Trial Key

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A trial key is an item obtained from trial spawners and other containers in trial chambers. It is used to unlock a standard vault and obtain its loot.

{ "item": "Trial Key", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.028490028490028463, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }

{ "item": "Trial Key", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }

{ "item": "Trial Key", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06791195130315497, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Entrance chest" }

Using a trial key on a standard vault (or ominous vault placed by commands) unlocks it, causing it to eject items and the trial key to be consumed. Vaults can only be unlocked once per player, unless more than 128 players open it, which causes the first player on the list to be forgotten after all subsequent players open it.

In Java Edition, due to the bug MC-268183, any trial key with non-standard data (e.g. a renamed trial key) can't be used to open the standard vault.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Issues relating to "Trial Key" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• In the Tricky Trials trailer, the old trial key texture can be seen in the scene with the vault.

• 👁 A trial key.
  
  A trial key.
• 👁 A trial key between two candles.
  
  A trial key between two candles.

• 👁 The first screenshot of a trial key.
  
  The first screenshot of a trial key.
• 👁 The first in-game look of the retextured trial key at Minecraft Monthly.
  
  The first in-game look of the retextured trial key at Minecraft Monthly.

• 👁 Vu Bui holding a model of a trial key. It is based on the original texture but with orange eyes.
  
  Vu Bui holding a model of a trial key. It is based on the original texture but with orange eyes.
• 👁 Ari, Noor, and Efe looting a trial spawner and receiving trial keys.
  
  Ari, Noor, and Efe looting a trial spawner and receiving trial keys.
• 👁 Sunny holding a trial key.
  
  Sunny holding a trial key.
• 👁 Efe claiming trial keys in Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer. The old trial key texture can be seen.
  
  Efe claiming trial keys in Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer. The old trial key texture can be seen.

• "Taking Inventory: Trial Key" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, December 6, 2024.