Haunted Mine/Quick guide

This quest has an in-depth guide.

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

This article is about the quest. For the haunted mine in which it is set, see Abandoned Mine.

Details

Start point	Speak to the Zealot at the mines in Morytania on the path to Mort'ton. Show on map
Official difficulty	Experienced
Official length	Short
Description	Recent forays into Morytania by some of Saradomin's more fanatical supporters have unearthed murky rumours concerning an abandoned mine in the south. Legend speaks of an unusual material, hidden in the depths of the mines, that is somehow linked to the desolation and fear that now surrounds the place. Do you have the nerve to find out more, and enter the haunted mines of Morytania?
Requirements	Completion of Priest in Peril 35 Crafting (boostable) The ability to defeat a level 95 enemy
Items required	A chisel (can be acquired during the quest) A Zealot's Key (Pickpocket from Zealot)
Recommended	50 Combat level 15 Agility (boostable) if climbing over the mine cart and crawling down the cart tunnel of the front entrance Completion of Nature Spirit for access to Druid pouch or Fire pit for Fires of Dehumidification. 40 Prayer A Dramen or Lunar staff (only if you cannot reach the starting location through the Shades of Mort'ton minigame teleport or a Mort'ton teleport scroll. You can use the fairy ring BIP (requires 50 Agility) to teleport near to the quest start.). 1 Super energy potion if low Agility (Stamina potion is HIGHLY recommended) A pickaxe to mine mithril ore after the quest (for the hard Morytania Diary) (several low-tier pickaxe spawns throughout the mine) A Slayer Ring for easy completion of the Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest after completing Haunted Mine. The boss fight at the end of the quest is considerably more difficult than the boss's combat level may suggest. It is highly recommended to bring: Good combat equipment (at least level 50 is advised) 1-2 prayer potions Combat stat boosting potions (depending on your attack style) Plenty of good food is strongly recommended for all levels, regardless of equipment and Defence 2 empty inventory spaces, one for Zealot's key and one for the glowing fungus Magic is recommended — see the boss section of the guide for more details It can be useful to bring either a (additional) melee weapon with high Strength bonuses, Ranged ammunition with high Ranged Strength bonuses, or high-hitting Magic spells. Take something with a high maximum hit. (High-hitting special attacks are recommended.)
Enemies to defeat	Treus Dayth (level 95)

Walkthrough

Starting out

• Talk to the Zealot outside the mine. ( 1•1•1•3•1•1•1)…

  1	I follow the path of Saradomin.
  1	I come seeking challenges and quests.
  1	What quest is that then?
  3	Why was everyone in the mines slaughtered?
  1	Is there any other way into the mine?
  1	Where is the second entrance to the mines?
  1	Can I borrow your key?

• Pickpocket him.
• Head south of the Zealot then around to the back of the mine
• Crawl-down the southern Cart tunnel on the east side of the mountain

Cave level 1

• Go west and Crawl-through the Cart tunnel
• Go south and Crawl-down the Cart tunnel
• Go east and down the first ladder.

Cave level 2

• Go east and down the first ladder.

Cave level 3

• Avoid touching mine carts.
• Go south along the moving cart's tracks using the alcove for cover, then slightly west.
• Climb down the ladder.

Cave level 4

The mine cart route solution.

Levers A-E. Camera facing west.

Levers F-K. Camera facing east.

• Pick a glowing fungus. Don't take any random events that teleport you out of the mine from now on or your fungus will turn to ash.
• Go NW and place the fungus in the searchable cart.
• Go NW to check the points settings. (Board on a wall)

• Write down which levers need to change to match the correct setting to get to the ladder in the top-right corner.
  • The initial configuration will be different for each player. See pictures for the correct configuration and labels on each lever.
• Go SE and pull the needed levers (between A-E).
• Go NW and pull the needed levers (between F-K).
• Return to the point settings and click start.

If you mess up and the cart does not reach the ladder, you will need to grab another fungus, put it in the mine cart and send it down the track before continuing.

Finding the cart again

• Leave the cave by going back the way you came
  • Go up the ladder by the glowing fungus spawn.
  • Go north past the haunted cart, then the first wing east, climb up the ladder.
  • Go west, climb up the ladder.
  • Go west and exit the cave.
• Crawl-down the Cart tunnel to the north
• Climb down the nearby ladder.
• Go NE and climb down the ladder by the door.
• Go west then north and climb down the ladder.
• Search the cart for the fungus and take it. Do not drop until you have completed the quest!

Water valve

• Climb up the ladder and start saving your run energy for after you turn the water valve in the next step.
• Go all the way east then south past the moving cart.
• Climb down the ladder.
• Head south and use the Zealot's key on the water valve.
  • Note: If you forgot a chisel be sure to grab the one near the lift before you open the valve; you won't have enough time to pick it up while running there.
• Quickly run to the lift and take it down.
• Go South then East and down the stairs.
• Go through the door.
• Pick up the innocent-looking key to start the boss fight.
• Kill Treus Dayth. It is recommended to pray Protect from Missiles throught the duration of the fight. A good way to fight this boss is to run nearby him after attacking; the goal is to force him into the north-eastern corner. Once this occurs, run west to the end of the detached northern shaft and attack him from a distance. This prevents him from teleporting around the mine while also negating crane damage, which should make the fight easier.
  • Note: If you teleport away, you will have to get another Glowing fungus.
  • Note: If you die, you cannot get the Glowing fungus back from your grave in the flooded area. This is not a safe fight.
  • Note: If you are following the Optimal Quest Guide, using Crumble Undead is the most effective way to kill this boss.
• Pick up the key
• Go back up the eastern stairs.
• Go west and down those stairs. You will need the Glowing fungus to act as a light source.
• Open the door and cut the crystal outcrop with your chisel.
• Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

• 2 Quest points
• 22,000 Strength experience
• The ability to make the Salve amulet, which when equipped gives combat bonuses against undead monsters.
• Access to a shortcut to the crystal outcrops
• Access to Tarn's Lair

Unlocks:

• Treus Dayth accessible in the Nightmare Zone.

Additional tips

• Players can use a ball of wool on a salve shard to make a salve amulet.
• The crystal-mine key, obtained after killing Treus Dayth, can be added to the steel key ring.
• Unless the player has a low defence or prayer level, it is often more efficient to tank the crane hits and rush the boss directly than it is to spend time navigating the area.
• Mining mithril ore within the abandoned mine is a hard task in the Morytania Diary. You can receive a pickaxe by attempting to take one of the pickaxes laying on the ground near the bottom of the lift, which will come to life (level-50) before dropping an Iron Pickaxe. There is also a spawn of a bronze pickaxe at the top of the lift, just to the west.