Skeleton Archer

Skeleton ArcherHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Underground Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	45/90/135 (melee) 70140210 (ranged attack)
Max Life	210/420/630
Defense	14
KB Resist	45%/51%/56%
Banner	Skeleton Archer Banner
Immune to

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	On Fire!
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Chance	33%
Duration	714 seconds

Drops

Coins	410

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Magic Quiver
  2.5%
  1.25%
• Marrow
  0.5%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

• Internal NPC ID: 110
• Internal Buff ID: 24

The Skeleton Archer is a Hardmode enemy that sometimes spawns in the Cavern layer. They move fairly slow compared to other cave enemies. When the player is in their line of sight, they will stop moving and shoot Flaming Arrows at the player, which have a chance of inflicting the On Fire! debuff.

Notes

• Flaming Arrows shot by the Skeleton Archer are not extinguished by water.
• Unlike Armored Skeletons, Skeleton Archers cannot open doors.
• Arrows fired by the Skeleton Archer are not retrievable by the player.

Tips

• Several simple pit traps (7 blocks deep) can be very effective against such enemies as Skeleton Archers and Armored Skeletons.
• Skeleton Archers rarely shoot the first arrow accurately, slowly adjusting aim, so moving around makes it almost impossible for them to hit the player, as does standing above.
• There is a small delay before the first arrow is shot, during which the Skeleton Archer is vulnerable to attack. If a player lands a hit it will interrupt its aiming, so a quick player can prevent it from firing a single shot.

Trivia

• Skeleton Archers appear to be wearing a green variation of the Ancient Cobalt Breastplate with spiked shoulder guards.
• It appears to wield a Wooden Bow, yet it drops a Marrow instead. It also appears to have no visible quiver, yet it can drop a Magic Quiver.

• The Bestiary entry for the Skeleton Archer: "Skeleton Archers have a keen eye, despite the general lack of eyes. Distance offers little protection from their blazing arrows."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4.8: Drop rate of the Magic Quiver increased from 1.25*1/80 (1.25%) to 2.5*1/40 (2.5%).

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2: Health, damage and defense decreased from 260, 55 and 28 to 210, 45 and 14 respectively. Now drops Magic Quiver and Marrow.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.