Rusted Key

The  is an item in Risk of Rain 2.

Each stage, a Rusty Lockbox spawns for each player holding a Rusted Key. The lockbox's contents are the same as a Large Chest, with an 80% chance to contain an uncommon item and a 20% chance to contain a legendary item. One key is consumed upon opening a lockbox.

Version History

 * PC Patch v1.1.1.2
 * Bug Fixes
 * Fixed stray nodes causing lockboxes to spawn midair on the


 * Anniversary Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * 🌧 Now subtly glows and pulses
 * Now grants items at the same rarity as a Large Chest
 * Now spawns a Lockbox per player with a Rusted Key
 * Now consumes a Rusted Key when a lockbox is opened, and requires a Rusted Key to open
 * No longer scales reward chance with the number of Keys in your inventory Developer Notes: People have always been a bit confused about the behavior of the Rusted Key, so we made it make a bit more sense by actually consuming a key to open. 1 Key = 1 Box. Since the item no longer gives ‘infinite’ items, we can also make it a bit stronger and make the lockbox more noticeable.
 * Quality of Life
 * Update visuals to match other assets


 * Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
 * Gameplay Changes
 * Increase lockbox size by 50% and make slightly shinier