Minecraft Dungeons:Skeleton Vanguard

A skeleton vanguard (referred simply as vanguard in-game) is an armored variant of the skeleton and is an undead hostile mob found in Minecraft Dungeons. It also wears the vanguard armor.

Appearance
Skeleton vanguards are a desert variant of the skeleton that are the protectors of the Desert Temple and the bodyguards of the Nameless One. They are seen wearing an iron chestplate, a leather belt around its waist, and an iron helmet with a brown stripe near the base and a gold stud in the middle. It wields a unique-shaped shield that's made of wood and has golden sides with an iron patch on the middle. It is also seen wielding a glaive, which it uses for attacks.

Spawning

 * (Secret area)
 * Sometimes in other levels during Daily Trials
 * (Secret area)
 * Sometimes in other levels during Daily Trials
 * (Secret area)
 * Sometimes in other levels during Daily Trials
 * Sometimes in other levels during Daily Trials
 * Sometimes in other levels during Daily Trials

Behavior
The Skeleton Vanguard has two behaviors.

A skeleton vanguard immediately chases the hero once seen or alerted by another mob.
 * Walk

When close enough, it stabs the target with its glaive. The shield serves as extra health as it absorbs the first attack. The skeleton vanguard has a longer attack reach than most other mobs, so it can hit targets from farther away. Their long attack reach also allows them to take down allies more easily, such as wolves, who can't touch them because of this glaive.
 * Attack

Vanguard Armor
The Vanguard Armor is an unobtainable set of armor worn exclusively by.

Desert Shield
A Desert Shield is an unobtainable shield equipped exclusively by.

Cursed Presence


The Cursed Presence is the ancient variant of the skeleton vanguard encountered during Ancient Hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:



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



15 Enchanted Baby Zombies act as the ancient's minions, possessing the following enchantments:



Upon defeating the Cursed Presence, a gilded variant of the following items will drop as a reward:



Trivia

 * In the game files, the vanguard armor is referred to internally as.
 * In the game files, the skeleton vanguard’s shield is referred to internally as.
 * Skeleton vanguards generate in the, the , the, the and  for some reason, possibly to guard the , the , the  and the Imperfect Heart of Ender.