Terraria: Find all the keys - how it works

In Terraria you will find numerous locked chests for which you need special keys. We'll tell you how and where to find all the keys here.

All keys in Terraria

It is worth collecting all sorts of keys in Terraria, as this gives you access to valuable items, equipment and weapons via chests.

• Frozen Key: To open the frozen chest in Terraria, you need this key. You can make it with the frozen key mold. This spawns in winter when hard mode is activated.
• Golden Key: This allows you to open golden chests in dungeons. You get it when you defeat a purple dungeon slime or by destroying vases in the dungeon.
• Holy Key: You can craft it if you have the Holy Key mold, five souls from all mechanical bosses and a temple key. You get the shape in the sacred area or sacred underground. The Holy Chest can be opened with the key.
• Temple Key: As soon as you are in hard mode, you can compete against the Boss Plantera. This can drop the key that allows you to enter the jungle temple.
• Shadow Key: With luck you will find him in dungeons or in golden chests. You can use this to open shadow chests.
• Infection Key: Fight monsters of destruction after defeating the boss Plantera. They are unlikely to drop this key, which you can use to unlock the infected chest in the dungeon.

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