Keyring Guide

The Keyring is a special bag that is used to hold keys that can be used to open many doors and containers within Azeroth to save bag slots. In this guide, we will go through all the keys that can be added into the keyring.

In Vanilla WoW, the Keyring was originally introduced in Patch 1.11. In Classic WoW, the Keyring is live in game as of the first official Classic WoW patch in December 10, 2019.

The keyring is often hidden by addons like Bagnon, there is a UI button for it on these addons, finding it is up to you, but it is there.

Keyring Facts

• The keyring appears as a thin key icon right to the left of the bag slots on the default UI. Clicking on the bag UI element will open the Keyring bag slot, showing your keys currently in your keyring.

• Players initially do not have access to the keyring. You will automatically gain access to the keyring once you loot a key that is compatible with the keyring.

  • Levels 1-40 players will have 4 slots on their keyring.

  • Levels 41-50 players will have 8 slots on their keyring.

  • Levels 51-60 players will have 12 slots on their keyring.
    *Note: This might be different on Ascension, but this is what it is on official server(s).

• Keyrings are useful for most players, but not all players require it:

  • Blacksmiths can create keys such as Arcanite Skeleton Key to open many of the doors stated in this guide.

  • Engineers can blow up door locks with bombs such as Powerful Seaforium Charge.

  • Rogues can do the same with Pick Lock, provided their Lockpicking skill is sufficiently leveled.

Keyring Compatible Keys

These keys, when obtained, will be automatically added to your keyring.

Dungeon Keys
These keys are mainly used in dungeons, to open the entrances themselves, or to unlock doors within. Some might even allow you to skip parts of a dungeon.
*note*: again, some of this information might be incorrect on Ascension, this is what it is on official servers

• Workshop Key: Opens the way leading to the back entrance of Gnomeregan. This entrance allows you to skip the initial part of the dungeon.

  • Drops from Electrocutioner 6000, a boss in Gnomeregan.

  • Blacksmiths with Truesilver Skeleton Key, Engineers with Small Seaforium Charge, and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 150+ can also open this door.

• The Scarlet Key: Opens the Armory and Cathedral wings of Scarlet Monastery, as well as the Scarlet Bastion on the live side of Stratholme.

  • Can be found inside Doan's Strongbox which sits behind the boss named Arcanist Doan, which is the final boss of the Library wing of Scarlet Monastery.

  • Blacksmiths with Truesilver Skeleton Key, Engineers with Large Seaforium Charge, and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 175+ can also open these doors.

• Prison Cell Key: Opens prison cells in the lower area of Blackrock Depths. This key is required for the Alliance version of the Onyxia's Lair Attunement quest chain.

  • Drops from High Interrogator Gerstahn, a boss in the prison area of Blackrock Depths.

  • Blacksmiths with Arcanite Skeleton Key, Engineers with Large Seaforium Charge, and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 250+ can also open this door.

• Shadowforge Key: Opens the upper areas of Blackrock Depths. This key allows you to skip lower portions of the dungeon, like the Ring of Law event, and allows access to the Grim Guzzler bar and beyond.

  • Reward from the Dark Iron Legacy quest, offered by Franclorn Forgewright in Blackrock Mountain. He's only visible while the player is dead and in ghost form.

  • Blacksmiths with Arcanite Skeleton Key, Engineers with Large Seaforium Charge, and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 250+ can also open this door.

• Skeleton Key: Opens the door leading to the entrance in Scholomance.

  • Reward from the quest The Key to Scholomance(alliance) / The Key to Scholomance(horde), obtained at the end of a long quest chain in Western Plaguelands.

  • Engineers with Powerful Seaforium Charge and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 280+ can also open this door.

• Key to the City: Opens the gate leading to the entrance of the dead side of Stratholme.

  • Drops from Magistrate Barthilas, a boss that can be engaged in the living side of Stratholme.

  • Engineers with Powerful Seaforium Charge and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 300 can also open this door.

• Crescent Key: Opens the West and North wings of Dire Maul, as well as the Library entrance in the North and West wings of Dire Maul.

  • Drops from Pusillin, a mini-boss in the East wing of Dire Maul.

  • Engineers with Powerful Seaforium Charge and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 300 can also open this door.

Open World Keys
These keys are used to open specific places in the world but do not necessarily lead to a dungeon of any kind. Usually just a convenience.

• Key to Searing Gorge: Opens a door from Loch Modan to Searing Gorge. This allows safe entrance to the Searing Gorge for Alliance characters, who need to go through Badlands (and very close to the Horde town of Korgath) to reach the zone first.

  • Reward from the At Last! quest, obtained at the end of aa short quest chain in Loch Modan.

  • Blacksmiths with Arcanite Skeleton Key, Engineers with Large Seaforium Charge, and anyone with a lockpicking skill of 225+ can also open this door.

Incompatible Keys
These items unlock certain things, but will not go into the keyring. These doors/places also cannot be opened with skeleton keys or the lockpicking skill.

This list is only for keys that are permanent. Keys that disappear after one use like the Relic Coffer Key and Gordok Shackle Key are also not compatible.

• Goblin Transponder: Enables a teleport from Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale to Gnomeregan for Horde characters.

  • Reward from the quest Chief Engineer Scooty, at the end of a short questline starting in Orgrimmar.

• Scepter of Celebras: Opens a portal to the inner portion of Maraudon, skipping the Purple/Orange wings of the dungeon.

  • Reward from the quest The Scepter of Celebras, at the end of a short quest chain that requires killing Noxxion and Lord Vyletongue.

• Mallet of Zul'Farrak: Summons the boss Gahz'rilla in Zul'Farrak.

  • Obtained by looting the Sacred Mallet from Qiaga the Keeper at the Altar of Zul in the Hinterlands and empowering it at the Jintha'Alor altar at the top level of Jintha'Alor, also in the Hinterlands.

• Grimesilt Outhouse Key: Starts The Key to Freedom and unlocks the Wooden Outhouse by the Sea of Cinders in Searing Gorge.

  • Drops from Dark Iron Sentry in Searing Gorge.

• Seal of Ascension: Opens the door leading to the Upper Blackrock Spire.

  • Reward from the Seal of Ascension quest once the Unadorned Seal of the Spire is found, at the end of a lengthy quest chain involving bosses in Lower Blackrock Spire (3 bosses that drop 3 gems that combine with the Unadorned Seal of Ascension).

Disclaimer
Some of the information in this guide may be inaccurate due to Ascension not being an official World of Warcraft server, but the information itself is correct. You can find where this information was obtained from by clicking here.