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Skeleton
247 ~ 264	173 ~ 185	247 ~ 264	309 ~ 330	191 ~ 204
168 ~ 179	255 ~ 284	S	S	S
HP	154 ~ 196 (NG+ 310 - 396 )
Drops	50 - 100 Souls (NG+ 200 - 400 ) Scimitar Red & White Round Shield Short Bow

Skeleton is an Enemy in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Enemies are hostile creatures that respawn when players rest at a Bonfire or upon death. Special enemies that do not respawn are classified as Bosses, Mini Bosses or Invaders.

Information

 Your basic skeletal warrior. Utilizes deft combat techniques and are quick to punish reckless attackers. Equipped with either a large curved sword, a small curved sword and shield, or a longbow.

Attacks

Scimitar and Shield : Basic sword and shield wielding skeleton. Attacks inflict bleed status.

• Rolling attack
• Regular attack: 1-3 strikes
• Fast double slash with backstep
• Will hurl itself towards the player while spinning horizontally.
• A stance that can parry most player attacks

Falchion : Harder hitting sword wielder, but no shield for blocks or parries. Attacks inflict bleed status.

• Rolling attack
• Regular attack: 1-3 strikes
• Jumping slash attack
• Two-handed heavy attack
• Will hurl itself towards the player while spinning horizontally.

Skeleton Archer : Uses bow only.

• Only ranged.

Drops

• Scimitar (2% Sword and Shield Wielder)
• Red & White Round Shield (1% Sword and Shield Wielder)
• Short Bow (2% Bowman)

Strategy

The skeletons in the Catacombs are corpses reanimated by an Undead Mage, and as such cannot be downed permanently unless the Undead Mage is killed. If their eye sockets remain lit, they will resurrect.

• Using divine weapons can kill skeletons and stop them from resurrecting, making it a useful way to dispose of them until you dispatch their Undead Mage.
• Killing their Undead Mage will stop the skeletons under their control from resurrecting, making them susceptible to conventional means of killing without the necessity of a divine weapon.
  • Undead Mages live only once per new-game cycle, so it is helpful to make them a priority target as you progress.
• Using club-type weapons, two-handing a sword or larger weapon, will shatter them temporarily on a successful attack, allowing you to get another hit in while they reform.
• Skeletons wielding a shield have a stance that can parry your attacks.
  • Jumping attacks can counter this stance, as they cannot be parried.
• Hitting skeletons off ledges can remove the threat of troublesome, resurrecting skeletons for a time.

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