SMW Subobject for 2Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"2","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":37.3,"lifepoints":200,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16739","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"2","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 50NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 37.3NPC magic accuracy: 20NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 50Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16739Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 2Version anchor: 2Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 20NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 200NPC Defence level: 2Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 20Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 2NPC Ranged level: 2NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 19Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"19","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":36.6,"lifepoints":750,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16742","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"19","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 200NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 36.6NPC magic accuracy: 190NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 200Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16742Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 19Version anchor: 19Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 190NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 750NPC Defence level: 10Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 100Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 19NPC Ranged level: 19NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 111Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"111","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":723.6,"lifepoints":4000,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16748","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"111","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 375NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 723.6NPC magic accuracy: 900NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 375Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16748Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 111Version anchor: 111Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 900NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 4000NPC Defence level: 70Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 700Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 90NPC Ranged level: 90NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 7Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"7","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":26.7,"lifepoints":400,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16740","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"7","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 100NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 26.7NPC magic accuracy: 50NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 100Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16740Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 7Version anchor: 7Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 50NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 400NPC Defence level: 5Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 50Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 5NPC Ranged level: 5NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 48Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"48","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":83.1,"lifepoints":2000,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16744","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"48","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 275NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 83.1NPC magic accuracy: 400NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 275Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16744Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 48Version anchor: 48Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 400NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 2000NPC Defence level: 30Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 300Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 40NPC Ranged level: 40NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 93Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"93","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":379.8,"lifepoints":3600,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16747","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"93","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 350NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 379.8NPC magic accuracy: 800NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 350Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16747Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 93Version anchor: 93Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 800NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 3600NPC Defence level: 55Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 550Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 80NPC Ranged level: 80NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 31Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"31","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":48.9,"lifepoints":1250,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16743","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"31","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 250NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 48.9NPC magic accuracy: 250NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 250Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16743Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 31Version anchor: 31Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 250NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 1250NPC Defence level: 20Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 200Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 25NPC Ranged level: 25NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 65Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"65","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":72.6,"lifepoints":2250,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16745","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"65","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 300NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 72.6NPC magic accuracy: 550NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 300Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16745Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 65Version anchor: 65Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 550NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 2250NPC Defence level: 40Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 400Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 55NPC Ranged level: 55NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 79Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"79","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":233.1,"lifepoints":3200,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16746","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"79","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 325NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 233.1NPC magic accuracy: 700NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 325Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16746Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 79Version anchor: 79Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 700NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 3200NPC Defence level: 45Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 450Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 70NPC Ranged level: 70NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
SMW Subobject for 10Examine: A shadow floating over the floor.Monster JSON: {"release_date":"5 February 2013","version":"10","slayer":"1","release_update_post":"Sinkholes","name":"Mysterious shade","experience":28.2,"lifepoints":500,"examine":"A shadow floating over the floor.","members":"Yes","slayer_category":"Shades","restriction":"minigame","id":"16741","assigned_by":"[[File:mazchna chathead.png¦x30px¦link=Mazchna¦Mazchna: 60–120 Shades]]","style":"[[File:Ranged-icon.png¦25px¦link=Ranged]] [[File:Magic-icon.png¦25px¦link=Magic]]","weakness":"[[File:Zero weakness icon.png¦25px¦link=No weakness]]","level":"10","poisonous":false,"aggressive":true}NPC ranged max hit: 150NPC melee affinity: 80NPC primary attack style: rangedCombat experience: 28.2NPC magic accuracy: 100NPC ranged affinity: 80NPC magic max hit: 150Slayer level: 1NPC ID: 16741Release date: 5 February 2013Is NPC poisonous: falseMonster name: Mysterious shadeNPC magic affinity: 80NPC susceptible to poison: trueCombat level: 10Version anchor: 10Is NPC aggressive: trueIs variant of: Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)Location restriction: minigameNPC attack rate: 4NPC ranged accuracy: 100NPC Attack level: 1Slayer experience: 0Weakness by class: noneActions: Attack, ExamineNPC attack style text: ranged, magicSusceptible to: terrasaurNPC melee accuracy: 0NPC susceptible to stun: trueNPC life points: 500NPC Defence level: 5Assigned by: MazchnaIs members only: trueNPC special max hit: 0NPC armour: 50Weakness: File:Zero weakness icon.pngNPC Magic level: 10NPC Ranged level: 10NPC melee max hit: 0NPC attack style: File:Ranged-icon.png, File:Magic-icon.pngSlayer category: shadesWeakness text: nothing
It is one of the most powerful types of foes in Sinkholes, and can easily kill a player. It uses a mixture of Magic (blue-coloured) and Ranged (yellow-coloured) attacks, which are powered evenly. It is almost always recommended to defeat the shades in a room first to eliminate their devastating attacks. They are very dangerous and can deal extremely high damage for their level, powerful and accurate with decent attack speed. These shades do not have any weakness, unlike those found while Dungeoneering. For using prayer against exceptionally strong shades, either use Protect from Ranged or Protect from Magic or their respective Curse equivalents. Ranged armour offers the best overall defence against their attacks. If there is a single shade in a room (as there often is if soloing), it is almost always about as strong as the player and is likely to exhaust a player's food/prayer quickly if they are wearing melee armour.
This is one of the monsters within Sinkholes that will switch targets instead of continuing to attack the first player it sees. Thus if a group encounters a high level shade and one happens to get attacked, the shade will change target and during this time, the latter can have time to heal or run away.