# How to increase the chance of getting gold keys during battles? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [January 19, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047 "2016-01-19T20:40:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/1 "2016-01-19T20:40:33Z")
As the topic says. Thanks for answer! ---
**Author:** ![Mitheithel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mitheithel/32/2352_2.png) [@Mitheithel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mitheithel)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/2 "2016-01-19T21:14:26Z")
As far as I know, it’s random. No way to increase it, sorry! The drop rate did go up as of last patch though, I think - I’ve noticed a significant increase. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/3 "2016-01-19T21:15:20Z")
It went up in the patch that came yesterday you mean? Thank for answer. ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/4 "2016-01-19T21:24:08Z")
It actually increases with higher difficulty level. ---
**Author:** ![xSidarothx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/xsidarothx/32/478_2.png) [@xSidarothx](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/xSidarothx)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/5 "2016-01-20T01:20:32Z")
The chances seem rather sporadic for me. At least at normal difficulty. I sometimes get several per battle and sometimes no keys at all for ten battles. I was recently inclined to believe the chances have been increased, but today i got almost no keys from maybe one or two dozens of battles. ---
**Author:** ![Namour](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/namour/32/2957_2.png) [@Namour](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Namour)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/6 "2016-01-20T01:32:55Z")
I expect it went up by a factor of 3 following 1.08 (because keys only provide one troop now, instead of 3). However, perhaps the devs increased it by more than this. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/7 "2016-01-20T01:37:55Z")
Wish I started to play this game earlier, everything tells me that it was easier to get Legendaries before 1.08. ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-increase-the-chance-of-getting-gold-keys-during-battles/3047/8 "2016-01-20T05:46:43Z")
Gold keys can drop on each match you make, so the only way to increase the chance is to make more matches… So get cascades or play longer battles (a slow farming team that holds the turns forever while grinding the enemy down might help)… But I doubt that the chance of extra keys would be better than the rewards for winning so probably better to play a fast strong team and win more matches (and then just buy the gold keys)… Playing at a harder difficulty might increase the drop rate (and probably should) but I’ve never seen this confirmed by devs…