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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.