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 hardcore character in normal difficulty(v2.0.6), the hit points for '''Summoned Soldiers''' 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'''.</ref>. It is classified as a [[Reaper]].