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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

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

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

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

Mode Specific History

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

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