unlike the regular trial players, the ominous trials provide a completely different combat experience in the trial chambers. the reward for the sinister trial is loot from the sinister vault, a variant of the vault block that requires a sinister trial key to unlock. so, in this guide, let's learn how to get the ominous test key in minecraft 1.21 and how to use it.
How to get an ominous test key in minecraft 1.21
the sinister test key is only available in test chambers during sinister tests, which means you need some preparation. go through our guide on how to find the test chambers and follow the steps below to get the ominous test key in minecraft.
first you need to get the bad omen effect. to do so, find a looting post or a looting patrol and kill the looting captain with the ominous banner. this mob will drop an ominous bottle. you can also get the Ominous Flask from vaults in Trial Chambers.
you will need to consume the ominous vial right before you reach a test spawner to get the bad omen status effect. once you get close to trial spawner with bad omen, this effect will immediately turn into trial omen.
