Golden Keys are one of the most important pieces of loot you can get your hands on in Borderlands 2! Whether you obtained it from a pre-order, a promotion, or one of the many SHiFT codes that put a couple in your pocket, you now have a key and you're wondering just what the heck do I do with this?
Well, first things first, you’ll have to get to the city of Sanctuary. This can take up to a few hours of game-play, depending on how much time you spend "ooh-ing" and "ahh-ing" at everything around you.
Once there, you’ve got an important decision to make.
See, the loot inside the Golden Chest is always of “very rare” (purple) quality and scaled to your character’s level at the moment you open the chest. If you’ve only got one Key, you need to consider: do I want some high-quality loot right now, or do I want to wait until I’m closer to the end of the game? Do I want my Level 21 Maya to open the chest, or should I switch to my Level 33 Axton?
Keep in mind that you cannot trade or sell Golden Keys, and once you’ve used a Key to open the Golden Chest, that Key is gone for good. So, you know. Choose carefully.
Whatever your decision, the loot you get from the Golden Chest is like any other piece of loot in the game – you can trade it, stash it, or sell it at your own discretion!