The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a bluish ethereal [[Skeleton]]. Because it is wearing a shield, it is harder to kill than the [[Summoned Soldier]] <ref>In fact they are harder to kill than '''Summoned Soldiers''' because their [[hit points]] are higher. For example, with a level 69 hard core character in normal difficulty, the hit points for '''Summoned Soldiers''' were found to amount to 529'274 +/- 93'647 (1mean +/- SD, n=40)while they amounted to 804'924 +/- 150'017 (mean +/- SD, n=40) for '''Summoned Shield Guards'''.</ref>. It is classified as a [[Reaper]].

==References and notes==<span stylefont size="font-size:80%3">(1) In fact they are harder to kill than '''Shield Guards''' because their [[hit points]] are higher. For example, with a level 69 hard core character in normal difficulty, the hit points for '''Summoned Guards''' were found to amount to 529'274 +/- 93'647 (mean +/- SD, n=40) while they amounted to 804'924 +/- 150'017 (mean +/- SD, n=40) for '''Summoned Shield Guards'''.<references/span>