Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests: How to open Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests

If you’ve just started the game and are unsure how to open Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests then thankfully we have a guide for you.

These Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests, which are scattered around the world, can’t be opened when you start the game, and unless you have the correct spell, then you’re missing out on the loot inside.

These Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests are very effective n the early game for generating cash, as they each contain 500 gold. This gold can be used in the various shops around Hogsmeade, as well as later in the game for buying the more expensive brooms.

But how do you open the Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests? Read on to find out.

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Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests: How to open Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests

In order to open the Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests, you’re going to need the Disillusionment charm. This charm, which is one of the early spells you learn in the game, makes you invisible when moving slowly, which will allow you to open the chests.

If a chest has spotted you, you simply have to break eyeline with it, then use the Disillusionment charm to sneak up on it, opening it and taking the gold inside. You can tell if a chest can see you as it will track you with its eye. If you’re not being tracked, it can’t see you.

Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests: How to get the Disillusionment charm in Hogwarts Legacy

In order to get the Disillusionment charm, you’ll have to complete the early game quest which takes you to the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts Library.

This is unmissable, so don’t worry if you’ve yet to get it. Simply proceed with the main quest, and you’ll learn the Disillusionment charm as one of the first spells in your repertoire.

The Disillusionment charm can also be used in combat to take ou even the toughest foes in the game, including trolls, without having to fight them. Simply use the charm to sneak up behind them and execute a takedown.

Hogwarts Legacy eyeball chests: Reward

For opening an eyeball chest you’ll generally get 500 gold. While gold comes quickly in the game, this is the most effective way to get a large amount of it in one go, and is essential for purchasing some of the late-game items, and most importantly for completion’s sake, the expensive brooms.