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Key of Night
  • Key of Night 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
Not to be confused with Shadow Key.
Corrupt Mimic  Corrupt Mimic2
Corrupt Mimic
Crimson Mimic  Crimson Mimic2
Crimson Mimic

The Key of Night is a craftable item that spawns a Corrupt Mimic or a Crimson Mimic when placed in any slot of any empty Chest, depending on whether the world generated with The Corruption or The Crimson, respectively. The world must be in Hardmode and the only item inside the Chest must be a single Key of Night.

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

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Key of NightKey of Night
Work BenchWork Bench

Notes[]

  • If utilizing Autopause, the Corrupt/Crimson Mimic will not spawn until the game is unfrozen again. On Console version Console, the Corrupt/Crimson Mimic will not spawn unless Autopause is disabled.
  • Nothing happens if the Key of Night is placed any other type of storage container.
  • Unlike naturally-spawned Mimics, the Chest can be placed anywhere and it will still spawn the Mimic.
  • As it alternates the primary world evil daily, drunk worlds can spawn either Mimic depending on the currently active world evil
  • Placing a Key of Night 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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