Skeleton
| Health | 20 |
|---|---|
| Entity ID | 51 |
A skeleton is a hostile mob that shoots arrows at players.
Spawning
Skeletons spawn in the dark in every Overworld biome, in packs of up to 4.
A quarter of the monster spawners in dungeons spawn skeletons. A skeleton is one of the three mobs that can spawn beside a sleeping player.
One spider in a hundred spawns with a skeleton riding it.
On Peaceful no skeleton spawns, and any in the world is removed.
Drops
A skeleton drops 0–2 arrows and 0–2 bones when it dies. It holds a bow, which it never drops.
Killing one earns the Monster Hunter achievement.
Behaviour
A skeleton targets the nearest player within 16 blocks, if it can see them, and walks towards them. It also attacks any mob or player that hurts it.
It walks at 3.0 blocks per second, 70% of a player's walking speed.
It shoots an arrow at a target it can see within 10 blocks, one every 30 ticks, for 4 damage. Its arrows cannot be picked up.
By day, a skeleton standing in light 12 or more, open to the sky, catches fire. It does not burn during a thunderstorm.
With no target it wanders, choosing darker spaces.
Data values
- Entity network ID:
51