Holy Key

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* Ultra-Long

The **Holy Key**is a tool featured in Identity V. It is wielded by Fiona Gilman, the Priestess. It cannot be obtained by other survivors in any way possible. It will not run out, but only 3 uses can be accumulated at a time.

## Gameplay

### Holy Key

The holy key can be used to create a portal on any wall or raised floor. The holy key is most useful when creating portals in the main building of the map, as it is easier to escape the hunter in the main building. Players should be wary when to create their portal as the hunter may hit the priestess while she is playing the animation that creates the portal. The player will need to wait for a minute for portals to regenerate. Portals can be stacked a total of 3 times and will stop regenerating any more portals if it is stacked to the maximum.

Both Hunters and Survivors can cross through the short portal. However, when a Hunter crosses through a portal, the portal will be destroyed and the Hunter will be stunned for a short duration of time. The duration for which the Hunter is stunned for depends on how long the portal is. The Hunter can also hit the portal to destroy it. The portal will also disappear after a certain amount of time.

### Long Portals

Long Portals can be created by long-pressing the portal button, and the recharge duration for making a long portal is 150 seconds. The Long Portal must be accepted by a teammate within a certain time duration or the portal will be void.

Hunters cannot pass through Long Portals, but they can see where the end of the portal leads to and teleport to a cipher near the other side of the portal or walk to the end of the portal and try to resume chasing the survivor. Hunters can hit the portal to destroy it.

When a survivor crosses through a Long Portal, there will be a "residual image" of the survivor left behind. The Hunter can hit this image and inflict damage upon the actual survivor. The duration for which the image will last depends on how long the portal is. The priestess who creates the Long Portal will not leave behind a residual image. In the case of a team with multiple priestesses, a priestess going through a Long Portal that she did not create *will* leave a residual image.

### Tips & Tricks

* Putting the portal on the floor above the basement transports you to the basement. It is very useful for saving survivors from the basement. In some cases, you can even place the portal a short distance away from the house which the basement is in, giving the rescued survivor more time to escape after using the portal to teleport to the first floor.
	+ Before it was fixed, some portals could be perfectly placed on the second floor of buildings containing a basement, such as on Lakeside Village, Moonlight River Park and Sacred Heart Hospital.

## Appearance

The holy key is a handheld metal ring. It has a carving of an eye with several attachments carved into the ring.

### Costume Changes

#### **SS-Tier**

* The Envoy of Yog-Sothoth
	+ **Normal Form**: The Holy key changes into golden armillary sphere decorated by moon sculpture, which is circling around a glowing nebula.
	+ **Ultra-Long Passage Form**: The Holy key changes into muddy golden armillary sphere decorated by moon sculpture, which is circling around a black hole.

#### **S-Tier**

* Ephemeral - The Key consists of the usual blue eye in the center, surrounded by a gold lotus ring inside a bigger gold ring with wavy points, somewhat resembling fire.
* Golden Future (Initial Release) - There are not many changes made to the holy key in this skin. The key itself has turned golden and a few white feathers are attached to the key. The key in this skin produces a glowing particle on the eye's pupil.
* Guide - The key is a branch twisted into a circle, with green pointed leaves and small white flowers braided into it. A glowing swirl is in the center.
* Morgan the Fairy - the key is made of 8 sticks tied into an octagon with black and purple feathers, while the pattern of her normal key is in the center.

#### **A-Tier**

* Carmen - Holy Key now resembles a trophy. It is all silver, and has wings surrounding it along with an eye in the center.
* Divine Light - Holy Key has a slightly darker hue and a few white feathers are attached to it. The key in this skin produces a glowing particle on the eye's pupil.
* Dream Messenger - Holy Key is gold with a purple shining gemstone in the middle. The key has a pair of golden wings similar to Fiona's.
* Frozen Butterfly - Holy Key now resembles a hexagonal snowflake with 6 points. In the center, it has a repeating butterfly pattern that gets smaller the closer to the center it is. A triangle juts out at each of the points, with two smaller points at the base of each triangle.
* "Misfortune" - Holy Key looks like a pale leather tambourine with the symbol sewn onto it in red and blue. Six feathers are attached to it.
* "Pilgrim" - Holy Key is made of blue coral similar to her horns. It's decorated with sea stars, shells and pearls. The coral forms an eye shape in the center.
* Reflective Mirror - Holy Key appears to have been changed into a large convex mirror that reflects light.
* Samara - Holy key is a white snake curled into a circle, with a blue open eye in the center.

### Accessory Changes

#### **S-Tier**

* Nebula Bottle -
* Nightmare Crystal - The passages have a blue galaxy like effect, and are surrounded by blue and red crystals.
* Playing Chinese Lute - The passages appear to be lotus flowers and have swirls of blue smoke emanating from them. Vertically placed straight passages will have a bright blue beam of light connecting them.

#### **A-Tier**

* A Step Away - The passages have a dark purple swirling effect.
* Candy Ghost - TBA
* Longevity - The passages have a light green swirling effect, and are surrounded by flowering vines.

## Lore

The Holy Key produced the Nightmare Crystal to protect Fiona from nightmares.

## Gallery

* Gameplay
* Costume Changes
* Accessory Changes
* Concept Art
* Official Art

Default appearance of the Holy KeyPrevious Holy Key (2018)Default portalSummoning long portal

### In-Game

#### SS-Tier

Appearance changes from The Envoy of Yog-Sothoth Costume's Light Form.
#### S-Tier

Appearance changes from the Ephemeral Costume.Appearance changes from the Golden Future Costume.Appearance changes from Guide Costume.Appearance changes from the Morgan the Fairy Costume.
#### A-Tier

Appearance changes from the Carmen Costume.Appearance changes from the Divine Light Costume.Appearance changes from the Dream Messenger Costume.Appearance changes from the Frozen Butterfly Costume.Appearance changes from the "Misfortune" Costume.Appearance changes from the "Pilgrim" Costume.Appearance changes from the Reflective Mirror Costume.Appearance changes from the Samara Costume.
### Model Render

#### A-Tier

Carmen Holy Key Model Render.Frozen Butterfly Holy Key Model Render."Pilgrim" Holy Key Model Render.

#### S-Tier

Nebula Bottle

Nebula Bottle PortalNebula Bottle Long PortalNebula Bottle Vertical PortalNebula Bottle Long Portal while summoningNebula Bottle Long Portal Selection
Nightmare Crystal

Nightmare Crystal PortalNightmare Crystal Long PortalNightmare Crystal Vertical PortalNightmare Crystal Long Portal while summoningNightmare Crystal Long Portal Selection
Playing Chinese Lute

Playing Chinese Lute PortalPlaying Chinese Lute Long PortalPlaying Chinese Lute Vertical PortalPlaying Chinese Lute Long Portal while summoningPlaying Chinese Lute Long Portal Selection
#### A-Tier

A Step Away

A Step Away PortalA Step Away Long PortalA Step Away Vertical Portal
Candy Ghost

Candy Ghost PortalCandy Ghost Long PortalCandy Ghost Vertical PortalCandy Ghost Long Portal while summoningCandy Ghost Long Portal Selection
Longevity

Longevity PortalLongevity Long PortalLongevity Vertical Portal

### Default

Concept Art for the portals.Holy Key (Default) Concept Art.
### Costume

The Envoy of Yog-Sothoth No Ultra-Long Passage Form Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)The Envoy of Yog-Sothoth Ultra-Long Passage Form Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)The Envoy of Yog-Sothoth Global Concept Art (Twitter)Ephemeral Holy Key Chinese Concept ArtEphemeral Holy Key English Concept ArtGuide Holy Key Concept ArtMorgan the Fairy Holy Key Chinese Concept ArtMorgan the Fairy Holy Key English Concept Art"Misfortune" Holy Key Concept ArtReflective Mirror Holy Key Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)Reflective Mirror Holy Key English Concept Art (Twitter)Samara Holy Key Chinese Concept ArtSamara Holy Key English Concept Art"Pilgrim" Holy Key English Concept Art (Twitter)"Pilgrim" Holy Key Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)Carmen Holy Key Chinese Concept ArtCarmen Holy Key English Concept ArtFrozen Butterfly Holy Key English Concept Art (Twitter)Frozen Butterfly Holy Key Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)

Cherry Blossom Art (Twitter)2nd Anniversary Artwork by @cyanoai (Facebook)Eli's 2020 Birthday Art (Weibo)Global 4th Anniversary Art by @raion\_tetete (Twitter)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Render by @potasyumsiyenur on Twitter