Skeleton Archer

Skeleton Archers

Skeleton Archers are Undead.

Magically-reanimated skeletal warriors, these archers possess terrifying accuracy, but not very high damage or firing rate. Boss packs can be dangerous, but individuals are largely a nuisance, largely thanks to the impossibility of leeching life or mana from them.

• All values are listed by difficulty level: Normal / Nightmare / Hell.

Statistics

Some skeleton archers drop from a higher Treasure Class when killed by ranged weapons. The TC is listed in (#) below.

• The TC/Rune drops listed are the highest Treasure Class/Rune Group a normal monster of that type can drop.
  • Champions and Bosses can sometimes drop from the next higher TC.
  • The max TC/Rune possible depends on which level a monster spawns in, and can vary slightly from the listed values (monsters that spawn in later levels can drop higher level items). See the item calculators to ascertain precisely what a monster from a given area can drop.

Type	Level	Experience	Hit Points	Speed	Max TC/Rune
Skeleton Archer	5 / 38 / 68	62 / 2792 / 26687	11-24 / 415-593 / 2219-4227	4	6/-, 42/Io, 69/Lo (72)
Returned Archer	8 / 39 / 69	90 / 2986 / 27978	21-42 / 438-627 / 2279-4342	4	6/-, 42/Io, 69/Lo (72)
Bone Warrior Archer	9 / 40 / 70	99 / 3196 / 29269	23-48 / 462-661 / 2340-4457	5	12/-, 42/Io, 69/Lo (72)
Burning Dead Archer	13 / 43 / 74	137 / 3914 / 34433	33-66 / 534-764 / 2581-4917	5	15/Nef, 45/Ko, 72/Ber (78)
Horror Archer	18 / 47 / 78	223 / 5131 / 39597	47-96 / 630-900 / 2823-5377	5	18/Nef, 51/Lem, 78/Cham (84)
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Returned Archer	-- / 62 / 83	-- / 12769 / 46053	-- / 988-1412 / 3124-5952	5	--, 63/Vex, 87/Zod
Bone Warrior Archer	-- / 60 / 71	-- / 11365 / 30560	-- / 940-1344 / 2400-4572	4	--, 60/Ist, 84/Zod
Burning Dead Archer	-- / 58 / 80	-- / 10114 / 42180	-- / 893-1276 / 2943-5607	4	--, 60/Ist, 84/Zod
Horror Archer	-- / 63 / 85	-- / 13536 / 48635	-- / 1012-1447 / 3245-6182	5	--, 63/Ist, 87/Zod

Offense

• Skeletal Archers with elemental damage will always add it to their hits.
• Horror Archer Guest Monsters randomly add one type of elemental damage to each hit.

Type	Attack	Elemental Damage	Attack Rating
Skeleton Archer	2-3 / 11-16 / 27-39	--	89 / 890 / 3176
Returned Archer	3-5 / 11-16 / 28-40	--	169 / 910 / 3220
Bone Warrior Archer	4-6 / 11-16 / 28-40	--	197 / 931 / 3263
Burning Dead Archer	4-6 / 12-18 / 29-42	Fire: 2-4 / 9-19 / 21-46	307 / 993 / 3438
Horror Archer	5-8 / 13-19 / 31-44	Lightning: 0-9 / 1-31 / 4-106	446 / 1076 / 3613
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Returned Archer	-- / 18-26 / 32-47	Cold: -- / 26-41 (2 sec) / 47-74 (3 sec)	-- / 1386 / 3831
Bone Warrior Archer	-- / 17-24 / 28-40	Cold: -- / 24-39 (2 sec) / 46-74 (3 sec)	-- / 1345 / 3307
Burning Dead Archer	-- / 16-24 / 31-45	-- /	-- / 1304 / 3700
Horror Archer	-- / 17-24 / 32-46	Physical: -- / 24-39 / 32-46 Fire: -- / 24-39 / 46-74 Cold: -- / 24-39 (4sec) / 46-74 (5sec) Lightning: -- / 24-39 / 46-74 Poison: -Night: 191-306 over 8s (23.9-38.3/sec -Hell: 454-727 over 10s (45.4-72.7/sec.) Magic: -- / 24-39 / 46-74	-- / 1407 / 3919

Defenses

No life or mana can be drained from skeletons in v1.11.

• Regen Rate tells what % of a monster's hit points are recovered per second. Standard is 1.2/sec.
• Blocking values are assigned to every monster in the game, but the ability is seldom enabled, so most monsters can not block (Hence the blocking % given on most Diablo II monster pages, including Blizzard's, is inaccurate.) When enabled, blocking tells what % of successful, blockable attacks will not damage the monster. Monsters need not carry a shield to block.
• Drain Effectiveness tells what % of a character's mana and life steal apply to that monster. 100 is all, 0 is none.
• Chill Effectiveness tells what % of a character's cold length applies to the monster. 100 is all, 0 is no freeze/chill at all.

Type	Defense	Blocking	Regen Rate	Drain Effectiveness	Chill Effectiveness
Skeleton Archer	25 / 552 / 1352	--	1.2%	0% / 0% / 0%	50% / 40% / 25%
Returned Archer	40 / 564 / 1370	--	1.2%	0% / 0% / 0%	50% / 40% / 25%
Bone Warrior Archer	45 / 576 / 1387	--	1.2%	0% / 0% / 0%	50% / 40% / 25%
Burning Dead Archer	65 / 612 / 1458	--	1.2%	0% / 0% / 0%	50% / 40% / 25%
Horror Archer	90 / 660 / 1528	--	1.2%	0% / 0% / 0%	50% / 40% / 25%
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Returned Archer	-- / 840 / 1616	--	1.2%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 40% / 25%
Bone Warrior Archer	-- / 816 / 1405	--	1.2%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 40% / 25%
Burning Dead Archer	-- / 792 / 1563	--	1.2%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 40% / 25%
Horror Archer	-- / 852 / 1651	--	1.2%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 40% / 25%

Resistances

• Resistances over 99% are listed as immunities and monsters will take no damage from that type of attack.
• Immunities can be "broken" by skills that lower resistance, if the value drops below 99%. See the Resistances page for more details.

Type	Physical	Fire	Cold	Lightning	Poison	Magic
Skeleton Archer	0% / 0% / 40%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 33%	0% / 0% / 33%	0% / 0% / 0%	50% / 60% / 100%
Returned Archer	0% / 0% / 40%	0% / 0% / 0 %	0% / 0% / 33%	0% / 0% / 33%	0% / 0% / 0 %	50% / 60% / 105%
Bone Warrior Archer	0% / 0% / 40%	0% / 0% / 0 %	0% / 25% / 33%	20% / 50% / 75%	0% / 0% / 0 %	50% / 60% / 105%
Burning Dead Archer	0% / 0% / 45%	0% / 0% / 0 %	30% / 50% / 75%	0% / 0% / 33%	0% / 0% / 0 %	50% / 60% / 110%
Horror Archer	0% / 0% / 50%	25% / 50% / 75%	0% / 0% / 0 %	0% / 0% / 0 %	40% / 70% / 75%	50% / 60% / 110%
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Returned Archer	-- / 0% / 33%	-- / 0% / 25%	-- / 75% / 90%	-- / 33% / 50%	-- / 130% / 130%	-- / 0% / 10%
Bone Warrior Archer	-- / 0% / 33%	-- / 0% / 25%	-- / 75% / 90%	-- / 33% / 50%	-- / 110% / 110%	-- / 0% / 10%
Burning Dead Archer	-- / 0% / 33%	-- / 75% / 90%	-- / 0% / 25%	-- / 33% / 50%	-- / 100% / 100%	-- / 0% / 10%
Horror Archer	-- / 0% / 33%	-- / 50% / 66%	-- / 50% / 66%	-- / 50% / 66%	-- / 140% / 140%	-- / 0% / 10%

Locations

• Guest Monsters are found only in Act Five, and only on Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels.
• Monsters in areas marked "Boss Only" will only appear as random bosses or champions.
• Monsters in areas marked "No Boss" will never appear as random bosses or champions.

Type	Normal, Nightmare, and Hell
Skeleton Archer	Act 1: Underground Passage 1-2, Dark Woods, Tristram
Returned Archer	Act 1: Tamoe Highland, Monastery Gate
Bone Warrior Archer	Act 1: Barracks, Jail 1-3
Burning Dead Archer	Act 2: Sewers 1-2
Horror Archer	Act 2: Harem 2 (no boss), Palace Cellar 1-3.
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Returned Archer	Halls of Vaught (no boss).
Bone Warrior Archer	Frozen Tundra
Burning Dead Archer	Bloody Highlands, Frigid Highlands
Horror Archer	Abaddon