Keys
| Icon | Name | Availability | Opens | Special note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldia Key | Dark Souls II: Located in the acid pool in Aldia's Keep Scholar of the First Sin: Dropped by the Bone Dragon after lighting the four braziers found within Aldia's Keep |
One door in Aldia's Keep | ||
| Antiquated Key | Obtained from a metal chest in The Lost Bastille near the The Tower Apart Bonfire. | A shortcut near the Servant's Quarters bonfire | ||
| Ashen Mist Heart | Obtained by speaking to the Ancient Dragon in Dragon Shrine. | Access the memories of Jeigh, Orro, Vammar & the Ancient Dragon. | Required | |
| Bastille Key | Dark Souls II: Obtained in Belfry Luna after defeating the Belfry Gargoyles. Scholar of the First Sin: At the end of a ledge beyond the Servants Quarters bonfire in The Lost Bastille, behind some junk. |
One jail door, two gates on the upper parts and two doors where you can lit the boss room; One door near Steady Hand McDuff | ||
| Brightstone Key | Obtained by defeating Duke Tseldora | The door inside a large chapel building just before The Duke's Dear Freja, where Giant Spiders hang from the ceiling | ||
| Dragon Talon | Dark Souls II: Obtained upon loading the game if player owns Crown of the Sunken King DLC Scholar of the First Sin: Found in the room unlocked by the Forgotten Key in the pit in Majula. |
Unlocks door to Shulva, Sanctum City in Black Gulch | DLC item | |
| Dragon Stone | Obtained in Dragon's Sanctum | Raises bridge in Dragon's Sanctum | DLC item | |
| Dull Ember | Dark Souls II: Treasure in Iron Keep Scholar of the First Sin: Found in a metal chest by the Tower Apart bonfire in The Lost Bastille. |
Services of Steady Hand McDuff | ||
| Eternal Sanctum Key | Obtained from a corpse in Dragon's Sanctum behind a group of Sanctum Knights | Unlocks door in Dragon's Sanctum, giving access to the third bonfire and Cave of the Dead | DLC item | |
| Eye of the Priestess | Found on the glowing structure in Frozen Eleum Loyce. | See the unseen. | DLC item | |
| Fang Key | Defeat petrified lion-clan-warrior next to pushable tree in Shaded Woods | Unlocks Weaponsmith Ornifex's cell in Shaded Woods underground. | ||
| Forgotten Key | Black Gulch, after defeating the two Elite Giants | Door to Darkdiver Grandahl in Black Gulch; doors containing chests in The Pit in Majula and The Gutter | ||
| Frozen Flower | Dark Souls II: Obtained upon loading the game if player owns Crown of the Ivory King DLC Scholar of the First Sin: Found on the route from the King's Gate bonfire, in the rooms with stone statues. |
Unlocks door to Frozen Eleum Loyce | DLC item | |
| Garrison Ward Key | Obtained from a cave in Frozen Eleum Loyce. | Opens the locked gate to the Expulsion Chamber bonfire, allowing the player access to Frigid Outskirts. | DLC item | |
| Giant's Kinship | Obtained by defeating the Giant Lord in Memory of Jeigh | The item required in order to start fight with Nashandra after defeating Throne Defender & Throne Watcher | Required | |
| Heavy Iron Key | Dark Souls II: Obtained upon loading the game if player owns Crown of the Old Iron King DLC Scholar of the First Sin: Found in the Flame Salamander pit below the Cardinal Tower bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants. |
Unlocks door to Brume Tower in Iron Keep. | DLC Item | |
| House Key | Exhaust dialogue with Cale the Cartographer in Forest of Fallen Giants | Opens Majula mansion | ||
| Iron Key | Obtained in Iron Keep. In front of the first fire-breathing statue. | Door in Forest of Fallen Giants right before The Last Giant boss arena. | ||
| Key to King's Passage | In a chest located after taking the elevator in Central Drangleic Castle | Door to King's Passage, leading to Looking Glass Knight in Drangleic Castle. It's right next to the same elevator. | Required | |
| Key to the Embedded | Acquired by defeating Demon of Song | Unlock the cage atop Central Drangleic Castle's elevator | ||
| Ladder Miniature | Given by Laddersmith Gilligan, either from buying it or defeating him. | Nothing | Proof of Gilligan's death for Royal Sorcerer Navlaan | |
| Lenigrast's Key | Purchased from Merchant Hag Melentia | Blacksmith Lenigrast's shop in Majula | ||
| Rotunda Lockstone | Dropped by Licia of Lindeldt | Used to rotate the contraption near Majula to access Huntsman's Copse | ||
| Scorching Iron Scepter | Brume Tower treasure. | Activates the machinery in Brume Tower. | DLC Item | |
| Soldier Key | Acquired by defeating The Last Giant | Opens the four doors in Forest of Fallen Giants. One leads to one of the King's Gates, one to the Soldier's Rest Bonfire, one to The Pursuer and one above the Cardinal Tower Bonfire. (This one can also be broken.) | ||
| Tower Key | Found in Brume Tower | Opens various doors in Brume Tower. | DLC Item | |
| Tseldora Den Key | Given by Mild-Mannered Pate or Creighton The Wanderer | The den at the bottom of Brightstone Cove Tseldora. Behind the door that is "too heavy to open". | ||
| Undead Lockaway Key | Dark Souls II: Located in Huntsman's Copse in a round building on the cliff Scholar of the First Sin: Found on a corpse on the high ground near the middle of the area around the Undead Lockaway bonfire. Guarded by Merciless Roenna. |
The Undead Lockaway bonfire in Huntsman's Copse |