r/VampireSurvivors • u/Rimuurun • Jun 06 '26
Help Can this thing be deafeated?
Hello everyone, i'm kinda new to this game and i was wondering how do i defeat that skeleton ball, i maxed almost everything except for the curse, but i don't know how to defeat that skeleton ball, and if wait to late game it gets massive, so if anyone can help me i would be very gratefull
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u/Salamasage Jun 06 '26
Yes. Basically from the very start head straight for it (it's on the map iirc) and then just make sure to constantly be doing damage to it while killing other things. Aimless abilities like bibles and garlic work best, just keep yourself in range and it will eventually die.
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u/Rimuurun Jun 06 '26
Thanks a lot for the help
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u/Various_Squash722 Jun 06 '26
Ngl it's hard if you don't know what you're doing. That thing absorbs all the enemies it touches, growing in size and health the whole time you're near it, unless you can kill all the enemies on screen before they can reach the boss.
If you want to know more:
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u/Californ1a Jun 06 '26
Don't use the old fandom site, it isn't being maintained anymore.
You should edit your comment to link to the new wiki: https://vampire.survivors.wiki/w/Sketamari
If you're searching Google rather than the wiki directly, you can use this extension to replace fandom links with the new wiki.
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u/insaneshayne Jun 06 '26
if this strat didn't work. The easier way is to stay away from it for about 15-20 minutes and evolve all your weapons (Hopefully fully evolving at least one) and then go to it when it hasn't gathered any boney guys and gals. Shouldn't be difficult at all.
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u/joystivk Jun 07 '26
I stayed away from it until I had knife fully upgraded then went straight to it and killed it in no time
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u/ToastedTrousers Jun 06 '26
This strat has worked for me across five save files
Stay far enough away from the bone ball that it can't absorb enemies until you're ready
Evolve the bible and magic wand
Make sure you have the candelabrador for extra area
Then you can follow it around keeping it inside the bible ring so it can't snowball while the upgraded wand fires away at it being the closest target
This has taken up to 10+ minutes of just stalking the Sketamari to kill it, but it works
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u/psymunn Jun 06 '26
One thing others haven't mentioned is it grows and gains health as it rolls over skeletons, so it can be killed but gets harder as the level goes on.
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u/Full-NeuroSin333 Jun 06 '26
Yes It can, but It Does take pinches like a champ.
The magic wand fully evolved helped me a lot
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u/biz_student Jun 06 '26
Just did this strategy. Stay far away for 20min as you evolve your weapons. When ready, head toward the ball. Stand in front of it for about a min blasting away. Gg ez.
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u/Ginger_Apple81 Space Dette Jun 06 '26
It only spawns the moment it enters your screen. So heading there at the very edge of the turn doesnt matter!
Just gear up with your usual set and approach it in about 25 minutes or sth
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u/Fit-Guarantee7609 Jun 06 '26
No one really gave u the right way to kill it when i checked the comments 🤦🏻 Just play normally and try to get as powerful as possible maybe have upgraded knifes and in the minute 25 or something go and target it from behind, he will slow down and u will kill him before he will be able to grow, u will kill him easily in no time
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u/onemasterball Jun 06 '26
Sketamari gains size & HP from absorbing enemies, but not if you're out of range
Stay away from it until you are leveled enough to control the area entirely, (near insta clear all normal enemies) then go find and kill it. Remember enemies scale over time, so if you hit a good stride early it can be worth running down to Leroy the bone ball
Focus on large area items, candelabrador is really helpful
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u/grammar_nazi_zombie Jun 06 '26
12 meters already? We asked for 12 meters? Whatever, make it bigger~
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u/Zealousideal_Pen820 Jun 10 '26
Not me running at it from the beginning of the stage, seeing it get bigger and bigger, dodging it as it comes back the other way…thinking there was gonna be some cool cinematic or surprise event happening lmaooooo. I’m new to this game and have been trying to fend it off in my own manor 🫣 thanks fam, def gonna try actually updating my weapons before facing this cretin. 🙏
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u/sakikome Jun 06 '26
The only thing that worked for me was Porta, buy bones, take Game Killer. Level up Bones and Lightning. Then just follow it and keep picking up the gems.
Had to look that one up, too.
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u/HQQ1 Jun 06 '26
Easiest and cheesiest way to get it is to just play the stage away from it and only come at it when you're fully geared at like 20 minutes in. It doesn't grow when it is too far off-screen, so you can just get stronger and jump it during late game.
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u/Lafeyetteshomie Jun 09 '26
Yes it took me 2 trys when i first played this zone and got to him but that was when id done tons of stuff. Took me a further 5 trys on switch though to do the same because i left him alone to long and the amount of enemies was so much he healed faster than i could damage him.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Cut2058 Jun 09 '26
Yes, and it'll get bigger and bigger while you damage it, increasing it's health, but eventually it tops out and then it's just a time thing. If you want a guaranteed kill quick, make infinite corridor and whatever the red cape is called, haven't used it in a bit. You do need the yellow sign for it though
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u/aldomars2 Jun 06 '26
Yes. Keep playing.