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![Skeletons & Sidearms Logo](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/63cb093400cc5ad576365dcc442211a2aaaa9677.png)
\n**This data pack turns Skeletons and their variants into scrappy little minibosses by allowing them to swap between different weapons when fighting the player.**<\/p>\n

Skeletons will swap to a mace at close range and use wind charges to bounce themselves in the air to land a devastating critical blow!
\n![A Skeleton using a wind charge.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/dbac73a87c5cb55b2bee1a07ee402bcab1b88768_0.webp)<\/p>\n

Parcheds use a golden spear to deliver a staggering dash attack to check players who get too close.
\n![A Parched giving an unarmored player a good spearing.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/a29af3b1e5a273691258afbfa7d1950b7e97a1cc.png)<\/p>\n

Wither Skeletons can two forms of damage over time with their flaming arrows and withering axe strikes.
\n![A Wither Skeleton fires a flaming arrow.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/a3450ebae31de5a3f657ec36314fdd673cdb01bc.png)<\/p>\n

Boggeds swap between bow, sword, and shield-breaking axe attacks to keep up the pressure! They wear a leather cap that protects them from sunlight.
\n![A Bogged preparing to disable a shield with its iron axe.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/bfd88e886059881d95875a678d2e3d99b68fef2d_0.webp)<\/p>\n

Strays perform mace attacks similarly to skeletons, but also swap to an axe at close range to cleave shields. They also wear leather boots and a chainmail helmet. Scary!
\n![A Stray aiming its bow while soaring through the air.](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/53a86706f736abc8a9840238a89847c04332e3a5.png)<\/p>\n

Works with vanilla Minecraft, no resource packs required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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