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Where to Buy Keys

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Where to Buy Keys

Keys can be purchased from Back Alley Shops in Crimson Desert. Read on to learn where to buy keys and how to use them, including a map of Back Alley Shops located throughout Pywell.

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Where to Buy Keys

Can be Purchased from Back Alley Shops

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Keys can be purchased from Back Alley Shop vendors found throughout the world. Once you discover them, they'll appear on the map as a red circle icon with an image of a mask.

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Can Also be Looted from Bandits

Alternatively, players can find a lot of these keys by fighting Bandits. The Key is one of their more common drops, so you can park yourself at any bandit stronghold and farm the enemies for keys if you're running out.

How to Use Keys?

Use to Open Locked Doors Automatically

B - How to Open Doors - Story Progression

Keys are used up automatically whenever you try opening a locked door. As long as you have a key in your inventory, it gets used up, so make sure to pay attention when trying to approach doors as multiple locked doors will eat through your supply of keys very quickly.

How to Open Locked Doors

Key Overview

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Description
A key. It should open most ordinary doors.

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