Key of Night

     

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Key of Night

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Statistics

Type	Key
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	'Charged with the essence of many souls'
Rarity	00*
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3091

Not to be confused with Shadow Key.

Corrupt Mimic

Crimson Mimic

The Key of Night is a craftable item that spawns a Corrupt Mimic or a Crimson Mimic when placed in any slot of any empty Chest, depending on whether the world generated with The Corruption or The Crimson, respectively. The world must be in Hardmode and the only item inside the Chest must be a single Key of Night.

The respective Mimic is spawned as soon as the Chest is closed, destroying both the key and the chest.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Key of Night	Soul of Night15	Work Bench

Notes

• If utilizing Autopause, the Corrupt/Crimson Mimic will not spawn until the game is unfrozen again. On  Console, the Corrupt/Crimson Mimic will not spawn unless Autopause is disabled.
• Nothing happens if the Key of Night is placed any other type of storage container.
• Unlike naturally-spawned Mimics, the Chest can be placed anywhere and it will still spawn the Mimic.
• As it alternates the primary world evil daily, drunk worlds can spawn either Mimic depending on the currently active world evil
• Placing a Key of Night in a Chest without closing it and directly opening another inventory interface (which is only possible if Autopause is disabled), such as that of another Chest, will not spawn the Mimic.

See also

• Key of Light, the Hallow counterpart

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.6: Placing a key inside a chest while Autopause is on will still spawn a Corrupt Mimic or a Crimson Mimic.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.