Key Items in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2) allow players to advance certain questlines, allow access to undiscoverd areas, and diversify the inventories of merchants. Key Items designed to open doors, or grant passage to certain areas when they are held.

 


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Quick Search of All Key Items in Dark Souls 2

Found Key Location? Name Found Location Unlocks Location
Undead Lockaway Key
Undead Lockaway Key
go through the skeleton cave cross the water on a small wooden bridge take a straight right and the key is in a similar prison as a bonfire. Key to the prison in Huntsman's Copse.
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Lenigrast's Key
Purchased from Melentia in Forest of Fallen Giants. Key to Blacksmith Lenigrast's shop in Majula.
Soldier Key
Soldier Key
Obtained from killing The Last Giant boss. Opens several doors in the Forest of Fallen Giants.
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Key to King's Passage
Room at the top of the lift in Drangleic Castle. Opens door near bottom of lift in Drangleic Castle.
Bastille Key
Bastille Key
After you've beaten the belfry boss, walkthrough the area and defeat the dogs and dark spirit on the ground after that the key is on the ground on a dead corpse. Opens cells of the Lost Bastille. This key also lets you open the cells right before the Lost Sinner boss battle (if you open these cells and light the oil on fire, it brightens up the room where the Lost Sinner is and lets you lock on a lot easier).
Iron Key
Iron Key
Iron Keep, under the perpetual flame trap. After you defeat the Smelter Demon, climb the ladder by the bonfire and pull the lever to turn off the trap. Opens door before The Last Giant in The Forest of Fallen Giants. There are multiple giant fire lizards guarding Rebel's Greatshield and numerous other loot items.
Forgotten Key
Forgotten Key
Down several ledges in between the two worm like enemies in Black Gulch. Dropped from second Giant. Open an arched door in Black Gulch to access Darkdiver Grandahl
Open a door in the Gutter to obtain Havel's equipment
Open a door in the well within Majula for 3 chests
Brightstone Key
Brightstone Key
In a room after the boss of Brightstone Cove Tseldora. Leads to a chest containing a Fire Seed, Great Fireball and the Black Knight Ultra Greatsword in the room where spiders fall from the ceiling
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Key to the Embedded
Dropped by the boss of the Shrine of Amana, the Demon of Song. Opens door after using lift in Drangleic Castle.
Antiquated Key
Antiquated Key
Near the 'Tower Apart' bonfire in Lost Bastille. Opens the wooden door in the boarded room of The Lost Bastille
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Fang Key
Dropped by a Lion Knight near the Shaded Ruins bonfire after using a fragrant branch of yore on it. Do not worry about sending the knight over the ledge. You will be given key automatically on its death. Rescue Weaponsmith Ornifex in Shaded Woods
House Key
House Key
Speak with Cale the Cartographer in the Forest of the Giants, and exhaust his dialogue. Cale is located in a cave past the area where you can jump down on the rooftops. Watch out, the first time you go through the cave, a large metal ball with roll down in front of you and try to crush you. Opens the abandoned house in Majula.
Tseldora Den Key
Tseldora Den Key
Given by Pate upon killing Creighton, or vice versa, in Brightstone Cove. You must finish ALL of their dialogue. Opens the locked door behind the "heavy" door located after the 3rd bonfire. You must first break the heavy door and then proceed to the locked door with the key. Inside is an explosive trap chest on the left and a chest containing the Engraved Gauntlets on the right.
Aldia Key
Aldia Key
Found in room of acid in main hall of Aldia's Keep. Unlocks door across the hall.
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Eternal Sanctum Key
Crown of the Sunken King DLC item Opens the inner chamber of the Eternal Sanctum.
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Heavy Iron Key
Obtained after purchasing the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC Opens the door to Brume Tower.
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Tower Key

In an ash field guarded by 3 Iron Warriors in lower Brume Tower.

Opens the door that leads to the entrance of Iron Passage.

Rotunda Lockstone
Rotunda Lockstone
Buy from Licia of Lindelt for 3000 souls, after you speak with her near the bonfire after the Dragonrider in Heide's Tower of Flame. She will appear by the rotunda switch. She also drops the lockstone if killed. Turns the rotunda in Majula to allow the player to access Huntsman's Copse.
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Giant's Kinship
Dropped by the boss Giant Lord in the Memory of Jeigh. Allows access to final boss fight behind king door in Drangleic Castle.
Ashen Mist Heart
Ashen Mist Heart
Given by Ancient Dragon in Dragon Shrine. Allows access to memories of dead giants in Forest of Fallen Giants and the dead dragon where you fight Duke's Dear Freja.
Ladder Miniature
Ladder Miniature
Buy from the Laddersmith. Used in Sorceror Navlaan side quest.
Dull Ember
Dull Ember
Found on a skeleton that lies on a ledge near iron chest with Zweihander in Iron Keep. Given to Steady Hand McDuff. He will start infusing players weapons and performing other blacksmith duties.
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Dragon Talon
Automatically added to player's inventory after purchasing the Crown of the Sunken King DLC
DLC Item: Crown of the Sunken King.
Opens the door to Shulva - Sanctum City
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Dragon Stone
In a metal chest in the room with spiked floors in Dragon's Sanctum
DLC Item: Crown of the Sunken King.
Lowers the path that allows the player to go to Dragon's Rest
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Scorching Iron Scepter
DLC Item: Crown of the Old Iron King. Activates the elevators in Brume Tower
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Frozen Flower
Automatically added to player's inventory for Crown of the Ivory King DLC.
DLC Item: Crown of the Ivory King.
Grants access to DLC Area: Frozen Eleum Loyce.
garrison ward key
Garrison Ward Key
From the Outer Wall bonfire, proceed as if towards Abandoned Dwelling and find the new path just before dropping down to it. You will note urns that you must use your torch on, and a door will open revealing a Flexile Sentry mini-boss, that guards the corpse holding this key.
DLC Item: Crown of the Ivory King.
Opens the locked gate in Frozen Eleum Loyce, unlocking access to the Frigid Outskirts and the Expulsion Chamber bonfire.
eye of the priestess
Eye Of the Priestess
Found at a giant flaming Altar after you follow the main path after the second bonfire of Frozen Eleum Loyce. This is past the large gate guarded by the lance ice soldier.
DLC Item: Crown of the Ivory King.
Allows you to see enemies with a cloak effect. This includes Aava, the King's Pet and invisible soldiers through the Ivory Crown DLC.



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    • Anonymous

      The dragon talon. If you bought the game like I did on the PS Store, in SoFS the ring is in the pit. Use the ladder merchants help with the ladders to get down to the 2nd level, drop down a bit to a slip ledge/door entrance and the Dragon Talon is in a chest there. I had to look it up on YouTube, myself.

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