Understand Master Key
Useful when…
- Open nearby lockers after completing a hack.
- Use a fixed-effect Parazon mod without investing in rank upgrades.
Effect and trigger
After hacking, Master Key unlocks five lockers within 20 m. The effect requires a hack and applies to lockers within that range; the supplied description does not specify a duration. It is a standard Parazon mod with universal polarity, zero base drain, and maximum rank 0.
How it fits a Parazon setup
Its listed effect is locker access, so consider it when that utility matters during missions. Live Wire instead shocks enemies within 20 m while hacking; Runtime grants +75% sprint speed for 15 seconds after hacking; Untraceable grants invisibility for 15 seconds after hacking. Those effects have different purposes and triggers.
Rank and listed sources
Master Key has only rank 0, so there are no rank-up steps to fund. The supplied source list names Rotation C on Ceres/Hapke, Earth/Cambria, Mars/Arval, Mercury/Suisei, Phobos/Grildrig, Phobos/Shklovsky, Venus/Unda, and Venus/Vesper, each with a listed 8.6% chance. These are listed source chances, not a guarantee of current availability.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The effect depends on hacking and nearby lockers being within 20 m.
- Its listed benefit is locker access rather than the enemy, movement, or invisibility effects listed for other hacking mods.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Expecting lockers to open before hacking or outside the 20 m range.
- Searching for rank upgrades when the mod is fixed at rank 0.