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As iconic as zombies, animated human skeletons have been featured in all of the Diablo games, and just about every other fantasy RPG ever made. In Diablo 3, plain skeleton warriors are joined Skeletal Summoners, Skeletal Archers, Skeletal Shieldmen, Skeletal Executioners and more. These skeletons spawn in mixed packs and work together with much better AI than they've shown in the previous games in the series.

This "plain" sort of Skeleton with a sword is quite straight forward, and is mostly only dangerous in large packs, or together with other skeletal types. Avoid being surrounded, and kill other high priority targets first. They typically have a somewhat slow movement speed, normal swing speed, and low damage.

Well-armored.

Skeletons are Undead monsters.

Skeleton Subtypes[edit | edit source]

Act I

Dark Skeletal Archer
Returned
Returned Archer
Returned Executioner
Returned Shieldman
Returned Summoner
Royal Henchman
Skeletal Archer
Skeletal Executioner
Skeletal Shieldbearer
Skeleton
Tomb Guardian
Tortured Summoner

Act II

Bone Warrior
Returned Shieldman
Skeletal Bowmaster
Skeletal Raider
Skeletal Ranger
Skeletal Sentry
Skeletal Warrior
Spine Hewer

Act III

Blazing Swordwielder
Dark Skeletal Bowman
Skeletal Marauder
Skeletal Raider
Skeletal Warrior
Skull Cleaver
Skull Summoner
Swift Skull Cleaver

In Alphabetical Order

Blazing Swordwielder[edit | edit source]

Blazing Swordwielder

Appears in Act III - The Keep Depths
Physical melee attack with fire damage

Bone Warrior[edit | edit source]

Bone Warrior

Appears in Act II - Sewers of Caldeum, Chamber of the Lost Idol, Western Channel, Eastern Channel, Mysterious Cave, Ruined Cistern, Tunnels of the Rockworm, Sirocco Caverns, Cave of the Burrowing Horror, Cave of the Betrayer, The Ruins, Vile Cavern, Vault of the Assassin and The Forgotten Ruins
Physical melee attack

Dark Skeletal Archer[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Warrior's Rest
Physical ranged attack with bow

Dark Skeletal Bowman[edit | edit source]

Dark Skeletal Bowman

Appears in Act III - The Keep Depths and Battlefield Stores
Physical ranged attack with bow

Returned[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Drowned Temple, The Lyceum, Cathedral, Warrior's Rest, Watch Tower, Crypt of the Ancients, Defiled Crypt and The Festering Woods
Physical melee attack

Returned Archer[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Drowned Temple, Watch Tower, Warrior's Rest and The Festering Woods
Physical ranged attack with bow

Returned Executioner[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Watch Tower and The Cursed Hold
Physical melee attack with a slow one-handed axe

Returned Shieldman[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Watch Tower and Drowned Temple
Physical melee attack. Blocks your attacks with shield but unblocks to attack. The shield can be destroyed leaving the Shieldman unable to block any further attacks with it.

Returned Summoner[edit | edit source]

Appear in Act I - Drowned Temple and Crypt of the Ancients
Attacks with a ranged Arcane Orb. Can summon up to four Retruned at one time.

Royal Henchman[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Leoric's Passage
Physical attack

Skeletal Archer[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - The Lyceum, Cathedral, The Royal Crypts and Watch Tower
Physical ranged attack with bow.

Skeletal Bowmaster[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act II - The Unknown Depths, The Storm Halls and Hall of Dusk
Physical ranged attack with bow.

Skeletal Executioner[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Defiled Crypt
Physical melee attack with a slow one-handed axe

Skeletal Marauder[edit | edit source]

Skeletal Marauder

Appears in Act III - The Keep Depths and Battlefield Stores
Physical melee attack with sword. Blocks your attacks with a shield but lowers it to attack. The shield can be destroyed leaving the Marauder unable to block any further attacks with it.

Skeletal Raider[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act II - The Unknown Depths, The Storm Halls and Halls of Dusk
Physical melee attack with one-handed axe. Blocks your attacks with a shield but lowers it to attack. The shield can be destroyed leaving the Raider unable to block any further attacks with it.

Skeletal Ranger[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act II - Chamber of the Lost Idol
Physical ranged attack with bow.

Skeletal Sentry[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act II - Sewers of Caldeum, Western Channel, Eastern Channel and Ruined Cistern
Physical melee attack with one-handed sword. Blocks your attacks with a shield but lowers it to attack. The shield can be destroyed leaving the Raider unable to block any further attacks with it.

Skeletal Shieldbearer[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - Cathedral, The Lyceum, The Royal Crypts and The Festering Woods
Physical melee attack with one-handed sword. Blocks your attacks with a shield but lowers it to attack. The shield can be destroyed leaving the Raider unable to block any further attacks with it.

Skeletal Warrior[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act II - The Storm Halls, Halls of Dusk and The Unknown Depths
Appears in Act III - The Keep Depths
Physical melee attack with sword.

Skeleton[edit | edit source]

Skeleton

Appears in Act I - Cathedral, Cemetery of the Forsaken, Chancellor's Tomb, The Royal Crypts, Defiled Crypt, The Weeping Hollow and the Watch Tower
Physical attack

Skull Cleaver[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act III - Battlefield Stores
Physical melee attack with slow two-handed axe.

Skull Summoner[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act III - Battlefield Stores
Attacks with a ranged Arcane Orb. Can summon up to four Skeletal Marauders at one time.

Skull Sword[edit | edit source]

Sword Skill

Appears in Act III - Battlefield Stores and The Keep Depths
Physical melee attack with sword.

Spine Hewer[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act II - Chamber of the Lost Idol
Physical melee attack with slow two-handed axe.

Swift Skull Cleaver[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act III - The Keep Depths
Physical melee attack with slow two-handed axe. His walking speed is faster than the Skull Cleaver.

Tomb Guardian[edit | edit source]

Tomb Guardian

Appears in Act I - Cathedral, Cemetery of the Forsaken, Chancellor's Tomb and The Lyceum
Attacks with a ranged Arcane Orb. Can summon up to four Skeletons at one time. They are very easy to kill so dispense with them first to stop them summoning.

Tortured Summoner[edit | edit source]

Appears in Act I - The Cursed Hold
Attacks with a ranged Arcane Orb. Can summon up to four Returned Archers at one time.

Named Skeletons[edit | edit source]

Superunique versions of Skeleton have a chance of spawning in the following areas:

Act I

Brother Karel - Drowned Temple. Part of The Broken Blade quest
Brother Larel - Drowned Temple. Part of The Broken Blade quest
Brother Moek - Drowned Temple. Part of The Broken Blade quest
Caretaker McCree - Cathedral Garden
Enmerkar - Fields of Misery. Part of the Last Stand of the Ancients event
Ezek the Prophet - Drowned Temple. Part of The Broken Blade quest
Killian Damort - Cathedral, level 4. Target of the bounty Kill Killian Damort
Galush Valdant - Festering Woods. Target of the bounty Kill Galush Valdant
Headcleaver - Leoric's Passage. Part of The Legacy of Cain quest
Lord Brone - Festering Woods. Also target of Bounty Kill Lord Brone
Merrium Skullthorn - Cathedral, level 2. Also target of Bounty Kill Merrium Skullthorn
Skeleton King - Tristram Cathedral. End boss of the Reign of the Black King quest
Sotnob the Fool - Halls of Agony (2). Also target of the Bounty Kill Sotnob the Fool
The Warden - The Cursed Hold. Part of The Imprisoned Angel quest
Tormented Behemoth - Halls of Agony, level 2. Part of A Stranger in Need event

Act III

Axegrave the Executioner - The Keep Depths.
Boneripper - The Keep Depths. Part of Forged in Battle event.

Lore[edit | edit source]

During the last days of King Leoric's reign, even the skeletons of the ancient dead could not rest. They took up their broken armor and weapons once more -- ready to cut down anything that yet drew breath. Though wasted and fragile, these creatures possess a twisted cleverness that makes them quite formidable.

Deckard Cain

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Tormented Behemoth
King Leoric milling about.
Caretaker McCree
A Skeletal Summoner showing off.
The Skeletal Shieldman variant.
Regular Skeleton.
Another regular skeleton.
Unique Headcleaver
Merrium Skullthorn

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 * Royal Henchman
 * Skeletal Archer
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 * Skeletal Shieldbearer
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 ===Returned Executioner===
-* Appears in Act I - [[Defiled Crypt]], [[Watch Tower]] and [[The Cursed Hold]]
+* Appears in Act I - [[Watch Tower]] and [[The Cursed Hold]]
 * Physical melee attack with a slow one-handed axe
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 * Physical ranged attack with bow.
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+* Appears in Act I - [[Defiled Crypt]]
+* Physical melee attack with a slow one-handed axe
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 * [[Ezek the Prophet]] - [[Drowned Temple]]. Part of [[The Broken Blade]] quest
 * [[Killian Damort]] - [[Cathedral]], level 4. Target of the bounty [[Kill Killian Damort]]
+* [[Galush Valdant]] - [[Festering Woods]]. Target of the bounty [[Kill Galush Valdant]]
 * [[Headcleaver]] - [[Leoric's Passage]]. Part of [[The Legacy of Cain]] quest
 * [[Lord Brone]] - [[Festering Woods]]. Also target of Bounty [[Kill Lord Brone]]

Boss and Champion Special Boss Modifiers
Uniques Modifiers	Strong CC (Limit 1): Knockback -- Nightmarish -- Vortex -- Jailer Defensive (Limit 1): Avenger(C) -- Health Link(C) -- Horde(B) -- Illusionist -- Missile Dampening(B) -- Shielding Aggressive (No Limit): Arcane Enchanted -- Desecrator -- Electrified -- Fast -- Fire Chains(C) -- Frozen Pulse* -- Frozen -- Molten -- Mortar -- Plagued -- Poison Enchanted* -- Reflects Damage -- Teleporter -- Waller (B) = Boss Only modifier. -- (C) = Champion Only modifier -- * = Reaper of Souls only
Removed Modifiers	Ballista -- Cold Aura -- Die Together -- Doppelganger -- Extra Health -- Invulnerable Minions(B) -- Life Link -- Magical -- Mirrored -- Multishot -- Mythical -- Powerful -- Stoneskin -- Vampiric
Key Quest Uniques and their Special Modifiers
Act One Uniques	Araneae - Web Spit	Leoric - Summon Skeleton, Teleport Strike, Triple Cleave		The Butcher - Smash, Grappling Hook, Spear, Frenzy Charge
Act Two Uniques	Maghda - Forcefield, Summoning Ritual, Punish, Moth Dust, Teleport.	Zoltan Kulle - Fiery Boulder, Time Bubble, Ceiling Collapse, Energy Twister,Vanish, Creepy Laugh		Belial - Phase One: Triple Fireball, Summon Vipers. Phase Two: Poison Meteors, Ground Pound, Lightning Strike, Lightning Breath.
Act Three Uniques	Ghom - Acid Slime, Sneeze, Gas Cloud, Chomp.	Siegebreaker - Triple Hit, Charge, Leg Stomp, Grab and Throw.	Cydaea - Pain Bolts, Web Trap, Spider Pits.	Azmodan - Bellyflop, Laser Attack, Falling Corpses, Demon Gate, Pool of Destruction, Globe of Annihilation.
Act Four Uniques	Rakanoth - Cleave, Teleport Strike, Blade Strike, Volley, Summon Minion.	Izual - Frost Nova, Frozen, Summon Minions.	Diablo - Phase One: Claw Rip, Charge, Hell Spikes, Shadow Vanish Grab, Curse of Destruction, Ring of Fire, Ground Stomp, Curse of Anguish, Curse of Hatred. Phase Two: Shadow Clone. Phase Three: Overdrive, Lightning Breath.