Gothic 1 Remake Corristo's chest: the locked chest in the Old Camp, ready to be picked.
Corristo's chest in the Old Camp. (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

Corristo runs the Fire Mages in the Old Camp, and a high mage's chest is exactly the sort of thing worth the effort of picking — if you can survive the minigame.

Here is the full, tested sequence for Corristo's five-plate lock, straight from our database. Take it move by move, or use the shortcut at the bottom and leave the picks in your pocket.

Corristo is the head of the Fire Mages in the Old Camp — the senior magus whose word carries real weight inside the castle walls. If you just want the lock open and the loot in your pack, the Golden Lockpick tool does it for you — but the full manual combination is right here too.

Where to find Corristo's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Corristo keeps his chest within the Fire Mages' part of the Old Camp castle. The starting plate layout below is your fingerprint — if it lines up, you are at the right lock.

I always recommend saving your game before you touch the lock. That way, if you mistime a turn and run dry on picks, you can reload instead of losing progress.

How to open Corristo's chest lock in Gothic 1 Remake (full combination)

This lock has 5 plates. Counting the plates from left to right as you face the lock — Plate 1 on the left — the pins start in the positions below. 0 means a plate is centred, a negative number means it sits left of centre, and a positive number means it sits right of centre. Use this as a fingerprint: if your lock does not match, you are at a different chest.

Starting plate positions

Confirm these match before you turn anything.

Plate 1-3
Plate 2-2
Plate 3+2
Plate 4centre
Plate 5-2

Now follow this exact sequence, in order. Each line is one plate moved one notch at a time, in the direction shown, the listed number of times. This is the verified, working solution from our database:

35 moves listed 37 total plate turns 5 plates
  1. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  2. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  3. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  4. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  5. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  6. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  7. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  8. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  9. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  10. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  11. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  12. Plate 2 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  13. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  14. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  15. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  16. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  17. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  18. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  19. Plate 2 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  20. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  21. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  22. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  23. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  24. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  25. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  26. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  27. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  28. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  29. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  30. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  31. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  32. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  33. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  34. Plate 4 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  35. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 3 times

The fast way · no broken picks

Skip the 37 turns — open it in one click

Counting 37 plate turns under pressure is exactly how picks get snapped and saves get reloaded. Golden Lockpick reads the lock in front of you and sends the whole sequence for you — Corristo's chest, and every other chest in the Gothic 1 Remake. It is completely free to download and use.

Get Golden Lockpick

What's inside Corristo's chest

A senior Fire Mage's stash is rarely dull. I will not name the exact contents here — they can change between versions — but Corristo's chest is one of the more rewarding opens inside the castle.

Stuck halfway? If a turn does not land where you expect, you have almost certainly miscounted a single move — and there is no way to tell which one without starting over. That is the one thing the Golden Lockpick tool removes entirely: it never miscounts.

More Gothic 1 Remake chest guides

New Camp guide How to open Gorn's chest in Gothic 1 Remake New Camp guide How to open Lee's chest in Gothic 1 Remake New Camp guide How to open Lares's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Corristo's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Corristo's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Corristo's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 37 total turns across 5 plates. Follow the numbered steps in this guide in order, or use the Golden Lockpick tool to open it in one click.
What are the starting plate positions for Corristo's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: -3, Plate 2: -2, Plate 3: +2, Plate 4: centre, Plate 5: -2. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Corristo's chest get me banned or break my save?
No. The Gothic 1 Remake is single-player. Following a combination by hand is normal play, and the Golden Lockpick tool only sends ordinary keystrokes — it never edits your save or the game files.
Is there a faster way than counting the turns by hand?
Yes. The Golden Lockpick tool reads the lock in front of you and sends the correct sequence automatically, so you never break a pick or reload a save. It is completely free to download and use.

Open every chest, not just this one

Golden Lockpick has the full hand-verified database for the Gothic 1 Remake. One file, one click, no broken picks.

Get Golden Lockpick