Best Tarkov Keys For All Maps – EFT Keys Guide For Maximum Loot

Last Updated on July 21, 2026 by Samuel Franklin

The best Tarkov keys for each map will help you extract safely and provide additional loot. In this best keys guide I recommend keys for all maps based on my thousands of EFT raids to help you decide how to fill your secure container.

Refer to the summary table below or the detailed section which includes the types of loot in these locked rooms and other important information: Shoreline – Reserve – Customs – Lighthouse – Interchange – Streets – Labs – Woods – Factory – Ground Zero – Ref.

Tarkov Best Keys Summary

Keys List	Keys Image
Shoreline Office key with a blue tape Cottage back door HEP station storage room East wing office room 107 East wing room 205 / 222 / 306 / 310 / 328 Health Resort west wing office room 104 key Health Resort west wing office room 112 key West wing room 203 / 216 / 222 / 301 / 306
Reserve RB-BK marked RB-KPRL RB-OB RB-ORB1 / 2 / 3 RB-PKPM marked RB-PSP1 / 2 RB-PSV1 / 2 RB-RLSA RB-SMP RB-ST RB-PKPTS RB-VO marked
Customs Two-story dorm room 104 / 105 / 110 / 114 Three-story dorm room 118 / 204 / 214 / 220 Dorm room 314 marked Factory emergency exit Gas station office Gas station storage room Portable cabin Tarcone Director’s office USEC stash Reshala’s bunkhouse key
Lighthouse USEC cottage first safe USEC cottage second safe Merin car trunk Hillside house Operating room Radar station commandant room Shared bedroom marked
Interchange EMERCOM medical unit Kiba Arms inner grate door Kiba Arms outer door NecrusPharm pharmacy Object #11SR keycard Object #21WS keycard ULTRA medical storage
Streets of Tarkov Abandoned factory marked Beluga restaurant director Concordia apartment 8 home cinema Concordia apartment 8 / 34 / 63 / 64 room Concordia apartment 64 office room Concordia security room Financial institution office Financial institution small office Negotiation room Mysterious room marked Relaxation room
The Lab Arsenal storage room Manager’s office room Weapon testing area Any available keycards (Black, Blue, Green, Red, Violet and Yellow)
Woods ZB-014 Shturman’s stash Old house room key
Factory Factory emergency exit
Ground Zero Underground parking utility room Unity Credit Bank Cash Register

The cost and value of these keys will fluctuate based on the time since the last game reset and players will need to assess if the current cost is worth the potential loot or utility based on how often you play each map. Some keys are also required for Tarkov quests which are noted below.

Best Shoreline Keys

The best Shoreline keys provide high value loot from the central Health Resort which requires PvP given the danger of this area. Many of these rooms are connected so players can mix and match the best resort keys slightly based on what they find through regular gameplay.

There is also the HEP Station Storage and Cottage Back Door keys that allow players to access loot away from this dangerous location and are areas you will visit often as part of the Shoreline quests.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Office key with a blue tape	PC Loose medical/valuables LEDX	Highly contested area also known as East Wing Room 110. Required for quest Chemistry Closet.
Cottage back door	PC Sports bag Safes Loose loot	Good loot away from the main resort area. Add Cottage Safe Key to unlock one of the two safes. Required for quest Colleagues – Part 2.
HEP station storage room	Weapon boxes Loose attachments Intelligence folder	Good loot away from the main resort area
East wing office room 107	Medbag/Medcase LEDX Graphics Card Loose loot
East wing room 205	Red keycard Weapon boxes Medcase Loose loot	Connected to room 206, purchase the cheaper key
East wing room 222	Loose valubles Weapons	Connected to room 226, purchase the cheaper key
East wing room 306	LEDX PC Weapons	Connected to room 308, purchase the cheaper key. Either key can be used for quest Cargo X – Part 1 and Lend-Lease – Part 1.
East wing room 310	Sports bags Loose valuables
East wing room 328	LEDX Graphics Card PC Electronics	Required for quest Wet Job – Part 5
Health Resort west wing office room 104 key	Loose loot LEDX Blue Keycard
Health Resort west wing office room 112 key	Yellow & Blue Keycard Loose loot Sport bags	Required for quest Vitamins – Part 1
West wing room 203	Red Keycard LEDX Medcases Loose loot	Connected to room 205, purchase the cheaper key
West wing room 216	Weapon boxes Grenade boxes LEDX	Required for quest Lend-Lease – Part 1
West wing room 222	Red Keycard Medbag Weapons Loose loot	Connected to rooms 218 and 221, purchase the cheaper key
West wing room 301	Loose loot PCs Graphic Cards LEDX	Connected to room 304, purchase the cheaper key
West wing room 306	Blue Keycard Loose loot Dead Scavs	Required for quest Health Care Privacy – Part 2

Best Reserve Keys

Reserve is a large map with many locked doors of diverse weapons, military items, intelligence folders and high value items. With intelligence being a regular spawn across the map having space in a Documents Case is particularly useful for their Flea Market value and the hideout Scav Case option.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
RB-BK marked	Loose valuables
RB-KPRL	Weapon boxes Safe Intelligence folder
RB-OB	Loose valuables Intelligence folder	Required for quest Inventory Check
RB-ORB1	Weapons Loose loot Intelligence folder	Required for quest Inventory Check
RB-ORB2	Loose loot Weapon boxes	Required for quest Inventory Check
RB-ORB3	Weapons Loose loot Drawers	Required for quest Inventory Check
RB-PKPM marked	Loose valuables
RB-PSP1	Ration, medical and technical supply crates	RB-PSP1, RB-PSP2, RB-PSV1 and RB-PSV2 are all located in a small area underground for efficient and profitable looting.
RB-PSP2	Ration, medical and technical supply crates
RB-PSV1	Ration, medical and technical supply crates
RB-PSV2	Medical and technical supply crates
RB-RLSA	Loose loot Military tech Intelligence folder
RB-SMP	Medical items	Useful key to restock on medical items during raid. Required for quest Disease History
RB-ST	Weapon boxes Grenade boxes Tank batteries and shells Military tech	The best source for tank related quest or crafting requirements. Required for quest Spa Tour – Part 7
RB-PKPTS	Loose valuables Military tech	Great source of military tech for quest or hideout requirements
RB-VO marked	Loose valuables

Best Customs Keys

The best Customs keys (and the best dorms keys) provide loot through safes or jackets and are concentrated around the dorm area which is regularly contested by other players. Some of these keys also provide easier map navigation and unlock additional loot in other areas of the map to fill a backpack.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Dorm room 104	Toolbox Jackets	Two-story dorms
Dorm room 105	Safe	Two-story dorms
Dorm room 110	Safe	Two-story dorms
Dorm room 114	PC Safe Medcase	Two-story dorms, required for quest Pharmacist
Dorm room 118	Jackets	Three-story dorms
Dorm room 204	Safe	Three-story dorms
Dorm room 214	Safe	Three-story dorms
Dorm room 220	Jacket	Three-story dorms, required for quest Chemical – Part 1 and Part 2
Dorm room 314 marked	Loose valuables	Three-story dorms, required for quest The Cult – Part 2
Factory emergency exit	N/A	Opens a useful map shortcut and the ZB-013 extraction. Required for quests Health Care Privacy – Part 6 and Is This a Reference
Gas station office	Safe
Gas station storage room	Medbag and medcase	A room to restock on medical supplies near the middle of the map.
Portable cabin	Jackets
Tarcone Director’s office	PCs Safe Jacket	Required for quest Farming – Part 3
USEC stash	Weapon box Jacket
Reshala’s bunkhouse key	Valuables Jacket

Best Lighthouse Keys

Lighthouse has a lower number of available keys and has an abundance of accessible loot without keys so are a lower priority than other maps. These are the useful keys available for regular Lighthouse players that want to maximise their loot.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
USEC cottage first safe	Loose valuables Military tech	Unlocks a physical safe with loose items
USEC cottage second safe	Loose valuables Military tech	Unlocks a physical safe with loose items
Merin car trunk	Loose valuables
Hillside house	Loose valuables Military tech
Operating room	Electronics Medbag	Required for quest Broadcast – Part 1
Radar station commandant room	Jacket PC Intelligence folder	After Lightkeeper is unlocked, required for quest Top Secret
Shared bedroom marked key	Loose valuables	After Lightkeeper is unlocked

Best Interchange Keys

Interchange has a small set of available keys with significant loot behind them or providing additional extraction options for PMCs visiting the mall location.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
EMERCOM medical unit	LEDX Medbags Medical items	Required for quest Vitamins – Part 1
Kiba Arms outer door	Weapons Armour	Requires the power to be on and must be combined with the other Kiba Arms key. Required for quest Provocation.
Kiba Arms inner grate door	Weapons Armour	Requires the power to be on and must be combined with the other Kiba Arms key. Required for quest Provocation.
NecrusPharm pharmacy	Medical items
Object #11SR keycard	Loose valuables and attachments Weapon boxes	Requires the power to be on, required for quest Provocation.
Object #21WS keycard	Loose attachments Weapon boxes	Requires the power to be on, required for quest Provocation and Irresistible.
ULTRA medical storage	Medical items	Requires the power to be on

Best Streets Keys

With an abundance of loot already available on this map the best Streets keys are not necessary for your loot runs. Players will acquire some of these keys anyway for quests and for regular visitors to this map the large collection of keys will improve the consistency of the loot you extract with. As there are so many keys available I recommend players tailor their choices towards favourite map areas rather than trying to learn all these door locations.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Abandoned factory marked	Weapon boxes Loose valuables	Required for quest Broadcast – Part 4
Beluga restaurant director	PC Loose valuables	Required for quest Beyond the Red Meat – Part 1
Concordia apartment 8 home cinema	Loose valuables
Concordia apartment 8 room	Loose valuables
Concordia apartment 34 room	Loose valuables
Concordia apartment 63 room	Loose valuables
Concordia apartment 64 room	Loose valuables
Concordia apartment 64 office room	PC Electronics
Concordia security room	PCs Safe	Required for quest Surveillance
Financial institution office	PCs Loose loot
Financial institution small office	Jacket Safe PCs
Negotiation room	Loose Loot PC Medbag Relaxation room key	Required for quest Developer’s Secrets – Part 1
Mysterious room marked	Loose Loot	Required for quest Broadcast – Part 5
Relaxation room	Loose valuables Sports bags Armour	Required for quest Developer’s Secrets – Part 2

Best Labs Keys

Labs is a different experience for keys and is primarily focused around the expensive coloured keycards that unlock valuable loot. Given the expensive cost I only recommend regular Labs players who are comfortable surviving this map invest into these options.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Arsenal storage room	Loose valuables Weapon attachments Medical items
Manager’s office room	Loose valuables PCs Safe	Required for quest Following the Bread Crumbs
Weapon testing area	Weapon boxes Weapon attachments	Required for quest Following the Bread Crumbs
Labs keycard (Black)	LEDX Medical items	Required for quest Following the Bread Crumbs
Labs keycard (Blue)	LEDX Medical items
Labs keycard (Green)	LEDX Medical items Intelligence folders Weapon attachments
Labs keycard (Red)	Intelligence folder Weapon attachments Weapons
Labs keycard (Violet)	Weapon attachments Weapons
Labs keycard (Yellow)	PC Medical items Loose valuables

Tarkov Best Woods Keys

Woods is simple in comparison to other Tarkov maps with the best keys unlocking an additional extract and providing players access to the Shturman boss stash.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
ZB-014	Weapon box Loose loot	Unlocks the ZB-014 bunker extract. Required for quest Trust Regain
Shturman’s stash	Various valuable items	A risky stash in the centre of the lumberyard this key is dropped by the Wood’s boss Shturman. Required for quest The Huntsman Path – Woods Keeper.
Old house room key	Various valuable items Weapon boxes Military battery and power filter spawn	Located in the train depot location which is accessed through the BTR.

Best Factory Keys

Factory is straightforward with a single highly recommend key to improve your extraction chances. While not providing access to additional loot this key unlocks multiple different extractions that are invaluable to escape on the small PvP focused map of Factory.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Factory emergency exit	N/A	Opens several map extracts this affordable key is a must have for Factory. Required for quests Health Care Privacy – Part 6 and Is This a Reference?

Best Ground Zero Keys

A beginner focused map that has a small number of keys that can unlock additional loot although as players are unlikely to have a suitable key container (e.g. keytool) at this stage they are not a priority.

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Underground parking utility	Weapon box Toolbox Ammo & Grenade box
Unity Credit Bank cash register	Safe

Best Ref Keys

The Ref keys are generally worthwhile if you can obtain them and are comfortable with the respective map but consider saving your Lega Medals and GP Coins for the cases Ref sells first. All Ref keys cost the same price (1 Lega Medal and 100 GP Coin) and have 5 uses, I would recommend prioritising them as Grumpy > Voron > Shatun > Leon

Key	Notable Loot	Notes
Grumpy’s Hideout Key (Interchange)	Green keycard Armour Weapons Ammo	Available from Ref LL2
Voron’s Hideout Key (Shoreline)	Violet keycard LedX Weapons Weapon Attachments	Available from Ref LL3 Place a Mastichin figurine in the Cultist Circle for a free key (one time only)
Shatun’s Hideout Key (Woods)	Yellow keycard Weapons Armour	Available from Ref LL1
Leon’s Hideout Key (Lighthouse)	Red keycard Rare melee weapons Weapons Armour	Available from Ref LL4

Written by

Samuel Franklin

Samuel Franklin is the founder and lead editor of the Games Finder team and enjoys video games across all genres and platforms.

Sam (Seelyon) is a seasoned Escape From Tarkov player with over 1,000 raids across multiple Tarkov patches while accumulating thousands of player kills and maintaining a 50% survival rate who favours a calculated playstyle. During these wipes he has earned the coveted Kappa secure container, proving his determination in the unforgiving world of Tarkov. His passion for the punishing game goes beyond personal accomplishment and he is driven by a desire to guide new players on their own Escape From Tarkov journey one raid at a time.

Through countless firefights, strategic flanks and exhilarating boss encounters, he has accumulated a deep understanding of the game’s mechanics and nuances that allows him to offer valuable insights and strategies to those seeking to navigate the complexities of Tarkov.