Opening an Ornate Chest has a 66% change 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% change to trigger a trap:
A Large Ornate Chest spawns when the Ancient Guardian is killed. This chest contains substantially more loot than its smaller counterpart. In , each item in the pool has a chance to appear individually. In , 6-8 of the items are guaranteed to be chosen. There will always be an Ancient Key in the Large Ornate Chest in Don't Starve Together.
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
Large Ornate Chest contents
Items(s)
Chance
Durability (%)
Quantity
oror
77%
100
1
or
77%
100
1
or
77%
100
1
77%
N/A
8-14
77%
N/A
12-36
77%
N/A
2-3
77%
N/A
2-4
77%
N/A
2-4
77%
N/A
3-6
(only)
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.