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A skeleton vanguard is an armored variant of the skeleton and is an undead hostile mob found in Minecraft Dungeons. It also wears the vanguard armor.
Spawning
- Desert Temple
- Lower Temple
- Panda Plateau
- Overgrown Temple
- Lone Fortress
- Abyssal Monument (secret area)
- The Stronghold
- Sometimes in other levels during Daily Trials
Appearance
Skeleton vanguards are a desert variant of the skeleton that are the protectors of the Desert Temple and the bodyguards of the MCD: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.
Behavior
- Walk
A skeleton vanguard immediately chases the hero once seen or alerted by another mob.
- Attack
When close enough, it stabs the hero with its glaive. The shield serves as extra health as it absorbs the first attack. To damage the skeleton vanguard, the hero must break the shield first. The skeleton vanguard has a longer attack reach than most other mobs, so it can hit heroes from further away. Their long attack reach also allows them to take down targets more easily, such as the wolf, who can't touch them because of the glaive.
Health
| Power | Min Health |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13.2 |
| 4 | 22.44 |
| 10 | 35.64 |
| 16 | 54.12 |
| 22 | 72.6 |
| 27 | 97.68 |
| 33 | 130.68 |
| 39 | 168.96 |
| 45 | 216.48 |
| 51 | 278.52 |
| 56 | 377.52 |
| 62 | 512.16 |
| 68 | 691.68 |
| 74 | 888.36 |
| 80 | 1140.48 |
| 86 | 1463.88 |
| 91 | 1993.2 |
| 97 | 2704.68 |
| 103 | 3664.32 |
Cursed Presence
The arena where the Cursed Presence is summoned and battled at.
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 Desert Temple-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 (or any of their uniques) will drop as a reward:
Sounds
| Sound | Description |
|---|---|
| Death | |
| Hurt | |
| Idle | |
| Shield Breaks | |
| Spear | |
| Step |
History
| Minecraft Dungeons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeons Beta | Added the Skeleton Vanguard. | ||||
| 1.8.0.0 | Now has an Ancient variant, the Cursed Presence. | ||||
| 1.10.2.0 | Skeleton Vanguards now spawn in the Overgrown Temple and the Panda Plateau. | ||||
Issues
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Trivia
Gallery
A skeleton vanguard as seen in the Minecraft Dungeons menu.
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