Skeleton

Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

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

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Hook
  4%
• Ancient Iron Helmet
  1%
• Ancient Gold Helmet
  0.5%
• Bone Sword
  0.49%
• Skull
  0.2%
• Bone (1-3)
  90%

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 Expert's general damage enhancers, resulting in a damage 4 times the base value.

Variants

Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	20/40›36›72/60›54›108
Max Life	60/120›132›264/180›198›396
Defense	8/8›8›16
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	1Pre-Hardmode: 250Hardmode: 2Post-Plantera: 4

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 21 / 449

SkeletonSmall Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	18/36›32›64/54›48›97
Max Life	54/108›118›237/162›178›356
Defense	7/7›7›14
KB Resist	45%/51%/56%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	90Pre-Hardmode: 225Hardmode: 180Post-Plantera: 360

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -46

SkeletonBig Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	22/44›39›79/66›59›118
Max Life	66/132›145›290/198›217›435
Defense	8/8›8›17
KB Resist	55%/60%/64%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	110Pre-Hardmode: 275Hardmode: 220Post-Plantera: 440

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -47

SkeletonBone Throwing SkeletonExpert Mode exclusive

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	40›36›72/60›54›108
Max Life	120›132›264/180›198›396
Defense	8›8›16
KB Resist	55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	Pre-Hardmode: 250Hardmode: 2Post-Plantera: 4

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 449

SkeletonHeadache Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	20/40›36›72/60›54›108
Max Life	55/110›120›242/165›180›363
Defense	12/12›12›24
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	130Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260Post-Plantera: 520

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 201 / 450

SkeletonSmall Headache Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	18/37›33›66/55›50›100
Max Life	51/102›111›225/153›167›337
Defense	11/11›11›22
KB Resist	47%/52%/57%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	120Pre-Hardmode: 32Hardmode: 241Post-Plantera: 483

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -48

SkeletonBig Headache Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	21/42›38›77/64›57›115
Max Life	58/117›128›258/176›192›388
Defense	12/12›12›25
KB Resist	54%/58%/63%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	139Pre-Hardmode: 347Hardmode: 278Post-Plantera: 556

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -49

SkeletonBone Throwing Headache SkeletonExpert Mode exclusive

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	40›36›72/60›54›108
Max Life	110›120›242/165›180›363
Defense	12›12›24
KB Resist	55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260Post-Plantera: 520

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 450

SkeletonMisassembled Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	18/36›32›64/54›48›96
Max Life	65/130›142›286/195›213›429
Defense	8/8›8›16
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	120Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240Post-Plantera: 480

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 202 / 451

SkeletonSmall Misassembled Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	15/31›27›55/46›41›83
Max Life	56/113›123›248/169›185›373
Defense	6/6›6›13
KB Resist	44%/49%/55%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	14Pre-Hardmode: 261Hardmode: 28Post-Plantera: 417

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -50

SkeletonBig Misassembled Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	20/40›36›72/61›54›108
Max Life	73/146›160›323/220›240›484
Defense	9/9›9›18
KB Resist	57%/61%/65%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	135Pre-Hardmode: 338Hardmode: 271Post-Plantera: 542

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -51

SkeletonBone Throwing Misassembled SkeletonExpert Mode exclusive

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	36›32›64/54›48›96
Max Life	130›142›286/195›213›429
Defense	8›8›16
KB Resist	55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240Post-Plantera: 480

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 451

SkeletonPantless Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	22/44›38›78/66›57›117
Max Life	60/120›132›264/180›198›396
Defense	8/8›8›16
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	110Pre-Hardmode: 275Hardmode: 220Post-Plantera: 440

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 203 / 452

SkeletonSmall Pantless Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	18/37›32›66/56›48›99
Max Life	51/102›112›224/153›168›336
Defense	6/6›6›13
KB Resist	43%/48%/54%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	93Pre-Hardmode: 233Hardmode: 187Post-Plantera: 374

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -52

SkeletonBig Pantless Skeleton

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	25/50›43›89/75›65›134
Max Life	69/138›151›303/206›227›455
Defense	9/9›9›18
KB Resist	58%/62%/66%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	126Pre-Hardmode: 316Hardmode: 252Post-Plantera: 55

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: -53

SkeletonBone Throwing Pantless SkeletonExpert Mode exclusive

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	44›38›78/66›57›117
Max Life	120›132›264/180›198›396
Defense	8›8›16
KB Resist	55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	Pre-Hardmode: 275Hardmode: 220Post-Plantera: 440

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 452

Halloween Exclusive

Halloween-Only Content
The content described in this section will only appear during the Halloween event.

SkeletonTop Hat SkeletonHalloween Variant 1

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	23/46›40/69›60
Max Life	115/230›252/345›378
Defense	0
KB Resist	35%/42%/48%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	130Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 322

SkeletonAstronaut SkeletonHalloween Variant 2

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	18/36›32›64/54›48›96
Max Life	65/130›142›286/195›213›429
Defense	10/10›10›20
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	120Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240Post-Plantera: 480

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 323

SkeletonAlien SkeletonHalloween Variant 3

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	22/44›38›78/66›57›117
Max Life	70/140›154›308/210›231›462
Defense	10/10›10›20
KB Resist	60%/64%/68%
Banner	Skeleton Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	130Pre-Hardmode: 325Hardmode: 260Post-Plantera: 520

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 324

Notes

• Activating a Skeleton Statue with Wire will summon a Skeleton. Activating a Bone Skeleton Statue, a statue only found in Expert mode worlds, will spawn a Skeleton capable of throwing bones, even in non-Expert mode worlds.

Trivia

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

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• 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
• Necromancer
• Ragged Caster
• Rune Wizard
• Rusty Armored Bones
• Skeleton Archer
• Skeleton Commando
• Skeleton Merchant
• Skeleton Sniper
• Skeletron Prime
• Skeletron
• Tactical Skeleton
• Tim
• Undead Miner
• Undead Viking
• Vampire Miner

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• The Astronaut Skeleton is misspelled as "Astonaut Skeleton" in the game code.

History

 PC version

• 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.

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