Rusted Key

The  is a new item in Risk of Rain 2.

Whenever a new stage is entered, a Rusty Lockbox will spawn for each player carrying a Rusted Key. The rarity of the contents equivalent to a Large Chest. The key is consumed upon opening a Rusty Lockbox.

Rusty Lockbox will spawn even if the is enabled (which disables chest spawn).

This item is unique in the fact that it doesn't modify the current stage.

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