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Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake (DQ2)

How to Get the Magic Key and Where to Use It

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Dragon Quest 2 - Magic Key

The Magic Key is obtained in Mersea and is used to open blue doors and chests in Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake (DQ2). Learn where to get the Magic Key and what it does here.

List of Keys
Thief's Key Magic Key Ultimate Key
Story Keys
Floodgate Key Misplaced Key

How to Get Magic Key

Defeat Toadalitarian Boss

Toadalitarian

You can obtain the Magic Key after gaining access to the Ocean Floor. Travel to Mersea and enter the Mermaid’s Sanctuary, where you’ll face the Toadalitarian boss.

List of All Bosses

Get Magic Key from the Queen of the Mermaids

Magic Key

Once you’ve defeated Toadalitarian and his minions, return to Mersea. After a short cutscene, the Queen of the Mermaids will reward you with the Magic Key.

Ocean Floor Guide

Where to Use the Magic Key

All Magic Key Locations

List of Locations
Shrine West of Moonbrooke Hall of Hargon
Burrowell Dirkandor
Slewse Moonahan
Gwaelin's Gate Cannock
Midenhall Shrine South of Midenhall

Here are locations where you can use the Magic key to open available blue chests and doors.

Magic Key Overview

Magic Key Effects and Cost

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A key made available to our heroes by the Queen of Mermaids. Capable of unlocking any and all blue doors.

The Magic Key is used to open blue locked doors and chests found throughout the world. This is one of three keys that the player can find, with the Thief's Key and Ultimate Key opening the other two types of locked doors and chests.

Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake (DQ2) Related Guides

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List of All Items

List of Item Types

Healing Miscellaneous Key

All Key Items

Bottomless Pot Celestial Skein Echo Flute
Eye of Rubiss Faerie Flute Faerie Trumpet
False Idol Floodgate Key Forest's Favour
Gwaelin's Gate Pass Letter from the Chief Letter in a Bottle
Lorelei's Harp Loyalty Card Lyre of Ire
Magic Key Mark of Cannock Mark of Midenhall
Mark of Moonbrooke Misplaced Key Moon Sigil
Moonshard Orichalcum Pearl Earring
Priest's Missive Princess's Pledge Ra's Mirror
Rainbow Drop Soul Sigil Sphere of Light
Star Sigil Subtle Shuttle Sun Sigil
Symbol of Scorn Symbol of Slyness Symbol of Spite
Thief's Key Ultimate Key Water Sigil
Windbraker World Map Yggdrasil Leaf

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2 Leo Leo 29 days

The game changed, just progress with the game and you’ll get it eventually

1 ΣIYOSHI ΣIYOSHI about 1 month

There is no key near the dog.. i only found a shield. Wheres the key ?

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