Swamp key Item ID
Partly covered in caked mud, it smells foetid.
The Swamp key is a unique drop from defeating The Elder, Valheim's second boss. It is used to unlock the iron-grated doors of Sunken Crypts in the Swamp, granting access to Iron scrap inside.
Overview
Swamp key is a miscellaneous item in Valheim. Its in-game item ID is CryptKey, which you can drop into the console with spawn CryptKey to give yourself one — append a number like spawn CryptKey 50 to spawn a stack.
In the in-game data it is tagged as Item drop and Miscellaneous.
The spawn command requires cheats — enable them with devcommands after opening the console.
| Item ID | CryptKey |
| Category | Item drop |
| Subcategory | Miscellaneous |
- Command reference
- spawn
Command Builder
Spawns one Swamp key at your location.
Example Commands
Spawns one Swamp key at your location.
Spawns five Swamp key at your location.
Spawns twenty Swamp key at your location.
Stats
| Type | Miscellaneous |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Teleportable | Yes |
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Dropped by
Biomes via creature drops
Player-event unknown-item conditions
Player-event known-item conditions
Game data source
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