Baldur’s Gate 3: How to open the Toy Chest in BG3

Sep 01, 2023

Have a little light.

Chests are what make adventures rewarding in Baldur’s Gate 3. Some chests can drop great additions to your builds, and there are multiple chest types in the game. Chests in BG3 have varying opening methods, and Toy Chests are the most mysterious of them all.

In general, chests’ item descriptions give players hints on how they can be opened. Toy Chests’ explanation is rather vague, however, as it only reads, “A tiny chest perfect for tiny hands.” Due to the unclear directions, most BG3 players have been skipping Toy Chests altogether, but you might not share the same fate as them.

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Toy Chests are a type of unlockable loot box in BG3. Like many other variants in the game, Toy Chests also have certain requirements that players need to complete before they can be unlocked.

Upon exploring, you’ll find out that Toy Chests are actually a front, and the real loot is hidden inside a Harper Stash that gets revealed after casting the correct spells or cantrips.

There are a few methods players can try out to open a Toy Chest, and here are all of them.

Depending on where your questing takes you, BG3 reveals why Harper Stashes and Toy Chests require light spells to be unlocked. There’s a text in Grymforge that reveals this information.

A Sharran was torturing Harper so he’d reveal the secret of unlocking toy chests. Upon performing an investigation check on this book, your character will theorize that using a Light spell could open a Toy Chest.

Strategical Content Writer and Fortnite Lead for Dot Esports. Gökhan Çakır graduated as an industrial engineer in 2020 and has since applied his analytical and strategic thinking to many endeavors. As a natural-born gamer, he honed his skills to a professional level in Dota 2. Upon giving up on the Aegis of Champions in 2019, Gökhan started his writing career, covering all things gaming while his heart remains a lifetime defender of the Ancients.