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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 8 enchantments, spells and effects.

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

Lockpicking Builds

Lvl 63
4 / 9
8 / 14
8 / 15
6 / 10
4 / 9
3 / 6
Druid
Skyrim build
Lvl 50
6 / 9
5 / 6
5 / 8
7 / 12
7 / 10
6 / 11
John Argonian
Pure Argonian build
Lvl 106
9 / 9
12 / 15
8 / 10
11 / 11
10 / 10
7 / 14
Arcane Stalker Vampire
Stealth based vampire with extensive magic power build
Lvl 50
7 / 9
5 / 8
4 / 9
7 / 9
5 / 10
5 / 11
Sneaky Battle Kitty
Heavy stealth archer build
Lvl 50
7 / 9
8 / 8
10 / 13
7 / 10
2 / 9
1 / 10
Nightingale Werewolf
Stealth Melee with failsafes build
Lvl 159
14 / 14
15 / 15
8 / 10
9 / 9
10 / 10
9 / 9
Echo
Skyrim build
Lvl 61
11 / 12
9 / 9
8 / 9
6 / 6
4 / 9
2 / 10
Light Paladin
Elven One-Handed Warrior&Archer build
Lvl 57
6 / 9
8 / 10
6 / 10
4 / 8
7 / 15
1 / 10
Maximilien
Breton Daedra Hunter build
Lvl 84
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 6
5 / 9
5 / 9
The orphaned Daughter of Hircine
The Demigoddess of Prey build
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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.

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Fortify Lockpicking

Lockpicking is 13% easier.

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Improved Nimble Fingers

Lockpicking is 25% easier.

Krosis' Subterfuge

Lockpicking is 20% easier.; Bows do 20% more damage.; Created potions are 20% more powerful.

Locksmith's Touch

Lockpicking is 35% easier.

Nightingale's Grasp

Lockpicking is 25% easier.; One-handed attacks do 25% more damage.

Nimble Fingers

Lockpicking is 15% easier.

Thief Backpack

Carrying capacity increased by 75 points.; Lockpicking is 15% easier.

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Race Bonuses

Argonian+10
Bosmer+5
Khajiit+5