Skeleton

Skeletons are ranged, hostile mobs that shoot arrows at the player and any other mob that attacks it. Like zombies, skeletons spawn in dimly lit areas, and will burn when directly in sunlight (when the sun is 15 degrees or greater above the ground) unless they are swimming in water. The skeleton will not burn if not directly in view of the sun, e.g. underneath a tree.

Since their initial introduction into the game, skeletons have received an AI update that has allowed them be about as "intelligent" as zombies, since they were both given similar AI updates. Skeletons can since now seek cover when on fire, and can perform many other "smarter" actions.

Appearance

A skeleton has grey bones, a skull head and has the same face as zombies, but with a different color and a mouth. In their right hand, they hold a bow. The skeleton's head was used on the Wither, only inversed.

Uses

Skeletons are an excellent source of bones (and bone meal) and can also drop arrows. Each skeleton will drop 0 - 2 bones and/or 0 - 2 arrows upon death. Although skeletons will fire arrows into walls and the ground, the player cannot pick up and re-use these arrows. Because of its valuable drops, skeleton dungeons are well sought-out for mob grinding purposes.

Creepers must be killed by a skeleton's arrow in order to drop a music disc.

Skeletons also have a 1/40 chance of dropping a bow only when they are killed by the player. There is a 1/5 chance the bow may be pre-enchanted with Power I. The bow will not be damaged if dropped by the skeleton.

In the future, skeletons will drop their heads, although rarely. They will be somehow arranged to spawn the Wither boss.

Behavior

When skeletons are nearby, their presence is indicated by the soft rattling sound of their bones. Skeletons will chase any player they see within a 16 block radius. They will climb steps, navigate mazes, and traverse other complex obstacles in order to get close to the player. When they are within 8 blocks of the player, with a clear line of sight, they will stop chasing and start shooting the player with arrows. If the player moves more than 16 blocks away from the skeleton, it will cease pursuit. In the old versions, the skeleton would have started to "bunnyhop" around you while shooting arrows. This was removed in 1.2, because Notch and Jeb thought it was then harder to kill the skeleton. Skeletons will attempt to avoid damage from the player by continuously circling around them while in combat.

If a skeleton's arrow hits another hostile mob, that mob will then attack the skeleton the same way it would attack the player (with the exception of zombies and creepers, which usually manage to continue pursuing the player). So, if a skeleton shoots another skeleton, they will inevitably become locked in a duel until one of them dies or is attacked by a player. As of 12w34a this is the same for the Wither.

Skeletons do not have a melee attack, their only weapon is their bow.

Skeletons will attempt to avoid sunlight by running under shade or into water.^[1]

Combat

Cleanly killing a skeleton generally requires the use of a bow and arrows. Melee combat will usually result in the player getting hit by at least one arrow before dispatching the skeleton. However, when using melee methods, it is recommended to circle around the skeleton in a decaying orbit by using the a/d keys and the w key simultaneously. This is a good way to dodge the arrows while getting close enough to attack.

If ranged combat is not an option, it is possible to minimize damage by blocking with a sword. This strategy can be used effectively by blocking just before the skeleton shoots an arrow and rushing forward after the shot. Repeating this process even while the skeleton is in melee range will allow the player to kill the skeleton while taking as little damage as possible from arrows.

Going after skeletons while swimming is not advised, as the water will slow the player's movement down to the point of making them an easy target for the skeleton's arrows.

Skeletons, like zombies and zombie pigmen, can be damaged by splash potions of healing and also are damaged heavily by a sword with the smite enchantment.

Defensive measures

Skeletons are vulnerable to daylight (when not standing in water), lava, fire, falling, suffocation, and contact with cacti. They are also able to climb ladders. Surface skeleton populations can be controlled if the player regularly sleeps in a bed at dusk, since skeletons will spawn in the dark if given the chance to. Players can keep an ear out for the clicking and xylophone-like sounds of nearby skeletons in caves and use certain corners and tight spaces to their advantage.

Construction safeguards

Proper lighting around and inside structures is essential to preventing skeletons (and other hostile mobs) from spawning.

Video

Skeleton/video

Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Prerequisites	Actual requirements (if different)	Version restriction	Xbox points earned
	Sniper Duel	Kill a skeleton with an arrow from more than 50 meters	Monster Hunter	"50 meters" is 50 blocks away.	PC	N/A

History

Skeletons were a hostile mob introduced to the game in Survival Test. They spawned randomly in new Survival maps and followed players when approached, much like zombies. They shot arrows with a purple/magenta colored shaft, appeared to fire arrows at a faster and more random rate, and shot 6 arrows outward a short range in all directions when dying. Arrows fired by skeletons at that time could be picked up and used by players. Skeletons took 5 hits to kill and could appear wearing NPC armor (that gave them no additional protection) and gave 120 points when killed.

In Alpha, skeletons would drop 0 - 2 arrows upon death. As of Alpha 1.2.0 (also known as the Halloween Update), skeletons hold a bow in their right hand.

As of Beta 1.2, skeletons can drop 0 - 2 bones in addition to arrows. These bones can be turned into bone meal, and mixed with other ingredients to make dyes or applied to wheat and saplings to mature the crop instantly. In Beta 1.4, skeleton bones could be used to tame wolves. As of Beta 1.6.6, bone meal applied to grass blocks will grow tall grass and flowers. As of Beta 1.8, a skeleton's bow is now larger and held more realistically (full-sized bows, two-handed, and pulling the arrow back) than in previous versions (in one hand) and they also fire arrows slightly slower. Their arrows however, will be shot with more force. This update also fixed a bug where skeletons would fire their arrows from above their heads. Also as of Beta 1.8, bone meal can also be used on a mushrooms to create Huge Mushrooms.

Since Beta 1.9 pre 5, a splash potion of fire resistance can be used to spare skeletons from burning to death in the sun.

In the 1.2 weekly Pre-release 12w04a, the Skeleton AI was updated so they are smarter, i.e. if a skeleton catches fire in daylight, it will rush to the nearest shadow or body of water for safety. The same path finding AI that was added to the zombies in 1.2 weekly Pre-release 12w03a were added to the skeletons in 1.2 Pre-release 12w04a. Since 12w06a, there is a small chance that skeletons drop a Bow when killed. There is also a small chance that the bow will be enchanted.

As of 1.2, Creepers will ignore a skeleton's arrows and will continue to chase the player since the creeper also received an AI update.

Trivia

Skeletons' arrows will often miss the player if they stand perfectly still and the skeleton doesn't move.
Skeletons' legs have the same texture as their arms.
If alerted to a player's presence, skeletons can (and will) fire arrows backwards (behind them).
If the player is under a skeleton, it will shoot itself.
A skeleton in a minecart will burn on contact with sunlight.
Skeletons may spawn on top of a spider creating a "Spider Jockey."
In Creative Mode, when a skeleton shoots an arrow at the player, the arrow bounces off and can hit the skeleton or other mobs. If it hits another hostile mob, it causes it to become hostile to the skeleton.
Skeletons can climb up ladders, but they will not shoot the players while climbing up. They do not use ladders to their advantage, and often simply use it if it is directly in front of them while in pursuit of the player.
A skeleton can kill itself with its own arrows if the player stays directly above it while flying in Creative Mode.
A skeleton hit by a splash potion of harming will gain health, however, when it is hit by a splash potion of healing it will lose health. It is also unaffected by potions of regeneration and poison. This is because skeletons are undead.
Skeletons cannot see the player through glass.
If a skeleton spawns via a monster spawner on peaceful, it can shoot an arrow at the player before it despawns. The arrow won't do any damage, though.
If a skeleton is attacked by another mob, then attacked by the player, the skeleton will be focused only on attacking the first mob that attacked it. (Unless the mob dies of course)
There is an unused Death sound in the game files, however, they use the Hurt sound on death.
Skeletons will not go in pursuit mode when it is under the shade at any time of day. When it reaches nighttime however, they will start giving chase.
If you go inside a skeleton, you will will see the bow texture overlap and go inside the skeletons head.
If a skeleton shoots a Zombie Pigman, only the Zombie Pigman that was shot will attack the skeleton.
If you stand inside of the skeleton he can't hurt you, but you can hurt him.
It might be possible in the future to collect and place Skeleton's heads, as shown by a image posted by Jeb on Twitter.

Gallery

A Skeleton in 1.8. You can see it wielding its bow with both hands.
Two skeletons shooting each other in 1.9pre4. The skeleton on the right is a Spider Jockey skeleton riding a spider.
A Skeleton in 12w32a in golden armor.
Skeleton leather.png

A Skeleton in 12w34b with leather armor.

References

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Entities

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A '''nautilus shell''' is an item that is used for crafting [[conduit]]s.

==Obtaining==
===Fishing===
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Nautilus shells can be rarely obtained as a treasure item from fishing. The drop chances of nautilus shells slightly increase with each level of [[Luck of the Sea]] on the [[player]]'s [[fishing rod]].

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[[Drowned]] have a 3%{{only|java|short=1}} or 8%{{only|bedrock|short=1}} chance to spawn with a nautilus shell in their off-hand, and this nautilus shell always drops upon [[death]].

===Trading===
[[Wandering trader]]s may [[trading|sell]] a nautilus shell for 5 [[emerald]]s each, but they only sell 5 of them at a time.

==Usage==
{{IN|bedrock}}, a nautilus shell is one of the few items that can be held in the off-hand.

===Crafting ingredient===
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=== Trading ===
Nautilus shells can be given to trident-wielding drowned with a chance for the drowned to pick up the shell and drop the trident.<sup>[''[[Bedrock Edition]] only'']</sup>

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{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.2|[[File:Nautilus Shell JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of nautilus shells has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.0|[[Drowned]] now sometimes spawn holding a nautilus shell.
|Nautilus shells are no longer behind [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.5.0.1|Nautilus shells can now be used to craft [[conduit]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Nautilus shells can now be obtained from [[trading]] with [[wandering trader]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Nautilus Shell JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added nautilus shells.}}
{{History||xbox=none|ps=1.91|wiiu=none|Nautilus shells can now be obtained from [[trading]] with [[wandering trader]]s.}}
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==Issues==
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==Trivia==
*[[wikipedia:Nautilus|Nautilus]]es are animals that occupy deep oceans in the real world. However, they are absent in Minecraft and there are currently no plans to add nautilus [[mob]]s into the game.
*Because {{el|bedrock}} allows for Nautilus shells to be held in the off-hand (since drowned hold them), they are the only item in that version that can be put in the off-hand slot without having a specific function.

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[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Netherite Ingot|Netherite Ingot]]<br/>{{About|the refined item|the scrap|Netherite Scrap|the ore|Ancient Debris|other uses|Netherite}}
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'''Netherite ingots''' are items obtained from crafting [[netherite scrap]]s and [[gold ingot]]s together, as well as loot from [[bastion remnant]] loot chests. Unlike other items, they are immune to fire and [[lava]] damage. They are primarily used to upgrade [[diamond]] gear and craft [[lodestone]]s.

== Obtaining ==

Netherite ingots are obtained by crafting four [[netherite scrap]]s and four [[gold ingot]]s. It is a shapeless recipe, therefore the placement of the netherite scraps and gold ingots does not matter when crafting it.

=== Crafting ===

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=== Chest loot ===
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== Usage ==
Netherite ingots are crafting materials used to make netherite tools, weapons, and armor.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

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=== Smithing ingredient ===
Netherite ingots can be used on a [[smithing table]] to upgrade diamond items to netherite items, as well as trim any armor piece. Data such as durability, enchantments, and custom names are preserved.

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'''Trim color palette'''
The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
* {{TrimPalette|netherite ingot}}
* {{TrimPalette|netherite ingot|darker=1}} (a darker color palette is used when a netherite armor piece is trimmed using a netherite ingot).

=== Repairing ===

Netherite ingots are the repair items for the netherite [[tier]] and [[armor material]], and thus can be used to [[item repair|repair]] the following items in an [[anvil]]:
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Helmet}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Chestplate}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Leggings}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Boots}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Sword}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Axe}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Shovel}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Hoe}}

=== Beacons ===

A netherite ingot could be used to select powers from a [[beacon]] instead of using an [[emerald]], [[gold ingot]], [[iron ingot]], or a [[diamond]]. The player must select one of the available powers, and then insert an ingot in the item slot. The [[gold]] option is more efficient than the netherite option because it consumes 3 fewer gold and no [[Netherite Scrap|netherite scrap]].

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=== Advancements ===
{{load advancements|Serious dedication}}

== History ==
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{{History|||snap=20w07a|Netherite ingots can now be used to power [[beacon]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|The [[crafting]] recipe for netherite [[tools]] and [[armor]] has been changed so that a [[smithing table]] is used instead of a [[crafting table]] and [[enchanting|enchantments]] are preserved when upgrading [[item]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|Netherite ingots can now be used to craft [[lodestone]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Netherite ingots can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Increased the chance of finding netherite ingots in bastion remnant chests from 16.8% to 42.1%.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Netherite ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.|Upgrading diamond tools and armor to netherite now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]] in addition to a netherite ingot.}}
{{History|||snap=23w05a|Netherite ingots can now be used to trim netherite armor.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Netherite ingots are now usable for trimming without requiring the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack to be enabled.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Ingot BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite ingots.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite ingots can now be used to power [[beacon]]s.
|The [[crafting]] recipe for netherite [[tools]] and [[armor]] has been changed so that a [[smithing table]] is used instead of a [[crafting table]] and [[enchanting|enchantments]] are preserved when upgrading [[item]]s.
|Netherite ingots can now be used to craft [[lodestone]]s.
|Netherite ingots can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:Netherite Ingot JE1 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of netherite ingots has been changed to match ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Netherite ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.|Upgrading diamond tools and armor to netherite now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]] in addition to a netherite ingot.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Netherite ingots are now usable for trimming without requiring the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle to be enabled.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== See also ==
* {{EnvLink|Bastion Remnant}}
* {{BlockLink|Block of Netherite}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Scrap}}
*  {{BlockLink|Ancient Debris}}
*{{BlockLink|Lodestone}}

== External Links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--netherite-ingot Taking Inventory: Netherite Ingot] – Minecraft.net on May 28, 2020

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Skeleton AI implemented into the wither.

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