Gothic 1 Remake Mordrag's chest location in the Old Camp, where Mordrag keeps the locked chest.
Where to find Mordrag's chest in the Old Camp. (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

There is a nice irony in lockpicking Mordrag's chest, given how closely he is tied to the whole business of picking locks. He would probably approve of you getting it right.

Here is the full, tested sequence for his six-plate lock, straight from our database. Work through it move by move — or jump to the bottom for the way to open it in a single click.

Mordrag is the wiry New Camp messenger you run into near the Old Camp — and, fittingly, the man most players associate with learning to pick locks in the first place. 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 Mordrag's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Mordrag tends to turn up on the road around the Old Camp rather than sitting in one fixed spot, so lean on the starting plate layout below to confirm you are at his chest and not a lookalike.

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 Mordrag's chest lock in Gothic 1 Remake (full combination)

This lock has 6 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.

Gothic 1 Remake Mordrag's chest lock: the plate lock minigame combination you solve to open the chest.
Mordrag's lock — match the starting plate positions below before you turn anything.

Starting plate positions

Confirm these match before you turn anything.

Plate 1-3
Plate 2-2
Plate 3-3
Plate 4+1
Plate 5-2
Plate 6-3

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:

27 moves listed 30 total plate turns 6 plates
  1. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  2. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  3. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  4. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  5. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  6. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  7. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  8. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  9. Plate 1 — 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 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  13. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  14. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  15. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  16. Plate 1 — 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 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  20. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  21. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  22. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  23. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  24. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 2 times
  25. Plate 6 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  26. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  27. Plate 6 — move to the left ◄ 3 times

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Counting 30 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 — Mordrag's chest, and every other chest in the Gothic 1 Remake. It is completely free to download and use.

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What's inside Mordrag's chest

Mordrag travels light but rarely empty-handed. I will not spoil the exact contents — they can shift between patches — but his chest is a clean, quick grab once the lock gives.

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.

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Mordrag's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Mordrag's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Mordrag's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 30 total turns across 6 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 Mordrag's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: -3, Plate 2: -2, Plate 3: -3, Plate 4: +1, Plate 5: -2, Plate 6: -3. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Mordrag'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.

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