Key

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Key is a broad term which refers to currencies or inventory items used to open randomly found or event-generated chests that appear at certain spots across entire zones and instances. "Chest" is equally broad term used for a variety of objects and items.

Currency keys

Here "key" refers to a type of currency stored in the account's wallet that opens various physical chest-type objects in open world zones:

• Zephyrite Lockpicks — used in Dry Top.
• Bandit Skeleton Keys — used in The Silverwastes.
• Pact Crowbar — used in Verdant Brink.
• Exalted Key — used in Auric Basin.
• Vial of Chak Acid — used in Tangled Depths.
• Machete — used in Dragon's Stand.
• Trader's Key — used in the Crystal Desert and Living World Season 4 zones.
• Mistborn Key — used in Dragonfall.
• Cache Key — used in Drizzlewood Coast.
• Jade Miner's Keycard — used in Gyala Delve.

Keys used to open containers

These keys are used to open special inventory items, containers, to produce loot:

• Black Lion Chest Key — opens Black Lion Chests, dropped anywhere in the game
• Fractal Encryption Key — turns Fractal Encryptions from Fractals of the Mists dungeon into Cracked Fractal Encryptions
• Mist-Hardened Lockbox Key — opens Mist-Hardened Lockboxes in World versus World.

Keys used to open chests

Generic term for all items used to open physical chest-type objects, even if their name does not contain the word 'key'. Some of them can be obtained directly or combined into a key from key fragments:

• Mad King's Chest Key Fragment
  • Mad King's Chest Key
• Completed Aetherkey
  • Aetherkey Piece
• Ornate Rusted Key
• Tricolor Key
  • Mysterious Blue Key
  • Mysterious Green Key
  • Mysterious Pink Key
• Aetherblade Cypher
  • Aetherblade Code Fragment
• Molten Cypher
  • Molten Code Fragment
• Scarlet's Lockbox Cypher
  • Scarlet's Lockbox Code Fragment
• Toxic Cypher
  • Toxic Code Fragment
• Watchwork Cypher
  • Watchwork Code Fragment
• Top Half of the Mistwrought Key
• Bottom Half of the Mistwrought Key
• Rata Novus Writ of Excellence
• Rolan's Master Key
• Tarnished Key
• Essence of Nightmares
  • Key of Greater Nightmares
• Skritt Key Fragment (1/3)
  • Skritt Key Fragment (2/3)
  • Skritt Key Fragment (3/3)
• Noran's Oiled Chest Key
  • Key to Noran's Secret Chest
• Kormir's Library Key
  •  Key Hoarder — Is not a key, but an effect signifying an enemy will drop a library key if defeated.

Chest detectors

The following are items used to reveal hidden chests, but not open them directly:

• Ancient Asuran Power Source — used to gain a temporary special action skill to search for Zinn's Stashes found in Draconis Mons zone.
• Silverwastes Shovel — consumed upon revealing a chest in The Silverwastes; Bandit Skeleton Key is then required to open it.
• Treasure Hunting Kit — consumed upon revealing a chest in zones from the Crystal Desert region.
• Charr Field Homing Beacon — consumed while granting the skill to scan for Lost Charr Supply Drop in Drizzlewood Coast zone

Keys and similar trophies used to start events or interaction

• Dwarven Key — starts Kill the imp lord to stop him from summoning more imps and Slay the destroyer troll released from the tomb.
• Matrix Cube Key — starts Defeat the misplaced steam ogre.
• Energy Crystal — starts Protect Orl's research krewe.
• Gear Crank — starts Force the ancient creature back into its prison

Other keys

• Alpha Inquest Control Key and Beta Inquest Control Key — used for a series of object and NPC interactions within renown heart area in The Stychs.
• Key — bundle used in Super Adventure Box festival.
• Key — bundle used in Can't Trust a Pirate story mission.
• Some other story items that appear only as part of chapter descriptions.
• Gear found across the game, usually trinkets with no visuals other than its inventory icon. Still, there are exception such as Priory's Historical Focus that is a large key, and Keepsake weapons prominently featuring locks and keys.