Treasure Chest
Treasure chests contain various treasures and are found in many dungeons throughout Vana'diel. In order to open a chest, you will need to use a treasure key, which are dropped from specific monsters in the same area that the chest is located or, occasionally, in an adjacent area. If you're a Thief, you also have the option to pick open the chest by using a lock-picking tool. A failed lock-picking can change the Treasure Chest into a Mimic.
When a chest is opened you will randomly receive either a single treasure item, which will be placed in your treasure pool; some gil, which will be split amongst your party; or a key item, which can only be obtained by the character that opens the chest.
Treasure items can include gems, armor, weapons, quest items; which will only be obtained if the quest is active, and maps; which can only be obtained once. Quest items take first priority when receiving items, with maps taking next-highest priority, and all other items taking last priority.
Special caution should be used when opening chests: they cannot be opened while invisible or weakened, and successful opening of a chest will remove sneak and deodorize effects, possibly causing aggression from nearby monsters.
Horizon Changes
Treasure Coffers and Treasure Chest have a 25 minute cool down. Using a key or picking the lock will move locations and show "The chest was but an illusion..." in chat with a time remaining from last open.
Testimonials
I opened a treasure chest in Fei'Yin for a quest related KI and still got hit with a 25 minute cooldown.
See also
- Treasure Coffer
- Picking your Coffers and Chests for Thief-specific information
