Armored Skeleton

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	50/101/151
Max Life	400
Defense	32
KB Resist	66%/69%/73%
Banner	Armored Skeleton Banner
Immune to
Debuff	Broken Armor
Debuff tooltip	Defense is cut in half
Chance	16.67%;
Duration	120140 seconds
Coins	45945911501150
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Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	40/80/120
Max Life	260/520/780
Defense	28
KB Resist	60%/64%/68%
Banner	Armored Skeleton Banner
Immune to
Debuff	Broken Armor
Debuff tooltip	Defense is cut in half
Chance	16.67%;
Duration	120240 seconds
Coins	4004100010
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“
Remnants of a long lost expeditionary force, these stout warriors mindlessly patrol the caves in which they died.
— The Bestiary

The Armored Skeleton is a Hardmode enemy which can be found in the Caverns. It has a 1/6 chance to inflict the Broken Armor debuff for 2 minutes / 4 minutes on contact.

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Approximately slightly above lava level, a larger and more powerful version of Armored Skeletons can spawn. It is called "Heavy Skeleton" internally.
Armored Skeletons are the only source of Armor Polish before having defeated Plantera.

Armored Skeletons appear to be wearing a bluer variation of the Ancient Cobalt Breastplate with spiked shoulder guards.
According to the Bestiary, Armored Skeletons are remnants of a long lost expeditionary force.

Desktop 1.2:
- Health reduced from 340 to 260, damage reduced from 60 to 40, and defense reduced from 36 to 28.
- Now has a chance to drop Armor Polish and/or a Beam Sword.
- Heavy Skeleton variant no longer has a unique name, but it retains its stats.