What does the CONTROL Resonant Pickpocket’s Tool do?

After a Perfect Dodge, your next Combat Ability costs no Power. Some guides call the same pre-order Artifact Lockpick’s Tool.

How do I craft the Pickpocket’s Tool in CONTROL Resonant?

Own a digital pre-order, progress until The Gap opens, then craft at Artifact Formation. Launch tables list about 350 Source and 7 Violent Echo plus the Untapped recipe — confirm in-game.

CONTROL Resonant Pickpocket’s Tool

Q: Is Pickpocket’s Tool the same as Lockpick’s Tool?

Yes in practice. Launch guides use both names for the pre-order Perfect Dodge Artifact. Trust the in-game tooltip on your platform.

Quick answer: The CONTROL Resonant Pickpocket’s Tool is the all-platform pre-order Artifact (some guides label it Lockpick’s Tool). Effect: after a Perfect Dodge, your next Combat Ability costs no Power. Claim the Untapped recipe with your pre-order entitlement, then craft it at Artifact Formation in The Gap.

How to get Pickpocket’s Tool

Requirement: digital pre-order of Standard or Digital Deluxe (Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox).
Not a free Standard day-one unlock if you skipped pre-order.
Not the same item as Deluxe-only Wallet or the PlayStation Occult Outfit.

How to claim & craft

Progress past the prologue until The Gap is available (pre-order notes place bonuses after early Act 1 — confirm when the Untapped item appears).
Enter The Gap and interact with Artifact Formation (fountain-like station; PC interact is commonly F, controller often L1).
Select Pickpocket’s Tool / Lockpick’s Tool when you own the Untapped recipe.
Pay the craft cost, then equip it from Loadout (up to three Artifacts on a first run).

Craft cost

Launch artifact tables list roughly: Untapped Pickpocket’s Tool + 350 Source + 7 Violent Echo. Confirm the in-game Formation panel — values can differ by patch. Farm Source via enemies, containers, and World Feats.

What Pickpocket’s Tool does

Effect: the next Combat Ability after a Perfect Dodge does not consume Power. Pairs well with dodge-heavy talent setups and forms that set up ability dumps — see beginner build and combat loop.

Common questions

Is Pickpocket’s Tool the same as Lockpick’s Tool?

Yes in practice — launch guides use both names for the pre-order Perfect-Dodge Artifact. Trust the in-game tooltip if the labels differ on your platform.

Why don’t I see it at the title screen?

Artifacts are not title-menu unlocks. You need Gap access and the Untapped recipe before Formation will craft it.

Where to go next

All tools · Wallet artifact · Editions & pre-order bonuses · Artifacts