The shortcut key is obtained near the end of the Darkness of Hallowvale quest. With the shortcut key, the time to reach sector 3 from the start is cut to around a third. There are two shortcut doors which are identified by the symbol of the key on them.
See the Meiyerditch shortcut guide for the route that requires the key.
You can put the shortcut key on your steel key ring.
This item is always kept on death, regardless of what other items the player is holding, unless you die in the Wilderness, in which case it is lost.
If you lose your shortcut key you may get another from Safalaan. After the quest The Branches of Darkmeyer, since Safalaan has disappeared, Vertida Sefalatis (located in the Meiyerditch hideout) will replace the key for you. After The Lord of Vampyrium, the key can be reclaimed by simply attempting to open one of the shortcut doors in Meiyerditch.
1st shortcut door
2nd shortcut door
Disassembly[]
| Disassembly XP | 0.1 |
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| Item quantity required | 1 |
| Material count | 1 |
| Base junk chance | 98.9% |
| Possible materials | |
| Often | |
 Simple parts | 99% |
| Rarely | |
 Variable components | 1% |
| Part 3 of the Myreque quest series | |
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| Enemies |
 Vyrewatch Shadowy figure Juvinate guard Vanescula Drakan Ranis Drakan Vanstrom Klause |
| Items |
 Ladder top Message Castle sketch 1 Castle sketch 2 Castle sketch 3 Message Large ornate key Haemalchemy (Vol. 1) Shortcut key Sealed message Door key Blood tithe pouch Daeyalt ore |
| Rewards |
 Tome of xp |
| Locations |
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| Music |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Steel key ring keys |
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| H.A.M. |
 Bronze Iron Steel Silver Prison | ||||||||||
| Triskelion Treasures |
 Crystal triskelion Fragment 1 Fragment 2 Fragment 3 | ||||||||||
| God Wars Dungeon |
 Frozen Armadyl Bandos Saradomin Zamorak | ||||||||||
| Shade keys |
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| Bone keys |
 Ghosts Ahoy Shilo Village | ||||||||||
| Ascension Keystone |
 Primus Secundus Tertius Quartus Quintus Sextus | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous |
 Keepsake Crystal Tooth half Loop half Dragonkin Strange teeth Strange loop Treasure Trails Muddy Prison (Prison Pete) Prison (Troll Stronghold) Sinister Tarnished Iron Cell House key Magic path Ranged path Cavern Columbarium (Shiny) Saradomin Zamorak Small To the Crossing (Birthday) Guard's First floor Casket Display cabinet (Dimension of Disaster) Display cabinet (The Golem) | ||||||||||
