Skeletron

Terraria · Games · Skeleton, Former Tyrant

During the Night

Tier

8-B

Attack Potency

City Block Level+

Speed

Subsonic+

Durability

City Block Level+

During the Day

Tier

HIGH 5-A

Attack Potency

Brown Dwarf Level

Speed

Subsonic+

Durability

Brown Dwarf Level

Powers and abilities

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Large Size (Type 0)
• Flight (True flight)
• Intangibility (Phasing; can phase through all tiles)
• Berserk Mode
• Enhanced Senses (Champion can still be seen by bosses while invisible from invisibility potions)
• Non-Physical Interaction (can kill Champion while they are insubstantial from shimmer)
• Magic
• Status Effect Inducement
• Homing Attack with assistance of Summoning (Can summon small skulls that home in on its opponent)
• Statistics Reduction (Can slow down enemies)
• Regeneration Negation (With Bleeding debuff)
• Mind Manipulation (Immune to Confused, which makes one do the opposite of what they intend)
• Poison Manipulation (Immune to Poisoned)
• Durability Negation (Immune to Bleeding debuffs, is a skeleton)

Weaknesses

Can only turn into Rage Mode while in day-time, their defense decreases when their arms are destroyed

Ranked tied for #1 of 25 in Terraria by strength.

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• Dungeon Guardian · =1 · Tier HIGH 5-A
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• Lunatic Cultist · =1 · Tier HIGH 5-A
• Moon Lord · =1 · Tier HIGH 5-A
• Skeletron Prime · =1 · Tier HIGH 5-A
• Celestial Towers · #2 · Tier HIGH 5-A
• Champion · #3 · Tier HIGH 5-A
• Brain of Cthulhu · =4 · Tier 8-B

Close fights from other series

• Skeletron vs Ryu (Asura's Wrath) (Street Fighter · Tier HIGH 5-A): Ryu · Slight edge
• Skeletron vs Valentine (Guilty Gear · Tier HIGH 5-A): Valentine · Slight edge
• Skeletron vs Y'Mera Xebella Challa (DC · Tier HIGH 5-A): Too close to call
• Skeletron vs Megaguirus (Godzilla · Tier HIGH 5-A): Too close to call
• Skeletron vs Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (Marvel · Tier HIGH 5-A): Too close to call
• Skeletron vs Black Shadow (Transformers · Tier HIGH 5-A): Too close to call
• Skeletron vs Death Egg Robot (Sonic · Tier HIGH 5-A): Too close to call
• Skeletron vs Ra Moon (Mega Man · Tier HIGH 5-A): Too close to call

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