This Page/Section is about an item / mechanic that has been put in The Vault.
This item has been made unavailable in standard playlists to balance the loot pool. It may return in the future.
| “ | A single-use key. When you have them in your inventory, be on the look out for lock icons on your map.
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- — In-Game Description
Keys are a World Resource in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were introduced in Chapter 3: Season 4.
Functionality[]
Keys are used to open locks on Vaults. Vaults will have 1 or 2 locks on them, depending on the location and quality of loot inside. Rare Vaults take 1 key to open, and Epic Vaults take 2 keys to open. Keys are also used to unlock Key Locked Chests in the same way they unlock Vaults. The player can only carry 3 keys at a time.
Keys make a distinctive noise when on the floor.
Obtained[]
From when the item was last obtainable in Chapter 3: Season 4:
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Chrome Chest (Any) | Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
Keys drop in stacks of 1, and stack to 3.
Item ID[]
Keys are referred to as Keys And Locks in the files.
- Rare: AGID_KeysAndLocks_Key
Small Key variant that accidentally go added to Creative:
- Common: WID_KeysAndLocks_SmallKey
History[]
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
- Update v22.00: Introduced Keys. Players can hold 3 keys at a time.
- Update v22.10: Keys are now also used to unlock Key Locked Chests.
- Accidentally added a Common variant with a placeholder image to Creative. It was later replaced by the intended Rare variant.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
- Update v27.00: Vaulted Keys.
Gallery[]
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Icon of the Small Key that was accidentally added to creative.
Trivia[]
- Despite being Rare, keys have a glow around them similar to Common items.
- Players drop Keys in Team Rumble when eliminated, unlike other inventory items which are not lost upon elimination.
- This also applies to Creative experiences, even if players are set to not drop their items.
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