Key Items Guide | MGSV: The Phantom Pain

Key Items are badges you can receive in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. You get them for performing certain actions, and in return, they unlock various abilities, items and improvements.
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In this guide, we’re going to show you how to get all key items and what they unlock.

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How To Get Key Items

When you do what you’re supposed to, you’ll automatically receive the key item. They are more like awards than actual items – you can’t touch them, or use them personally. They unlock research and abilities, helping you in a more passive way.

NameHow to unlockReward
Children’s RewardRescue the children from the mines in Mission 18Water pistol becomes available for research
First Aid ManualSearch Masa Village after Mission 18Unlocks D-Dog Fulton Gear
Master Certificate (Marking)Mark 500 objects or peopleMakes enemy decoys more obvious
Master Certificate – FultonExtract 500 enemiesUnlocks Grade 3 Fulton upgrade
Grand Master Certificate – FultonExtract 1000 enemiesUnlocks F-Ballista for D-Walker
Master Certificate – BoxCollect all Invoices in Africa OR AfghanistaionUnlocks C-Box WR
Grand Master Certificate – BoxCollect all Invoices in Africa AND AfghanistanUnlocks C-Box SMK
Conch ShellComplete Side Op 113 – Eli’s ChallengeUnlocks Fulton upgrade
Skulls MacheteFinish Mission 29 – Metallic ArchaeaUnlocks Task-Arm SM for D-Walker
Strangelove’s MementoComplete Side Op 143 – Extract the A.I. PodUnlocks Bandana
Man on Fire (Corpse)Finish Side Op 144 – Secure the Remains of the Man on FireUnlocks Furicorn uniform for D-Horse
Quiet’s Examination ReportComplete Mission 40 – Cloaked in Silence [Extreme], OR watch cutscene Quiet’s interrogation at Mother BaseUnlocks Gray XOF uniform for Quiet
HandkerchiefFinish Mission 40 – Cloaked in Silence [Extreme]Unlocks Sniper Wolf uniform for Quiet
Emmerich’s Research NotesWatch the cutscene where Emmerch is exiled from Mother BaseUnlocks Stealth Camo Uniform
Master Certificate – StandardComplete every main mission except the ones on hardest difficulty with any rankUnlocks Cyborg Ninja uniform
Grand Master Certificate – StandardFinish all main missions with S rank (except Extreme, Subsistence and Total Stealth ones)Unlocks Raiden uniform
Master Certificate – EliteComplete all missions on high difficulty levels – Extreme, Subsistence, Total Stealth with any rankUnlocks Naked (Silver) uniform and Bionic Arm (silver) upgrade
Grand Master Certificate – EliteComplete all missions on high difficulty levels Extreme, Subsistence and Total Stealth with S RankUnlocks Naked (Gold) uniform
Star of BethlehemFinish the Phantom Pain’s secret Mission 46 – Truth: The Man Who Sold the WorldUnlocks Infinity Bandana (head)
The Codename: Big BossComplete the Phantom Pain’s secret Mission 46 – Truth: The Man Who Sold The WorldUnlocks Leather Jacket uniform


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