Golden Lock Box

Type	Grab bag
Tooltip	Right click to open; Requires a Golden Key
Rarity
Sell	40
Research	10 required

Desktop/Console/Mobile/Switch/tModLoader-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Mobile, Switch, and tModLoader versions of Terraria.

The Golden Lock Box is a grab bag-type item which can be obtained from Dungeon or Stockade Crates with a 100% / 16.67*1/6 (16.67%) chance. It always contains one rare item normally found in locked Gold Chests in the Dungeon, and on the tModLoader version, a random assortment of common items ranging from Healing Potions to Gold Coins. It requires one Golden Key to open, which can be obtained from any Dungeon enemy, generally a Dungeon Slime.

Due to the fact players will likely have several remaining keys even after unlocking every single locked chest in the dungeon, the Lock Box can prove useful for obtaining more loot, especially if there was a dungeon-exclusive item that did not spawn in a player's world.

Drops[]

Desktop version[]

Loot
Item	Quantity	Chance
Valor	1	14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Muramasa		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Cobalt Shield		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Aqua Scepter		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Blue Moon		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Magic Missile		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Handgun		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Shadow Key	1	33.33*1/3 (33.33%)

Console version, Mobile version, and Switch version[]

Loot
Item	Quantity	Chance
Muramasa	1	28.57*2/7 (28.57%)
Cobalt Shield		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Aqua Scepter		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Blue Moon		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Magic Missile		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Handgun		14.29*1/7 (14.29%)
Shadow Key	1	33.33*1/3 (33.33%)

tModLoader version[]

Loot
%	Chance	Items	Amount
100%	1 in 1	Muramasa	1
		Cobalt Shield
		Aqua Scepter
		Blue Moon
		Magic Missile
		Handgun
		Shadow Key
33%	1 in 3	Healing Potion	2-5
67%	2 in 3	Spelunker Potion	1-3
		Endurance Potion
		Gravitation Potion
		Heartreach Potion
		Ironskin Potion
		Magic Power Potion
		Obsidian Skin Potion
		Wormhole Potion (multiplayer)
		Recall Potion (singleplayer)
50%	1 in 2	Copper Coin	10-99
50%	1 in 2	Silver Coin	10-99
67%	2 in 3	Gold Coin	2-6

Notes[]

Despite the Golden Lock Box being a way to renewably obtain loot that would normally only generate randomly in the Dungeon, thus being similar to many other kinds of fishing crates, and despite the crates which contain it also containing Books (on Desktop, Console, Mobile, and Switch), neither the Dungeon Crate, Stockade Crate, nor Golden Lock Box contain the Bone Welder.
- However, on the Desktop version, Console version, Mobile version, and Switch version the Alchemy Table can be fished in the Dungeon.
On tModLoader, this item may be particularly hard to obtain, as it is only obtainable from a Dungeon Crate, which can only be received from fishing in the Dungeon. Water may not naturally generate in the Dungeon.

Tips[]

On the special seed 05162020, players can obtain Dungeon and Shadow Chest gear pre-Skeletron by opening Golden Lock Boxes.
If the player does not have high defense or a Cobalt Shield, they may have trouble fishing, due to the increased enemy spawn rate that will constantly damage and knock them.
- To combat this, the player should break all nearby Water Candles, replace them with Peace Candles, and/or drink a Calming Potion to decrease enemy spawn rate.
- The player may also choose to box themselves in with blocks to avoid melee-based enemies, though this has no effect on enemies with wall-piercing attacks, such as the Dark Caster and Cursed Skull.

History[]

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.1: Valor can now drop, and Valor and Muramasa now have the same drop rates as every other item.

Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Increased chance to obtain from Dungeon Crate from 16.67% to 100%.
- No longer drops auxiliary items such as potions or coins.
- Shadow Keys drop more often.