Mortal Shell 2 Cage Key Location — Where to Buy & Use It

The Cage Key in Mortal Shell 2 is sold by the Hunter Merchant near Mushroom Village for 250 Coins. Use it on the cage beside the merchant to free the Grisha Pup. It does not open the chapel or the cell in Coward’s Retreat.

Property	Answer
Area	Mushroom Village
Seller	Hunter Merchant
Price	250 Coins
Use	Cage beside the merchant
Creature	Grisha Pup
Consumed on use	Yes
Same as Hideout Cage Key	No

Where to Buy the Cage Key

Fast travel to the Mushroom Village Beacon and take the path toward the Grisha Hunter camp. The Hunter Merchant stands beside a locked cage and sells the Cage Key for 250 Coins.

View the Mushroom Village Beacon and Hunter Merchant on the world map →

You do not need to search for the key on a corpse or behind an illusion. Open the merchant inventory, buy the item, and use it only a few steps away on the cage beside the stall.

How to Reach the Hunter Merchant

1. Start at the Mushroom Village Beacon.
2. Take the left-hand route toward the local Grisha Hunters.
3. Look for a merchant stall beside a visible cage and the nearby chapel structure.
4. Speak to the Hunter Merchant and buy the Cage Key for 250 Coins.

The cage itself is the best landmark. If you reached the bonfire and illusory arch used for the Chapel Key, you went toward the opposite objective; return to the beacon and take the other route.

How Much Does the Cage Key Cost?

The Cage Key costs 250 Coins. The merchant has no documented discount or trade alternative, but the amount is small enough to earn by clearing nearby enemies and looting the Mushroom Village paths.

If you are short, farm only the remaining difference and return. A long currency-farming detour is unnecessary for this purchase.

Where to Use the Cage Key

Use the key on the locked cage immediately beside the Hunter Merchant. The game consumes it when the lock opens and releases the Grisha Pup inside.

The Cage Key is tied to this single cage. It does not open the nearby chapel, other world cages, or the hideout cell in Coward’s Retreat.

What Happens After You Open the Cage?

Freeing the Grisha Pup should allow an interaction that awards a Tooth of Nochte, an item that can be sold for Coins. A developer response during pre-release testing identified this as the intended outcome, while players also reported cases where the Pup or interaction failed to appear.

Cage Key vs Hideout Cage Key

These are separate items with different locations and locks.

	Cage Key	Hideout Cage Key
Location	Mushroom Village	Coward’s Retreat
Method	Buy from Hunter Merchant	Loot inside the cell
Price	250 Coins	Free
Used for	Cage beside the merchant	Makeshift hideout cell
Same item	No	No

The Hideout Cage Key is looted from a body after dropping into a cell through the ceiling in Coward’s Retreat. It lets you escape that cell; it cannot free the Grisha Pup near Mushroom Village.

Does the Cage Key Open Other Cages?

No other confirmed lock uses this item. Treat it as the dedicated key for the Grisha Pup’s cage beside the Hunter Merchant.

Looking for the other Mushroom Village key? See the Chapel Key location and Shrine of Trials guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Cage Key in Mortal Shell 2?

It is in the Hunter Merchant’s inventory near the Mushroom Village Beacon, beside the cage it opens.

How much is the Cage Key?

It costs 250 Coins.

What does the Cage Key open?

It opens the cage beside the Hunter Merchant and frees the Grisha Pup.

Is the Cage Key the same as the Chapel Key?

No. The Chapel Key is hidden behind an illusory arch and opens the Shrine of Trials. The Cage Key is purchased and opens the nearby animal cage.

Is the Cage Key the same as the Hideout Cage Key?

No. The Hideout Cage Key is found and used in Coward’s Retreat.