Armored Skeleton
Armored SkeletonHardmode exclusive





Statistics
Type | |
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Environment | |
AI Type | Fighter AI |
Damage | 40/80/120 |
Max Life | 260/520/780 |
Defense | 28 |
KB Resist | 60%/64%/68% |
Banner | ![]() |
Immune to | ![]() |
Inflicts debuff
Debuff | ![]() |
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Debuff tooltip | Defense is cut in half |
Chance | 16.67% |
Duration | 120240 seconds |
Sounds
Hurt | |
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Killed | |
Idle |
Armored SkeletonHeavy SkeletonHardmode exclusive




Statistics
Type | |
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Environment | |
AI Type | Fighter AI |
Damage | 50/101/151 |
Max Life | 400 |
Defense | 32 |
KB Resist | 66%/69%/73% |
Banner | ![]() |
Immune to | ![]() |
Inflicts debuff
Debuff | ![]() |
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Debuff tooltip | Defense is cut in half |
Chance | 16.67% |
Duration | 120140 seconds |
Sounds
Hurt | |
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Killed | |
Idle |
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.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Armored Skeletons appear to be wearing a bluer variation of the Ancient Cobalt Breastplate with spiked shoulder guards.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Armored Skeleton: "Remnants of a long lost expeditionary force, these stout warriors mindlessly patrol the caves in which they died."
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Now has a chance to drop its respective banner.
- 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.
- Desktop 1.1: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.