{"id":10176,"date":"2022-11-16T17:07:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T17:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/how-to-get-a-copper-key-in-core-keeper\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T17:07:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T17:07:46","slug":"how-to-get-a-copper-key-in-core-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/how-to-get-a-copper-key-in-core-keeper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a copper key in Core Keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re hunting high and low for a copper key in Core Keeper\u2014try saying that fast, 10 times\u2014you&#8217;re not alone. The early access survival sandbox has just released its biggest update yet. The Desert of Beginnings adds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/core-keepers-desert-biome-is-brutal-but-the-new-go-karts-keep-things-cool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new sandy biome and go-karts<\/a> along with a whole bunch of other stuff.<\/p>\n<p>The copper key may be of common rarity but it&#8217;s not easy to work out how to get your hands on one. So, if you&#8217;ve hopped into the game to check out the new update and find yourself in a fix, here&#8217;s how to get a copper key in Core Keeper.<\/p>\n<h2>Core Keeper copper key: How to get one\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ll come across plenty of <strong>Locked Copper Chests<\/strong> while you&#8217;re exploring but you won&#8217;t be able to open any of them and access the goodies inside unless you have a <strong>copper key<\/strong>. There are a couple of ways of getting your hands on a copper key; one requires a fair amount of luck, whereas the other more reliable option will need a bit of work.<\/p>\n<p>You have <strong>a small chance to loot a copper key from chests<\/strong> found in the Forgotten Ruins, Clay Caves, Undergrounds, or an even lower chance inside a Larva Hive Chest in the Larva biome. Just be aware that the chance to find the key inside a chest is very low, so unless you&#8217;re luck is in, you might be better off with the second option; crafting your own copper key.<\/p>\n<h2>How to craft a copper key\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Pugstorm)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you decide to craft a copper key, you need to gather a few materials beforehand. You&#8217;ll need a <strong>Key Casting Table<\/strong> to make the key and one of the materials for this crafting station\u2014the Scarlet Bar\u2014requires you to defeat the first three bosses to access the area where the resource is found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need for the Key Casting Table:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plank x20<\/strong><strong>Iron Bar x10<\/strong><strong>Scarlet Bar x10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve got the Key Casting Table, that&#8217;s the toughest bit over with. Now you just need to collect <strong>10x Copper Bars<\/strong> to make the copper key. Good job.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[#item_image]How to get a copper key in Core Keeper<!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re hunting high and low for a copper key in Core Keeper\u2014try saying that fast, 10 times\u2014you&#8217;re not alone. The early access survival sandbox has just released its biggest update yet. The Desert of Beginnings adds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/core-keepers-desert-biome-is-brutal-but-the-new-go-karts-keep-things-cool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new sandy biome and go-karts<\/a> along with a whole bunch of other stuff.<\/p>\n<p>The copper key may be of common rarity but it&#8217;s not easy to work out how to get your hands on one. So, if you&#8217;ve hopped into the game to check out the new update and find yourself in a fix, here&#8217;s how to get a copper key in Core Keeper.<\/p>\n<h2>Core Keeper copper key: How to get one\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ll come across plenty of <strong>Locked Copper Chests<\/strong> while you&#8217;re exploring but you won&#8217;t be able to open any of them and access the goodies inside unless you have a <strong>copper key<\/strong>. There are a couple of ways of getting your hands on a copper key; one requires a fair amount of luck, whereas the other more reliable option will need a bit of work.<\/p>\n<p>You have <strong>a small chance to loot a copper key from chests<\/strong> found in the Forgotten Ruins, Clay Caves, Undergrounds, or an even lower chance inside a Larva Hive Chest in the Larva biome. Just be aware that the chance to find the key inside a chest is very low, so unless you&#8217;re luck is in, you might be better off with the second option; crafting your own copper key.<\/p>\n<h2>How to craft a copper key\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Pugstorm)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you decide to craft a copper key, you need to gather a few materials beforehand. You&#8217;ll need a <strong>Key Casting Table<\/strong> to make the key and one of the materials for this crafting station\u2014the Scarlet Bar\u2014requires you to defeat the first three bosses to access the area where the resource is found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need for the Key Casting Table:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plank x20<\/strong><strong>Iron Bar x10<\/strong><strong>Scarlet Bar x10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve got the Key Casting Table, that&#8217;s the toughest bit over with. Now you just need to collect <strong>10x Copper Bars<\/strong> to make the copper key. 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