Ornate Shadow Key

  

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Ornate Shadow Key

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Statistics

Type	Pet summon
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Summons a pet shadow mimic
Rarity	03*
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required

Grants Buff

Buff	Shadow Mimic
Buff tooltip	A shadow mimic is following you

Summons Pet

• Shadow Mimic
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 4737 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Buff ID: 268 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Projectile ID: 860

The Shadow Mimic propelling itself with a trail of purple flames.

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	1/20 (5%)
Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	1/20 (5%)
Shadow ChestShadow Chest	1	10*1/10 (10%)

Not to be confused with Shadow Key.

The Ornate Shadow Key is a pet-summoning item that spawns a pet Shadow Mimic to follow the player around. When the player is far enough away or in midair, the Shadow Mimic propels itself by spinning towards them while emitting a trail of purple flames. It will also occasionally spit out non-collectible cosmetic coins. The Ornate Shadow Key has a 1/10 (10%) chance of being obtained from Shadow Chests and a 1/20 (5%) chance of being obtained from Obsidian Crates and Hellstone Crates.

Pet Shadow Mimic spitting non-collectible coins.

Trivia

• The Shadow Mimic pet is slightly smaller than Shadow Chests and real Shadow Mimics.
• Despite appearing to be a Shadow Key, it cannot open Shadow Chests. It is simply an item designed after it.
• While flying, the pet Shadow Mimic will emit a soft, purple light. This can be useful for players without a light pet.

See also

• Slice of Hell Cake, another pet item obtained from Shadow Chests.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.