Skeleton Archer

NPC

Skeleton Archer

  • Enemy
  • Caverns

Skeleton Archer is a Terraria NPC. It spawns in this biome: Caverns. It drops 2 items: Magic Quiver and Marrow.

Bestiary entry

Rarity:

Skeleton Archers have a keen eye, despite the general lack of eyes. Distance offers little protection from their blazing arrows.

Stats by game mode

ClassicExpertMasterLegendary (For the Worthy)
Life210420630840
Attack4590135240
Defense14141414
Knockback Taken55% (Med)49.5% (Med)44% (Med)44% (Med)
Coins4101014

The last column is Master mode in a For the Worthy world.

Numbers are for one player, before Hardmode.

Coins: each kill rolls from 80% to 175% of this value. Rarer extra rolls can add more.

Attacks

ClassicExpertMasterLegendary
Touch damage4590135240

Projectiles

ProjectileClassic (range)Expert (range)Master (range)Legendary (range)Inflicts
Flaming ArrowFlaming Arrow70 (58 to 80)140 (116 to 160)210 (174 to 240)210 (174 to 240)On Fire!

Debuffs it inflicts

BuffOnChanceDurationConditions
On Fire!Players1/3 (33.3%)7 sUnless the player has Journey godmode on

Drops

Classic

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Magic Quiver11/40 (2.5%)2891
Marrow11/200 (0.5%)139460

Expert

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Magic Quiver11/40 (2.5%)2891
Marrow11/200 (0.5%)139460

Master

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Magic Quiver11/40 (2.5%)2891
Marrow11/200 (0.5%)139460

Chance is per kill. Kills for 50% / 90% is how many kills give that chance of at least one drop.

Also see