Shades of Mort'ton
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A combat-and-skilling minigame around the town of Mort'ton: build and defend the Flamtaer temple, cremate shade remains into keys, then spend those keys unlocking chests in the Shade Catacombs beneath the town.
Shades of Mort'ton is a members Old School RuneScape minigame needing Combat, found at Mort'ton, in southern Morytania. This page maps Shades of Mort'ton to the OSRS TCG — the card game played through the RuneLite plugin — listing what you take in, grouped by what each item is for, with every item linked to its card. The OSRS Wiki remains the guide to playing it.
Full guide on the OSRS Wiki →Before you can take part
- RequiresCombatNo gate, but a combat level of at least 81 is recommended so the wandering Loar Shades don't single you out while you build and cremate.
- RequiresShades of Mort'tonRequired to unlock the minigame itself.
How it works
The loop has three parts: repair and defend the temple to raise Sanctity (which lets you sanctify oil and brew serum), kill shades around town and in the catacombs for their remains, then cremate those remains as pyre logs to earn keys that unlock the catacombs' chests.
Building and defending the temple
A hammer is the one tool the building phase can't do without. A Flamtaer bag and bracelet aren't required but are the standard quality-of-life upgrades — the bag holds far more building supplies, and the bracelet speeds up building and Sanctity gain considerably.
- Any ofA hammer
Any of the three works; the Flamtaer hammer is significantly faster at building.
- OptionalFlamtaer bag
Holds up to 60 timber beams, 60 limestone bricks and 500 swamp paste — saves constant trips for inventory space.
- OptionalFlamtaer bracelet
Speeds up building actions and significantly increases the rate Sanctity is gained.
- Any ofMaterials to repair the temple(optional)
Different breaks in the temple call for different materials — stonework needs limestone bricks and a chisel, woodwork needs planks, cracks need swamp paste. Bought locally rather than brought from home.
The shades and afflicted around Mort'ton
Loar Shades wander the town and temple by default; the rest of the shade types are found in the Shade Catacombs, behind doors that need keys to open. None of these are a specific required kill — you fight whichever you have access to.
- Any ofLoar Shades wandering the town(optional)
Accessible from the start, no keys needed. Aggressive toward lower combat levels.
- Any ofShades in the Shade Catacombs(optional)
Behind keyed doors north-west of town — the higher the key tier, the deeper you can go.
- OptionalAfflicted
Not fought — cured with a serum for coins and small gifts. Wanders the town during the building phase.
Cremating shade remains for keys
A shade's remains only burn on the pyre log matching its type, and cremating them is what actually produces a key or a stack of coins. A tinderbox is the one tool this step needs.
- RequiresA tinderbox
Lights the funeral pyre once the matching remains and pyre logs are placed on it.
- Any ofShade remains(optional)
Dropped by the matching shade, never brought with you.
- Any ofPyre logs, matched to the remains(optional)
- Pyre logs
- orOak pyre logs
- orWillow pyre logs
- orTeak pyre logs
- orArctic pyre logs
- orMaple pyre logs
- orMahogany pyre logs
- orYew pyre logs
- orCamphor pyre logs
- orMagic pyre logs
- orIronwood pyre logs
- orRedwood pyre logs
- orRosewood pyre logs
Made by using sacred oil on logs of the right tier — each shade's remains need a specific pyre log tier to burn.
Unlocking the catacombs' chests
Cremating shades pays out keys in five tool tiers (bronze through gold) across five colours matched to the shade type. Higher tiers open lower-tier doors too, and the colour of the key changes the odds of what the chest yields.
- Any ofShade keys, tier by tier(optional)
Shown here in one colour to illustrate the tier progression — the same five tiers exist in brown, crimson, black and purple, matched to the different shade types.
What the chests pay out
Chests hold coins plus one main reward: runes, armour pieces, clue scrolls, or one of the catacombs' rarer uniques. A broken coffin from Dampe, repaired with locks found in the same chests, is a permanent way to carry shade remains around.
- Any ofLocks to repair the wearable coffin(optional)
Given to Dampe outside the catacombs to repair the broken coffin he hands out — higher tiers hold more shade remains.
- Any ofThe wearable coffin(optional)
Equipped in the cape slot once repaired; stores shade remains so you don't have to bank them.
- Any ofPieces from the Zealot's outfit(optional)
Any of these four can drop independently from the chests — a cosmetic set, not a functional requirement.
- Any ofOther notable chest drops(optional)
- Amulet of the damned
- orAmulet of Glory
- orFine cloth
- orRunescroll of swampbark
- orRunescroll of bloodbark
- orTree wizards' journal
- orBloody notes
The rarer uniques from the catacombs, alongside the more common runes, coins and clue scrolls.
Every card on this page (67)
Resource
Good for hitting things!
Resource • Weapon • Asgarnia
It's good for holding and hitting things!
Resource
An exquisitely shaped tool specially designed for fixing temples.
Resource • Consumable • Morytania
A handy sack of supplies for repairing the Flamtaer Temple at Mort'ton.
Resource • Armour
Helps when building the Shades of Mort'ton temple.
Resource
Some limestone.
Resource
A well carved limestone brick.
Resource
Good for detailed crafting.
Resource
A plank of wood!
Resource
A hefty beam of timber, perfect for building temples.
Resource
A tar-like substance mixed with flour and warmed.
Resource
A foul smelling thick tar-like substance.
Resource • Consumable
There is flour in this pot.
Monster
The shadowy remains of a long departed soul.
Monster
The shadowy remains of a long departed soul.
Monster
The shadowy remains of a long departed soul.
Monster
The shadowy remains of a long departed soul.
Monster
The shadowy remains of a long departed soul.
Monster
The shadowy remains of a long departed soul.
Monster • Morytania
A zealot who has succumbed to a grizzly undeath.
Monster
A local villager of Mort'ton.
Resource
Useful for lighting a fire.
Resource
The remains of a deadly shade.
Resource
The remains of a deadly shade.
Resource
The remains of a deadly shade.
Resource
The remains of a deadly shade.
Resource
The remains of a deadly shade.
Resource
The remains of a deadly shade.
Resource
Logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Oak logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Willow logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Teak logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Arctic pine logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Maple logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Mahogany logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Yew logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Camphor logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Magic logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Ironwood logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Redwood logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
Rosewood logs prepared with sacred oil for a funeral pyre.
Resource
A bronze key with a blood-red painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs).
Resource
A steel key with a blood-red painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs).
Resource
A black key with a blood-red painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs).
Resource
A silver key with a blood-red painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs).
Resource • Morytania
A gold key with a red painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs).
Resource • Morytania
Perhaps someone can do something with this.
Resource • Morytania
Perhaps someone can do something with this.
Resource • Morytania
Perhaps someone can do something with this.
Resource • Morytania
Perhaps someone can do something with this.
Resource • Morytania
Perhaps someone can do something with this.
Resource • Armour
Can store up to 3 shade remains.
Resource • Armour
Can store up to 8 shade remains.
Resource • Armour
Can store up to 14 shade remains.
Resource • Armour
Can store up to 20 shade remains.
Resource • Armour
Can store up to 28 shade remains.
Resource • Armour • Morytania
A well fashioned helmet with a strange aura emanating.
Resource • Armour • Morytania
A well fashioned robe with a strange aura emanating.
Resource • Armour • Morytania
A well fashioned robe with a strange aura emanating.
Resource • Armour • Morytania
A well fashioned pair of boots with a strange aura emanating.
Resource • Armour • Morytania
Heirloom of an ancient family of Morytania.
Resource • Armour • Clue
A very powerful dragonstone amulet.
Resource • Morytania
Amazingly untouched by time.
Resource
A rough scroll with faint writing, on a deep green parchment.
Resource
A rough scroll with faint writing, on a malevolent dark red parchment.
Resource • Morytania
A worn diary with a dark green cover.
Resource • Morytania
A worn diary with a blood red cover.
Shades of Mort'ton — frequently asked
- What is the minimum you need for Shades of Mort'ton?
- No specific items — just Combat. The loop has three parts: repair and defend the temple to raise Sanctity (which lets you sanctify oil and brew serum), kill shades around town and in the catacombs for their remains, then cremate those remains as pyre logs to earn keys that unlock the catacombs' chests.
- Do you need a quest for Shades of Mort'ton?
- Shades of Mort'ton is required. Required to unlock the minigame itself. It is members-only.
- Which OSRS TCG cards are tied to Shades of Mort'ton?
- Every item on this page that exists in the catalogue is linked to its card, grouped by what it is for. Cards are pulled from packs in the OSRS TCG RuneLite plugin, and you can trade for the ones you are missing on OSRS Card Exchange.
- Is there an OSRS TCG card for Shades of Mort'ton itself?
- No. The OSRS TCG has cards for Old School RuneScape's items and monsters, not for its minigames — so there is no "Shades of Mort'ton" card. What this page maps is the other way round: the items Shades of Mort'ton asks you to bring, each one linked to the card that depicts it.