Overview

Safe - Container - Fortnite This item is currently vaulted in Battle Royale.
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It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future.
It is still available in Creative and UEFN.

A single-use key. When you have them in your inventory, be on the look out for lock icons on your map.
— In-Game Description

The Key is an Uncategorized Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced in Chapter 3: Season 4.

Functionality

Functionality[]

Key are used to open locks on Vaults. Vaults will have 1 or 2 locks on them, depending on the location and quality of loot inside. Rare Vaults take 1 key to open, and Epic Vaults take 2 Key to open. Key are also used to unlock Key Locked Chests in the same way they unlock Vaults. The player can only carry 3 Key at a time.

Key make a distinctive noise when on the floor.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v22.00[]

Key - Item - Fortnite Key
(Rare)
Max Stack 3 (BR/ZB)
∞ (Creative)

Stats from a leaked Development Build during Chapter 3: Season 3[]

Dungeon Key - Icon - Save the World Simple Key
(Mythic)
Max Stack Unknown

Item ID

Item ID[]

The Key is referred to as Keys And Locks Key in the files.

  • Rare: AGID_KeysAndLocks_Key
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Creative History

Creative History[]

Chapter 3: Season 4[]

Update v22.10[]

  • Unknown Date: Introduced.

News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Key and Holo-Chest (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Locked Holo-Chests
Like what you see? Spend your Keys on Items displayed at Locked Holo-Chests!
October 6th 2022

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • Despite being Rare, Key have a glow around them similar to Common items.
  • Players drop Key in Team Rumble when eliminated, unlike other inventory items which are not lost upon elimination.
    • This also applies to Creative experiences, even if players are set to not drop their items.
  • An early version of the Key can be found in a leaked Development Build during Chapter 3: Season 3:
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