7 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 10
Weapons Master
Heavy Armored, Dual Wielder build
Lvl 60
9 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 11
6 / 9
6 / 12
6 / 10
Spellsword for Hire
Jack of all Traits build
Lvl 50
9 / 9
9 / 9
3 / 8
2 / 6
5 / 11
1 / 10
Legendary_Character
Stealth Archer build
Lvl 81
6 / 9
6 / 8
6 / 9
6 / 9
9 / 10
4 / 9
Ysmir
Heavy Armor Fighter build
Lvl 81
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 10
8 / 13
7 / 12
The "Dragon"born
Argonian Warrior build
Show all 43
builds

Open the character build planner with Lockpicking at 100, then pick perks from its tree and build the rest of your character around it.

Create a build with Lockpicking

Perks

Novice Locks

Novice locks are much easier to pick.

Apprentice Locks

Apprentice locks are much easier to pick.

25
Quick Hands

Able to pick locks without being noticed.

40
Wax Key

Automatically gives you a copy of a picked lock's key if it has one.

50
Adept Locks

Adept locks are much easier to pick.

50
Golden Touch

Find more gold in chests.

60
Expert Locks

Expert locks are much easier to pick.

75
Treasure Hunter

50% greater chance of finding special treasure.

70
Locksmith

Pick starts close to the lock opening position.

80
Unbreakable

Lockpicks never break.

100
Master Locks

Master locks are much easier to pick.

100

Boosted by

Enchantments (8)
Blackguard's Nimble Fingers
Lockpicking is 40% easier.
Apparel
Fortify Lockpicking
Lockpicking is 13% easier.
Apparel
Improved Nimble Fingers
Lockpicking is 25% easier.
Apparel
Krosis' Subterfuge
Lockpicking is 20% easier.; Bows do 20% more damage.; Created potions are 20% more powerful.
Apparel
Locksmith's Touch
Lockpicking is 35% easier.
Apparel
Nightingale's Grasp
Lockpicking is 25% easier.; One-handed attacks do 25% more damage.
Apparel
Nimble Fingers
Lockpicking is 15% easier.
Apparel
Thief Backpack
Carrying capacity increased by 75 points.; Lockpicking is 15% easier.
Apparel
Potions & Food (10)
Draught of Larceny
Lockpicking is 20% easier for 60 seconds. · Pickpocketing is 20% easier for 60 seconds.
Potion
Draught of Lockpicking
Lockpicking is 30% easier for 30 seconds.
Potion
Elixir of Larceny
Lockpicking is 30% easier for 60 seconds. · Pickpocketing is 30% easier for 60 seconds.
Potion
Elixir of Lockpicking
Lockpicking is 50% easier for 30 seconds.
Potion
Grand Elixir of Larceny
Lockpicking is 35% easier for 60 seconds. · Pickpocketing is 35% easier for 60 seconds.
Potion
Philter of Larceny
Lockpicking is 25% easier for 60 seconds. · Pickpocketing is 25% easier for 60 seconds.
Potion
Philter of Lockpicking
Lockpicking is 40% easier for 30 seconds.
Potion
Potion of Larceny
Lockpicking is 15% easier for 60 seconds. · Pickpocketing is 15% easier for 60 seconds.
Potion
Potion of Lockpicking
Lockpicking is 20% easier for 30 seconds.
Potion
Prime Elixir of Larceny
Lockpicking is 40% easier for 60 seconds. · Pickpocketing is 40% easier for 60 seconds.
Potion
Alchemy Effects (1)
Fortify Lockpicking
Lockpicking is 3% easier for 30 seconds.
Potion

Race Bonuses

Argonian+10
Bosmer+5
Khajiit+5