In Destiny, there have been skeleton keys since “Rise of Iron.” How do you get them and what are they good for?
In Destiny, there is a lot of strike-specific loot. This refers to items that only drop in specific strikes. A well-known example is the Grip of Malok in the “The Will of Crota” strike. You can obtain the pulse rifle as a random drop by sending Omnigul to the endless hunt.
Until now, you could only obtain this special loot by playing the strikes repeatedly and hoping for the luck that the desired item would drop – and then also with the right perks. This endless and frustrating grind is now alleviated in RoI: With skeleton keys.
What are skeleton keys and strike treasures?
A skeleton key is, according to the in-game description, a consumable item that can open a strike treasure. Aha! But what is a strike treasure?
At the end of various strikes, after you defeat the final boss, a chest appears. This chest is the strike treasure. Inside is “unique equipment fitting to the strike in which the treasure was found.” In other words:
If you open a strike treasure with a skeleton key, you will receive strike-specific loot. One key is consumed per chest.
How do you get skeleton keys?
Bungie states three ways to obtain the keys:
- Through the weekly Nightfall strike
- Through the heroic SIVA Crisis strike playlist
- Through the SIVA Crisis strike playlist
However, guaranteed drops are not the keys. You will have to rely on luck for this.
At Shiro-4, you will receive a guaranteed key after you eliminate Sepiks Perfected in the revamped strike.
A clever method to efficiently farm skeleton keys has not yet been discovered.
The advantage of these “Skeleton Keys” is that you do not have to keep playing a strike to obtain its specific loot. You can relax and play through the playlists, and when you get a key, you can then play the required strike. This removes the monotony and frustration from farming these items.
By the way: The strike-specific items come with light levels up to 385.
Update: Here you will find a list of all strike-exclusive items.
With “The Rise of Iron” came additional keys: The splice keys. What they are and how to get them, you can find out here.
