Shimmering Key
Not to be confused with Ominous Trial Key.
This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
Shimmering Key
| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
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A shimmering key is an item added in 25w14craftmine in Java Edition.
Obtaining
Beating a special mine spawns a random shimmering key from the mine crafter block.
Beating a normal mine has a 1 in 10 chance to spawn a shimmering key, this gives the player the possibility to obtain keys more than every 5th mine.
Alternatively, a player can obtain a specific Shimmering Key with /give @p minecraft:shimmering_key[minecraft:instant_room={"structure": <structure>}], where <structure> is one of the structure presets created for this snapshot.
Usage
Shimmering keys can be used on a shimmering door, which opens a menu. If the given key is valid and there is space behind the door to spawn the room it is trying to create, it then spawns a new room based on the key provided.
The keys tooltip shows the player which room type is created upon unlocking a shimmering door.
Structures
When a new shimmering key is spawned from the mine crafter block, it comes with one of these structure presets in its minecraft:instant_door component:
| Name | Description | Image | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|
barrels
|
Opens "Storage (barrels)" | 
|
 |
boiler
|
Opens "Boiler Room" | 
|
 |
carpet
|
Opens "Relax Room" | 
|
 |
corridor_simple
|
Opens "Boring Corridor" | 
|
 |
fountain
|
Opens "Fountain" | 
|
 |
grassy_h
|
Opens "Junction (grass)" | 
|
 |
hanging
|
Opens "Storage (hanging barrels)" | 
|
 |
house
|
Opens "Wow, A Whole House? At This Price?" | 
|
 |
labyrinth
|
Opens "Labyrinth" | 
|
 |
pool
|
Opens "Deep Pool" | 
|
 |
ship
|
Opens "Ship" | 
|
 |
simple
|
Opens "Test Room Please Ignore" |  |
 |
stairs
|
Opens "Stairs" | 
|
 |
storage1
|
Opens "Storage (simple)" | 
|
 |
storage2
|
Opens "Storage (less simple)" | 
|
 |
sugar_h
|
Opens "Junction (cane)" | 
|
 |
test
|
Opens "room.minecraft.test" | 
|
 |
tree
|
Opens "Tree" | 
|
 |
trophy
|
Opens "Vintage Trophy Room" | 
|
 |
tunnel
|
Opens "Line" | 
|
 |
useless
|
Opens "Useless Room" | 
|
 |
wheat_h
|
Opens "Junction (wheat)" | 
|
 |
workshop
|
Opens "Workshop" | 
|
 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shimmering Key | shimmering_key | Item | item |
Issues
Issues relating to "Shimmering Key" are not maintained on the bug tracker because it is an April Fools' joke, and is therefore not in the newest stable version or snapshot. Issues reported there are closed as "Invalid".
Trivia
- In the creative inventory, the Shimmering Key is in the Functional Blocks tab, despite being an item.
- Manually spawning a new Shimmering Key item with a valid
minecraft:instant_roomcomponent will allow the player to create a new room from a shimmering door, as long as there's enough space to place the room. The room created is entirely dependent on the value of the component--without it, the key will not work. - The Shimmering Key appears to be a retextured ominous trial key, but with 1 head instead of 3, a healthy coat of blue, less "evil" looking, and enchanted.
Gallery
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This happens if you use a key from the creative inventory or if there is no space to put the room. -
This is an Easter egg above the "Storage 2" structure obtainable using a "Shimmering Key".
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