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{{Infobox Location
|name = Shade Catacombs
|image = [[File:Shade Catacombs.png|300px]]
|release = [[18 October]] [[2004]]
|update = Mortton Shades and Mage Armour
|members = Yes
|floors = 1
|location = [[Morytania]]
|race = [[Shade (disambiguation)|Shade]]s
|music = [[Lair]]
|map = [[File:Shade Catacombs map.png|250px]]
|leagueRegion = Morytania
}}
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|image = {{Map|3485,3321|r=4|mtype=square|width=250|height=250}}
|location = Shade Catacombs
|north = Mort Myre Swamp
|east = Meiyerditch
|south = Mort'ton
|west = Mage Training Arena
}}
The '''Shade Catacombs''' are a complex labyrinth found under [[Mort'ton]] as part of the [[Shades of Mort'ton (minigame)|Shades of Mort'ton]] [[Minigames|minigame]]. The entrance is directly north of the [[Razmire General Store|general store]] and west of the [[Flamtaer|temple]], marked as a brown area on the map. To access it you need to have completed [[Shades of Mort'ton]] and have a bronze [[shade key]] or better.

To get a bronze shade key, you must kill a [[Loar Shade]] in Mort'ton, sanctify some [[olive oil]] at the repaired temple to make [[sacred oil]], then use the sacred oil on any log, making a [[Pyre logs|pyre log]]. Use the pyre log on one of the four pyre slabs in one of the seven shade burning areas of Mort'ton, identified by grey diamonds on the [[minimap]]. Then use the [[loar remains]] on the pyre logs, then use a [[tinderbox]] on the pyre logs. You may need to burn more than one, sometimes burning a shade produces [[coins]] on the reward pillar instead of a key.

Inside the shade catacombs are various shades and chests which may contain [[fine cloth]] (used to make [[splitbark armour]]), the [[amulet of the damned]], and [[Zealot's robes]]. The [[Dwarf multicannon|Dwarf Multicannon]] '''can''' be used here.

==Monsters==
*[[Loar Shade]] (not inside the catacombs, but in the town of [[Mort'ton]])
*[[Phrin Shade]]
*[[Riyl Shade]]
*[[Asyn Shade]]
*[[Fiyr Shade]]
*[[Urium Shade]]
*[[Undead Zealot]]

==Keys==
When cremating a shade's remains on a Funeral Pyre, you will receive either some [[coins]] or a [[Shade key]]. There are 25 total keys: five tiers of metal, and five tiers of coloured handles. The keys can unlock matching, and lower, metal tier doors, and can be used an unlimited amount of times. The colour of the key handle is irrelevant when opening doors, and they are not lost when doing so. For this reason, it is recommended to keep at least one key of the highest tier to maintain access to as much of the catacombs as possible.

The keys can also be used once to unlock a chest specific to its rarity within the catacombs. The higher the metal tier, the better the chest loot, as well as access to further into the dungeon. The higher the colour tier, the better the probability of receiving better loot from the drop table. The corresponding chest can be determined based on matching the coloured handle to the colour of the chest buckle. Upon unlocking the chest and receiving the loot, the key will disappear. 

There is a 5% chance for an [[Undead Zealot]] to spawn{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1378739275613794304|date=4 April 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/ss25B|archivedate=6 April 2021|quote=[Any chance you could tell us the odds of spawning an Undead Zealot when opening chests in the Catacombs?] 1/20}} when any chest in the Shade Catacombs is opened.

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!
!Received from<ref group=t>This column is intended as a guide, as not all ''colours'' can be dropped from each type of cremated remains; see the individual remains pages for the specific keys that can be obtained. Generally, the higher level the remains, the better the rarity of key available.</ref>
!Red (Lowest)
!Brown
!Crimson
!Black
!Purple (Highest)
|-
!Bronze (Lowest)
|{{plinkp|Loar remains}}{{plinkp|Phrin remains}}
|{{plinkp|Bronze key red}}
|{{plinkp|Bronze key brown}}
|{{plinkp|Bronze key crimson}}
|{{plinkp|Bronze key black}}
|{{plinkp|Bronze key purple}}
|-
!Steel
|{{plinkp|Phrin remains}}{{plinkp|Riyl remains}}
|{{plinkp|Steel key red}}
|{{plinkp|Steel key brown}}
|{{plinkp|Steel key crimson}}
|{{plinkp|Steel key black}}
|{{plinkp|Steel key purple}}
|-
!Black
|{{plinkp|Riyl remains}}{{plinkp|Asyn remains}}
|{{plinkp|Black key red}}
|{{plinkp|Black key brown}}
|{{plinkp|Black key crimson}}
|{{plinkp|Black key black}}
|{{plinkp|Black key purple}}
|-
!Silver
|{{plinkp|Asyn remains}}{{plinkp|Fiyr remains}}
|{{plinkp|Silver key red}}
|{{plinkp|Silver key brown}}
|{{plinkp|Silver key crimson}}
|{{plinkp|Silver key black}}
|{{plinkp|Silver key purple}}
|-
!Gold (Highest)
|{{plinkp|Fiyr remains}}{{plinkp|Urium remains}}
|{{plinkp|Gold key red}}
|{{plinkp|Gold key brown}}
|{{plinkp|Gold key crimson}}
|{{plinkp|Gold key black}}
|{{plinkp|Gold key purple}}
|}
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==Changes==
{{Subject changes header}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 27 January 2021
|update = Shades of Mort'ton Rework
|poll = Soul Wars and Minigames
|change = 
*The Shade Catacombs have received a makeover, and the chests within contain new and better loot.
*Urium Shades are added to the catacombs, which drop the new golden keys.
}}
{{Subject changes footer}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Shades of Mort'ton}}
{{Shades of Mort'ton (minigame)}}
{{Dungeons}}
{{Mort'ton}}