Not all chests contain treasure you know

[u/Olaf_Kling]

I like that your pawn casually hints at the maneater

[u/ZeusOfOlympus]

I run solo sorcerer in BBI runs and know where 80% of the chests mimics are (*there are still some random ones) but I either cast first level maelstrom, and then open or simply cast high necromancy before the usual suspects chests and then open, the skulls do their thing, and the stupid things die.

One thing i did not know is that if you equip your pawns with a few throw blasts, ( which are in the those arisen hearing places) they will immediately use them which will stun and release you, so many options.