Shade key

Shade keys are used in the Shades of Mort'ton minigame. They can be obtained as a reward for cremating a shade, and are used to open chests and doors in the Shade Catacombs. Shade keys come in combinations of 1 of 5 metals, and 1 of 5 colours, with each combination corresponding to 1 of 25 chest types. At least 1 key of any type is required to enter the catacombs, though it is not consumed on use for opening a door.

The type of metal the key is made of directly determines the list of potential rewards the player can obtain from the corresponding chest. For example, bronze chests will only contain low-level armour and weapons, such as steel or black, while silver chests will yield higher value items, such as mithril, adamant or rune equipment. Each chest has a long list of possible rewards, including runes, jewellery, clue scrolls, and melee armour and weapons. There is also a chance to receive swamp paste.

The colour of the loop of the key determines the probabilities of receiving each reward from its list. Keys of "better" colours are more likely to yield better rewards. The order of colours, from worst to best, is red, brown, crimson, black, purple.

In short: all keys of the same metal type have the same reward list; the colour of the key only affects the probabilities of obtaining specific items.

• Black key black is the only shade key where the loop half and tooth half share the same colour.
• The only type of key a player may obtain without gaining Prayer experience is the bronze variety.
• When dropped by shade remain cremation, they will stay on the ground and not be visible by other players for five minutes.

v t e Shades of Mort'ton (minigame)
Shades	Loar Phrin Riyl Asyn Fiyr Urium Spirit
Remains	Loar Phrin Riyl Asyn Fiyr Urium Bleached bones
Pyre logs	Wood Oak Willow Teak Arctic Maple Mahogany Yew Camphor Magic Ironwood Redwood Rosewood
Items	Olive oil Sacred oil Serum 207 Serum 208 Timber beam Limestone brick Flamtaer hammer
Rewards	Fine cloth Flamtaer bag Amulet of the damned Tree wizards' journal Runescroll of swampbark Bloody notes Runescroll of bloodbark Locks Bronze Steel Black Silver Gold Coffins Bronze Steel Black Silver Gold Broken Zealot's robes Helm Robe top Robe bottom Boots
Shade key	Bronze Red (chest) Brown (chest) Crimson (chest) Black (chest) Purple (chest) Steel Red (chest) Brown (chest) Crimson (chest) Black (chest) Purple (chest) Black Red (chest) Brown (chest) Crimson (chest) Black (chest) Purple (chest) Silver Red (chest) Brown (chest) Crimson (chest) Black (chest) Purple (chest) Gold Red (chest) Brown (chest) Crimson (chest) Black (chest) Purple (chest)
Doors	Solid bronze door Solid steel door Solid black door Solid silver door Solid gold door
Other	Altar of the Damned Fire altar Temple wall Dampe Undead Zealot Mort'ton Shade Catacombs

v t e Keys
Boss keys	Brittle Dark totem Base Middle Top Ecumenical Shard Frozen Armadyl Bandos Saradomin Zamorak Giant Mossy
Loot keys	Brimstone Crystal Loop Tooth Dark Enhanced crystal Grubby House Larran's Moon Loop Tooth Muddy Ogre coffin Sinister Zombie pirate H.A.M. keys Bronze Iron Steel Silver PvP keys Bank Bloody Bloodier Loot Shade keys Bronze Red Brown Crimson Black Purple Steel Red Brown Crimson Black Purple Black Red Brown Crimson Black Purple Silver Red Brown Crimson Black Purple Gold Red Brown Crimson Black Purple
Quest keys	Small Ancestral Battered Bone Bronze (Recruitment Drive) Bronze (Prince Ali Rescue) Chest (Digsite) Chest (Hazeel Cult) Chest (Pirate's Treasure) Crypt Enchanted Glough's Goblin kitchen Grubby Icy Key (Biohazard) Key (Elemental Workshop II) Key (Ernest the Chicken) Key (Olaf's Quest) Key (The Lost Tribe) Keys Khazard cell Lighthouse New Ogre gate Rusty Shiny Staircase Storeroom (Eadgar's Ruse) Storeroom (Ethically Acquired Antiquities) Tarnished Temple library Toban's Tower Warm Weapon store A Kingdom Divided Bluish Cold Damp The Blood Moon Rises Crescent moon Full moon Gibbous moon Gilded Half moon Jovkai Myrmel Tooth Loop New moon Shadum Solid Trapdoor Vitur Creature of Fenkenstrain Cavern Shed Tower The Curse of Arrav Base Mastaba Darkness of Hallowvale Door Large ornate Demon Slayer Captain Rovin Sir Prysin Wizard Traiborn Desert Treasure II Diamond Emerald Odd Ruby Sapphire Shadow Blue Green Red White Slimy Temple Dragon Slayer I Blue Green Magenta Maze Orange Red Yellow Dragon Slayer II Ancient Dragon Karamja Kourend Morytania Ungael Fremennik Trials Frozen Seer's The Final Dawn Forebearer Janus Key Ghosts Ahoy Bone Chest The Golem Display cabinet Strange implement Haunted Mine Crystal-mine Zealot's Heroes' Quest Grip's keyring Miscellaneous Land of the Goblins Ekeleshuun Horogothgar Huzamogaarb Narogoshuun Saragorgak Yurkolgokh Misthalin Mystery Emerald Manor Ruby Sapphire Monkey Madness II Bronze Combat damaged Combat scratched Path of Glouphrie Chest Strongroom Priest in Peril Golden Iron Tourist Trap Bedabin Cell door Metal Wrought iron Troll Stronghold Cell key 1 Cell key 2 Prison While Guthix Sleeps Cell Ruby Witch's House Door Key
Sailing	Barracuda Trials Fetid Serrated Stormy Lost schematics Buccaneers' Haven Charred Island Drumstick Isle Isle of Bones Laguna Aurorae Minotaurs' Rest Onyx Crest Pandemonium Tear of the Soul Ynysdail Other Charred
Miscellaneous	Ancient Apatura's Brass Dusty Fancy chest Jail Nice Old Prison Prize Temple Treasure Trails Elite Tree Gnome Village Dungeon Waterfall Dungeon
Peripherals	Key rings Steel key ring Lockpicks Hair clip Desert Treasure II Lockpick Desert Treasure II Strange old lockpick
Unobtainable	Discontinued Bakery storage Crypt Shortcut Useless Vault Unreleased Combat scarred Coral Dragon (cutscene) Dragonstone Key master's Onyx Phoenix hq Worn