As shades are undead, they are affected by the Salve amulet and Crumble Undead. They are also extremely weak to the Gadderhammer, although a dragon scimitar deals more damage on average. They are generally regarded as a terrible way to complete the "Shades" slayer task due to their high damage and high hitpoints (the better choice being Loar Shades in Mor'ton), with the only notable drops being shade robe pieces, which have little practicality. Shades in the Stronghold of Security can be safespotted using a skeleton found on the eastern side in the middle northern part of the room.