| Skeleton | |
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Type | Hostile |
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Damage Dealt |
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Drops | 0-2 (+Loot Level) Bones, |
First Appearance | Update 0.3.3 |
Skeletons are Hostile Mobs added in Update 0.3.3.
Contents
- 1 Spawning
- 2 Behavior
- 3 Combat
- 4 Trivia
Spawning[]
Skeletons can spawn at Light Level 7 or below. In the Nether, they can also spawn in Nether Fortresses at a light level of 7 or less in place of a Wither Skeleton.
80% of Skeletons that spawn in Snow Biomes at night will be Strays.
Behavior[]
Skeletons will attack any Player within a 16-Block radius by shooting Arrows from its Bow. Their Arrows can deal up to two heart damage (
) each, though this can be reduced if the Player wears Armor. If a Skeleton is on Fire, it will shoot burning Arrows, thus setting fire to a Player/Mob if they get too close. If a skeleton is underwater, they will switch to melee attacks.
Skeletons, like Zombies, burn and take damage upon entering sunlight. Skeletons do not burn in sunlight if they are in Water, in shade or if they are wearing aHelmet. However, the helmetwill eventually lose durability, making the Skeleton burn after several minutes.
Combat[]
When fighting Skeletons, the best strategy is to use a Bow, as it is very hard to attack Skeletons using a Sword. However, if using a top-tier sword like Iron or Diamond, melee can be considered an option.
Trivia[]
- Skeletons cannot hold Swordswithout the use of commandsin Minecraft, unlike the Wither Skeletons.
- They are one of seven mobs (the other six being Zombies, Zombie Pigmen, Wither Skeletons, Husks, Strays, Witches, and Vindicators) that can hold Items.
- Skeletons can hit Endermen with their Arrows, even though Players cannot.
- As ofUpdate 0.12.1, Skeletons have improved AI — they have greater accuracy which increases with Difficulty.
- As ofUpdate 0.13.0, Wolveschase and kill Skeletons.
- Unlike Zombies, a Skeleton will not leave shade to attack the Player.
- As ofUpdate 0.15.0, Skeletons have the same Al as Skeletons in the PC version 1.9.
- Skeletons have a taiga counterpart, which is called the Stray.
- Skeletons are one of two mobs that can spawn in both the Nether and the Overworld, the other being the Enderman.
| Mobs |
Passive Sheep • Cow • Mooshroom • Pig • Bat • Villager • Chicken • Squid • Turtle • Rabbit • Panda • Ocelot • Fish • Bat • FoxHostile Zombie (Zombie Villager • Husk) • Skeleton (Stray) • Creeper • Slime • Spider • Cave Spider • Guardian • Vex • Vindicator • Evoker • Ghast • Blaze • Magma Cube • Wither Skeleton • Witch • Endermite • Shulker • Silverfish • Phantom • DrownedNeutral Zombie Pigman • Enderman • Spider • Cave Spider • Polar Bear • Dolphin • WolfTamable Wolf • Cat • Horse • Llama • ParrotBosses Ender Dragon • Wither • Elder GuardianUtility Mobs Iron Golem • Snow GolemJockeys Spider Jockey • Chicken Jockey |
