Imbued Sword Key Locations and Uses

This is a list of all Imbued Sword Key locations and uses in Elden Ring and its DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Read on to learn where to find Imbued Sword Keys, its usage and effect, where to use them, and its lore description!

Imbued Sword Key Locations

Behind a Barrier at the Northeastern Part of Sellia, Town of Sorcery

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An Imbued Sword Key is in a small building sealed by a barrier at the northeastern part of Sellia, Town of Sorcery. You need to light the torch on top of the tower southwest of the town to deactivate the barrier.

Sellia, Town of Sorcery Location and What to Do

On a Dead Body at the Rooftops of the Academy of Raya Lucaria

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You can find another Imbued Sword Key from a corpse on the eastern side of the rooftops in the Academy of Raya Lucaria.

Academy of Raya Lucaria Legacy Dungeon Walkthrough and Location

Inside a Treasure Chest at The Four Belfries

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An Imbued Sword Key can be found inside a treasure chest at the fourth belfry of The Four Belfries in the Liurnia of the Lakes. This is the one at the top of the hill next to the Site of Grace.

The Four Belfries Location and What to Do

DLC - Inside a Tower Room in Castle Ensis

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In the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you can find another Imbued Sword Key at Castle Ensis. It's inside the tower just before the elevator that leads you to Castle-Lord's Chamber Site of Grace.

Castle Ensis Legacy Dungeon Walkthrough and Location

Imbued Sword Key Uses

Used to Unseal Sending Gates at Bell Towers

Imbued Sword Keys are used to unblock the sending gates found at bell towers. Interact with the imp statue next to these sending gates to use the Imbued Sword Key on them and open the gates. The Imbued Sword Key will be consumed after using it for each imp statue.

Four Belfries Sending Gates

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The Four Belfries are four bell towers located in the eastern side of Liurnia of the Lakes region. You can find four bell towers or belfries here with three of them having blocked sending gates while the one at the top has a chest containing an Imbued Sword Key.

Liurnia of the Lakes Interactive Map and Region Guide

First Belfry Sending Gate Destination

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The first belfry which is closest to the foot of the hill at the Four Belfries will send you to an isolated isle in Crumbling Farum Azula.

You can find the Pearldrake Talisman here by dropping off the side to the left onto another platform and continuing to find a corpse containing the talisman.

Pearldrake Talisman Location and Effects

Second Belfry Sending Gate Destination

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The second belfry up the hill on the west side sends you to the Chapel of Anticipation, the location where you started Elden Ring and fought the Grafted Scion. You can fight the Grafted Scion here again if you haven't yet.

You can also find the Stormhawk King here and the Stormhawk Deenh Ashes. The Stormhawk King can be given to Nepheli Loux to progress hers and Kenneth Haight's questlines.

The Stormhawk King Location

Third Belfry Sending Gate Destination

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The third belfry up the hill on the east side sends you to an isolated island in Siofra River with a bridge that leads you to the Mottled Necklace.

Mottled Necklace Location and Effects

DLC - Sending Gate West of Highroad Cross

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In the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you can find another belfry with a sending gate west of Highroad Cross Site of Grace behind Castle Ensis. Cross the waters west of Highroad Cross to reach the bell tower and the sending gate.

Realm of Shadow DLC Interactive Map

DLC - Sending Gate Destination

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The sending gate in the DLC transports you to a large open watery area in Rauh Ruins with a Divine Bird. Explore the area to find a Verdigris Discus talisman on one of the corpses.

Verdigris Discus Location and Effects

Imbued Sword Key Overview

Imbued Sword Key Effect

Imbued Sword Key
Effect
Unseals sending gate, but disappears upon use.
Type
Key Item

Imbued Sword Key Lore Description

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Academy Glintstone Key	Academy Scroll	Alexander's Innards
Amber Draught	Amber Starlight	Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook 1
Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook 2	Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook 3	Ancient Dragon Apostle's Cookbook 4
Ancient Dragon Knight's Cookbook 1	Ancient Dragon Knight's Cookbook 2	Antiquity Scholar's Cookbook 1
Antiquity Scholar's Cookbook 2	Armorer's Cookbook 1	Armorer's Cookbook 2
Armorer's Cookbook 3	Armorer's Cookbook 4	Armorer's Cookbook 5
Armorer's Cookbook 6	Armorer's Cookbook 7	Assassin's Prayerbook
Battlefield Priest's Cookbook 1	Battlefield Priest's Cookbook 2	Battlefield Priest's Cookbook 3
Battlefield Priest's Cookbook 4	Beast Eye	Bernahl's Bell Bearing
Black Knifeprint	Black Whetblade	Blackguard's Bell Bearing
Bloodsucking Cracked Tear	Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing	Carian Inverted Statue
Celestial Dew	Cerulean Crystal Tear	Cerulean Hidden Tear
Cerulean-Sapping Cracked Tear	Chrysalids' Memento	Conspectus Scroll
Corhyn's Bell Bearing	Crafting Kit	Crimson Bubbletear
Crimson Crystal Tear	Crimson-Sapping Cracked Tear	Crimsonburst Crystal Tear
Crimsonburst Dried Tear	Crimsonspill Crystal Tear	Crimsonwhorl Bubbletear
Cursemark of Death	D's Bell Bearing	Dancer's Castanets
Dark Moon Ring	Deathroot	Dectus Medallion (Left)
Dectus Medallion (Right)	Deflecting Hardtear	Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear
Discarded Palace Key	Dragon Cult Prayerbook	Dragon Heart
Drawing-Room Key	Faith-knot Crystal Tear	Fevor's Cookbook 1
Fevor's Cookbook 2	Fevor's Cookbook 3	Finger-Weaver's Cookbook 1
Finger-Weaver's Cookbook 2	Fingerprint Grape	Fingerslayer Blade
Fire Knight's Cookbook 1	Fire Knight's Cookbook 2	Fire Monks' Prayerbook
Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Forager Brood Cookbook 1	Forager Brood Cookbook 2
Forager Brood Cookbook 3	Forager Brood Cookbook 4	Forager Brood Cookbook 5
Forager Brood Cookbook 6	Forager Brood Cookbook 7	Frenzied's Cookbook 1
Frenzied's Cookbook 2	Furnace Visage	Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 1
Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 2	Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 3	Giant's Prayerbook
Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 1	Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 2	Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 3
Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 4	Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 5	Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 6
Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 7	Glintstone Craftsman's Cookbook 8	Glintstone Whetblade
Glovewort Crystal Tear	Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 1	Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 2
Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing 3	Godrick's Great Rune	Godskin Prayerbook
Gold Sewing Needle	Golden Order Principia	Golden Tailoring Tools
Gostoc's Bell Bearing	Gowry's Bell Bearing	Grave Keeper's Cookbook 1
Grave Keeper's Cookbook 2	Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing	Greasemonger's Bell Bearing
Great Rune of the Unborn	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 1	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 10
Greater Potentate's Cookbook 11	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 12	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 13
Greater Potentate's Cookbook 14	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 2	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 3
Greater Potentate's Cookbook 4	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 5	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 6
Greater Potentate's Cookbook 7	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 8	Greater Potentate's Cookbook 9
Greenburst Crystal Tear	Greenspill Crystal Tear	Haligtree Secret Medallion (Left)
Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right)	Heart of Bayle	Hefty Furnace Pot
Herbalist's Bell Bearing	Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Igon's Bell Bearing
Igon's Cookbook 1	Igon's Cookbook 2	Iji's Bell Bearing
Imbued Sword Key	Intelligence-knot Crystal Tear	Irina's Letter
Iron Whetblade	Kale's Bell Bearing	Lantern
Larval Tear	Leaden Hardtear	Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear
Lord of Blood's Favor (Bloody Cloth)	Lord of Blood's Favor (White Cloth)	Lost Ashes of War
Loyal Knight's Cookbook	Mad Craftsman's Cookbook 1	Mad Craftsman's Cookbook 2
Mad Craftsman's Cookbook 3	Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Malenia's Great Rune
Map: Ainsel River	Map: Altus Plateau	Map: Caelid
Map: Consecrated Snowfield	Map: Deeproot Depths	Map: Dragonbarrow
Map: Lake of Rot	Map: Leyndell, Royal Capital	Map: Limgrave, East
Map: Limgrave, West	Map: Liurnia, East	Map: Liurnia, North
Map: Liurnia, West	Map: Mohgywn Palace	Map: Mountaintops of the Giants, East
Map: Mountaintops of the Giants, West	Map: Mt. Gelmir	Map: Siofra River
Map: Weeping Peninsula	Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing	Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing
Memory Stone	Mending Rune of Perfect Order	Mending Rune of the Death-Prince
Mending Rune of the Fell Curse	Messmer's Kindling	Miniature Ranni
Missionary's Cookbook 1	Missionary's Cookbook 2	Missionary's Cookbook 3
Missionary's Cookbook 4	Missionary's Cookbook 5	Missionary's Cookbook 6
Missionary's Cookbook 7	Mohg's Great Rune	Moldmonger's Bell Bearing
Moore's Bell Bearing	Morgott's Great Rune	Mushroom-Seller's Bell Bearing 1
Mushroom-Seller's Bell Bearing 2	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 1	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 10
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 11	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 12	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 13
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 14	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 15	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 16
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 17	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 18	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 19
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 2	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 20	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 21
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 22	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 23	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 24
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 3	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 4	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 5
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 6	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 7	Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 8
Nomadic Warrior's Cookbook 9	Oil-Soaked Tear	Opaline Bubbletear
Opaline Hardtear	Patches' Bell Bearing	Perfume Bottle
Perfumer's Cookbook 1	Perfumer's Cookbook 2	Perfumer's Cookbook 3
Perfumer's Cookbook 4	Pidia's Bell Bearing	Purifying Crystal Tear
Radahn's Great Rune	Red-Hot Whetblade	Ritual Pot
Rogier's Bell Bearing	Rold Medallion	Royal House Scroll
Ruins Map	Ruins Map (2nd)	Ruins Map (3rd)
Ruptured Crystal Tear	Rusty Key	Rya's Necklace
Rykard's Great Rune	Sanctified Whetblade	Seedbed Curse
Sellen's Bell Bearing	Sellen's Primal Glintstone	Sellian Sealbreaker
Seluvis's Bell Bearing	Seluvis's Introduction	Seluvis's Potion
Serpent's Amnion	Sewer-Gaol Key	Sewing Needle
Shabriri Grape	Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing 1	Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing 2
Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing 3	Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing 4	Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 1
Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 2	Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 3	Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 4
Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing 5	Speckled Hardtear	Spellmachinist's Bell Bearing
Spiked Cracked Tear	Spirit Calling Bell	St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook 1
St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook 2	St. Trina Disciple's Cookbook 3	Stonebarb Cracked Tear
Stonebarb-Shrouding Cracked Tear	Stonesword Key	Strength-knot Crystal Tear
String-Seller's Bell Bearing	Tailoring Tools	Talisman Pouch
The Stormhawk King	Thops's Bell Bearing	Thorny Cracked Tear
Tibia's Cookbook	Tonic of Forgetfulness	Twiggy Cracked Tear
Two Fingers' Prayerbook	Unalloyed Gold Needle	Valkyrie's Prosthesis
Viridian Hidden Tear	Weathered Dagger	Whetstone Knife
Windy Crystal Tear	Winged Crystal Tear	Ymir's Bell Bearing