Appearance[]
The frost skeleton is technically a variant of the Draugr Skeleton. However, they resemble frost zombies with most of their skins “removed”.
Health[]
A Frost Skeleton has about 100 HP, and it would take over 25 punches to kill it or just 3 hits by using a Diamond Sword.
Location[]
The Frost Skeleton can be found in the Frozen Badlands, it appears in groups of 2 or 3.
Some structures of the Frozen Badlands contains Frost Skeletons Spawners.
It can also spawn as an enemy in Last Stand gamemodes.
Variants[]
Frost Skeletons are already a variant of the Draugr Skeletons, and does not have further variants of it.
Items dropped upon death[]
| Item | Chance of dropping | Number of items dropped |
|---|---|---|
| Bone | 100% | 0-2 |
| Arrow of Slowness | ~15% | 0-2 |
| Stone Bow | ~5% | 1 |
Behavior[]
Frost Skeletons are hostile and will attack players. They will shoot arrows of slowness to players at a frequency of one per every 2 seconds. The arrows will deal damage to players and give them 1 seconds of the slowness effect. Frost skeletons move relatively slow and does not deal melee attacks.
| Armour | Damage per arrow (all arrows come with a second of Slowness) |
|---|---|
| Nome | 15 |
| Full wood armour | 9 |
| Full iron armour | 7 |
| Full gold armour | 5 |
| Full diamond armour | 4 |
How to defeat a frost skeleton[]
Frost skeletons can shoot you accurately from a far distance, but will lose accuracy when you move quickly near a frost skeleton. Additionally, they do not deal melee attacks to players. Hence, the best way to defeat a frost skeleton while losing as little health as possible is to attack them using a melee weapon while moving around them quickly. Using a bow or crossbow is not recommended it takes time to charge a bow or crossbow and they deal damage less frequently, and skeletons can shoot you during that period.
If you are low on health, it is possible to outrun a frost skeleton as they move relatively slowly.
Trivia[]
- Frost Skeletons have the ability to shoot from around 40 blocks away.
- It was inspired by the Stray in Minecraft.
- The aim of the Frost skeleton is so good that it can even hit you when gliding.
- Frost Skeletons, including regular Draugr skeletons, do not attack each other. However, they will shoot arrows at anyone who is attacking them. However, it is possible for a skeleton to shoot another skeleton accidentally, and combined with the fact above, two or more skeletons can get into a “fight” when they shoot at each other.
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