Keys
Key Items designed to open doors, or grant passage to certain areas when they are held.
| Icon & Name | Found Location | Unlocks Location | MK |
|---|---|---|---|
 Master Key |
Gotten by choosing it as a gift, or the thief class, at the start of the game. Buy it for 5,000 souls from Domhnall of Zena after he moves under the bridge by Firelink Shrine. |
Unlocks many locks in the early areas. See which locks it opens in the MK section to the right, or on the Master Key page. |
MK |
 Dungeon Cell Key |
Northern Undead Asylum. On corpse dropped into cell. | Northern Undead Asylum. Cell door. | No |
 Undead Asylum F2 East Key |
Undead Asylum. Gift from half dead knight. | Undead Asylum. Door behind boulder trap. | No |
 Undead Asylum F2 West Key |
Firelink Shrine. Roof of building flooded with water. Accessible after unlocking lift to Undead Church. |
Undead Asylum. Open the door guarded by Elite Undead, leads to Rusted Iron Ring. | No |
 Big Pilgrim's Key |
Dropped by Asylum Demon. | Undead Asylum. Exit Asylum. | No |
 Residence Key |
Undead Burg. Bought from Undead Merchant. | Access 3x Gold Pine Resin in a residence in Undead Burg. | Yes |
| Frees Griggs of Vinheim in Lower Undead Burg. | No | ||
 Mystery Key |
Found behind the first ladder (after armored boar) in Undead Parish. | Frees Lautrec. Behind a breakable door, on the second floor of the Undead Church. | Yes |
 Basement Key |
Found on steps to Undead Church, right behind the big gate. | Unlocks small door at the start of the Hellkite bridge, leading to the Lower Undead Burg | No |
 Key to Depths |
Lower Undead Burg. Dropped by Capra Demon. | Unlocks door to the Depths. Go down stairs by the Capra location, the door is at the bottom of the tower by two thiefs. | No |
 Sewer Chamber Key |
Depths. On a corpse in the room with the giant rat. The key is also accessible from the other side of the iron bars. | Unlocks Bonfire room in the first slime-hallway in Depths. | Yes |
 Blighttown Key |
Depths. Dropped by Gaping Dragon. | Unlocks Blighttown. Huge doors beside Domhnall of Zena (sewer merchant) in Depths. | No |
 Watchtower Basement Key |
Darkroot Garden. On top of the tower, after crossing the Moonlight Butterfly bridge. | Unlock shortcut between Undead Burg and Darkroot Basin, guarded by Havel. | Yes |
 Key to New Londo Ruins |
Blighttown. In Chest at the end of the cave, when entering from Valley of Drakes. | Unlocks shortcut between New Londo Ruins and Valley of Drakes. | Yes |
 Key to the Seal |
New Londo Ruins. Gift from Ingward after getting the Lordvessel. He will also drop it if killed. | Access lower New Londo, Valley of Drakes (2nd entrance) and The Abyss. | No |
 Cage Key |
Sen's Fortress. At the bottom of the tower with Crestfallen Merchant. Jump across the broken bridge to access tower. | Unlocks hidden cages in Sen's Fortress. Free Logan and a Hero Soul | Yes |
| Unlocks cage elevator in Sen's Fortress. | No | ||
 Archive Tower Cell Key |
The Duke's Archives. Dropped by sleeping snake-head guard. | Opens prison in Archive Tower. Opens third door down from bonfire. | No |
 Archive Prison Extra Key |
The Duke's Archives. Found on corpse after dropping down from cell 3 to 4. | Opens the other cell doors in Archive Tower. Also opens second door in the Bonfire cell, and shortcut to gramophone. |
No |
 Archive Tower Giant Door Key |
The Duke's Archives. Found in chest behind gramophone. | Exit Archive Tower. | No |
 Archive Tower Giant Cell Key |
The Duke's Archives. Found in chest at bottom of Archives, by the exit to the Crystal Cave. | Opens cell behind the Pisacas. Free Big Hat Logan. | No |
 Annex Key |
Found in dungeon in Painted World of Ariamis. | Opens Annex in Painted World. Get Dark Ember. | No |
 Crest of Artorias |
Bought from Blacksmith Andre for 20,000 souls. Dropped by Blacksmith Andre |
Opens the sealed gate within Darkroot Garden. | No |
 Peculiar Doll |
Found inside jail cell, in the Undead Asylum, when returning. | Access Painted World of Ariamis. | No |
 Broken Pendant |
Dropped by the Crystal Golem at the entrance to the Duke's Archives. Dusk of Oolacile must have been rescued for the Crystal Golem to appear. (AotA only) |
Access Lost Oolacile from the Darkroot Basin. | No |
 Crest Key |
Found inside a chest in Oolacile Township, near a lit fireplace. (AotA only) |
Access Hawkeye Gough. | No |
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MK stands for master key. This is to tell you what keys can be substituted with the master key.
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