For the Necromancer skill that raises a Skeleton Mage, see Raise Skeletal Mage.

Skeleton Mages are enemies introduced in Diablo II, quite different from the average Skeletons that wield earthly weapons. These undead creatures damage their enemies by shooting elemental energies from their hands. Skeleton mages can only wield one type of elemental magic: fire, lightning, cold, or poison. By looking at glow of their hands, one can tell which element they wield.

LoreEdit

These animated skeletal remains of slain sorcerers wield the forces of elemental magic as they sow death throughout the land. Able to deliver considerable damage from a distance, these undead mages can be exceptionally dangerous when congregating in large pacts or under the direction of the remains of a particularly powerful caster.

Diablo IIEdit

Skeleton Mages are first found in the latter part of Act I. Like with Skeleton Archers, mages are most deadly when they appear in large groups. Maximizing Resistances will greatly decrease damage taken from their attacks. Skeleton Mages themselves do not appear as enemies. However, four variations exist: Returned Mages, Bone Mages, Burning Dead Mages, and Horror Mages. With the exception of Burning Dead Mages, each Skeleton Mage has four different variations: Fire, Cold, Lightning, and Poison. Burning Dead Mages have no Cold variation.

StatsEdit

Returned Mage
Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Undead	Undead	Undead
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	8	39	71
Experience
Health points	15-22	344-501 344-501 363-528 344-501	1791-3473 1791-3473 1838-3565 1885-3657
Damage 1	-	-	-
Attack Rating 1	-	-	-
Damage 2	-	-	-
Attack Rating 2	-	-	-
Defense	40	507 507 518 507	1233 1233 1248 1264
% to Block	9	9	9
Damage Resist	0	0	33
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	30 0 0 0	50 0 0 0	100 0 0 0
Cold Resist	0 30 0 0	0 50 0 0	0 140 0 15
Lightning Resist	0 0 30 0	0 0 50 0	0 0 100 0
Poison Resist	50 50 50 70	60 60 60 60	75 75 75 75
Drain Effectiveness	0	0	0
Immunities	-	-	Fire Cold Lightning None
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	25

Bone Mage
Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Undead	Undead	Undead
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	10	41	75
Experience
Health points	19-28	363-528 363-528 382-556 382-556	1838-3565 1838=3565 1885-3657 2075-4025
Damage 1	-	-	-
Attack Rating 1	-	-	-
Damage 2	-	-	-
Attack Rating 2	-	-	-
Defense	50	518 518 529 529	1248 1248 1264 1327
% to Block	11	11	11
Damage Resist	0	0	33
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	30 0 0 0	50 0 0 0	105 0 0 0
Cold Resist	0 30 0 0	0 50 0 0	0 150 0 15
Lightning Resist	0 0 30 0	0 0 50 0	0 0 105 0
Poison Resist	50 50 50 70	60 60 60 60	75 75 75 75
Drain Effectiveness	0	0	0
Immunities	-	-	Fire Cold Lightning None
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	25

Burning Dead Mage
Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Undead	Undead	Undead
Act(s) found in	2	2	2
Monster Level	14	44	79
Experience
Health points	27-38	438-637	2075-4025 2218-4301 2265-4393
Damage 1	-	-	-
Attack Rating 1	-	-	-
Damage 2	-	-	-
Attack Rating 2	-	-	-
Defense	70	561	1327 1375 1391
% to Block	15	15	15
Damage Resist	0	0	33
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	70 50 0	100 50 0	110 0 0
Cold Resist	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 15
Lightning Resist	0 30 0	0 50 0	0 110 0
Poison Resist	50 50 70	60 60 60	75 75 75
Drain Effectiveness	0	0	0
Immunities	-	-	Fire Lightning None
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	25

Horror Mage
Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Undead	Undead	Undead
Act(s) found in	2	2	2
Monster Level	14	44	78
Experience
Health points	33-48	495-720 495-720 495-720 514-748	2218-4301 2218-4301 2265-4393 2218-4301
Damage 1	-	-	-
Attack Rating 1	-	-	-
Damage 2	-	-	-
Attack Rating 2	-	-	-
Defense	85	594 594 604 594	1375 1375 1391 1375
% to Block	30	30	30
Damage Resist	0	0	33
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	30 0 0 0	50 0 0 0	115 0 0 0
Cold Resist	0 30 0 0	0 50 0 0	0 170 0 15
Lightning Resist	0 0 30 0	0 0 50 0	0 0 115 0
Poison Resist	50 50 50 70	60 60 60 60	75 75 75 75
Drain Effectiveness	0	0	0
Immunities	-	-	Fire Cold Lightning None
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	25

Unique Skeleton MagesEdit

• Bone Ash - A Poison Burning Dead Mage found in the Cathedral, by the throne. Bone Ash is Extra Strong, Cold Enchanted, and Magic Resistant.