Tumeken's shadow
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| Tumeken's shadow (uncharged) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 24 August 2022 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| League region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Charge, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Worn options | Check | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | An ancient staff created using a higher power. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 7,000,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 4,200,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 2,800,000 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 4 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 784,560,084 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 328 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 27277 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
Tumeken's shadow is a two-handed powered staff requiring 85 Magic to wield, and is only available as a rare drop from the Tombs of Amascut. The staff is extremely valuable as, when matched with other high-end magic gear, it excels with its damage and immense accuracy even against magic-resistant monsters. Like most powered staves, it is only tradeable when it is fully uncharged.
Powered by the sun itself, the staff was created by the god Tumeken using an unknown artefact during the Kharidian–Zarosian War as a means to fight back against the invading force of the Zarosian Empire.[1] Tumeken also used it to create Tumeken's Warden and Elidinis' Warden, two massive automata imbued with the divine essence of himself and his wife Elidinis.[2] After Tumeken sacrificed himself to end the war, Elidinis gifted the weapon as well as her own ward to Osmumten before leaving to mourn her family.
As with all powered staves other than Thammaron's sceptre and the accursed sceptre, Tumeken's shadow is not able to use its built-in spell against other players outside of minigames.
Combat stats
| +0 | +0 | +0 | +35 | +0 | ||
| +0 | +0 | +0 | +20 | +0 | ||
| Slot | ||||||
| +0 | +0 | +0% | +1 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate | Magic | Accurate | 5 ticks (3.0s) | 8 tiles | +3 Magic | ||
| Accurate | Magic | Accurate | 8 tiles | +3 Magic | |||
| Longrange | Magic | Longrange | 10 tiles | +1 Magic, +3 Defence | |||
Passive effect
Tumeken's shadow has a passive effect exclusive to its built-in spell, in which the player's magic attack bonus and magic damage are multiplied by three from the player's worn equipment (four within the Tombs of Amascut), capped at a total of 100% magic damage, although this threshold is not currently attainable except for within the Tombs of Amascut. This multiplicative effect includes tripling or quadrupling negative magic attack and damage bonuses.
The passive effect is extremely powerful with max mage gear, as it pushes the player's accuracy incredibly high, even when facing magic-resistant monsters such as General Graardor and Commander Zilyana. The staff's max hit also pushes higher with the maximum possible magic damage boost, even more than a sanguinesti staff and a fortified ward. It still hits lower than the twisted bow (when comparing both at max boosts), though it makes up for it for being more accurate in such cases.
The passive multiplicative effect does not amplify the Void Knight equipment, salve amulet(ei), or the imbued slayer helmet, although Tumeken's shadow still benefits ordinarily from these bonuses. For PvP, in scenarios where Tumeken's shadow can be used against players (such as minigames), the multiplier does not apply for balancing reasons.
Charging
To use the staff's magic spell, it must be charged with soul and chaos runes, holding up to 20,000 charges when fully charged. Each cast requires 2 soul runes and 5 chaos runes, costing 1,290 coins per cast. Players can configure the charges while the weapon is in their bank by right-clicking on Configure-Charges, as long as players have the required materials. Aether runes can be used in place of soul runes but will not be refunded if the staff is uncharged.
| Resource | Cost per charge |
|---|---|
| 2 x |
760 |
| 5 x |
530 |
| Total cost per charge | 1,290 |
The total cost to fully charge the staff with 40,000 soul and 100,000 chaos runes is 25,800,000 coins. Assuming non-stop use, with one cast every 3 seconds equaling 1200 casts per hour, the shadow costs 1,548,000 coins per hour to use.
Players can uncharge the staff whenever and wherever they choose, getting all of their runes back.
Maximum hit
The maximum hit dealt by the staff is dependent on the player's current visible Magic level; the formula is as follows. At level 0, the max hit is 1.
Note that any magic damage bonuses are applied after the base max hit is calculated.
Calculator
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| Base max hit | ||||||
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| None | ||||||
| 85-86 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 87-89 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| 90-92 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| 93-95 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| 96-98 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| 99-101 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| 102-104 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| 105-107 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| 108-110 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
| 111-113 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
| 114-116 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
| 117-119 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 |
| 120-122 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
| 123-125 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Item sources
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity | League region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest (Tombs of Amascut) | N/A | 1 | 1/24 |
Sound effects
| Sound | Name | Description | ID |
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equip_staff |
Wielding | 2247 | |
toa_shadow_weapon_cast_fire_01 |
Attacking | 6410 | |
toa_shadow_weapon_orb_02 |
Projectile | 6412 | |
contact_darkness_impact |
Projectile impact | 1460 |
Used in recommended equipment
Comparison between other magic weapons
| Name | Level(s) required | Magic attack | Magic damage | Price | Notes | |
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| Tumeken's shadow | +35 | N/A | 784,560,084 |
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| Eye of ayak | +30 | N/A | 43,001,642 |
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| Harmonised nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 444,486,738 |
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| Volatile nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 70,054,795 |
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| Eldritch nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 154,799,611 |
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| Sanguinesti staff | +25 | N/A | 18,139,722 |
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| Holy Sanguinesti staff | ||||||
| Kodai wand | +28 | +15% | 61,200,341 |
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| Trident of the swamp | +25 | N/A | 3,179,570 |
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| Trident of the swamp (e) | 5,348,960 | |||||
| Purging staff | +37 | +10% | 30,776,983[n 1] |
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| Toxic staff of the dead | +25 | +15% | 8,819,693 |
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| Staff of light | +17 | +15% | 5,262,338 |
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| Staff of balance | +17 | +15% | 29,888,309 |
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| Staff of the dead | +17 | +15% | 5,337,135 |
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| Trident of the seas | +15 | N/A | 39,895 |
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| Trident of the seas (e) | 2,823,003 | |||||
| Slayer's staff (e) | +12 | N/A | 25,871[n 2] |
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| Blue moon spear | +30 | +5% | 368,032 |
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| Nightmare staff | +16 | +15% | 32,313,810 |
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| Ahrim's staff | +15 | +5% | 149,202 |
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| Ancient sceptre | +20 | +10% | 60,687 |
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| Accursed sceptre | +22 | N/A | 3,258,266 |
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| Accursed sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Dragon hunter wand | +16 | +10% | 8,675,576 |
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| Warped sceptre | +12 | N/A | 89,479 |
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| Master wand | +20 | +10% | 4,289,821 |
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| Thammaron's sceptre | +15 | N/A | 3,222,350 |
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| Thammaron's sceptre (a) | ||||||
| Twinflame staff | +12 | +10%[n 3] | 6,438,992 |
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| God staves | +6 | N/A | 80,000 |
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| Iban's staff | +10 | N/A | 200,000[n 4] |
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| Iban's staff (u) | 400,000[n 5] | |||||
| Ancient staff | +15 | N/A | 60,687 |
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| Slayer's staff | +12 | N/A | 24,257 |
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| Void knight mace | +8 | N/A | Untradeable[n 6] |
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| Mystic smoke staff | +14 | +10%[n 3] | 1,829,526 |
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| Smoke battlestaff | +12 | 1,746,834 | ||||
| Salamanders | (Green) |
N/A | N/A | 168 |
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(Orange) |
160 | |||||
(Red) |
38 | |||||
(Black) |
272 | |||||
(Tecu) |
249,716 | |||||
| Croziers | +10 | N/A | 2,749 |
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| Skull sceptre | +10 | N/A | Untradeable |
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| Skull sceptre (i) | ||||||
| Elemental staves | (Basic) |
+10 | N/A | 904 | ||
(Battlestaff) |
+12 | 8,725 | ||||
(Mystic staff) |
+14 | 24,785 | ||||
Transcript
Gallery
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Concept art of Tumeken's shadow by Mod Jerv.
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 5 March 2025 (Update) |
The Tumeken's shadow supports a bank item option for changing charges. |
| 11 January 2023 (Update) |
The item has been added to the Grand Exchange's item sink list. |
| 5 October 2022 |
Hotfix
The staff's magic attack bonus is now correctly quadrupled within the Tombs of Amascut. |
| 5 October 2022 (Update) |
The staff's attack projectile is now visible when attacking another player less than four tiles away. |
| 8 September 2022 (Update) |
The staff's passive effect is now quadrupled within the Tombs of Amascut, instead of the usual tripled bonus. |
| 1 September 2022 (Update) |
The infernal max cape and Masori mask no longer have any graphical issues when worn with Tumeken's shadow. |
| 24 August 2022 (Update) |
Hotfix
Tumeken's shadow now only grants passive Magic Attack and Damage bonuses to its built-in spell, not to other spells. |
Trivia
- Tumeken's shadow was proposed as a replacement for the Tumeken's heka as the "standout reward" for the raid in a newspost on 13 May 2022, due to player feedback on the desire for a magic weapon that would "redefine Magic as a combat style just as the Scythe [of Vitur] and Twisted Bow did." It was then polled in the Tombs of Amascut Reward Changes poll with the caveat that the heka would be replaced with Tumeken's shadow if it passed the poll; this came to pass with 90.9% support.
- "Tumeken's shadow" is also the name of a quest NPC fought in the RuneScape 3 quest Missing My Mummy.
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