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Tool · Rare
Crypt Key
How to Get Crypt Key
Guaranteed first key: Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale — Grave Digger step (Avakot). Steady supplement: Basic Chest loops (Midrath, Undercity, Glades) and Crypt Sarcophagi while farming Gossamer Quartz / Sappheline. Foe drops are extremely rare (Avakot). Hotfix 4 removed keys from dungeon Rare Chests.
Sparrow's Tale enclave step · Complete Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale — guaranteed key (Avakot)
Midrath / Undercity / Glades · Loot Basic Chests on overworld & dungeon routes
Crypt of the Circade · Spend keys on gem runs — sarcophagi can return keys
Midrath Ode / Sinecure camps · Kill Sinecure Knights & other Avakot-listed foes
Routes below are community-sourced — verify drop rates in-game.
Required to enter the Crypt of the Circade — consumed on entry. Guaranteed first key: Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale Grave Digger step (Avakot). Steady supplement: Basic Chests and Crypt Sarcophagi while farming gems. Foe drops are extremely rare (Avakot).
Crypt Key · All Farm Sources
Farm reference
Stock several keys before a gem session. Guaranteed first key: Pay Respects Grave Digger (Avakot).
Use a key on the glowing blue sarcophagus. Walkthrough: Crypt of the Circade guide.
Keys unlock sarcophagi for Gossamer Quartz, Sappheline, and Moranite — see those item pages.
Guaranteed first key: Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale — Grave Digger step — see farming routes. Supplement from Basic Chests and sarcophagus loops. Spend keys on Gossamer Quartz and Sappheline— walkthrough: Crypt of the Circade guide. Avakot: foe drops are extremely rare. Hotfix 4 removed keys from dungeon Rare Chests.
Guaranteed first key: Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale — Grave Digger step (Avakot). Steady supplement: Basic Chest loops (Midrath, Undercity, Glades) and Crypt Sarcophagi while farming Gossamer Quartz / Sappheline. Foe drops are extremely rare (Avakot). Hotfix 4 removed keys from dungeon Rare Chests.
Pay Respects — Grave Digger — guaranteed
Basic Chest loops — Midrath / Undercity / Glades
Crypt Sarcophagus — gem runs recycle keys
Sinecure Knight patrols — extremely rare foe drops
All sources
| Source | Notes |
|---|---|
| Quest: Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale — Grave Digger | guaranteed first key; Avakot overview |
| Container: Basic Chest | Glades |
| Container: Crypt Sarcophagus — also drops keys while gem farming | — |
| Container: Dendrit Chest | Midrath |
| Container: Ode Chest | — |
| Container: Ode Strongbox | — |
| Source: Pigwen Skerry Chest | — |
| Source: Rovgot Ruins Common Chest | — |
| Note | HF4): Crypt Keys no longer drop from dungeon Rare Chests / 地牢 Rare 箱不再掉落 Crypt Ke |
Used In
- crypt of the circade access
- gossamer quartz farming
- sappheline farming
Tool comparison
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|---|---|---|---|
| Crypt KeyThis page | Rare | Quest: Pay Respects Sparrow's Tale — Gr… | Yes |
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| Sap Tap | Common | Quest: Wevetwood / Poppet storyline | Yes |
| Synsylk Grappler | Common | Foe: Sinecure soldiers | Yes |
| Thunderstone | Common | Operation: Hark, the Collector | Yes |