Black key crimson

Black key crimson
Released	18 October 2004 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Destroy	Drop
Examine	A black key with a crimson painted eyelet (Opens chests found in the Mort'ton catacombs).
Values
Value	93 coins
High alch	55 coins
Low alch	37 coins
Weight	0.01 kg
Advanced data
Item ID	3462

Black key Crimson is a key and reward from the Shades of Mort'ton minigame. To obtain it, the player must kill either a riyl shade or a asyn shade and then burn its remains on a pyre. This is the best type of key players can get as a reward from a riyl shade. The key may be used to enter the Shade Catacombs and then open the correctly coloured chest. It will open a black-framed chest with a crimson lock. This type of key can only open doors up to black within the tombs.

Possible rewards[edit | edit source]

Main article: Black Chest (crimson) § Possible rewards

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

Locks[edit | edit source]

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Black locks	1	1/61; 1/59^{[d 1]}	17,485	1,920

↑ The drop rate of black locks are increased when wearing a ring of wealth.

Splitbark scrolls[edit | edit source]

There is a 1/184 (1/182 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	1/374.13; 1/370.28^{[d 1]}	Not sold	1
Runescroll of swampbark	1	1/374.13; 1/370.28^{[d 2]}	5,327	240
Bloody notes	1	1/374.13; 1/370.28^{[d 3]}	Not sold	1
Runescroll of bloodbark	1	1/374.13; 1/370.28^{[d 2]}	6,603	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[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Staff of air	1	1/141.07; 1/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,333	900
Staff of water	1	1/141.07; 1/133.23^{[d 1]}	833	900
Staff of earth	1	1/141.07; 1/133.23^{[d 1]}	762	900
Staff of fire	1	1/141.07; 1/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,372	900
Mithril 2h sword	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,243	1,560
Mithril warhammer	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	622	996
Mithril battleaxe	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	732	1,014
Mithril longsword	1	6/141.07	592	780
Mithril scimitar	1	2/141.07	373	624
Adamant scimitar	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,298	1,536
Adamant mace	1	6/141.07; 6/133.23^{[d 1]}	664	864
Adamant sword	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,059	1,248
Adamant axe	1	6/141.07	483	768
Black spear	1	4/141.07	878	390
Black battleaxe	1	3/141.07	495	748
Black 2h sword	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	900	1,152

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.

Armour[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Steel platebody	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	898	1,200
Black chainbody	1	5/141.07; 5/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,912	864
Black kiteshield	1	6/141.07; 6/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,141	979
Black sq shield	1	9/141.07	404	691
Black platelegs	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,062	1,152
Black plateskirt	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,590	1,152
Black full helm	1	3/141.07	415	633
Mithril kiteshield	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,028	1,326
Mithril sq shield	1	4/141.07; 4/133.23^{[d 1]}	772	936
Mithril full helm	1	6/141.07; 6/133.23^{[d 1]}	773	858
Mithril platelegs	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,297	1,560
Mithril chainbody	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,001	1,170
Adamant med helm	1	2/141.07; 2/133.23^{[d 1]}	1,073	1,152

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.

Other[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Fine cloth	1	9/141.07; 9/130.02^{[d 1]}^{[d 2]}	7,809	300
Ruby ring	1	7/141.07	1,087	1,215
Amulet of magic	1	2/141.07	682	540
Nature rune	10–29	6.6/141.07	2,200–6,380	1,080–3,132
Death rune	10–29	4.4/141.07	2,160–6,264	1,080–3,132
Willow logs	5–14	8.4/141.07; 7.2/141.15^{[d 3]}	95–266	120–336
Yew logs	5–14	5.6/141.07; 4.8/141.15^{[d 3]}	1,040–2,912	480–1,344
Clue scroll (medium)	1	4/141.07	Not sold	12
Flamtaer hammer	1	1/141.07	5,503	6,000

↑ 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 11/130.67 when wearing a ring of wealth.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 The drop rate of logs are decreased when wearing a ring of wealth.

Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	1–1,000	Common^{[d 1]}	1–1,000	1–1,000
Flamtaer bag	1	1/2^{[d 2]}	Not sold	N/A
Swamp paste	25–40	Always^{[d 3]}	100–160	450–720

↑ 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[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Asyn remains	N/A	1	20/127.85
Riyl remains	N/A	1	20/127.85

[row-1] The drop rate of black locks are increased when wearing a ring of wealth.

[2] Players will only receive the tree wizards' journal once; subsequent rolls will give players a runescroll of swampbark instead.

[runescroll-3] 2.0 ^2.1 The drop rate of runescrolls are increased when wearing a ring of wealth.

[4] Players will only receive the bloody notes once; subsequent rolls will give players a runescroll of bloodbark instead.

[Clues-5] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.

[Clues-6] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.

[Clues-7] The drop rate of this item is increased if players already have a medium clue scroll.

[Ring_of_wealth-8] The drop rate of fine cloth is further increased to 11/130.67 when wearing a ring of wealth.

[rowLogs-9] 3.0 ^3.1 The drop rate of logs are decreased when wearing a ring of wealth.

[10] See Shades of Mort'ton (minigame)#Coin amounts for a description of the coin drop mechanics.

[11] There is a 1/2 chance of getting a Flamtaer bag if players do not own one.

[12] The chest will always give either a Flamtaer bag or swamp paste.

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