Minecraft Dungeons:Tough Skeleton

An elite skeleton is a skeleton variant that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.

Appearance
Elite skeletons resemble normal skeletons, but have more health and are slightly taller. They have two variants, one with a power bow and one with a bow They also wear reinforced mail, which can appear wearing either both helmet and chestplate or just helmet. In the arcade edition, a third variant spawns exclusively there where they instead use melee weapons for melee damage.

Spawning
Elite skeletons spawn when night falls, regardless of the mission, when at least one hero dies in multiplayer.
 * (Outside and underground area)
 * (Key Golem room)
 * (Secret area)
 * (Secret area)
 * (Outside and underground area)
 * (Key Golem room)
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 * (Outside and underground area)
 * (Key Golem room)
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 * (Key Golem room)
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 * (Key Golem room)
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Behavior
Elite skeletons are hostile towards heroes and will shoot them on sight, just like their normal counterparts.
 * Basic attack

Melee elite skeleton
A melee elite skeleton is an elite skeleton variant that can be found exclusively within the arcade edition of Minecraft Dungeons.

Appearance
Melee elite skeletons are seen having two variants. The weaker variant wears a scale mail chestplate and holds a single dagger in reverse grip while the stronger variant also wears a scale mail chestplate but with an additional reinforced mail helmet and holds a sword.

Spawning

 * (Arcade)
 * (Arcade)
 * (Arcade)

Behavior
Melee elite skeleton are hostile towards heroes and will attack them on sight, just like their normal, bow wielding counterparts.
 * Basic attack

Barrage


The barrage is an ancient elite skeleton that can be encountered during ancient hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:



The ancient resides within a Highblock Halls-themed arena and possesses, at minimum, the following enchantments:



Twenty enchanted skeletons act as the ancient's minions, possessing the following enchantments:



Upon defeating the barrage, a gilded variant of the following items drops as a reward:



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 * In the game files, the first variant of elite skeletons are referred to internally by the name.
 * In the game files, the second variant of elite skeletons are referred to internally by the name.