How to Get Key Fragments in League of Legends
Hextech Chests and keys were introduced to League of Legends a long time ago. Since then, they have become a staple for receiving in-game cosmetics that were otherwise unavailable to players if they didn’t want to spend real money. It was one of the best things that Riot Games did for the community that plays League of Legends.
What are Hextech Chests and Keys in LoL
Hextech Chests
Hextech Chests are an in-game bonus that players can obtain in many ways. They contain loot, and in them, players can find:
- Skin shards
- Champion shards
- Ward skin shards
- Blue Essence
- Orange Essence
- Mythic Essence
- Key fragments
- Hextech keys
- Hextech chests
- Masterwork keys
- Masterwork chests
But every Hextech chest is locked, and you need a key to unlock it.
Hextech Keys
Hextech keys are the keys used to unlock Hextech chests. They are made of 3 key fragments in League of Legends used to craft 1 Hextech Key.
How to get more key fragments in League of Legends?
There aren’t a million ways a player can get hextech key fragments, but still, there are a couple of them.
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Honor
This is the most important and the most common way of getting more key fragments in League of Legends. That is through League’s honor system. Suppose you are a well-behaved and respectful player and receive honors, especially if you receive more honors than an average player, apart from honor badges and honor capsules. In that case, you will receive hextech key fragments very often.
Leveling up
Once you reach level 5 on your League of Legends account, every time you level up, you will receive a Champion Capsule in which there is a possibility to contain key fragments!
Capsules and Orbs
Many capsules and orbs that appear in League of Legends have a high chance of containing key fragments. One of the best ways to get more key fragments in League of Legends is to climb up your Honor level and receive Honor Capsules and Honor Orbs.
Hextech Chests
There is a decent chance that Hextech chests in your inventory will contain not only key fragments but even whole keys and other Hextech Chests!
Masterwork Chests
The chances for even better loot than Hextech Chests are Masterwork Chests. Another great way to get more key fragments in League of Legends!
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Crafting a Hextech Key from Key Fragments in League of Legends
Crafting a Hextech Key from key fragments, you obtain while playing League of Legends is relatively straightforward. But for those that don’t know, follow these steps, and you will learn how it is done:
- Log in to your League of Legends client
- In your top right corner, you will see a hammer icon which is for ‘’Loot’’; click on it
- After that, click on your key fragments in League of Legends. Please bear in mind that you need to have at least 3 of them to craft one Hextech key.
- Click "Forge."
- Voila, you have a Hextech Key!
Final Thoughts
We hope this simple guide has helped you to get key fragments in League of Legends and know how to combine them into keys to unlock in-game chests. Key fragments are the most basic form of in-game, free currency used to obtain the game's many cosmetic items. In fact, there are so many cosmetics available, many are starting to wonder, how many skins are in League of Legends?
If you still have lingering questions, please let us know using the comments section below. Good luck, and see you on the rift!
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