Diablo 4: How to open Mutterlock Chests

Stephanie Zucarelli
Diablo 4 Mutterlock Chest

Diablo 4 players can find thousands of items to help them get through Sanctuary’s map. The mysterious Mutterlock Chests are one of the unique puzzles that you can stumble upon in Season of the Malignant. Here’s what you need to know about how to open Mutterlock Chests in Diablo 4.

Diablo 4 players need all the help they can get while playing Season of the Malignant. Luckily for them, there’s a special item that isn’t discussed much but can be crucial to get unique items, and they’re called Mutterlock Chests.

Mutterlock Chests randomly appear on Sanctuary’s map and need players to solve a puzzle in order to unlock them. These chests usually drop Sacred or Ancestral items that can be the key to getting your best character build or to defeat one of the many bosses in the Diablo 4 endgame. Here’s what you need to know about Mutterlock Chests in Diablo 4 Season 1.

What are Mutterlock Chests in Diablo 4?

Mutterlock Chests are extremely rare chests that can be found in Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4. They have the same look as Silent Chests, but you won’t need a specific key to open them. Instead, these objects will ask you to solve a puzzle to unlock them.

Wanderers have to be very careful when trying to open Mutterlock Chests in Diablo 4; if they give a wrong answer, the chest will close and disappear forever. However, if players get the answer right, these chests usually drop lots of Gold and Sacred or Ancestral items.

How to open Mutterlock Chests in Diablo 4?

In order to open a Mutterlock Chest in Diablo 4, players will need to interact with it to get a puzzle. This interaction will open a dialogue box with a list of Latin phrases that players need to choose from to repeat back to the chest. If players choose the wrong phrase, the chest will disappear forever.

Diablo 4 Mutterlock Chest
When interacting with a Mutterlock Chest, you’ll get a list of Latin phrases to choose from.

Luckily, players will have some help to get the answer right. Three Whispering Stones with inscriptions will spawn around the chest location and can be found simply by searching the area. To get the full answer, players will need to collect the inscriptions in this order:

  • Birth Inscription
  • Life Inscription
  • Death Inscription.

Be aware that even if the written text will be in English, the Latin translation given by the stones will appear on the bottom right of your screen. Muttering the answer back to the chest will turn it into a Resplendent Chest and will allow it to open.

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About The Author

Stephanie is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel. After graduating as a journalist, she started working as a tech writer for Infobae, Channel 9, and Rolling Stone. She's currently focused on covering Diablo 4, Baldur's Gate 3 and Fortnite, but can't resist anything related to The Sims 4 and Stardew Valley. You can contact her at [email protected].