Skeleton (Hard Mode)

For regular skeletons, see Skeleton.

For the Skeleton enchant, see Rank D Enchants#Skeleton.

For Skeleton Wolves, see Skeleton Wolf.

Basic Information

• Upon aggro most Skeletons will not instantly attack.
• When knocked down, all Skeletons will remain stationary unless they are Smashing, in which case they will run toward you.
• Defense is not recommended on most unless your Defense rank is high and you are equipped with a Kite or better shield.
• Magic Counter is relatively good against skeletons without passive defenses at lower levels.
• Skeletons usually stand still while in Defense, making it hard to tell apart from Counterattack.
  • If they do walk, they will only walk while loading Defense, and stand still when it's fully loaded.
• If they are Windmilled in Defense, they will run up to you and pause.
  • If you try to attack you will get hit also, so you should load another windmill or Counterattack.

Specific Information

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Windmill" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Captain Red Skeleton (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	1-2	Medium	Medium	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	Multi	Lightning
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100 Windmill Click this icon for the page on Windmill.100 Heavy Stander Click this icon for the page on Heavy Stander. Rank 1 100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Advanced Hardmode	4,200	?	-	22 (60%)	3,500	?	5,400
Drops Location Equipment Misc. Rundal Advanced Hardmode Admiral Coat (F) Admiral Coat (M)
Notes & Advice Notes None Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Windmill" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Captain Skeleton (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	2	Medium	Medium	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	Multi	Unknown
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Windmill Click this icon for the page on Windmill.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100 Heavy Stander Click this icon for the page on Heavy Stander. Rank 3 100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Advanced Hardmode	2,500	?	-	? (55%)	2,250	?	4,630
Drops Location Equipment Misc. Rundal Advanced Hardmode Miscellaneous Music Bottle (G)
Notes & Advice Notes None Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Windmill" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Human Ranged Attack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Metal Skeleton (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	3	Medium	Medium	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	-	Lightning
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Windmill Click this icon for the page on Windmill.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100 Human Ranged Attack Click this icon for the page on Human Ranged Attack.100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Ciar Normal Hardmode (Boss)	1,350	?	-	? (?)	1,400	?	3,264
Drops Location Equipment Misc. Ciar Normal Hardmode (Boss) Popo's Shirt and Pants Prefix: Fox Suffix: Crab Metal Skeleton Fomor Scroll HP 30 Potion Stamina 30 Potion
Notes & Advice Notes Advice Be mindful not to aggro the Golem while there are still skeletons.

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Windmill" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Human Ranged Attack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Metal Skeleton (Light Armor) (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	?	Medium	Fast	Small	Will attack unprovokedYes100	-	Unknown
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Windmill Click this icon for the page on Windmill.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100 Human Ranged Attack Click this icon for the page on Human Ranged Attack.100 Heavy Stander Click this icon for the page on Heavy Stander. Rank 3 100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Ciar Advanced Hardmode (2 Player Boss)	?	?	-	? (?)	?	?	?
Drops Location Equipment Misc.
Notes & Advice Notes None Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Pirate Red Skeleton (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	2	Medium	Medium	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	Multi	Fire
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Advanced Hardmode	22,000	100-150	-	22 (55%)	2,750	?	4,600
Drops Location Equipment Misc.
Notes & Advice Notes None Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Pirate Red Skeleton (Hook) (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	2	Medium	Medium	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	Multi	Fire
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Advanced Hardmode	22,000	100-160	-	18 (55%)	2,875	?	4,600
Drops Location Equipment Misc.
Notes & Advice Notes None Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Pirate Skeleton (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	2	Medium	Medium	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	-	None
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Normal Hardmode	850	?-100	-	18 (20%)	1,600	228-466	2,961.6
Drops Location Equipment Misc. Rundal Normal Hardmode Vintage Cores' Healer Dress Miscellaneous Skeleton Fomor Scroll
Notes & Advice Notes May have the "Angry" title for 2x exp. May have the "Wary" title for 1.5x exp. Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Pirate Skeleton (Hook) (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	2	Medium	Fast	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	-	Fire
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Normal Hardmode	995	?-119	-	19 (26%)	1,700	233-457	3,438.4
Drops Location Equipment Misc. Rundal Normal Hardmode Vintage Cores' Healer Dress Miscellaneous Skeleton Fomor Scroll Phoenix Feather
Notes & Advice Notes May have the "Angry" title for 2x exp. Advice None

<ul><li>"Smash" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Counterattack" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li> <!--br--><li>"Defense" is not in the list (Play Dead, Cookie Witchs Shooting Star, Magical Music) of allowed values for the "Monster skills" property.</li></ul>

Skeleton (Hardmode)

	Melee Hits	Running Speed	Detection Speed	Detection Range	Aggressive	Aggression	Element
	2	Medium	Fast	Medium	Will attack unprovokedYes100	-	None
	Skills	Smash Click this icon for the page on Smash.100 Counterattack Click this icon for the page on Counterattack.100 Defense Click this icon for the page on Defense.100
Location	Hit Points	Melee Damage	Ranged Damage	Def. (Prot.)	Experience	Gold	Combat Power
Rundal Normal Hardmode	900	?	-	9 (11%)	800	?	2,588
Drops Location Equipment Misc. Rundal Normal Hardmode Weapons Short Bow Suffix: Skeleton Clothes Vintage Cores' Healer Dress Potions MP 30 Potion
Notes & Advice Notes May have the "Angry" title for 2x exp. Advice None