This article is about keys from Shovel Knight Dig. For keys from other games, please see Keys. |
Keys are interactive objects in Shovel Knight Dig.
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Game information[]
Keys are a type of Follow Item that can be found throughout The Well and when obtained will follow behind Shovel Knight. As with other Follow Items, when Shovel Knight is damaged, he will drop the Follow Item that is located farthest behind him, or all Follow Items in Knightmare IX+.
Wooden, Glass, Metal[]
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Wooden, Glass, and Metal Keys open gates that lead to siderooms, locked gates that lead to other stages, and Triple Locked Gates. When approaching sideroom and stage gates, the front-most key will fly from behind Shovel Knight to the gate, unlock it, and then the gate will open.
Relic[]
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Skeleton[]
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Game data[]
Metal Key
Opens a lock. Single use.
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General | Shovel Knight Dig • Knightmares |
Characters | Major: Shovel Knight • Shield Knight • Altius • The Enchantress Merchants: Hoofman • Armorer • Whisker • Chester • Gastronomole • Master Argus • Tom Bola Minor: Meleeist • Walter • Black Knight • Oreman • Hunter • Lamp Lighter • Farmsmith • Student Mage • Cooper • Duelist Di • Canary Scouts • Hoop Kid • Percy • Forager • Fan Boy • Bag Fellows • Clawed Miner • Caster • Prospector • Spelunker • Peacock Gent • Bow Lady |
Locations | Surface • Tower of Fate • Burrow • The Well • Mushroom Mines • Secret Fountain • Smeltworks • The Grub Pit • Magic Landfill • Drill Knight's Castle • Crystal Core |
Enemies | Flies • Boneclangs • Walking mushrooms • Spore creatures • Mushdooms • Blorbs • Beetos • Propeller Rats • Floating mushrooms • Impostors • Blazorbs • Blitzsteeds • Charflounders • Fireball robots • Armoured beetles • Birders • Goldarmors • Fish • Grab Crabs • Floatsomes • Spongeblorbs • Divedrakes • Tadvolts • Wizzems • Magic cauldrons • Floorbs • Badgers • Wasps • Larvae • Larvae spawners • Spin Bugs • Rolling Beetos • Torpeetos • Spiders • Wasp queen • Drill Stacks • Drill Knight Elite Guards • Firedrakes • Evil spirits |
Bosses | Spore Knight • Tinker Knight • Mole Knight • Hive Knight • Scrap Knight • Drill Knight • Possessed Drill Knight • Black Knight |
Interactive Objects | Dirt • Dirt Blocks • Stone blocks • False Walls • Chests • Dig Piles • Gates • Stone walls • Revolving walls • Signs • Drill Capsule • Mushrooms • Spinning platforms • Furnaces • Teleporters • Bubble blocks • Siege Bombs • Damage types |
Hazards | Omega Saw • Stationary drills • Bombs • Spikes • Mines • Drill machines • Wall panels • Water • Rotating flames • Lava • Assembled drills • Sine Daggers • Book platforms • Carnivorous Dirt • Conveyor belts • Crossbows • Spears • Lasers • Hovering lasers • Redirectable drills |
Items | Accessories • Food • Shovel Blade techniques • Follow Slot Upgrades • Keys • Eggs • Pets • Gems • Flying Bags • Magic Jars • Health Upgrades • Magic Upgrades Armour: Stalwart Plate • Streamline Mail • Final Guard • Ornate Plate • Pandemonium Plate • Brash Bracers • Scrounger's Suit • Ballistic Armor • Conjuror's Coat • Combo Cuirass • Black Knight's Suit |
Story items | Shovel Knight's bag • Map • Drifting Glass • Gemstones • Rocket Drill • Dark Magic |