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Tumeken's shadow (uncharged)
Released24 August 2022 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemNo
League regionDesertKourendMorytania
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsWield, Charge, Drop
Worn optionsCheck
ExamineAn ancient staff created using a higher power.
Values
Value7,000,000 coins
High alch4,200,000 coins
Low alch2,800,000 coins
Weight4 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange784,560,084 coins (info)
Buy limit8
Daily volume328
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Advanced data
Item ID27277
LinkMOID
A player using Tumeken's shadow's built-in spell.

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

UnchargedCharged
 Attack bonuses
StabSlashCrushMagicRanged
+0+0+0+35+0
 Defence bonuses
StabSlashCrushMagicRanged
+0+0+0+20+0
 Other bonusesSlot
StrengthRangedMagic damagePrayer2h slot table
+0+0+0%+1List
Combat styleAttack typeWeapon styleAttack speedRangeExperienceLevel boost
AccurateMagicAccurate5 ticks (3.0s)8 tilesMagic Hitpoints+3 Magic
AccurateMagicAccurate8 tilesMagic Hitpoints+3 Magic
LongrangeMagicLongrange10 tilesMagic Defence Hitpoints+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 Soul rune 760
5 x Chaos rune 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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Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarityLeague region
Chest (Tombs of Amascut)N/A 11/24Desert

Sound effects

Sound Name Description ID
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
RankMethod
1K'ril Tsutsaroth/Strategies (Magic)
1Commander Zilyana/Strategies (Magic)
2Dagannoth Kings/Strategies (Tribrid (All Kings))
2Barrows/Strategies (Magic equipment)
1TzHaar Fight Cave/Strategies (Magic)
1Mithril dragon/Strategies (Magic)
1Kalphite Queen/Strategies (Max Mage (0 switches))
1Kree'arra/Strategies (Magic)
1General Graardor/Strategies (Magic (Solo))
1General Graardor/Strategies (Magic (Group))
1Zulrah/Strategies (Magic)
1Metal dragons/Strategies (Magic)
1Kraken/Strategies (Magic)
1Abyssal Sire/Strategies (Phase 1 Magic)
1Abyssal Sire/Strategies (Phase 2 Magic)
1Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Magic)
1Thermonuclear smoke devil/Strategies (Magic)
3Green dragon/Strategies (Magic)
1Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Magic)
1Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Vespula)
1Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Melee Vanguard)
4Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Mage Vanguard)
2Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Baby Muttadile)
1Chambers of Xeric/Strategies (Great Olm Right Claw (Magic))
1One-defence pure (Magic)
1Giant Mole/Strategies (Magic)
1Rune dragon/Strategies (Magic)
1Deranged archaeologist/Strategies (Magic)
1Inferno/Strategies (Mage tank)
1Sarachnis/Strategies (Magic)
1Ultimate Ironman Guide/Equipment
1The Nightmare/Strategies (Mage)
1Slayer task/Drakes (Magic)
1The Mimic/Strategies (Magic)
1Chambers of Xeric/Challenge Mode/Strategies (Magic)
1Chambers of Xeric/Challenge Mode/Strategies (Vespula)
1Adamant dragon/Strategies (Magic - Tumeken's Shadow)
1Phosani's Nightmare/Strategies (Mage)
2Slayer task/Waterfiends (Magic)
1Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Magic switch)
2Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Zebak)
1Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Akkha)
1Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Akkha's shadow)
1Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Obelisk)
1Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Wardens (Phase 2))
1Tombs of Amascut/Strategies (Wardens (Phase 3))
1Phantom Muspah/Strategies (Magic)
1The Whisperer/Strategies (Magic)
1The Leviathan/Strategies (Magic)
3Artio/Strategies (Magic)
2Scurrius/Strategies (Magic (high level))
1Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Ranged)
1, 2, 3Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Mage)
1Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (Melee)
1Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (GM time)
1Fortis Colosseum/Strategies (High efficiency)
1Brutal black dragon/Strategies (Magic)
1Yama/Strategies (Mage)
3Frost dragon/Strategies (Magic)
2Maggot King/Strategies (Mage)

Comparison between other magic weapons

Magic weapons comparison table [ ]
Name Level(s) required Magic attack Magic damage Price Notes
Tumeken's shadow

Magic 85

+35 N/A 784,560,084
  • Requires 5Chaos 2Soul per charge of the built-in spell.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 34 at Magic 99 without any magic damage bonus.
  • Has a passive effect which triples magic attack bonus and magic damage from the player's worn equipment. The magic damage increase is capped at a total of 100%.
  • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Eye of ayak

Magic 83

+30 N/A 43,001,642
  • Requires either 1Chaos 2Death or 1 per charge of the built-in spell.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 27 at Magic 99 without any magic damage bonus.
  • Is the fastest Magic weapon in the game with an attack speed of 3 ticks.
  • Has a special attack which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and drains the target's Magic defence bonus.
  • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Harmonised nightmare staff Magic 82
Hitpoints 50
+16 +15% 444,486,738
Volatile nightmare staff Magic 82
Hitpoints 50
+16 +15% 70,054,795
  • Can autocast both Ancient Magicks and standard spells.
  • Has a special attack which consumes 55% of the player's special attack energy and deals a high amount of damage with 50% increased accuracy. This attack does not consume runes.
  • Otherwise possesses identical bonuses and benefits to the Nightmare staff.
Eldritch nightmare staff Magic 82
Hitpoints 50
+16 +15% 154,799,611
Sanguinesti staff Magic 82 +25 N/A 18,139,722
  • Slightly stronger than the trident of the swamp, with the same stats but able to hit two damage higher.
  • Requires 2Blood per charge of the built-in spell.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 33 at Magic 99 .
  • Has a 1 in 5 chance to deal 8 additional damage and heal the wielder by half the damage dealt.
  • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Holy Sanguinesti staff
Kodai wand Magic 80 +28 +15% 61,200,341
Trident of the swamp Magic 78 +25 N/A 3,179,570
  • Has the same benefits as the Trident of the seas, but with +10 more magic attack bonus.
  • Requires 5Fire 1Chaos 1Death and 1 Zulrah scale (instead of coins) per charge of the built-in spell, and can hold up to 2,500 charges. The enhanced version can hold up to 20,000 charges, but requires 10 kraken tentacles to create.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 31 at Magic 99 .
  • Has 25% chance to inflict venom on the target.
  • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Trident of the swamp (e) 5,348,960
Purging staff Magic 77 Attack 50 +37 +10% 30,776,983[n 1]
Toxic staff of the dead Magic 75 Attack +25 +15% 8,819,693
Staff of light Magic 75 Attack +17 +15% 5,262,338
Staff of balance Magic 75 Attack +17 +15% 29,888,309
Staff of the dead Magic 75 Attack +17 +15% 5,337,135
Trident of the seas Magic 75 +15 N/A 39,895
  • Has its own built-in spell, requiring charges which cost 5Fire 1Chaos 1Death runes and 10 coins per cast. Can hold up to 2,500 charges. The enhanced version can hold up to 20,000 charges, but requires 10 kraken tentacles to create.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 28 at Magic 99 .
  • Has a weapon speed of 4 (same as scimitars/whip), while all other forms of combat magic only have 5 (same as longswords).
  • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Trident of the seas (e) 2,823,003
Slayer's staff (e) Magic 75
Slayer 55
+12 N/A 25,871[n 2]
Blue moon spear Magic 75
Attack 70
+30 +5% 368,032
Nightmare staff Magic 72
Hitpoints 50
+16 +15% 32,313,810
Ahrim's staff Magic 70
Attack 70
+15 +5% 149,202
Ancient sceptre Magic 70
Strength 60
Attack 50
+20 +10% 60,687
Accursed sceptre Magic 70 +22 N/A 3,258,266
  • While charged, an additional 50% magic accuracy and damage boost is applied when attacking any NPC in the Wilderness. This effect will stack with a Slayer helmet or a Salve amulet and their variants, but not both simultaneously.
  • Has a special attack which consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy and deals an attack with 50% increased damage and accuracy. Upon a successful hit, drains the target's Defence and Magic by 15%.
  • Standard version:
    • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level.
    • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
  • Autocast version:
Accursed sceptre (a)
Dragon hunter wand Magic 65 +16 +10% 8,675,576
Warped sceptre

Magic 62

+12 N/A 89,479
  • Requires 5Earth 2Chaos per charge of the built-in spell.
  • Built-in spell damage scales with the player's Magic level and can hit up to 24 at Magic 99 without any magic damage bonus.
  • Because the spell is built-in, the player does not need to carry its runes in their inventory and can use Arceuus spellbook, Lunar spells, or Ancient Magicks while wielding this staff.
Master wand Magic 60 +20 +10% 4,289,821
Thammaron's sceptre Magic 60 +15 N/A 3,222,350
Thammaron's sceptre (a)
Twinflame staff Magic 60 +12 +10%[n 3] 6,438,992
  • Can autocast standard spells, but at a slightly slower rate than other staves (6 ticks/3.6 seconds instead of 5 ticks/3.0 seconds).
  • Provides unlimited fire and water runes.
  • Grants a 10% accuracy and damage boost for combat spells on the standard spellbook.
  • Will automatically cast the appropriate elemental spell for an NPC with a different elemental weakness that what the player is currently autocasting, assuming they have the runes and Magic level to do so.
  • All Bolt, Blast, and Wave spells casted fire a second spell that deals 40% of the damage dealt by the first, rounded down.
God staves Magic 60 +6 N/A 80,000
  • Required to cast god spells, but cannot be used to autocast them.
  • Those who have Magic 80 and the respective God cape can use the Charge spell, which increases the God spell's damage by 50%.
Iban's staff Magic 50 Attack +10 N/A 200,000[n 4]
  • Only staff able to cast Iban Blast.
  • Can autocast Iban Blast and standard spells.
  • Has 120 charges (2,500 if upgraded). One charge is used when casting Iban Blast on an NPC and two are used when casting it on another player.
  • Iban Blast has a max hit of 25.
Iban's staff (u) 400,000[n 5]
Ancient staff Magic 50 Attack +15 N/A 60,687
Slayer's staff Magic 50
Slayer 55
+12 N/A 24,257
Void knight mace Attack Strength Defence Hitpoints Ranged Magic 42
Prayer 22
+8 N/A Untradeable[n 6]
Mystic smoke staff Magic 40 Attack +14 +10%[n 3] 1,829,526
Smoke battlestaff Magic 30 Attack +12 1,746,834


Salamanders Attack Ranged Magic 30
(Green)
N/A N/A 168
  • Unique and versatile two-handed weapons that facilitate the use of all three combat styles.
  • Cannot autocast spells, but instead have their own unique magic attack, similar to how powered staves have built-in spells.
  • Damage done by salamanders is calculated by a unique formula using a hidden "magic damage bonus" unique to each lizard type.
Attack Ranged Magic 50
(Orange)
160
Attack Ranged Magic 60
(Red)
38
Attack Ranged Magic 70
(Black)
272
Attack Ranged Magic 80
(Tecu)
249,716


Croziers Prayer 60 +10 N/A 2,749
Skull sceptre Magic 1 +10 N/A Untradeable
Skull sceptre (i)

Elemental staves Magic 1
(Basic)
+10 N/A 904
Magic 30 Attack
(Battlestaff)
+12 8,725
Magic 40 Attack
(Mystic staff)
+14 24,785
  1. ^ Untradeable; price is of the tormented synapse, iron bar, and battlestaff used to create the staff.
  2. ^ Reverts to standard Slayer's staff when it runs out of charges, and needs to have a Slayer's enchantment reapplied.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 Is not shown on Equipment Stats, and applies only to the standard spellbook.
  4. ^ Cost to repair the broken staff.
  5. ^ Cost to repair the broken staff and upgrade it to Iban's staff (u), which holds 2,500 charges instead of 120.
  6. ^ Costs 250 Void Knight commendation points.

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Changes

Date Changes
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.

References

  1. ^ "Tombs of Amascut". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 24 August 2022. Archived from the original. "When the Ruinous Powers arrived in their lands, Tumeken and his people found themselves facing an enemy unlike any other. He responded by hunting down a powerful weapon to use against this new threat – but when he found it, he decided instead to create the Shadow of Tumeken. This staff is powered by the sun itself, and with that brightest of lights comes the darkest of shadows…"
  2. ^ Akila. "The wardens". Old School RuneScape. "In war, great weapons can turn the tide against even the strongest foes, and legend has long spoken of Tumeken using a powerful staff to build two such weapons. It was believed any truth to these legends had long since been lost, but here in Osmumten's tomb, the truth is revealed: the weapons exist, and they are the prize the Devourer so fervently seeks. In truth, referring to Tumeken's creations as 'weapons' does them no justice. They are in fact two ancient automatons, built to embody Tumeken and Elidinis themselves and seemingly imbued with their divine essence."

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