Skeleton

Skeleton

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Hook
  4%
• Carton of Milk
  0.67%
• Ancient Iron Helmet
  1%
• Ancient Gold Helmet
  0.5%
• Bone Sword
  0.5%
• Skull
  0.2%
• Bone (1-3)
  90%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

Not to be confused with the boss, Skeletron.

Skeletons are enemies that spawn in the Cavern layer. They follow the Fighter AI and can open doors. Unlike Zombies, they do not require a Blood Moon to do so.

In Expert Mode, certain Skeletons throw bones which deal 2× their base melee damage. The damage is further multiplied by 2 due to Expert's general damage enhancers, resulting in a damage 4 times the base value.

Variants

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

2 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode
3 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode › Post-Plantera

NPC ID	Type		Health	Damage	Defense	KB Resist	Coins
21		Skeleton	60/120›132›264/180›198›396	20/40›36›72/60›54›108	8/8›8›16	50%/55%/60%	1Pre-Hardmode: 250Hardmode: 2Post-Plantera: 4
449		Bone Throwing Skeleton(Expert Mode exclusive)	120›132›264/180›198›396	40›36›72/60›54›108	8›8›16	55%/60%	Pre-Hardmode: 250Hardmode: 2Post-Plantera: 4
-46		Small Skeleton	54/108›118›237/162›178›356	18/36›32›64/54›48›97	7/7›7›14	45%/51%/56%	90Pre-Hardmode: 225Hardmode: 180Post-Plantera: 360
-47		Big Skeleton	66/132›145›290/198›217›435	22/44›39›79/66›59›118	8/8›8›17	55%/60%/64%	110Pre-Hardmode: 275Hardmode: 220Post-Plantera: 440
201		Headache Skeleton	55/110›120›242/165›180›363	20/40›36›72/60›54›108	12/12›12›24	50%/55%/60%	130Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260Post-Plantera: 520
450		Bone Throwing Headache Skeleton(Expert Mode exclusive)	110›120›242/165›180›363	40›36›72/60›54›108	12›12›24	55%/60%	Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260Post-Plantera: 520
-48		Small Headache Skeleton	51/102›111›225/153›167›337	18/37›33›66/55›50›100	11/11›11›22	47%/52%/57%	120Pre-Hardmode: 32Hardmode: 241Post-Plantera: 483
-49		Big Headache Skeleton	58/117›128›258/176›192›388	21/42›38›77/64›57›115	12/12›12›25	54%/58%/63%	139Pre-Hardmode: 347Hardmode: 278Post-Plantera: 556
202		Misassembled Skeleton	65/130›142›286/195›213›429	18/36›32›64/54›48›96	8/8›8›16	50%/55%/60%	120Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240Post-Plantera: 480
451		Bone Throwing Misassembled Skeleton(Expert Mode exclusive)	130›142›286/195›213›429	36›32›64/54›48›96	8›8›16	55%/60%	Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240Post-Plantera: 480
-50		Small Misassembled Skeleton	56/113›123›248/169›185›373	15/31›27›55/46›41›83	6/6›6›13	44%/49%/55%	14Pre-Hardmode: 261Hardmode: 28Post-Plantera: 417
-51		Big Misassembled Skeleton	73/146›160›323/220›240›484	20/40›36›72/61›54›108	9/9›9›18	57%/61%/65%	135Pre-Hardmode: 338Hardmode: 271Post-Plantera: 542
203		Pantless Skeleton	60/120›132›264/180›198›396	22/44›38›78/66›57›117	8/8›8›16	50%/55%/60%	110Pre-Hardmode: 275Hardmode: 220Post-Plantera: 440
452		Bone Throwing Pantless Skeleton(Expert Mode exclusive)	120›132›264/180›198›396	44›38›78/66›57›117	8›8›16	55%/60%	Pre-Hardmode: 275Hardmode: 220Post-Plantera: 440
-52		Small Pantless Skeleton	51/102›112›224/153›168›336	18/37›32›66/56›48›99	6/6›6›13	43%/48%/54%	93Pre-Hardmode: 233Hardmode: 187Post-Plantera: 374
-53		Big Pantless Skeleton	69/138›151›303/206›227›455	25/50›43›89/75›65›134	9/9›9›18	58%/62%/66%	126Pre-Hardmode: 316Hardmode: 252Post-Plantera: 55
Halloween-Exclusive Variants
322		Top Hat Skeleton(Halloween Variant 1)	115/230›252/345›378	23/46›40/69›60	0	35%/42%/48%	130Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260
323		Astronaut Skeleton(Halloween Variant 2)	65/130›142›286/195›213›429	18/36›32›64/54›48›96	10/10›10›20	50%/55%/60%	120Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240Post-Plantera: 480
324		Alien Skeleton(Halloween Variant 3)	70/140›154›308/210›231›462	22/44›38›78/66›57›117	10/10›10›20	60%/64%/68%	130Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260Post-Plantera: 520

Notes

• Activating a Skeleton Statue with Wire will summon a Skeleton. Activating a Bone Skeleton Statue will spawn a Skeleton capable of throwing bones, even in non-Expert mode worlds.
• Most Skeletons in Expert Mode will not throw bones during Halloween, as the costumed variants do not have their own sprites for throwing bones. The same applies to Spore Skeletons overall.

Trivia

• Skeletons appear in more than 50 different forms in the game:

• Angry Bones
• Armored Skeleton
• Armored Viking
• Blue Armored Bones
• Bone Lee
• Cursed Skull
• Dark Caster
• Diabolist
• Dragon Skull
• Dungeon Guardian
• Giant Cursed Skull
• Hell Armored Bones
• Hoplite
• Old One's Skeleton
• Necromancer
• Ragged Caster
• Rune Wizard
• Rusty Armored Bones
• Skeleton Archer
• Skeleton Commando
• Skeleton Merchant
• Skeleton Sniper
• Skeletron Prime
• Skeletron
• Spore Skeleton
• Tactical Skeleton
• Tim
• Undead Miner
• Undead Viking
• Vampire Miner

• The internal name of the Astronaut Skeleton is misspelled as "SkeletonAstonaut" in the game code.
• The original Skeleton's head sprite remains used in the game for the Skull Lantern and Mechanical Skull items.
• The Skeleton Banner appears to also be based on the original sprite of the Skeleton.
• The Carton of Milk dropping from Skeletons is probably an allusion to the fact that dairy products like milk are rich in calcium, a chemical element whose ions are important for bone formation.
• The Top Hat Skeleton variant has a resemblance to Former US President Abraham Lincoln.
• Despite being skeletons, they can still be inflicted with Bleeding.
  • One could consider this as a consistency more than anything, as Skeletron likewise bleeds from his arms.

Bestiary entries

• Skeletons: "Who needs muscles, skin, or even eyeballs? Skeletons get by with just the bones on their back, just as deadly as more fleshy foes."
• Halloween Skeletons: "Skeletons need to wear very elaborate costumes during Halloween, or else people think they are dressing up as skeletons."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: All variants can now drop the Carton of Milk.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Regular, Headache, Misassembled, and Pantless Skeleton sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Halloween variants added.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Headache Skeleton, Misassembled Skeleton and Pantless Skeleton variants introduced.
  • Now has a chance to drop an Ancient Iron Helmet, an Ancient Gold Helmet, a Bone Sword, and/or a Skull.

• Desktop 1.0.3: Sprite updated. Original sprite:

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.