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Key of Light
  • Key of Light item sprite
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Statistics
Type
Use time20 (Very fast)
Tooltip'Charged with the essence of many souls'
RarityRarity level: 0
Research1 required
Hallowed Mimic  Hallowed Mimic2
Hallowed Mimic

The Key of Light is a craftable item which spawns a Hallowed Mimic when placed in any slot of any empty Chest. The world must be in Hardmode and the only item inside the Chest must be a single Key of Light in order to work.

The Hallowed Mimic is spawned as soon as the Chest is closed, destroying both the key and the chest.

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Key of LightKey of Light
Work BenchWork Bench

Notes[]

  • If utilizing Autopause, the Hallowed Mimic will not spawn until the game is unfrozen again. On Console version Console, the Hallowed Mimic will not spawn unless Autopause is disabled.
  • Nothing happens if the Key of Light is placed in any other type of storage container.
  • Unlike naturally-spawned Mimics, the Chest can be placed anywhere and it will still spawn the Mimic.
  • Placing a Key of Light in a Chest without closing it and directly opening another inventory interface (which is only possible if Autopause is disabled), such as that of another Chest, will not spawn the Mimic.

See also[]

History[]

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