Steel key purple
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| Steel key purple | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 18 October 2004 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A steel key with a purple painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 90 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 54 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 36 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 0.01 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 3459 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
Steel key purple is a key and reward from the Shades of Mort'ton minigame. To obtain it, the player must kill a riyl shade and then burn its remains on a pyre. This key cannot be obtained as a reward from a phrin shade. The key may be used to enter the Shade Catacombs and then open the correctly coloured chest. It will open a steel-framed chest with a purple lock. This type of key can only be used to open doors up to steel within the tombs.
Unlike most items, this key will not despawn and cannot be taken by other players for 5 minutes when initially dropped from shade remains, similar to other keys from the Shades of Mort'ton minigame. When dropped by the player, they will despawn and become visible to others at the normal rate.
Possible rewards
The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.
Locks
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steel locks | 1 | 1/59; 1/57[d 1] | 944 | 960 |
- ^ The drop rate of steel locks are increased when wearing a ring of wealth.
Splitbark scrolls
There is a 1/595 (1/593 if wearing a ring of wealth) chance of rolling the splitbark scrolls drop table, if the previous tables are not reached. The tree wizards' journal and bloody notes will be given out only if the player has not received the books.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tree wizards' journal | 1 | 1/1,210.52; 1/1,207.18[d 1] | Not sold | 1 |
 | Runescroll of swampbark | 1 | 1/1,210.52; 1/1,207.18[d 2] | 363 | 240 |
 | Bloody notes | 1 | 1/1,210.52; 1/1,207.18[d 3] | Not sold | 1 |
 | Runescroll of bloodbark | 1 | 1/1,210.52; 1/1,207.18[d 2] | 423 | 360 |
- ^ Players will only receive the tree wizards' journal once; subsequent rolls will give players a runescroll of swampbark instead.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 The drop rate of runescrolls are increased when wearing a ring of wealth.
- ^ Players will only receive the bloody notes once; subsequent rolls will give players a runescroll of bloodbark instead.
Weapons
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steel 2h sword | 1 | 1/134.5; 1/124.54[d 1] | 354 | 600 |
 | Steel warhammer | 1 | 6/134.5; 6/129.33[d 1] | 128 | 384 |
 | Steel battleaxe | 1 | 5/134.5; 5/129.33[d 1] | 143 | 390 |
 | Black warhammer | 1 | 6/134.5; 6/129.33[d 1] | 305 | 588 |
 | Black spear | 1 | 1/134.5; 1/129.33[d 1] | 3,761 | 390 |
 | Black scimitar | 1 | 10/134.5; 10/129.33[d 1] | 1,239 | 460 |
 | Black sword | 1 | 3/134.5 | 463 | 374 |
 | Black longsword | 1 | 2/134.5; 2/129.33[d 1] | 490 | 576 |
| Black spear | 1 | 1/134.5; 1/129.33[d 1] | 3,761 | 390 |
 | Mithril mace | 1 | 7/134.5 | 119 | 351 |
 | Mithril spear | 1 | 4/134.5; 4/129.33[d 1] | 246 | 507 |
 | Mithril spear(p) | 1 | 4/134.5; 4/129.33[d 1] | 237 | 507 |
 | Mithril sword | 1 | 3/134.5; 3/129.33[d 1] | 260 | 507 |
 | Adamant dagger | 1 | 4/134.5; 4/129.33[d 1] | 253 | 480 |
 | Adamant dagger(p) | 1 | 1/134.5; 1/129.33[d 1] | 368 | 480 |
Armour
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Studded chaps | 1 | 5/134.5; 5/129.33[d 1] | 264 | 450 |
 | Steel chainbody | 1 | 5/134.5; 5/129.33[d 1] | 203 | 450 |
 | Steel kiteshield | 1 | 2/134.5 | 264 | 510 |
 | Black med helm | 1 | 7/134.5; 7/129.33[d 1] | 172 | 345 |
 | Mithril med helm | 1 | 3/134.5; 3/129.33[d 1] | 200 | 468 |
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.
Other
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fine cloth | 1 | 4/134.5; 4/126.89[d 1][d 2] | 6,662 | 300 |
 | Adamantite bar | 3 | 6/134.5; 6/129.33[d 1] | 5,553 | 1,152 |
 | Emerald ring | 1 | 2/134.5; 2/129.33[d 1] | 588 | 765 |
 | Amulet of strength | 1 | 6/134.5 | 1,345 | 1,215 |
 | Chaos rune | 10–29 | 11/134.5; 11/133.52[d 1] | 1,060–3,074 | 540–1,566 |
 | Nature rune | 10–29 | 11/134.5; 9/134.58[d 3] | 1,710–4,959 | 1,080–3,132 |
 | Willow logs | 5–14 (noted) | 10/134.5 | 110–308 | 120–336 |
 | Clue scroll (medium) | 1 | 3/134.5 | Not sold | 12 |
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.
- ^ The drop rate of fine cloth is further increased to 5/127.41 when wearing a ring of wealth.
- ^ The drop rate of nature runes are increased when wearing a ring of wealth.
Tertiary
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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 | Coins | 1–700 | Common[d 1] | 1–700 | 1–700 |
 | Flamtaer bag | 1 | 1/2[d 2] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Swamp paste | 15–30 | Always[d 3] | 300–600 | 270–540 |
- ^ See Shades of Mort'ton (minigame)#Coin amounts for a description of the coin drop mechanics.
- ^ There is a 1/2 chance of getting a Flamtaer bag if players do not own one.
- ^ The chest will always give either a Flamtaer bag or swamp paste.
Item sources
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity | League region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyl remains | 35–97 | 1 | 6/127.85 |  |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 8 May 2024 (Update) |
Keys and coins awarded from cremated shades now despawn after 5 minutes, up from 30 seconds. Other players cannot take them during this time. |
| 10 December 2015 (Update | poll) |
The examine of this key has been updated from "A steel key with a purple painted eyelet." to "A steel key with a purple painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs)." so its purpose is better described. |
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