How to find the proper key for that lock!

[krktie]

Keys have started to play a sorta big role by now (seems all I've been doing lately is hunting them!), so here's a list of what keys you can get where. Feel free to add and correct info!

Instances

Tempest Keep - Key to the Arcatraz
quest reward
www.wowhead.com/?quest=10205

Auchindoun - Shadow Labyrinth Key
drops from Talon King Ikiss in Sethekk Halls
www.wowhead.com/?npc=18473

Hellfire Citadel - Shattered Halls Key
quest reward
starting item drops from Smith Gorlunk at the Black Temple
www.wowhead.com/?quest=10754

Caverns of Time - Battle of Hillsbrad
level requirement is 66
Caverns of Time - Black Morass
you must have Battle of Hillsbrad completed
Caverns of Time - The Battle of Mount Hyjal
requires completion of both Tempest Keep and Serpentshire Cavern
worldofraids.free.fr/bc/diagramm.jpg

Heroic mode keys

Auchindoun
revered with Lower City
reputation obtained in Shadow Labyrinth/Auchenai Crypts/Sethekk Halls

Coilfang Reservoir
revered with Cenarion Expedition
reputation obtained in Slave Pens/Underbog/Steamvault

Hellfire Citadel
revered with Thrallmar
reputation obtained in Hellfire Ramparts/Furnace/Shattered Halls

Tempest Keep
revered with Sha'tar
reputation obtained in Arcratraz/Botanica/Mechanar

25 man Raid Instances

Serpentshire Cavern
requires defeating Gruul and clearing Karazhan

Gruul's and Maghterion's Lair
no requirements

Tempest Keep
requires completing Shattered Halls, Shadow Labyrinth, Arcatraz and Steamvault (heroic)

The Black Temple
not open yet

[mard]

stuff you didnt mention.

for starters : worldofraids.free.fr/bc/diagramm.jpg


arcratraz / botanica / mechanar heroic : revered with sha'tar.

gruul's and maghteridons lairs are free to enter for any 25 man group atm.

Serpentshire Cavern requires defeating Gruul and clearing Karazhan.

Tempest Keep ( real tempest keep, not 3 mini places) requires completing shattered halls, shadow labyrinth, arcatraz and steamvault, all on heroic .

The Battle of Mount Hyjal requires completion of both Tempest Keep and Serpentshire Cavern raid zones.

[ukkoshukka]

Karazhan key - questline starting from wizard at the Karazhan entrance, requires Shadow Labyrinth/Arcatraz/Steamvaults/Black Morass.

[Belfalas]

a have a question about the keys:
do all in the party have to have the key?? (onyxia style) or only one party member??(scholo style)

[krktie]

Arcatraz can be lockpicked. *giggles at Mard*
For non-heroic 5 man instances, one person needs the key to open the gate.
Raid instances seem to require everyone to have the key or be attuned.

[culhwch]

Hellfire Citadel - Shattered Halls Key
quest reward
starting item drops from Smith Gorlunk at the Black Temple
www.wowhead.com/?quest=10754

Be carefull doin this one, when i killed the smith i kept taking dmg from nothing i could see, fegning death panning around i saw two of the elite dragonmen standing at clipping range hitting my pet standing just next to me. The temple where the smith is, is horrible bugged, guards evading etc. had the smith reset on my thrice before i got him down.

[mard]

krktie said:

Arcatraz can be lockpicked. *giggles at Mard*

so can be shattered halls
for heroic every person need a key, for raid instance every person in raid need key / atunement.

[yavimaya]

culhwch said:

Hellfire Citadel - Shattered Halls Key
quest reward
starting item drops from Smith Gorlunk at the Black Temple
www.wowhead.com/?quest=10754

One other thing worth knowing, the quest line involves forging the key in a dead Fel Reaver in Hellfire Peninsula. Note that you don't actually need to get the kill, if Alliance or another group get their first, you can still forge the key in the Reaver's smouldering dead body.