Ornate Chest

Don't Starve

DST

“It may contain something fantastic! Or horrible.”

–Wilson

“Kind of tacky.”

–Willow

“Fancy box!”

–Wolfgang

“Life is a gamble.”

–Wendy

“CONTENTS PROBABILITIES ARE UNCERTAIN”

–WX-78

“An artifact which may contain other artifacts.”

–Wickerbottom

“What's in the box?!”

–Woodie

“It's a trap.”

–Maxwell

“It's sending off strange electromagnetic waves.”

–Wagstaff

“It cöntains a mystery.”

–Wigfrid

“Stylish storage.”

–Webber

“Maybe I'll get something nice?”

–Walani

“It's quite magnificent.”

–Warly

“Yo-ho-ho! Treasure for me!”

–Woodlegs

“WHATFORE ART INSIDE?”

–Wilba

“Stuff!”

–Wormwood

“It's a trap! But it's also very, very tempting.”

–Wheeler

“Best not open that.”

–Winona

“Open it, open it!”

–Wortox

“What in the box?”

–Wurt

“There's got to be something good inside!”

–Walter

“What's the harm in taking an itty-bitty peek?”

–Wanda

An Ornate Chest is a Structure found in the Labyrinth biome and Atrium of the Ruins. Ornate Chests are usually surrounded by Dangling Depth Dweller webbing.

Ornate Chests do not drop anything when destroyed.

Ornate Chest contents

Item(s)	Chance	Durability	Quantity
	5%	30%-50%	1
or or	5%	30%-50%	1
or or	7%	N/A	1
	10%	N/A	1-3
or or	15%	N/A	1-2
	20%	N/A	1-3
	20%	N/A	2-4
or	20%	33%-80%	1
	20%	33%-80%	1

Traps

“Oops.”

–Wilson

“Aah!”

–Willow

“Ack! Do not surprise Wolfgang!”

–Wolfgang

“Oh, goodness.”

–Wendy

“IT'S A TRAP”

–WX-78

“Eek!”

–Wickerbottom

“Oops!”

–Woodie

“Ack!”

–Maxwell

“Excellent! Let's see what I've snagged.”

–Wagstaff

“That wasn't part öf the plan.”

–Wigfrid

“Eek!”

–Webber

“Worst trap ever.”

–Walani

“Darn!”

–Warly

“Blast!”

–Woodlegs

“YON TRAP HAST SPRUNGED!”

–Wilba

“Trap snapped!”

–Wormwood

“Oh! What'd I get?”

–Wheeler

“Heh, whoops.”

–Winona

“Oh dear, oh dear.”

–Wortox

“....Glop.”

–Wurt

“It looked way easier in my handbook...”

–Walter

“Ack! That wasn't meant to happen!”

–Wanda

Opening an Ornate Chest has a 66% chance to trigger a random effect out of five possibilities. The type of trap is determined randomly, but changes each time the game is reloaded. Each Ornate Chest can only trigger a trap once. After the Ruins are reset in Don't Starve Together all Ornate Chests will again have a 66% chance to trigger a trap:

Ornate Chest traps

Trap	Effect	Amount	Notes
Sanity Trap	Raises or lowers the player's Sanity	-20 to +20
Health Trap	Raises or lowers the player's Health	0 to +20	Cannot kill the player. Code comment reads "Changes health (For the better! We don't want the player to die from this)"
Hunger Trap	Raises or lowers the player's Hunger	-20 to +20
Monster Trap	Spawns or	1-3
Inventory Trap	Raises or lowers the durability or spoilage of a random item in the player's Inventory	-20% to +20%	This may lead to unorthodox percentages on tools or armor.

Large Ornate Chest

“It may contain a bigger something fantastic! Or horrible.”

–Wilson

“I want big horns like that!”

–Willow

“Chest have big strong horns.”

–Wolfgang

“My, what magnificent horns you have!”

–Wendy

“CHEST HAS POINTY EARS.”

–WX-78

“That chest is absolutely marvelous.”

–Wickerbottom

“That's a nice chest with horns, eh.”

–Woodie

“It's almost like he's still alive.”

–Maxwell

“I suspect a trap, but the lure of curiosity is strong.”

–Wagstaff

“The cönquest chest!”

–Wigfrid

“What a big treasure box!”

–Webber

“Whatcha got for me, magic chest?”

–Walani

“I appreciate the attention to its aesthetic detail.”

–Warly

“How does Woodlegs get it back ta th'ship?!”

–Woodlegs

“WHAT TREASURE LIES WITHINS?”

–Wilba

“Lots of stuff!”

–Wormwood

“Experience tells me these things aren't always what they seem.”

–Wheeler

“Maybe there's loot inside.”

–Winona

“Perhaps a surprise awaits inside.”

–Wortox

“Treasure?”

–Wurt

“I have to know what's inside!”

–Walter

“Did I open it last time around? I can't recall...”

–Wanda

A Large Ornate Chest spawns when the Ancient Guardian is killed. This chest contains substantially more loot than its smaller counterpart. Each item in the pool has a chance to appear individually.

Large Ornate Chest contents

Item(s)	Chance	Durability (%)	Quantity
	33%	33-80	1
	33%	33-80	1
or  or	25%	33-80	1
or  or  or	50%	33-80	1
	75%	N/A	7-14
	50%	N/A	7-14
	75%	N/A	5-10
or  or	66%	N/A	3-6
or or	45%	N/A	3-6
	33%	N/A	3-6
	100%	N/A	N/A

Downloadable Content

In the Shipwrecked DLC, Ornate Chests have a chance to randomly be dug in X Marks the Spot locations, with no items in it.

Trivia

• The name "pandoraschest" is a reference to the Greek myth of Pandora's box, a box that contained all the evils in the world. The fact that the chest can spawn Terrorbeaks and Dangling Depth Dwellers when opened is likely a reference to this.
• In DST, the Large Ornate Chest's drops were improved in the March 2022 QoL update.

Gallery

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  Example of contents found in a Large Ornate Chest.

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