Gold Standard in DOORS: Honey Pot After Ransom

Updated 10.10.2026· Author: Mark K

Where to get it

Find and use Honey Pot. It appears when Ransom infects you or someone on your team. So this badge is a rare case where you should be glad to run into Ransom.

How to get it

Head to The Archives: Ransom appears there.
Wait for Ransom to attack you or a teammate. In a multiplayer game, it only has to attack one player.
Free up a slot ahead of time: you can’t drop optional Items while Ransom is active.
Search the next room. After the attack, the pot is guaranteed to be on the floor or in Containers.
Use the pot: throw it to break it and get 500 Gold.

How hard is it?

This badge is moderately rare. Around 2.7 million players have earned it—that’s about 5 out of every 1000 players who have the Welcome badge for their first time playing DOORS. Ransom shows up on its own; you just have to make sure you don’t miss the pot.

Tip

I look for the pot first and worry about the ransom later. It’s safer for both your Gold and your badge.

How many players have earned it

uncommon
Total awarded: 3,271,642, in the last 24 hours — 8,883. Badge added on August 28, 2026. Data as of 09.11.2026.

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The Biggest Mistake: Paying Too Soon

The most common way to fail is to pay the ransom with the coins you’ve found before picking up the pot. If you pay Ransom first, the pot disappears. So search the next room before doing anything else.

The pot in your hands solves the problem on its own. If you throw it while Ransom is attacking, the Gold goes straight toward the ransom. That’s what I do: one throw gets me the badge and settles the debt.

If Ransom Has Already Left

You can use the pot even after Ransom finishes the attack. But if the pot is left on the floor or in a container, it disappears after the encounter; a pot in your inventory stays with you. Once you pick it up, you won’t lose it.

There’s also a sneaky option: hold on to the pot, pay off the debt with money you find, then break the pot after Ransom disappears and keep the Gold. I think it’s only worth the risk if you already have enough money to pay the ransom.

Using the Pot in a Team Game

In a multiplayer game, the pot appears even if Ransom only attacked one player. The others should search the Containers in the next room before the pot disappears.

I find it easier to decide ahead of time who’ll run for the pot. While one player handles Ransom, the others search.