Shadow Key

Shadow Key

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Statistics

Type	Key
Tooltip	Opens all Shadow Chests and Obsidian Lock Boxes
Rarity	00*
Sell	175
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 329

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Golden Lock BoxGolden Lock Box	1	33.33*1/3 (33.33%)
Arch Wyvern Arch Wyvern	1	75%

Not to be confused with Key of Night or Ornate Shadow Key.

The Shadow Key is an item used solely to open Shadow Chests (found in the Underworld) and Obsidian Lock Boxes (found inside Obsidian and Hellstone Crates). It does not stack and is not consumed upon use; one Shadow Key can be used to open unlimited Shadow Chests.

On the Nintendo 3DS version, a Shadow Key has a 75% chance to drop from Arch Wyverns. On every other platform, the first Shadow Key in a world can only be obtained from the Dungeon inside (Golden Chests, Water Chests or Biome Chests). Subsequent Shadow Keys can sometimes be found locked inside Golden Lock Boxes, which come from Dungeon and Stockade Crates (both must be fished from the Dungeon).

Notes

• In the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, the Shadow Key can be found in chests alongside another unique Dungeon treasure. In the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version,  Old Chinese version, Nintendo 3DS version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version however, the Shadow Key will be the only unique treasure for that chest.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.1: Added sell value.

• Desktop 1.0.6: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Sprite updated. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Sprite updated. ()

• Console-Release: Introduced with sell value.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: No longer drops from Arch Wyvern due to its removal.

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Added sell value.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with sell value.