Skeleton

Skeleton
Type:	Hostile
Drops:	Arrow, Bone rare drop Bow
Identifier:	skeleton

Skeletons are hostile mobs that will shoot arrows from their bow when they see the player to deal damage and potentially kill the player.

This mob has 20 ( × 10) Health and can drop arrow, bones and bow when killed.

Spawning

Skeletons spawn in dark places in the Overworld, which includes the surface at night.

Besides spawning randomly, skeletons will also spawn from monster spawners, making monster spawners a convenient way to get their drops.

Commands

A Skeleton can be spawned in another way, aside from its respective spawn egg, while cheats are enabled, using the command /summon skeleton.

In addition to that, you can add data tags to customize the skeleton. examples:

• /summon skeleton 1 ~ ~ {name:"skeleton custom", health:30, defaultDrops:false}
• /summon skeleton 1 ~ ~ {name:"skeleton", health:1, drops:[{item:{id:"bone_shuriken", name:"shuriken"}, quantity:5, bonus:4}]}

Drops

Skeleton drop experience points when killed.

Upon death it will drop 0-2 Arrow and 0-2 bones. They also have a chance of dropping a bow with random durability as a rare drop.

Crafting

Crafting with the skeleton drop:

Bone Shuriken	Bone Meal	Bone Block
8	3

Behavior

If a skeleton gets close enough to the player, it will start following them around. They will also attempt to shoot arrows at the player at regular intervals.

They usually have good aim, but good maneuvering can help avoid their attacks. They walk a bit faster than zombies and do 1.5 ( 3 () ) damage.

As with zombies, when skeletons come in contact with sunlight, they catch on fire and take damage.

Tasks

Number	Icon[ng]	Name	Newgrounds name	Description [ng]	Objective	Points[ng]	Requirements
17		Slay a skeleton	Kill a Skeleton	They will shoot arrows at you if you don't	Kill a skeleton	5

History

Version	Date	Changes
1.21	May 17, 2012	Added the skeleton
1.22	Jun 29, 2012	Skeletons can shoot arrows Skeletons have sounds
1.23	Oct 31, 2012	Skeleton’s arrows are slower
1.24	Dec 22, 2012	Skeletons delay their shot if they take damage Skeletons have a higher chance of dropping their bows
1.27	Nov 13, 2015	Skeleton arrows disappear quicker Skeleton aim varies
1.28	Oct 08, 2016	Fixed skeletons not making a shooting sound when facing rightwards
1.29	Sep 27, 2019	Skeletons no longer shoot themselves while walking

Bugs

• 1.28: Skeletons sometimes shoot themselves with their own arrows if moving while they shoot

Trivia

• Waiting until the morning to hunt for skeletons can be a good tactic because they will already be taking damage from the sun.

Gallery

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  A skeleton taking damage from the sun

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  A skeleton shooting arrows at the player

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  Ten skeletons on fire

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  A skeleton being spawned

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  A skeleton spawn egg

See Also

• Zombie
• Mobs