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CommonCombat level 18Undead

Skeleton Mage

A reanimated sorcerer whose arcane knowledge persists beyond death.

A skeleton draped in rotting robes, hands alight with corrupt magic. It was a mage in life and remembers its trade. The spells it casts now carry the cold taint of death.

Stats

Hitpoints
90
Melee attack
0
Magic attack
28
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
0.8
Attack range
16 m
Defences
Slash defence
-5
Stab defence
-5
Crush defence
-10
Ranged defence
0
Magic resistance
15
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
2.8 m/s
Aggro range
16 m
Leash range
35 m

Abilities

2
Necrotic BoltMagicTelegraph: Lineweight 70

A bolt of necrotic energy that drains vitality.

Damage
28% of attack
Range
16 m
Wind-up
1.2 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 4
Bone CageMagicTelegraph: Circleweight 30

Summons a cage of bone shards that immobilizes the target.

Damage
15% of attack
Range
12 m
Wind-up
1.5 s
Cooldown
18 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 3

How it fights

Behaviour
Ranged Kite
Patrol
Wander · 10 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Necrotic Bolt7070%
Bone Cage3030%

Drops

Rolls on Skeleton Mage.

Guaranteedalways drops · guaranteed
DropQuantityWeightChance
Necrotic Essence
Magic crafting material
1–2—100%
Drops1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—3030%
Tattered Spellbook Page12020%
Coins Silver1–32525%
Arcane Dust1–31515%
Cursed Ring Fragment11010%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
4
Respawn Time
45
Respawn Variance
15
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/rise_chant

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/aggro_chant
Ambient
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/idle_hum
Attack
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/bolt
Death
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/death_crack
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/bone_click
Hurt
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/interrupt
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    cast_bolt
    Base Damage
    28
    Cast Time
    1.2
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    magic
    Description
    A bolt of necrotic energy that drains vitality.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      4
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Necrotic Bolt
    Name
    Necrotic Bolt
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    16
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/bolt
    Telegraph
    line
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    cast_cage
    Base Damage
    15
    Cast Time
    1.5
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    18
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    magic
    Description
    Summons a cage of bone shards that immobilizes the target.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      3
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Bone Cage
    Name
    Bone Cage
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    12
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/cage
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
Creature Skeleton Bone Cage
30
Creature Skeleton Necrotic Bolt
70
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
Ranged Kite
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
10
Type
wander
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/aggro_chant
Ambient
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/idle_hum
Attack
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/bolt
Death
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/death_crack
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/bone_click
Hurt
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/interrupt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
common
Combat Level
18
Description
A reanimated sorcerer whose arcane knowledge persists beyond death.
Examine
A skeleton draped in rotting robes, hands alight with corrupt magic. It was a mage in life and remembers its trade. The spells it casts now carry the cold taint of death.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/skeleton_mage
Id
Skeleton Mage
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Skeleton Mage
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
25
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Fragile but hits hard. Bone Cage stops melee players from closing. Pairs well with skeleton melee guards.
Tags
undead, magic, ranged, aggressive
Venery Category
undead
Zone
catacombs, necromancer_tower, ruined_fortress
Model
models/creatures/undead/skeleton_mage
Movement
—
Name
Skeleton Mage
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
4
Respawn Time
45
Respawn Variance
15
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/skeleton_mage/rise_chant
Stats
Aggro Range
16
Attack
0
Attack Range
16
Attack Speed
0.8
Crush Defense
-10
Immunities
none
Leash Range
35
Magic Attack
28
Magic Resistance
15
Max Hp
90
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
2.8
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
0
Slash Defense
-5
Stab Defense
-5
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Fragile but hits hard. Bone Cage stops melee players from closing. Pairs well with skeleton melee guards.

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