Note:
- Hurt and death sounds with armor sounds.
- Attack render of the Melee elite skeleton.
- Replace the melee elite skeleton’s reinforced mail chest plate on stronger variant render with Scale Mail chest plate (keep the helmet).
An elite skeleton [unofficial name] is a slightly rare and stronger type of skeleton found in Minecraft Dungeons.
Appearance[]
Elite skeletons resemble normal skeletons, but are slightly taller than average. They noticeably have more health due to their armor. 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 game, 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.
- Creeper Woods
- Creepy Crypt
- Soggy Swamp
- Soggy Cave
- Pumpkin Pastures
- Arch Haven
- Cacti Canyon
- Redstone Mines
- Fiery Forge
- Desert Temple
- Lower Temple
- Highblock Halls (Outside and underground area)
- Underhalls
- Dingy Jungle
- Panda Plateau
- Overgrown Temple
- Lone Fortress (Key Golem room)
- Lost Settlement
- Windswept Peaks
- Gale Sanctum
- Gauntlet of Gales
- Colossal Rampart
- Soul Sand Valley
- Abyssal Monument (Secret area)
- Radiant Ravine (Secret area)
- The Stronghold
- Daily Trial
- Ancient Hunt
- Tower
Behavior[]
Elite skeletons are hostile towards heroes and will shoot them on sight, just like their normal counterparts.
Melee elite skeleton[]
A Melee Elite Skeleton [unofficial name] is a melee variant of the normal elite skeleton that spawns exclusively within the Arcade edition.
Appearance[]
The Melee Elite Skeleton is 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[]
Behavior[]
Melee Skeleton Brutes are hostile towards heroes and will attack them on sight, just like their normal, bow wielding counterparts.
Health[]
Power | Min health for non-chesplated | Min health for chestplated |
---|---|---|
1 | 20 | 52.8 |
4 | 34 | 89.76 |
10 | 54 | 142.56 |
16 | 82 | 216.48 |
22 | 110 | 290.4 |
27 | 148 | 390.72 |
33 | 198 | 522.72 |
39 | 256 | 675.84 |
45 | 328 | 865.92 |
51 | 422 | 1114.08 |
56 | 572 | 1510.08 |
62 | 776 | 2048.64 |
68 | 1048 | 2766.72 |
74 | 1346 | 3553.44 |
80 | 1728 | 4561.92 |
86 | 2218 | 5855.52 |
91 | 3020 | 7972.8 |
97 | 4098 | 10818.72 |
103 | 5552 | 14657.28 |
Sounds[]
Sound | Description |
---|---|
Hurt | |
Death | |
Novelty Spin | |
Step | |
Idle | |
Shoot |
Barrage[]

The arena where the Barrage is summoned and battled.
The Barrage is the ancient variant of the elite skeleton encountered during Ancient Hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:
The ancient resides within a Highblock Halls exterior-themed arena and possesses, at minimum, the following enchantments:
20 enchanted skeletons act as the ancient's minions, possessing the following enchantments:
Upon defeating the Barrage, a gilded variant of the following items will drop as a reward:
History[]
Gallery[]
Skeleton horsemen are elite skeletons riding skeleton horses, but without chest armor, with an enchanted helmet, and are equipped with a longbow.
Four heroes battling a horde of spiders. Some new mobs are also seen here, like the Elite Husk and a melee variant of the elite skeleton.
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