Lockpicking
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Lockpicking is the ability to open locked doors, chests, junkboxes, and lockboxes. It can be performed in three ways:
- The rogue class has a trained ability,
[Pick Lock], which allows them to open locked items. This can be learned at level 20 from any rogue trainer. Lockpicking skill is 5 times the rogue's level. - Blacksmiths can craft skeleton keys which are able to open locks of different levels. Each recipe yields multiple keys which can only be used by blacksmiths with the appropriate blacksmithing skill. The keys are consumed after successfully lockpicking an object.
- Engineers can craft Seaforium Charges which provide a similar function to skeleton keys. Only engineers with the appropriate engineering skill can use the charges. The charges are consumed after successfully lockpicking an object.
Methods
| Source | Method | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Rogue | [Pick Lock] @ level 20 |
100 |
| [Pick Lock] @ level 40 |
200 | |
| [Pick Lock] @ level 60 |
300 | |
| [Pick Lock] @ level 80 |
400 | |
| [Pick Lock] @ level 85 |
425 | |
| [Pick Lock] @ level 90 |
450 | |
| Blacksmithing |  [Silver Skeleton Key] |
25 |
 [Golden Skeleton Key] |
125 | |
 [Truesilver Skeleton Key] |
200 | |
 [Arcanite Skeleton Key] |
300 | |
 [Cobalt Skeleton Key] |
375 | |
| [Titanium Skeleton Key] |
400 | |
 [Obsidium Skeleton Key] |
525 | |
| Engineering |  [Small Seaforium Charge] |
150 |
| [Large Seaforium Charge] |
250 | |
 [Powerful Seaforium Charge] |
300 | |
| [Elemental Seaforium Charge] |
350 | |
 [Volatile Seaforium Blastpack] |
400 | |
| [Locksmith's Powderkeg] |
450 | |
| Jewelcrafting |  [Jeweled Lockpick] |
550 |
In the early closed beta, mages had a spell called 
[Khadgar's Unlocking] which could unlock lockboxes and doors by consuming a reagent, but this spell was removed in Patch 0.9.
Pickable locks
Inventory chests
| Item | Skill | Source |
|---|---|---|
 [Ornate Bronze Lockbox]
|
1 | Looted from level ~20-25 mobs |
| [Heavy Bronze Lockbox]
|
25 | Looted from level ~25-30 mobs |
| [Iron Lockbox]
|
70 | Looted from level ~30-35 mobs |
| [Strong Iron Lockbox]
|
125 | Looted from level ~35-40 mobs |
| [Steel Lockbox]
|
175 | Looted from level ~40-45 mobs |
| [Reinforced Steel Lockbox]
|
225 | Looted from level ~45-50 mobs |
| [Mithril Lockbox]
|
225 | Looted from level ~50-55 mobs |
| [Thorium Lockbox]
|
225 | Looted from level ~55-60 mobs |
| [Eternium Lockbox]
|
225 | Looted from level ~60-65 mobs |
| [Khorium Lockbox]
|
325 | Looted from level ~65-70 mobs |
| [Froststeel Lockbox]
|
375 | Looted from level ~70-75 mobs |
| [Titanium Lockbox]
|
400 | Looted from level ~75-80 mobs |
 [Tiny Titanium Lockbox]
|
400 | Looted from  [Bag of Fishing Treasures]
|
| [Elementium Lockbox]
|
425 | Looted from level ~80-85 mobs |
| [Ghost Iron Lockbox]
|
450 | Looted from ~85-90 mobs |
 [True Steel Lockbox]
|
500 | Looted from Shattered Hand Lockbox |
| [Leystone Lockbox]
|
550 | Looted from ~98-110 mobs |
| [Barnacled Lockbox]
|
600 | Looted from mobs in Nazjatar |
| Item | Skill | Source |
|---|---|---|
 [Battered Junkbox]
|
1 | Pickpocketed from level ~20-30 mobs |
| [Worn Junkbox]
|
70 | Pickpocketed from level ~30-40 mobs |
 [Sturdy Junkbox]
|
175 | Pickpocketed from level ~40-50 mobs |
| [Heavy Junkbox]
|
250 | Pickpocketed from level ~50-60 mobs |
 [Strong Junkbox]
|
300 | Pickpocketed from level ~60-70 mobs |
 [Reinforced Junkbox]
|
350 | Pickpocketed from level ~70-80 mobs |
| [Flame-Scarred Junkbox]
|
400 | Pickpocketed from level ~80-85 mobs |
| [Vine-Cracked Junkbox]
|
450 | Pickpocketed from level ~85-90 mobs |
| [Iron-Bound Junkbox]
|
525? |
| Item | Skill | Source |
|---|---|---|
| [Practice Lock]
|
1 | Crafted with Engineering (100) |
| [Small Locked Chest]
|
1 | Fished from Wetlands, Hillsbrad Foothills, and Ashenvale |
| [Sturdy Locked Chest]
|
70 | Fished from Stranglethorn Vale, Dustwallow Marsh, and Swamp of Sorrows |
| [Ironbound Locked Chest]
|
175 | Fished from The Hinterlands, Azshara, Tanaris, and Feralas |
| [Reinforced Locked Chest]
|
250 | Fished from Azshara |
 [Thaurissan Family Jewels]
|
275 | Looted from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths |
Fixed chests
[20] 
[37] Doors
| Door | Skill | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Ironclad Cove Gate 
|
1 | The Deadmines | Can also be opened with  [Defias Gunpowder]
|
| Gnomeregan Workshop Door
|
150 | Gnomeregan | Can also be opened with  [Workshop Key]
|
| Scarlet Monastery Armory Door
|
175 | Scarlet Monastery | Can also be opened with  [The Scarlet Key]
|
| Scarlet Monastery Cathedral Door
|
175 | Scarlet Monastery | Can also be opened with [The Scarlet Key]
|
| Searing Gorge Gate
|
225 | Loch Modan/Searing Gorge | Can also be opened with  [Key to Searing Gorge]
|
| East Garrison Door
|
280 | Blackrock Depths | Can also be opened with [Shadowforge Key]
|
| Prison Cells
|
280 | Blackrock Depths | Can also be opened with  [Prison Cell Key]
|
| Shadowforge Gate
|
250 | Blackrock Depths | Can also be opened with [Shadowforge Key]
|
| Shadowforge Lock
|
250 | Blackrock Depths | Can also be opened with [Shadowforge Key]
|
| Scholomance Door
|
280 | Scholomance | Can also be opened with [Skeleton Key]
|
| Scarlet Bastion Door
|
300 | Stratholme | Can also be opened with [The Scarlet Key]
|
| Stratholme Gate
|
300 | Stratholme | Can also be opened with [Key to the City]
|
| Crescent Door
|
300 | Dire Maul | Can also be opened with [Crescent Key]
|
Shattered Halls Door 
|
350 | Shattered Halls | Can also be opened with  [Shattered Halls Key]
|
| Shadow Labyrinth Gate
|
350 | Shadow Labyrinth | Can also be opened with [Shadow Labyrinth Key]
|
| Arcatraz Door
|
350 | The Arcatraz | Can also be opened with  [Key to the Arcatraz]
|
| Karazhan Gatehouse Portcullis
|
350 | Karazhan | Can also be opened with [The Master's Key]
|
| Karazhan Side Entrance
|
350 | Karazhan | Can also be opened with [The Master's Key]
|
Violet Hold Door 
|
365 | Dalaran | Can also be opened with [The Violet Hold Key]
|
Training
Rogue trainers offered additional gossip:
Where can I go to improve my lockpicking?
- The Scarlet Crusade of Tyr's Hand in the Eastern Plaguelands have many lockboxes that will challenge your skill.
Etiquette
If you can't unlock an item yourself, you will need to rely upon the lockpicking services of a rogue, blacksmith, or engineer to do it for you. When approaching a lockpicker, keep the following in mind:
- You should only open a trade window with a lockpicker if they are publicly advertising their lockpicking services or you have already asked them in a whisper. It is not acceptable to simply open a trade with someone in the hope they will open your item, as they may be busy with auctions or mail, and your trade request could disrupt them.
- Even if a lockpicker offers their services for "free," they may still expect a tip. There are no set guidelines for what constitutes an acceptable tip. Tips may vary depending on the type of lockbox, the number of boxes needing to be unlocked, the value of the items found inside the lockbox, cost of materials (for blacksmiths and engineers), the wealth of the tipper, or other factors. Most lockpickers would probably consider a tip between 1
and 5 per box acceptable—but again, it varies. - If you have only one or two lockboxes, put them in the "Will not be traded" slot of the trade window. Otherwise, you can trade your boxes to the lockpicker in bulk and they can unlock them from their inventory, then trade them back to you.
- Try asking friends and guildmates before asking strangers. You are more likely to get it opened and more likely to get it done for free. You can mail the boxes to them, and they can send them back unlocked (if you do, list the boxes in the message, so they have a note to respond to, and as a reminder of who sent what).
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Lockpicking now skills up as you level, you no longer need to practice. Hovering over your [Pick Lock] icon will show the current level of box you can open. - Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): No longer auto-ranks. It must be used to improve.
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