Elegant Key

Elegant Key
Ornate key made from a glistening white metal. Bears the mark of Hallownest's Soul Sanctum and glows faintly in the dark.
Effects	Unlocks room to Shade Soul
Type	Key
Source	Sold by Sly in Dirtmouth after given Shopkeeper's Key
Cost to buy	800

The Elegant Key is an Item in Hollow Knight.

Use

Opens the locked door that holds the Shade Soul Spell in Soul Sanctum, in the City of Tears. Inside is a Soul Warrior that continuously spawns Follies.

Location in the City of Tears where the Elegant Key can be used

How to Acquire

• Purchased from Sly in Dirtmouth for 800 after giving him the Shopkeeper's Key.
  • Shop description:

An explorer found this fancy key floating in the waterways of the city far below us. I've not cleaned it.

Location in Dirtmouth

Trivia

• An early version of the Elegant Key was possibly the "Mysterious Key" seen in one of the early trailers, whose sprite can still be found in the game files. It had almost the same shop description as the Elegant Key:

A scavenger found it floating with the refuse of the Waterways. It's a grimy old thing and I'm not really interested in other people's secrets. Sure, you can buy it if you like, but I won't guarantee it will lead you anywhere pleasant...