Skeleton

Skeletons are ranged attackers that wield bows and shoot arrows at targets within 10 blocks. They are hostile to players and continuously rotate to aim at their targets. Unlike most mobs, skeletons are vulnerable to sunlight and will catch fire during the day unless wearing a helmet for protection.

Special

Ranged bow attacks with 30-tick cooldown between shots; catches fire in sunlight unless protected by helmet; arrows fired by skeletons can trigger the Sniper Duel achievement if killed by a player's arrow from 1500+ blocks away.

Drops

• Arrow ×0–2
• Bone ×0–2

Spawning

Spawns in low-light areas where saved light value is below a random threshold; spawning is more likely during storms. Cannot spawn in peaceful difficulty.

Found in

Beach · Cacti Desert · Coast · Coral Ocean · Desert · Dry Desert · Flower Forest · Forest · Frostland · Frozen Beach · Great Cysts · Ice Desert · Islands · Lake · Mountain · Ocean · Plains · Quickland · Rainforest · Rocky Beach · Rocky Coast · Savanna · Shrubland · Soul Sand Valley · Swamp · Taiga · Wasteland