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You probably noticed some weird chests with eyes while playing Hogwarts Legacy. If you wish to find out more about them, we’ll share the eye chest locations and how you can open them.
What are the eye chests?
The eye chests from Hogwarts Legacy are non-standard chests that are dispersed across the castle and the surrounding area. These chests have large eyes that scan the area, and when you go close to them, they dig in and lock themselves. By using any spells or charms on the eye chests, you cannot open them. It’s a little deceptive, but once you know the secret, you can open any you come across once you find the eye chest locations.
How can you open them?
Unlike most of the Hogwarts Legacy interactions, this time you won’t have to cast a spell on the chest. We know you have burned, frozen and tried literally all spells on them, but none seems to work. Why is that? Because you need to cast a spell on yourself.
To be able to open them, you need to cast the Disillusionment spell on yourself. This spell is unlocked if you have progressed as far as the Secrets of the Restricted Section quest. This is part of Sebastian’s storyline and while it teaches you to use this spell to hide from enemies and lurk undetected, it seems there is another use for it: opening eye chests!
You might want to be at a distance before casting the spell on yourself because if you are too close to the eye chest location it might notice and remain locked.
What are the rewards?
The eye chests rewards are no less than 500 coins, which is really cool because the game’s economy system might prove difficult and most of us were struggling in the beginning. Based on the fact that there are currently 28 eye chests, opening all of the will reward you with a whooping 14000 Galleons. Happy spending!
Hogwarts Legacy Eye Chest locations
First, we’ll start with the Hogwarts castle area. Some eye chest locations might be tricky to find but luckily the Foo Flames prove to be of great use in this.
The Astronomy Wing
Wizard statue chest – For this chest, you need to fast travel to the Astronomy Wing Defence Against the Dark Arts Foo Flame. Once you spawn, walk down the stairs and turn left, the eye chest is next to the Wizard statue.
Restroom chest – Fast travel to Professor Fig’s Classroom Foo Flame and go through to the opposite door, right where the flame is. The eye chest location is at the end of the restroom right under the window.
The Bell Tower Wing
Map Chamber chest – Fast travel to the Map Chamber from the Secrets Room section. Once spawned, turn around and go up the stairs until the top. When there, the chest is located on the south side of the floor.
Beast classroom chest – Travel to the Beast Classroom Foo Flame in the Bell Tower Wing. When spawned, go up the stairs right in front of you and when you see the huge door, get closer to it and turn right. The chest will be right there.
Courtyard Chest – To get this chest you need to fast travel to the Bell Tower Courtyard. After spawning, turn left and follow the stairs. The chest is on the other end of the hallway as soon as you reach the top.
North Exit chest – Fast travel to the Hogwarts North Exit and turn around once you spawn. Now, go to your left towards the stairway. When you reach the top of the stairs, turn left again and go through the door. The chest is located in the room at the base of the crates.
The Grand Staircase
Lower Grand Staircase chest – Fast-travel to the Lower Grand Staircase in the Grand Staircase location to find this chest. Once you spawn, descend the stairs and turn left, in the direction of the statue. The chest is located in the room’s corner as soon as you reach the top.
The Great Hall
Viaduct chest – To find this chest, you must fast-travel to the Viaduct Courtyard in The Great Hall. Once you’ve spawned, take the steps on your right and then a second right to the next set of stairs that continue up. You can reach the eye chest in the corner by continuing to follow the trail as it ascends.
Underground Harbour chest – For this one too, you have to go to the Viaduct Courtyard in The Great Hall using fast travel to discover this chest. As soon as you spawn, move towards the direction of the tree in front(slightly to the right) of you and once you see the werewolf statue, there is a door next to it leading to the Underground Harbour just next to the monument. Once you enter the chamber, look to your left to find the chest.
The Library Annex
Hidden Library chest – This might prove the most difficult of all eye chest locations, so you might need to explore a bit. Fast travel to the Libary Foo Flame. After you spawn, go to the left until you reach the corner and see a table with a lamp on it, then right before reaching it, turn right through the iron gates, then go down the stairs. After getting there you might want to talk around that floor a bit and you will soon find the chest right under a wall lamp and next to a bookshelf.
Greenhouse chest – One of the easiest eye chest locations might be this one. Fast travel to the Greehnouse Foo Flame to find this chest. Once teleported, walk down the path and go towards the huge tree in the pond, then take the stair down next to the tree. Once down, you can see the chest.
Divination Classroom chest – To be able to reach this chest, fast travel to the Divination Classroom flame in the Library Annex. After travelling, turn around and go up the wooden stairs, then keep moving forward following the path down. At the end of the hallway and slightly to the left, you will find the chest.
The South Wing
Faculty Tower chest – One of the last eye chest locations can be found behind the Level 3 Puzzle door. To reach it, go to the Faculty Tower, unlock the door, and the chest will be right there.
The Slytherin Dungeon
Slytherin dungeon chest – This eye chest is a bit tricky because you need the Alohomora spell level 2 to get it. Simply go to the Slytherin Dungeon, go up the stairs until you reach the locked door, unlock it, and there you have it!
Congratulations, you reached the last of the eye chest locations from Hogwarts castle. If you’re curious about the Hogsmeade eye chest locations, we’ve covered that too just below.
Hogsmeade
If you’ve found all the school eye chest locations, or you just want to explore Hogsmeade a bit, here you can find the complete list. This is a great way to make some Galleons as all the eye chest locations are accessible from the start and behind no locked doors.
It is quite easy to get the Hogsmeade eye chests, you can easily roam around the map points I have circled above and you will find the eye chest locations in no time!
- Tower chest – Located in front of the barred door, as you reach the tower pointed on the map.
- Dogweed and Deathcap chest – Can be found inside the store.
- Graveyard chest – In the graveyard, next to the mausoleum.
- Brood and Peck chest – Located behind the house, hidden in the corner.
- Bridge chest – A short distance from the bridge that leads to Brood and Peck. As you get to the centre of the bridge, the Eye Chest will be seen if you turn your camera to the left and look behind the stone wall.
- Dervish and Banges chest – Go right from the Gladrags Wizardwear apparel store, to find the Dervish store, where the chest is located.
- Honeydukes chest – One of the easiest eye chest locations, just behind the Honeydukes sweets shop.
- Wheelbarrow chest – This chest may be found to the south of the Magic Neep. In order to locate it, turn west past the bridge that leads back into town. There, you will see a cabin perched on a rock. The chest is adjacent to a large wheelbarrow on the right side of the building, where you may discover it by going there.
- Lower Bridge chest – South of the Magic Neep, use the dirt route that runs beneath the bridge to enter the town. The chest is located in a little alcove adjacent to the stream that flows beneath the bridge.
- Stream chest – Circle around the area located on the map and you will find the chest right behind the house.
- Hog’s head chest – Follow the path behind the Hog’s Head Pub until you reach two houses to the southeast of it. Beside hay piles and a wheelbarrow, you can find the eye chest.
- Tomes and Scrolls chest – The chest is located in the shop owner’s bedroom.
- South Hogsmeade chest – Warp to the Floo Flame travel destination in South Hogsmeade. As soon as you arrive, head east and take a fast right down the stairs, which are a short distance from the Floo powder. The eye chest may then be found sitting exactly in front of a stone wall by taking a left at the foot of the stairs and continuing down the road that runs behind the homes.
- Southern chest – The last of the Hogsmeade eye chest locations can be found on the Southern outskirts of Hogsmeade. Follow the gravel road south of the tea store until it leads to a garden filled with pink trees. You will eventually see an animated plant in the form of a dragon. Walk past the creature to find the chest on a massive stone platform.
How many eye chests are there in Hogwarts Legacy?
There are 14 eye chest locations across Hogwarts castle and another 14 scattered around Hogsmeade. Make sure to read our guide step by step to secure them all!
That being said, you now have in possession all of the Hogwarts Legacy eye chest locations from the school and Hogsmeade. This will get you about 14.000 Galleons, assuming you found and unlocked all 28 chests. Happy spending on brooms and stuff, fellow wizards/witches! Hope we will meet each other on the High Lands soon if the game’s multiplayer mod goes as planned!
