The location of the xiphoid keys or how to open access to the secret locations of the Interearth.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Sword Keys in Elden Ring is a special item that helps you get to secret locations, which are unlocked by interacting with the Imp Statues. They often hide valuable collectible treasures that can enhance a character's stats or make it easier to kill elite monsters in the Interearth.

How to use the Sword Key

After encountering the Imp Statue, use the Sword Key on it to open a misty wall and a secret area with many useful items and relics.

  • Player can hold up to 99 Sword Keys in hotspots.
  • Player can store up to 600 Sword Keys in inventory.
  • Player can choose two xiphoid keysas a starting relic during character creation.

Sword Keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Location of Sword Keys on the map< /h2>

Graveyard

  • Eghill Lake: Start in the southeastern part of the location and go to the Dragon-Burned Ruins. Find a corpse in one of the stone fortresses – it will hold the 1st Sword Key of the Graveyard.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

 Sword Keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Bridge of Sacrifices: The 2nd key is located on the southern border of the Graveyard, not far from the Weeping Peninsula. This area is patrolled by a group of hostile monsters, so keep your weapons ready.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Murkwater Dungeon: the cave is located in the central part of the Gravestone, not far from the Place of Grace “< strong>Near the gate“. Once in the lower levels of the location, reach the deep tunnels and fight a mini-boss named Patch. Defeating it will reward the hero with Patch's Bell Orb. It must be taken to the Old Twin Handmaids in the Round Table Keep (then 3rd Sword Key can be purchased for 5,000 runes)

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Thunder Hill Shack: Search the shack located near Stormvale Castle. A corpse will rest in her backyard, hiding the 4th xiphoid key Graveyard.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Weeping Peninsula

  • Place of GraceMorne Castle Ramparts »: Not far from the main road sits a wandering merchant who sells one sword key.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Elden Ring Sword Keys – where to buy and find

  • East Rim Hill: find a corpse on a hillside that hides the next xiphoid key of the Weeping Peninsula in its rotten robes.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Elden Ring Sword Keys – where to buy and find

  • Morne Castle: start the journey < strong>from the Place of Grace “Behind the Castle” (to find this “bonfire”, jump over the wall on the southeast side of Morne). From here, continue on your way until you reach a broken fortress wall (orient yourself along the cliff so as not to get lost). Go through it and take the key lying on the wooden surface of the platform.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Elden Ring Sword Keys – where to buy and find

  • West part of the peninsula: from the Chamber of Tombs cave, move south -west until you find a small shack. Here the main character will be met by an Isolated Trader who sells three xiphoid keys (2.000 runes/1pc).

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Stormvale Castle< /h3>

  • Place of GraceWall Tower“: Infiltrate the interior of the castle and jump to the roof ledgewith sandbags. Then, jump over to the nearby fortress dilapidated hill and reach the room containing the 1st Sword Key of Stormveil.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Interior of Stormvale Castle: jump over sandbags to reach a room guarded by a hostile knight with a halberd (part of the fortress with the Grafted offspring). Fight the monster and go up the stairs to the roof to reach the mezzanine. Then go to the platform and take the 2nd key from the nearby corpse.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Place of GraceElevator Hall“: exit to the exterior decoration of the castle and jump down using the high fortifications.

Thus, the lower level of the fortress will be discovered, where among the huge abundance of items you can find 3rd xiphoid key.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Round Table Fortress

  • As soon as the main character is opened< /strong> the inside of the Round Table Keep, Enya's merchant will start selling three xiphoid keys.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Lake Liurnia

  • Ainsel River: go through the well to back of the cliff and search the lone corpse sitting on a high chair. Thus, the 1st xiphoid key of Lake Liurnia will be found.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Lake Liurnia West: Travel to the Academy Love City and reach the flooded church tower (saddle a horse to immediately jump to the desired surface). There will be a chest with the 2nd key of the region.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Ray Lukaria Academy

  • Indoor Auditorium: go to the southeast room academy and break the illusory wall disguised as a bookcase. Enter the room and search the stone body hidden behind the altar for the 1st Sword Key.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

  • Academy Main Yard: Kill one of the first academy bosses and go to the location's main courtyard. Approach to the stone building, vaguely resembling a fountain, and take the 2nd key.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

Leindell

  • CaveSealed Tunnel »: Jump into the water to reach the southwestern part of the dungeon. The xiphoid key will be located here.

Sword keys in Elden Ring – where to buy and find

For more accurate orientation, you can also use the Elden Ring Interactive Map by checking the boxes Key Items —> Stonesword Key.

Where to buy sword keys

Sword keys in Elden Ring can be bought:

  • at the Twin Old Handmaids in the Keep of the Round Table;
  • at the Traveling Merchant near the Place of Grace Morne Castle Ramparts » (Weeping Peninsula);
  • at Isolated Merchant near Chamber of Tombs cave (Weeping Peninsula);
  • at Enya Merchant strong> in the Round Table Keep.

Where to spend sword keys in Elden Ring

After reading the article “Imp Statues in Elden Ring – where to find on the map Interearth”, you can find out what items are hidden behind certain statues of demons on the Interearth map.