Trial Key

For other uses, see Key.

Trial Key

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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.

Obtaining

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Trial Key	Trial Chambers	Corridor pot	1	2.8% { "item": "Trial Key", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.028490028490028463, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
		Trial spawner	1	50% { "item": "Trial Key", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }
		Entrance chest	1	6.8% { "item": "Trial Key", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06791195130315497, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Entrance chest" }

Usage

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 be unlocked once per player up to a maximum of 128 players, after which each subsequent opening causes the earliest player on the list to be forgotten.

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.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Trial Key	trial_key	Item	item.minecraft.trial_key

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Trial Key	trial_key	705	Item	item.trial_key.name

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Under Lock and Key	Unlock a Vault with a Trial Key	—

History

Development

November 6, 2023							Trial keys are first seen in a screenshot from a minecraft.net blog post teasing trial chambers.
January 26, 2024							Trial keys are revealed to be used to unlock vaults at Minecraft Monthly.
							A new trial key texture is shown at Minecraft Monthly with orange eyes and a gray skull, as opposed to blue eyes and a navy-blue skull.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Added trial keys.
							They currently have no functionality.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w05a				The texture of trial keys has been changed.
							Trial keys can now be used to open vaults.
1.21			24w18a				Trial keys are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Added trial keys.
							They currently have no functionality.
1.20.70 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.70.21				The texture of trial keys has been changed.
							Trial keys can now be used to open vaults.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.22				Trial keys are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle.

Issues

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

Trivia

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

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

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

Development images

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

In other media

• 
  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.
• 
  Sunny holding a trial key.
• 
  Efe claiming trial keys in Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer. The old trial key texture can be seen.

External links

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