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Comment by Dalrost

Copied from https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Key_of_Shadows

Key of Shadows is created by praying to the Ny'alotha Obelisk at /way #390 83.2, 30.1
in any phase of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms on top of the Seat of Knowledge with the
Perky pug out , with the Yipp-Saron or Dogg-Saron(25000gold) costume

using either of the or toys or wearing the .

If someone else have the costume and do the steps, everyone around also get the key

The key opens doors inside the Ratts' Revenge scenario as part of the secret to obtain .

Comment by bakhtarrh

Today, I stood besides the Ny'alotha Obelisk in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms (coordinates 83,2 30,1, on top of the building - the obelisk is targetable and hovers in the small hallow on the NE facing side), wondering what to do next, since I was there all alone.

After a minute or so the key just popped in my inventory. I was neither in disguise nor toy-struck (I don't even have the All-Seeing Eyes toy).

Maybe another player in another phase just fulfilled the requirements. Well, thanks?

Comment by Isiliel81

We tried everything what was mentioned, nothing. Then some guy said "it says it takes some time longer", so we waited and after 5 Minutes or so it appeared in our bags. Maybe don't give up instantly, just.... wait :D

Comment by captainmelwasul

Saw a comment on the Guide that having the buff from the 1st orb might interfere. I know that I was unable to earn the key despite having the costumed pug & the toy, but someone nearby got the key and we all got it before I could test the theory. I think it's worth putting here though, just in case that was an issue.

Comment by schnizol

they said not to target the obelisk but I only got the key after targeting it before /pray

Comment by schnizol

they said not to target the obelisk but I only got the key after targeting it before /pray

Comment by ShobuBlaze

Not sure if this is helpful to anyone, but if you want to stick around and help others get their key after you've gotten yours - you can safely delete the key from your inventory and pray again to trigger the obelisk as many times as you want.

Comment by Mkurtt96

I tried for a while, check everything but nothing. Then i turned off the . the next /pray immediately gave the key. The weird thing is, the moment i hit enter to pray, there was an explosion effect, and people around trying with torches in hand also wrote that they got it, even though they didn't pray at that moment.

Comment by Mogu1982

Got the key after a few days of trying, worked after I also got the costume for the dog. Didn't work with just the Twitching eyeball and the dog without costume.

Comment by Aelorean

It appears that you cannot acquire this item while War Mode is on. Me and a couple others were trying, and couldn't get it to work until I switched over to "non" War Mode.

Comment by midnightmoon

If it helps anyone else, I don't have the toys OR the pug. The guide said it gives the key to everyone within 10 yards so I just stood next to it. From others having the required items and praying it gave me the key.

Comment by Kukkaspoika

Hope this helps some people.

0. BE SURE TO REMOVE THE PREVIOUS 1 O'Clock BUFF
1. Only one person within 10yds of the obelisk has to do all the steps
2. If someone from the opposite faction does the steps YOU DO get the key
3. It will appear instantly after someone properly does the steps
4. You do NOT have to be targeting the obelisk
5. If you are not doing the steps you do NOT have to /pray at all

So, in short. Simply stand where everyone else is, do nothing and be patient for someone who has all the items to do it for you. Be sure to be kind and /thank them. The costumes and preparation isn't exactly quick and cheap.

I only had to wait about 2 minutes for an Alliance player to show up and immediately do it and then fly off. He put the hat on, popped the eye toy, prayed and we all immediately got an animation that looked like our characters were "struck" by something and there's a rare drop popup with the key.

Comment by FallenAngel5309

Just adding some info. I stood there for 1 hour and 50 minutes and got 11 keys.
The keys were averaging 10 minutes to be received after praying.
i saw zero instant keys from prays that whole time and quite a few people getting lucky landing right as a key popped.
Spam praying made no difference.
Praying once took about 10min. Spam praying took about 10min.
All of my prays were targeting the obelisk for the entire time and all 11 keys.
I did clear the buff from the 1st orb and did not have my torch out for all of the keys.

Comment by Somnif

What a mess. I get the Gift buff, I buy the costume for my pug, I'm in the right time, I click off the Love buff and....

Nothing. 10 minutes praying at everything in sight, and no key.

Eventually, another person shows up, same eye buff as me, pug out with NO costume, prays once (targeting the obelisk) and we both get the key.

Either this thing is bugged beyond belief or there are factors in play none of us are aware of.

Comment by Niaw

I followed all the steps: All-Seeing Eyes toy activated, Perky Pug with Yipp-Saron costume out, Light of Their Love buff removed, prayed and waited for ages but nothing happened.

The All-Seeing Eyes wore off, so I used the Twitching Eyeball toy instead, prayed again and the key was given to me instantly.

Who knows what's going on here :/

Comment by WillowFae

I still had the buff from the first orb on when all of this occurred.
I used the Twitching Eyeball Toy, targeted the obelisk and /prayed.
There was a flash of darkness and the key found its way into my inventory.

The Perky Pug is not necessary for completion if you have this Toy.
If you do not have the toy, I suggest you do the questlines associated with it. Do not waste 25,000 gold buying the costume for the pug.

Comment by Arkron

Do I have to be in the BfA version of Valley of Eternal Blossoms to get the key? I'm sitting here for close to thirty minutes, eye on the forehead, perky pug pet properly prepped, alternating prayers to the gods and to the obelisk, but nothing yet.

Comment by DeanOh

The key instantly dropped when I prayed to the Obelisk right after putting on the costume on my pug.
Before that, I stood ca. 10 minutes with 4-5 other players, all having the eye toy and a "naked" pug out.

It seems like at least one player needs to have the full combo for everyone to get a drop.
It was also a minor assault going, so at least it's not a major one that's needed...

Comment by rhaesha

I couldn't get it working at all, and I think the reason could be the Lucky Horseshoe in my bag? One of the other people waiting around who couldn't get it to work also had one. It gives a "Feeling Lucky" buff so maybe that's affecting it.

(I did get the key after someone else came along and did it)

Comment by ivanstrel

You CAN just idle next to the obelisk and someone MIGHT come by and do the whole dog costume/toy thing. Being passively there absolutely counts and will issue you a key.

Comment by ph0tek

I did all the steps but the key wouldn't show up. I just sat there for about 5 minutes, and suddenly the key appeared in my inventory. Nobody else was around, so not sure what triggered it. This was *after* i attempted re-logging (which removes Perky's costume btw) and clicking off my Gift of N'Zoth buff from Twitching Eyeball. Strange.

Comment by xLunacyx

Had trouble finding the obelisk in question, was on the top of Mogu'shan Palace (above Zidormi and Lorewalker Cho) behind the top spire next to the mountain wall, really tiny in an indent.

Comment by Castor27

Can't stress enough. You have to be in BFA phase not Pandaria phase. Stood for 20 minutes waiting and watching people try and not getting anything. Swapped phases and got it right away.

Comment by Arbaah

MULTIPLE attempts without targeting the obelisk = NOTHING

ONCE WITH targeting the Obelisk = GOT IT!

Comment by francoisjabbour

Didn't have torch on, removed buff from torch 1, had pug out with the costume on, targeted the obelisk, and didn't, prayed and waited 10 minutes, and still nothing.

25k wasted for this. Not sure what more I'm supposed to do.

Comment by baptizedincome

I followed all the steps and repeatedly used /pray on the obelisk with no results, checked to make sure everything I was doing was correct, and it turns out that if your Perky Pug has a name it doesn't work. I removed the name and it instantly worked, key for everyone.

Comment by Fanitar

Rember to be in the correct timeline (present). I Just wasted the perky pug costume consumable because I didnt check my timeline.

Comment by Mayzen

You need to have completed the 1 o'clock buff in order to see the obelisk.

Comment by unicornlover1234

To be very clear: If you've already completed this part of the puzzle, you CANNOT do it again. My fiance and I just tried to get the key for him and it didn't work whenever I tried to use my items. Fair warning to anyone trying to help others!

Comment by lordluthar

SO I followed STEP BY STEP twice, yes I purchased 2 Pug Eyes at 25k EACH, nothing!

Someone came along and BAH, got it!

BUT!

When I logged back in a few hours later, I had 3 Keys in the mail! IF you are not getting the key, check your mail before buying another Eye . . .

Comment by blenderkitten

After wasting $25k multiple times, this is what finally worked:
1) PRESENT version of Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Zygor incorrectly states that you need to go to old version.
2) Remove the Torch buff / put torch away
3) Remove the Love buff (from 1 o'clock)
4) Summon your pug, make sure it doesn't have a custom name
5) Put the dogg-saron costume on the pug
6) Use your Eye of N'zoth to give yourself a 1 hour third eye
7) Target the obelisk
8) Type /pray

Comment by Tasandriel

How bugged can this stuff be?
- Removed buff from part 1
- Had Perky out with Dogg-Saron
- Gift of N'zoth buff active
- Targetted Obelisk
- /pray

NOTHING, for an entire half hour, at all. Wasted 25k, and still no key. Dumb crap.

Comment by siley

Did everything right, couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong to not get the key to pop up. Realized I wasn't in present day Vale of the Eternal Blossoms. As soon as I switched, I went back to the obelisk and prayed, and it was instant.

Comment by SpaceCadetttttt9

Party sync can be used for group members who aren't able to see Zidormi to change into the present phase. Started in the BfA phase, enabled party sync with group standing in front of the obelisk. Canceled party sync and immediately did the /pray, party members (who did not have pug nor toy) received the key in the Panda phase.

Targeted the obelisk with previous buff removed, toy equipped and pug (expensively) costumed.

Comment by Vicked

I obtained the key, opened both doors but im not getting pyre 2 progress, still just 1 light up, can any1 help me?

Comment by LaffiBoozegnome

Wasn't able to get anything at the start, even though someone was close with the Pug costume. This was in the old (Siege of Orgrimmar) Vale of Eternal Blossom. We decided that I should switch to the "new" Vale of Eternal Blossom (BFA), and then /pray at the same time, both wearing costumes. After equipping the costume and praying together with the people in the old Vale of Eternal Blossom, I instantly received the Key of Shadows.

Comment by jessofgondor

had all the items and wasn't receiving the key, didn't realise I'd renamed my perky pug, setting it back to default worked straight away!

Comment by geekySmurfer

I wasnt targeting anything. Someone else around me had all the stuff and I just got the key without doing anything.

Comment by StrayChowChow

I NEEDED to have the "Detective" title equipped before I got the key! I was in PAST Vale with the Dogg-Saron costume and Gift of N'zoth using the Twitching Eye toy, but it didn't work until I tried putting the detective title on and Praying with the Obelisk targetted

Comment by linyuh4n

I was trying with twiching eye ball, pug with costume, detective title and warmode on and was not working.
After I turn off the war mod, twiching eye ball and pug WITHOUT costume (because I had to fly to turn off the war mode), detective title and it works.
So I believe that WARMODE OFF is a very important requirement.

Comment by Teick

I was doing this with a friend and being in the correct timeline DOES matter but ONLY for the person doing it. My friend and everyone else in the "wrong" timeline got the key too when I did it inside my "correct" timeline. So it seems that anybody gets it as long as someone in the BFA timeline does all the steps.

Comment by Zookie01

Not sure wether it was just pure coincidence, but...

I had multiple trys with /pray, targeting the obeslic and no target. I summoned Pug new and what not. I was about to give up, when I thought I'll try it with /kneel... and BAM! I got it. No one else was around. (I was in the BFA timeline)

Comment by Elill

After several attempts, here is how I did it:

-Removed the love buff
-Got the pug out
-put on the costume
-and used the toy

Then I did hit /pray - but nothing happened.

I tried /kneel - nothing

So I read that it can be glitchy or slow to register and reward the key.

So in the end i made a /pray macro, and hit that macro for about 50 +times over the next 5-10 mins

And voila, I suddenly got it. Not sure what triggered it to register, but it worked in the end.

Comment by bernardo1r

In order to get the key in first place you need to have unlocked the N’Zoth invasions from BFA. I tried all the steps without it unlocked and nothing happened (if you are doing solo of course).

Comment by Kyoshiro

A lot of players are sharing their experiences with obtaining the key, so I will share mine as well.

I was in the original timeline of Vale of the Eternal Blossoms (I haven't touched the BfA storyline at all, so I couldn't even see Zidormi).
I did not have the Twitching Eyeball or All-Seeying Eyes toys.
I did not have the "Dogg-Saron" or "Yipp-Saron" Costume for the Perky Pug.
There were no other players around me at all.
I played with Warmode off.
I had the 'Detective' title equipped.
I had the Torch of Pyrreth equiped.
I still had 3 stacks of The Light of Their Love buff on me.

To get the Key of Shadows I did summon the Perky Pug (although without costume), I /targeted the Obelisk and used /pray and /kneel. After about 10 minutes I got a message I looted the Key of Shadows.

Hope it helps clear up some confusion regarding this step!

Comment by fubeca150

I have the Key of Shadows in my backpack. I can't get into the catacombs. Anyone else?

Comment by Ghotime

REMEMBER! TURN OFF WAR MODE! AGAIN TURN OFF WAR MODE! YOU DO NOT NEED THE 25K ITEM, AGAIN YOU DO NOT NEED THE 25K ITEM, just the pug and toy, then pray. should get the key instantly. Either phase of the map works.

Comment by Mgnta

I'd like to share my experience too.
I did the questline for Gift of N'Zoth, bought a "Dogg-Saron" Costume, and went to the Ny'alotha Obelisk to /pray to it (I used a macro to spam with the scroll wheel).
Nothing was happening for an hour. At the same time, my friend started doing the Gift questline to get Twitching Eyeball. When my friend came back to the obelisk and used the toy, I /prayed once, and both of us received the key.
This means that the dog/toy criteria may be satisfied by two players.

Comment by chris2cool

Do we still need the key in our bag after we completed everything?

Comment by GDes

Alright, the main struggle for me to get this to work was making sure I was in the right Vale. I knew I was in BFA Vale, but it still wasn't right. There is an even darker more corrupted version of the Vale after you unlock N'zoth invasions (or rather, the assaults on Uldum and other places). This Vale version had a red beam right outside Mogu'shan Palace. The other BFA version had a white beam if I remember correctly, and I didn't get the key in that version.

I followed a video titled "Alliance: Fresh LVL 60 to Nazjatar and Beyond ", duration 23:26 (can't post links on new wowhead account) to complete BFA on a fresh character and unlock the invasions. Shortly after unlocking Nazjatar is when you start to unlock invasions. I completed the scenario in Uldum, went to Ramkahen, unlocked that invasion, completed it, then went back to Vale to try again, where I saw a darker Vale, a red beam, and knew it was gonna work.

Twitching eyeball toy, yipp saron costume, target obelisk, /pray, done.

Comment by Sardaukar88

For anyone struggling getting the key: I did this on a converted toon from Legion Remix. I had to progress in the BFA storyline, beyond Nazjatar until I obtained the Quest A Titanic Problem. I progressed little, finished the scenario dungeon in Uldum (not sure if this is necessary). I was then able to see the BFA version of the Vale, put the outfit on the pug, eye toy on head and /pray. Instant key. Hope this helps someone.

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