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Quest

Lantern Key

Energy
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Rarity
Quest
Pool
Quest
Target
Self

Base card

Unlocks a special event in the next Act.
Unplayable

Timing and keywords

Unplayable
Unplayable cards cannot be played.
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Lantern Key (Quest card)/images/cards/lantern_key.webpUnlocks a special event in the next Act.

Decisions and interactions

The ArchitectThe Lantern Key belongs to the Repy event chain; it is not a hidden requirement for defeating this ending scene.The Lantern KeyKeeping it requires a fight against the Mysterious Knight and adds Lantern Key to the deck.Event choices: health costs, Curses and delayed rewardsCompare an event with your next encounters and shops; a permanent reward can have an immediate lethal cost.Merchant removal, Curses and shop prioritiesThe Lantern Key event's 100 Gold return option, for example, can fund the first removal under Inflation.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

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Related references

The Lantern KeyConnected event reward
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