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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

Act I

Dark Skeletal Archer
Returned
Returned Archer
Returned Executioner
Returned Shieldman
Returned Summoner
Skeletal Archer
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

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

<mob>Blazing Swordwielder</mob>

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

<mob>Bone Warrior</mob>

Dark Skeletal Archer

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

<mob>Dark Skeletal Archer</mob>

Dark Skeletal Bowman

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

<mob>Dark Skeletal Bowman</mob>

Returned

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

<mob>Returned</mob>

Returned Archer

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

<mob>Returned Archer</mob>

Returned Executioner

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

<mob>Returned Executioner</mob>

Returned Shieldman

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.

<mob>Returned Shieldman</mob>

Returned Summoner

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.

<mob>Returned Summoner</mob>

Skeletal Archer

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

<mob>Skeletal Archer</mob>

Skeletal Bowmaster

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

<mob acr="5349">Skeletal Bowmaster</mob>

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.

<mob>Skeletal Marauder</mob>

Skeletal Raider

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.

<mob acr="5278">Skeletal Raider</mob>

Skeletal Ranger

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

<mob>Skeletal Ranger</mob>

Skeletal Sentry

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.

<mob>Skeletal Sentry</mob>

Skeletal Shieldbearer

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.

<mob>Skeletal Shieldbearer</mob>

Skeletal Warrior

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.

<mob>Skeletal Warrior</mob>

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

<mob acr="5393">Skeleton</mob>

Skull Cleaver

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

<mob>Skull Cleaver</mob>

Skull Summoner

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

<mob>Skull Summoner</mob>

Skull Sword

Sword Skill

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

<mob>Skull Sword</mob>

Spine Hewer

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

<mob>Spine Hewer</mob>

Swift Skull Cleaver

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

<mob>Swift Skull Cleaver</mob>

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.

<mob acr="5387">Tomb Guardian</mob>

Tortured Summoner

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

<mob>Tortured Summoner</mob>

Skeleton Bosses

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