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I just wanted to jump in to clarify that Magic Find does not increase the chance of key drops. Only Monster Power level does so.

does that mean nephalem valor buffs dont do anything either?
A full five stacks of Nephalem Valor is required in order for the keys (and the demonic organs) to drop.

lyrilla can you possibly respond to the Infernal machine blog stating that monster power isnt required to get keys and organs to drop?
Monster Power isn't required. At MP0, the drop rate for both the keys and organ pieces is 5%. At MP1, that chance increases to 10%, at MP2 it's 20%, and so on until MP10 (which grants a 100% drop chance for those items).

Does MF matter at all for key and organ drops or just MP?
http://us.battle.net...ic/6933833314#3

Do Valor Stacks count towards this? Are they required?
http://us.battle.net...c/6933833314#7

1.) can keys actually drop without monster power enabled, as was suggested in the infernal machine blog? Or was this a mistake in the blog, and the keys will only drop in Monster Power 1 or higher, as was previously suggested?
I already answered this in another thread, buuuuuut:

Monster Power isn't required. At MP0, the drop rate for both the keys and organ pieces is 5%. At MP1, that chance increases to 10%, at MP2 it's 20%, and so on until MP10 (which grants a 100% drop chance for those items).

A full five stacks of Nephalem Valor is required, though, so just keep that in mind.

2.) since the chance for a bonus item to drop on MP10 is 100%, shouldn't that mean that any enemy that drops an item will drop 2? if the bonus item chance is 100%, no normal enemy should be able to drop only 1 item, right?
If you kill a monster while playing on MP10, and that monster makes its initial roll check to drop an item, it should have a 100% chance to drop a bonus item. So, yes, in that sense, the monster should drop at least two items. BUT, since the initial item a monster drops might just be a pile of gold, it's possible (with auto-pickup) that you may have just missed it. If you feel that something isn't working correctly, though, then please be sure to post in the Bug Report forum so our Quality Assurance team can investigate.

(Also, I saw this asked earlier, but the bonus item will always be a piece of gear, not a potion or gold or anything else.)

If you are in a party and the portal device isn't yours, is there still a chance of getting an organ piece drop if you defeat the boss?
Anyone who participates in the fight, is present for the kill, and has full stack of NV has a chance at an organ drop regardless of who actually opened the portal. However, if an organ drops for one player, it's not guaranteed to drop for all players unless you're playing at MP10.

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