Mysterious shade (Sinkholes)
Mysterious shade (Sinkholes) is a level 2–111 members monster found in Morytania, the Fremennik Province and Kandarin, with 200 life points. It is the top source of Thieving locust card, Trading leech card and Trading mantis card.
“A shadow floating over the floor.”
Level 2–111MembersAggressiveAttacks with ranged
Updated . Stats and drops from the RuneScape Wiki's monster and drop data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Wiki page. Item sprites © Jagex.
Combat stats
- Combat level
- 2–111
- Life points
- 200
- Combat XP per kill
- 10
- Max hit
- 375
- Armour
- 20
- Attack style
- Ranged
- Weakness
- None
- Aggressive
- Yes
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- None needed
- Task
- Shades, Ghosts, Undead
- Assigned by
- Jacquelyn, Raptor, Vannaka, Mazchna, Laniakea
Where
Morytania, Fremennik, Kandarin, Karamja, Misthalin, Asgarnia, Desert, Havenhythe · Minigame only
Ironman notes
- Counts as a Slayer task from Jacquelyn, Raptor, Vannaka, Mazchna and Laniakea (task: shades, ghosts and undead). Killing it on task earns Slayer XP and points.
- Aggressive: it attacks on sight, which is handy for AFK kills once your gear outclasses it.
- Found inside a minigame or activity, not in the open world.
Best for
Best drop rate anywhere
Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.
- Thieving locust card16/300
- Trading leech card16/300
- Trading mantis card16/300
- Cloning mosquito card10/300
- Consistent yak card10/300
- Whimsical bunyip card10/300
- Protecting titan card8/300
- Scavenging meerkats card5/300
- Beguiling smoke devil card3/300
- Preening ibis card3/300
- Reversing phoenix card3/300
Versions
- 2lvl 2 · 200 LP
- 7lvl 7 · 4,000 LP
- 10lvl 10 · 4,000 LP
- 19lvl 19 · 4,000 LP
- 31lvl 31 · 4,000 LP
- 48lvl 48 · 4,000 LP
- 65lvl 65 · 4,000 LP
- 79lvl 79 · 4,000 LP
- 93lvl 93 · 4,000 LP
- 111lvl 111 · 4,000 LP
Drops (12)
| Item | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Combat totemBest rate | 1 | Always |
| Thieving locust cardBest rate | 1 | 16/300 |
| Trading leech cardBest rate | 1 | 16/300 |
| Trading mantis cardBest rate | 1 | 16/300 |
| Cloning mosquito cardBest rate | 1 | 10/300 |
| Consistent yak cardBest rate | 1 | 10/300 |
| Whimsical bunyip cardBest rate | 1 | 10/300 |
| Protecting titan cardBest rate | 1 | 8/300 |
| Scavenging meerkats cardBest rate | 1 | 5/300 |
| Beguiling smoke devil cardBest rate | 1 | 3/300 |
| Preening ibis cardBest rate | 1 | 3/300 |
| Reversing phoenix cardBest rate | 1 | 3/300 |
Most common first. “Best rate” and “#2/#3 rate” compare expected drops per kill with every other monster that drops the item.