Attacking the hands first is advised as destroying them both will make it very easy to dodge Skeletron for the rest of the battle.

While Skeletron is immune to many debuffs on the Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, Old Chinese version, Nintendo 3DS version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, it is not immune to Frostburn on any version.

With multiple players, it is a good idea to set the spawn point near the Dungeon, so that players can simply rejoin the fight if they die.

Any ricocheting weapon ( such as the Water Bolt found in the Dungeon), or a gun with Meteor Shots are very useful.

Nonetheless, the Slime Mount can be a valuable tool inside of the Dungeon entrance, as well as a means to escape Skeletron's head spin attack, if one ever gets caught in it.

Do not jump onto Skeletron's head too many times with the Slime Mount, as going too high will cause it to despawn (also, in Space the low gravity will make it almost impossible to get back down past it).

However, skipping Skeletron in pre-Hardmode results in a lack of valuable Dungeon loot, in addition to access to the Mechanic as well as the Safe and Void Vault. The Cultists, required for initiating the Lunar Events, will only spawn once both Golem and Skeletron have been defeated.

On a technical level, Skeletron is not necessary for game progression until Golem has been defeated.

Skeletron is able to inflict the debuffs Slow (from the hands) and Bleeding (from the head).įor more elaborate strategies on defeating Skeletron, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Skeletron strategies.

With this, it is able to 'stun-lock' the player while spinning, able to almost instantly kill them if they are not able to escape (e.g. Skeletron moves faster and has better AI when targeting multiple players.

It shoots one skull roughly every 1.33 seconds, and doubles the frequency to one skull roughly every 0.67 seconds once both hands are defeated. Once either of the hands are destroyed or the head's health is reduced to below 75% (6600), the head begins to shoot homing skulls at the player which resemble Cursed Skulls that despawn on contact with a solid block.Only with both hands defeated, it is reduced to 0 like in normal mode. During the spinning, its defense is therefore also only reduced to 50 / 25.Once one hand is defeated, it drops to 35 and finally to 10 when both hands are defeated. The defense of its head is increased by 25 for each of its hands, resulting in a total defense of 60, initially.Skeletron has additional properties in Expert Mode : Skeletron remains in this form until dying or despawning, even if players manage to avoid dying until the following dusk. If the player takes too long to kill it and dawn arrives, Skeletron will begin acting exactly as a Dungeon Guardian, performing a head spin attack with very high damage and gaining enough defense to only absorb 1 damage from all attacks, which will usually kill any players remaining in the vicinity quickly (it is still possible to kill it, but players are at an extreme disadvantage unless it only has a miniscule amount of health). It lets out a roar every time it enters the second phase. Skeletron switches between these two phases in a regular cycle during the entire fight, with the first phase lasting for roughly 13.33 seconds and the second phase lasting for roughly 6.67 seconds. The head spins, dealing significant damage if touched, but dropping its defense by 10 (to 0 in classic mode) for the duration of the attack.

The head remains above while the hands slash at the player.Skeletron alternates between two attack phases: Each part can be killed independently, but killing the head is all that is required to defeat Skeletron. All parts can travel through blocks, and will attempt to make contact with the player to inflict damage. Skeletron is a large floating skull with two independent floating hands. Killing the Clothier using Flymeal will not summon Skeletron unless the Clothier Voodoo Doll is equipped. Skeletron can be re-summoned thereafter once the player acquires the Clothier Voodoo Doll (from Angry Bones or Dark Casters), then by attacking and killing the Clothier during night. Once it is defeated, the Old Man's curse will be lifted and he will no longer appear. Skeletron can be summoned repeatedly this way until it is defeated. While players with less than 300 maximum health and/or less than 10 defense are deemed too weak by the Old Man to lift his curse, he still offers the option to summon Skeletron. Skeletron can only be summoned once per night, as the Old Man will not respawn until dawn. If the Old Man is spoken to during the day, he will ask the player to return at night. Skeletron is summoned by speaking to the Old Man at the Dungeon's entrance at night, who will turn into Skeletron when selecting the ' Curse' option.

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