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Key Items are special Medallion like Items in the Sea of Thieves that can open various locked rooms, Treasure Vaults or Collector's Chests.
Types of Keys[]
There are various types of Key Items:
Fort Vault Keys[]
These are large round, skull embossed objects that are dropped by active Fort bosses and are used to unlock their Vaults.
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Stronghold Key | Featuring a green skull, this key is dropped by the Skeleton Lord of an active Skeleton Fort upon defeat. Opens up the locked Fortress Vault filled with various Treasure. |
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Fort of the Damned Key | Featuring a red skull, this key that is dropped by the Ghost of Graymarrow when finishing a Fort of the Damned (Raid). Opens up the locked Fortress of the Damned Vault, which is filled with high value Treasure. |
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Fort of Fortune Key | Featuring the Legendary Mark of Athena's Fortune, this key is dropped by the Ashen Lord in the final wave of the Fort of Fortune raid. |
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Fortress Treasury Key | Dropped by a Captain of the Fortress on a Sea Fort and used to open the Treasury Vault on the lower level. |
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Fortress Store Room Key | Found hidden in containers around a Sea Fort and used to open the Store Room on the roof level. |
Container Chest Keys[]
These are smaller keys that are used to unlock various types of Container Chests.
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Ashen Key | A small fiery key, usually received from Ashen Key Masters, used to open up Ashen Chests. Can be sold for 5  to the Bilge Rats
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Skeleton Key | A small key acquired during Tall Tales (The Cursed Rogue & The Fate of the Morningstar), used to open a Skeleton Chest |
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Crown Key | One of the two keys needed to open Briggsy's Chest during The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale. |
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Chalice Key | One of the two keys needed to open Briggsy's Chest during The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale. |
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Forbidden Key | Three keys needed to open the Forbidden Coral Chest during The Legend of the Sunken Kingdom Voyage. |
Quest Item Keys[]
These are the various Quest Items that are used as Keys to unlock various locked objects during Tall Tales or Voyages.
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Totem Keys | The 6 Animal themed Vault Keys that are used to open Ancient Vaults during  The Shroudbreaker (Quest),  Stars of a Thief and  The Art of the Trickster.
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Medallions | Various Golden Medallions that open Vaults during The Shroudbreaker (Quest) and  Shores of Gold (Quest).
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Star Jewels | Two Rubies that are required to open a Vault during Stars of a Thief.
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Trapmaker's Gunpowder Key | An unique Stronghold Gunpowder Barrel that needs to be transported through the seas and trapped caves without exploding as a key for a pedestal during The Art of the Trickster.
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Skull of Captain Douglas | One of the two Key items required to be placed on a Ritual table to summon Graymarrow during  Revenge of the Morningstar.
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Chalice of Resurrection | One of the two Key items required to be placed on a Ritual table to summon Graymarrow during Revenge of the Morningstar.
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Mysterious Key | Used to unlock Flameheart's Lair during  Heart of Fire.
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Old Sailor’s Key | A Key hidden on Old Sailor’s Isle during the Maiden Voyage. Opens the Pirate Lord's secret Hold. |
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Captain's Key | A Merchant Alliance key that opens the Captain's Quarters during Lost Shipments. |
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Oar Handle | Used to repair a lever in Dead Man's Grotto during  A Pirate's Life.
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Poor Dougie's Key | Used to unlock Poor Dougie's Chest during A Pirate's Life.
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Ship's Key | Grants Access to an unnamed ship's cabin that's required for the Ship of Thieves commendation, during A Pirate's Life.
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Headless Monkey Key | Used to unlock the captain's cabin of the Headless Monkey during A Pirate's Life.
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Cabin Key | Used to unlock the captain's cabin of the Golden Hare during A Pirate's Life.
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Brig Key | Used to unlock the brig on the Ferry of the Damned during A Pirate's Life.
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Black Pearl Key | Used to unlock the captain's cabin of the sunken Black Pearl during The Sunken Pearl.
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Siren Heart | Used to reactivate Siren Statues during The Sunken Pearl.
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Silver Blade Key | Used to unlock the captain's cabin of the Silver Blade during The Sunken Pearl.
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Lock Pick | Found and used to unlock doors at Coastal Fort during Captains of the Damned.
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Mercado Key | Found by the well and used to unlock the Mercado during Captains of the Damned.
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Jail Keys | Found held by a Prison Dog at Isla Tesoro and used to unlock both the prison cell and the door to the next area during Captains of the Damned.
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Dead Man's Key | Used to open the Dead Man's Chest during Dark Brethren and Lords of the Sea.
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Mysterious Ancient Key | Obtained from inside the Forbidden Coral Chest and used to unlock the hidden burial chamber in the Shrine of Ancient Tears during The Legend of the Sunken Kingdom Voyage. |
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Prison Cell Key | Used to unlock the Prison Cell of a Sea Fort during Forts of the Forgotten. |
Patch history[]
- 1.4.4 (March 6, 2019)
- Skeleton Captains and Players dropping Skeleton Fort keys should now consistently drop the key onto the fort floor, reachable by players.
- 1.1.1 (June 5, 2018)
- Dropping Skeleton Fort keys in water will no longer prevent them from being picked up again.
- 1.0.8 (May 23, 2018)
- Skeleton Fort keys will no longer drop into inaccessible locations.
- First Release (March 20, 2018)
- Introduced.