Minecraft Dungeons:Skeleton

“	SKELETON – These emancipated mobs rely on a bow to harm heroes. Reply in kind with your own ranged weapon to eliminate them.	„
	— Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes

A skeleton is an undead hostile mob that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons. Skeletons have three direct variants.

Appearance[]

Skeletons in Minecraft Dungeons are different in color from their counterparts in the original game, with their bones being marble-colored and parts near its legs or joints being darker. Skeletons are left-handed.

Some skeleton are slightly taller than others, and have more health and defense. The first skeleton variant possesses a longbow, the second variant possesses the power bow. Both of these variants wear reinforced mail, which can appear either with both a helmet and chestplate or just a helmet. In the arcade edition, they have melee variants.

Spawning[]

Skeletons also spawn when night falls, regardless of the mission, and when at least one hero dies in multiplayer.

Behavior[]

Skeletons attempt to position themselves at a set distance from the hero.

Skeletons shoot arrows normally underwater without being slowed down, unlike their original game counterpart.

Walk

Skeleton walk

Skeletons flee when the hero gets near. If the player is stationary, the skeleton repeatedly shoot without moving.

Bow action

Skeleton bow action

Skeletons harm the hero by shooting arrows from shortbows at a distance.

Novelty

Skeleton novelty

Skeletons have a rare behavior when idle, in which they spin their skull rapidly as if playing with their heads. They have a sound file named "novelty spin" that plays when this behavior occurs as one of the easter eggs within the game.

Barrage[]

Barrage is an ancient skeleton (variant two) that can be encountered during ancient hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:

Barragegameplay — The hero facing Barrage and it's enchanted minions.

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:

Accelerate

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

Bow

Ditto.
- Bonebow
- Twin Bow
Hunter's Armor

Ditto (Without it's enchanted skeleton minions).
- Archer's Armor
Soul Bow
- Bow of Lost Souls
- Nocturnal Bow

Melee skeleton[]

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A melee skeleton ^{[unofficial name]} is a skeleton variant that can be found exclusively within the arcade edition of Minecraft Dungeons.

Appearance[]

Melee 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[]

Behavior[]

Basic attack

Melee skeletons are hostile towards heroes and will attack them on sight, just like their normal, bow wielding counterparts.

Sounds[]

Sound	Description
	Hurt
	Death
	Novelty spin
	Step
	Idle
	Shoot

Data value[]

SkeletonVariant0

Health: 60
Push multiplier: 1.5
Range: 950.0
Projectile: BP_SkeletonArrow
Delay Seconds : 0.7,
Delay Seconds Per Projectile: 0.0,
Angle Span: 0.0,
Angle Offset: 0.0,
Max Randomized Angle Factor: 0.0,
Non-Random First Arrow: true,
Attack rate seconds: 2.0

SkeletonVariant1

Health: 200
Push multiplier: 1.4
Projectile Damage Factor: 1.2

SkeletonVariant2

Health: 480
Push multiplier: 1.2
Projectile Damage Factor: 1.4

Skeleton have an unused legs position while aiming. ‌^{[Minecraft Dungeons only]}

Skeleton have 2 decorative models in game.

History[]

Minecraft Dungeons
Dungeons Beta					Added skeletons.
1.8.0.0					Added Barrage.

Trivia[]

Skeletons and their variants are the only hostile mobs that appear in all of the DLCs so far.
Skeletons have an unused animation called "Get hit from the front". However, this animation is used in the Arcade version.^[verify]

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Skeleton" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery[]

Renders[]

A skeleton.
A skeleton aiming.
A variant 1 skeleton.
A variant 1 skeleton aiming.
A variant 2 skeleton.
A variant 2 skeleton aiming.
Skeleton crypt pose.
Skeleton dead pose.
A melee armored skeleton in Minecraft Dungeons:Arcade.
Ditto (variant 2).
Skeleton horsemen are comprised of skeletons riding skeleton horses, with an enchanted helmet and no chest armor.

Animations[]

Skeleton idle.
Skeleton walk.
Skeleton bow action.
Skeleton novelty.
Skeleton stun.
Skeleton bow action (unused legs position).
Skeleton get hit from the front (unused).

Textures[]

The texture file of the skeleton.
The shadow texture file of the skeleton.

In-game[]

A skeleton in game.
Four heroes battling a horde of spiders. Some new mobs are also seen here, such as tough husks and a melee skeleton.
Barrage in-game.
A skeleton variant 1 in-game.
A skeleton variant 2 in-game.
Murals in the luminous night Tower that depict a skeleton.
Murals in the luminous night Tower that depict a skeleton's face.

References[]

Minecraft Dungeons entities