Can you fight Skeletron outside the dungeon?

If Skeletron spawns too far outside the dungeon, his hands despawn. Rarely when you spawn Skeletron, The Twins may spawn even if you're not on Hard Mode yet.
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What are the requirements to fight Skeletron?

Although you can fight him at any time, it's best to wait until you have at least Meteor Armor, or even Molten Armor. We also strongly suggest you use a ranged weapon to deal with him, such as the Minishark, or a spell like the Demon Scythe. The fight itself shouldn't be tough so long as you prepared the battle arena.
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Can you fight Skeletron away from dungeon?

After spawning from the Old Man, Skeletron won't despawn even if you move far away from the Dungeon. However it will despawn if you get too far away from Skeletron, so you'll have to keep this in mind as you fight it.
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Can you summon Skeletron anywhere?

Skeletron is summoned by speaking to the Old Man at the Dungeon's entrance at night, who will turn into Skeletron when selecting the "Curse" option. If the Old Man is spoken to during the day, he will ask the player to return at night.
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What happens if you enter the dungeon without killing Skeletron?

If a player enters the Dungeon in a world where Skeletron has not been defeated and travels below zero depth (the border between surface and underground), one or more Dungeon Guardians quickly fly at the player, dealing 1000 damage each, which will instantly kill most players if they are unprepared.
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How to loot the dungeon without killing Skeletron

Can you go into the dungeon before killing Skeletron?

Ironically, defeating the Dungeon Guardian will not grant access to the Dungeon, despite the name. This means that Skeletron must be fought in order to enter the Dungeon.
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Is Skeletron easy?

Skeletron is a Pre-Hardmode Boss protecting the Dungeon. It is big, tough, hard to dodge, and can seriously ruin your evening many times over. Like any other daunting task in Terraria, defeating it is largely about smart preparation.
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Does Skeletron get enraged?

If the player takes too long to kill it and dawn (4:30 AM) arrives, Skeletron will enrage and begin acting exactly as a faster Dungeon Guardian, permanently performing its spinning attack as well increasing its damage and defense to 1000 and 9999 respectively, usually killing any players remaining in the vicinity ...
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Should I fight Skeletron Prime or the twins first?

Skeletron Prime is a reliable choice as a first mechanical boss to fight, as it has much lower damage output than the other two.
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What is the best gun for Skeletron?

A good method for early-game defeating Skeletron is using either a Ranged or Magic Weapon. Better choices for weapons: Minishark, Gold/Platinum Bow with best arrows you can find, Starfury, and if you are more experienced, Shurikens, grenades, and throwing knives make very good early weapons.
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How much HP does Skeletron have?

Skeletron has 600 Health, 14 Defense, and deals 20 Damage on Classic Mode. Skeletron dies when you defeat its head; however, it's often easier to defeat its arms first so that they can't attack you. Ranged weapons such as bows are most useful against Skeletron since he can float around.
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Is Skeletron prime easier than Skeletron?

Skeletron Prime is essentially a more difficult version of Skeletron, a boss character in Terraria. Unlike Skeletron, Skeletron Prime is a Hardmode mechanical boss with a head and four limbs. The limbs are unique, consisting of a vice, a laser gun, a saw, and a cannon that shoots bombs.
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What time should I fight Skeletron?

Wait until night comes.

Make your way to the dungeon (either on your left or right, opposite the jungle) a few hours in game time before night comes so that you have more time to defeat the Skeletron.
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Can you fight Skeletron at day?

Skeletron only spawns during the night. If he's not defeated before daylight, he will behave like a Dungeon Guardian, but still drop loot if defeated this way. This is a difficult boss, do not try to fight him unless you have lots of potions, good pre-Hardmode gear and/or throwing weapons.
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Should I do Queen Bee or Skeletron first?

You can do either, but Expert Skeletron is known as one of the toughest bosses. Can't you bounce on the EoW with the slime mount? Build an arena in the surface jungle and summon the Queen Bee using an Abeemination. She's much easier then and then you'll have the bee weapons to use against all the other bosses.
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Is twins or destroyer easier?

Once you've defeated The Twins, it's time to move on to the other two Mechanical Bosses: The Destroyer and Skeletron Prime. Out of the three, The Twins are the easiest thanks to the simple boss arena and the ability to take it down with basic Hardmode weapons, or even weapons you have leftover from pre-Hardmode.
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Are the twins harder than destroyer?

I think Skele is easiest, Twins are medium, and Destroyer is hard. I usually use a Daedalus (idk spell) Storm Bow with either Jester or Holy arrows to defeat them. u can get on a platform higher than the ♥♥♥♥ destroyer can wurm jump and ♥♥♥♥ rain the arrows on his head while you're at it.
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Is Skeletron or Eater of Worlds harder?

EoW is definitely easier - though unless you're on expert mode (in which case, definitely EoW 1st) you can handle either of them pretty ridiculously early on as long as you're good at dodging.
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Is Skeletron part of Cthulhu?

– According to the official game lore, the Mechanic was forced by the Lunatic Cultist to build simulacrums of Cthulhu's organs, which are the three mechanical bosses found in Hardmode, with The Destroyer being the spine, The Twins being the eyes, and Skeletron Prime being part of the skeleton.
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How long is a Terraria day?

Time. All newly-created worlds begin at 8:15 AM. One minute of in-game time lasts one second of real-world time, meaning one hour in-game lasts one minute real-world. Therefore, one full Terraria day lasts 24 real-world minutes (15 during the day, 9 during the night).
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Is Skeletron optional?

Eater of Worlds and Brain of Cthulhu - Theoretically Skippable, but it's hard to beat Wall of Flesh without Hellstone gear (can only be obtained from Demonite and Crimtane.) Skeletron - Required, but can be delayed and fought later. Wall of Flesh - Required for hardmode to start. The Mechanical Bosses - Required.
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Is there a Skeletron pet?

The Possessed Skull is a pet item that is dropped by Skeletron in Master Mode with a 1/4 (25%) chance. When used, it summons Skeletron Jr. who will follow the player around. If the player is too far away, Skeletron Jr. will start spinning like Skeletron in order to catch up.
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Why is Skeletron Prime so hard?

I'd say it's because of it's versatile attacks and high defense. If you have good mobility, the boss isn't much of a problem, but if you don't...
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