If you've seen Hogwarts Legacy eye chests you've probably wondered how to open them. It's never explained and you'll never know what to do until you reach a certain part of the story and unlock the Disillusionment Charm. This spell is obtained during the main quest, Secrets of the Restricted Section, and once you have the spell it's simply a matter of using it to turn yourself invisible so the eyeballs can't see you approach.
A lot of things in Hogwarts Legacy can be tricky like this. The Hogwarts Legacy puzzle doors, for example, are never explained either. Thankfully, all you need is one of the Hogwarts Legacy Spells you learn early in the game, as long as you progress the story instead of doing loads of side missions. So here's how to open the eye chests in Hogwarts Legacy with the power of invisibility.
How to open Hogwarts Legacy eye chests
You can open Hogwarts Legacy eye chests once you learn the Disillusionment spell during the 'Secrets of the Restricted Section' mission. Once you have it you can cast it out of sight of the chests to become invisible and then sneak up to open them.
So, like lot of things in Hogwarts Legacy, you can't open the eye chests until you're allowed. Depending on how you've approached the Hogwarts Legacy main quest list and side missions you could easily not access the Disillusionment charm you need for ages.
To prioritise things in Hogwarts Legacy then you need to play through the main story until you unlock the 'Secrets of the Restricted Section' quest. Once you have that Sebastian will teach you the spell as you break into the library. There's even an eyeball chest along the way during that mission to practice on - just cast the spell when the chest isn't alerted and then you can sneak up and open it.
What's in the Hogwarts Legacy eye chests?
You'll find up to 500 Galleons inside Hogwarts Legacy eye chests, so each chest is basically cash waiting to be claimed. To some extent that's one reason why you might want to get the Disillusionment spell sooner rather than later - the quicker you get it the quicker you can start claiming the money. Plus, you won't have to backtrack to find any you couldn't open before.
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