Nightmare Key

Games	Link's Awakening
Location	Dungeons
Uses	Gain access to Nightmare's lair
Related	Boss Key; Big Key; Small Key

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The Nightmare Key is the name for the Boss Keys found in Link's Awakening. There is one in every dungeon, and it is usually found by opening a Treasure Chest, solving a puzzle, or defeating a Mini-Boss. It allows Link to enter the lair of the dungeon's Nightmare. ^[1] The door to the lair is locked and cannot be opened without it.^[2]

Nightmare Key sprite
Model from Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)

References

↑ "You've got the Nightmare's Key! Now you can open the door to the Nightmare's Lair!" — In-game description, Link's Awakening.
↑ "Eh? It's locked! You can open the door with the Nightmare Key." — In-game description, Link's Awakening.

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Equipment	Sword Koholint Sword Shield Mirror Shield Bomb Boomerang Bow Fairy Bottle Hookshot Magic Powder Magic Rod Ocarina Pegasus Boots Power Bracelet L-1 Power Bracelet L-2 Roc's Feather Deluxe Shovel
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Eight Instruments of the Sirens	Full Moon Cello Conch Horn Sea Lily's Bell Surf Harp Wind Marimba Coral Triangle Organ of Evening Calm Thunder Drum
Dungeon	Compass Dungeon Map Small Key Nightmare Key Stone Slab Fragment Stone Beak Heart Container
Keys	Tail Key Slime Key Angler Key Face Key Bird Key
Pick-Up	Apple Arrow Guardian Acorn Piece of Power Recovery Heart Rupee
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Chamber Dungeons	Chamber +Bombs Effect +Hearts Effect +Monsters Effect +Wallmasters Effect +Rupees Effect +Shadow Link Effect

Nightmare Key

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