Skeleton Archer

This page is about the grounded skeletal enemy. For the archer enemy sitting on a pulley-operated platform, see Archer.

The Skeleton Archer is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a skeleton equipped with a bow, which it uses to shoot arrows straight ahead (sometimes twice in a row). They are normally stationary but some varieties will move a bit and take aim at a different location.

Appearances[]

Castlevania: The Arcade[]

Skeleton Archers set up positions in the Ruins, and are also placed in many other areas. Only long-ranged weapons can destroy them.

Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody[]

Due to cultural sensitivities about depicting bodily remains, the Skeleton Archer was replaced with the Archer in the Chinese mobile game Moonlight Rhapsody.

Enemy Data[]

Enemy Data: Skeleton Archer
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
(RoB/DXC)	Skeleton Archer - Rondo of Blood				[ edit ]
(RoB/DXC)	'	HP: 6 Exp: 200		5. Ghost Ship
	32. Bone Archer (Archer Skeleton) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Skeleton archer equipped with bow.	Level: 10 HP: 10 Exp: 50	Drop: $400, Magic Missile	Outer Wall, Underground Caverns, Cursed Prison (Saturn only)
	44. Bone Archer (Archer Skeleton) - Harmony of Dissonance				[ edit ]
	'	Strong: Ice Level: 17 HP: 84 Exp: 81	Common Drop: Potion Rare Drop: Gloves	Castle A: Sky Walkway, Chapel of Dissonance, Castle Treasury, Skeleton Cave
	6. Skull Archer (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	A skeleton archer.	Strong: Darkness Weak: Holy HP: 42 MP: 40 Exp: 5 Atk: 13 Def: 5	Soul: Magic Missile	Castle Corridor, Study
	21. Skeleton Archer - Lament of Innocence				[ edit ]
	A skeleton equipped with a bow and arrow.	Strong: Knife Weak: Fire, Holy Water, Cross HP: 30	Drop: Potion, 1000 Gold	Garden Forgotten by Time, House of Sacred Remains, Dark Palace of Waterfalls, Ghostly Theatre
	52. Skeleton Hunter - Lament of Innocence				[ edit ]
	An elite Skeleton Archer. Has excellent accuracy.	Strong: Knife Weak: Fire, Holy Water, Cross HP: 150	Drop: Potion, 3000 Gold	House of Sacred Remains, Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab (Crazy Mode only), Garden Forgotten by Time (Crazy Mode only), Ghostly Theatre, Dark Palace of Waterfalls (Crazy Mode only)
	8. Skull Archer (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	An archer made of bone.	Strong: Piercing, Dark Weak: Bashing, Fire, Holy HP: 16 MP: 1 Exp: 10 Atk: 12 Timestop: Affected	Soul: Buster Shot (4.69%)	Wizardry Lab, Silenced Ruins
	13. Skull Archer (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	An archer made of bone.	Strong: Dark Weak: Strike, Whip, Fire, Holy HP: 40 Exp: 16 Skill Pt: 1		Buried Chamber, Great Stairway
	Skeleton Archer - Order of Shadows				[ edit ]
	'			2. The Bat's Belfry, 3. The Cavern, 4. The Inner Sanctum
	13. Bone Archer (Skeleton Archer) - Order of Ecclesia				[ edit ]
	An archer who attacks with bone and arrows.	Strong: Ice, Darkness Weak: Strike, Flame, Light HP: 18 Exp: 5 Skill Pt: 1 Atk: 14	Drop: Arcus (12%)	Minera Prison Island, Monastery (Hard Mode)
	Skeleton Archer - The Arcade				[ edit ]
	'			1. Ruins, 2. Castle/Palace	Videos: 1st
	Bone Archer - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	The reanimated corpse of an archer. It fires its bow at intruders.
	8-3. Archer (弓箭手)(Majin) - Moonlight Rhapsody				[ edit ]
	'			Marble Gallery, Outer Wall, Library, Royal Chapel	Videos: Bestiary, 1st

Item Data[]

Item Data: Skeleton Archer
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Money Bag [Blue] [alt] - Symphony of the Night Item (standard) - any				[edit]
	Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...)		Gold +400	Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Ghost, Blade Soldier, Bone Archer, Gargoyle [Lv. 25] (Saturn-only)	Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only)
	Magic Missile (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Shoots a magic arrow [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +30	Buy: $300 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Bone Archer, Bone Musket, Sniper of Goth
	Potion - Harmony of Dissonance Medicine - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Restores some HP.		HP +70	Buy: 80G Find: Throughout castle (all) Common Drop: Peeping Eye, Fishman, Merman, Armor Knight, Bone archer, Bone Soldier, Lizard Man, Man-eater, Mimic, Rock Armor, Skeleton Spider, White Dragon Lv2 Rare Drop: Skeleton Blaze
	Gloves - Harmony of Dissonance Hands - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	A cushioned glove that protects its user's hands.		DEF +7	Rare Drop: Bone Archer
	Skull Archer - Magic Missile - Aria of Sorrow Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Fires enchanted arrows.	Attrib: Sword Consume: 8 MP	80 ATK	Rarity: 12 Drop: Skull Archer
	Potion - Lament of Innocence Recovery Item - Leon Belmont				[edit]
	Medicine that recovers 50 HP.		HP +50 Sell: $100	Buy: $200 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Skeleton, Skeleton Archer, Skeleton Hunter, Skeleton Knight, Astral Knight, Astral Warrior, Astral Fighter, Skeleton Soldier, Skeleton Swordsman, Skeleton Warrior
	Skull Archer - Buster Shot - Dawn of Sorrow Guardian Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Shoot arrows with deadly accuracy.	Attrib: Piercing Consume: 20 MP/sec		Rarity: Drop: Skull Archer**
	Arcus (Sagitta) - Order of Ecclesia Glyph (Bow) - Shanoa				[edit]
	A bow glyph.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 15 MP	ATK +6	Drop: Bone Archer	Special: Glyph Unions: + any Arcus = Union Arcus; + Elemental Glyph = Elemental Weapon Union; + Other = Pulsus

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

In some games, these enemies may shoot bones instead of arrows.
In Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Skeleton Archers were replaced with Fox Archers; whereas in Curse of Darkness, they were replaced with Orcs.