Shiren 1 DS:Skull Mage Family

Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4

Skull Mage ガイコツまどう
Information
Monster-type	Staff Attack-type, Ghost-type
Meat Cost	1,000
Meat Value	100
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	17
HP	21
Attack	7
Defense	7
Movement Speed	Normal

Skull Wizard あなぐらマムル
Information
Monster-type	Staff Attack-type, Ghost-type
Meat Cost	1,500
Meat Value	150
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	70
HP	35
Attack	11
Defense	11
Movement Speed	Normal

Skull Wraith 洞窟マムル
Information
Monster-type	Staff Attack-type, Ghost-type
Meat Cost	2,000
Meat Value	200
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	350
HP	60
Attack	16
Defense	14
Movement Speed	Normal

Skull Demon ガイコツまてん
Information
Monster-type	Staff Attack-type, Ghost-type
Meat Cost	2,500
Meat Value	250
Schubell Family Summon	Yes
Baby Tengu Family masquerade
Stats
Experience	2,000
HP	75
Attack	47
Defense	19
Movement Speed	Normal

This Skull Mage Family page is about the Nintendo DS release. For the Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Skull Mage Family.

For the lore page, see Shiren:Skull Mage Family.

The Skull Mage (Japanese: ガイコツまどう, Gaikotsumadō Kei) Monster Family in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer consists of:

1. Skull Mage (Japanese: ガイコツまどう, Gaikotsumadō)
2. Skull Wizard (Japanese: ガイコツまじん, Gaikotsumajin)
3. Skull Wraith (Japanese: ガイコツまおう, Gaikotsumaō)
4. Skull Demon (Japanese: ガイコツまてん, Gaikotsumaten)

Skull Mage monsters appear as lean skeletal figures hovering lightly above the ground, adorned in a loose and tattered hooded cloak. The hood of the cloak is decorated by a rounded ornament and three feather-like blades branching from the top and sides. The skull face of these monsters has glowing orbs in the eye sockets and in its bony left hand, wields a simplistic wooden staff with a curled lobe-like top.

The color of the monster's cloak, staff, head ornament jewel, feathers, and eyes depends on its level. The staff colour remains brown/orange in levels 1 - 3, but changes to red at level 4, which also occurs for the monster's eyes. Additionally, this is also seen for the color of the feathers atop the monster's hood, orange/beige in levels 1 - 3 and red at level 4. The jewel in the monster's head ornament is black in levels 1 - 2, but in levels 3 - 4 becomes green.

• 1 - Olive green, orange
• 2 - Sky blue, orange
• 3 - Magma orange, orange
• 4 - Black, red

When physically attacking, the right hand of the monster is enveloped in an orange glow as it positions its feet on the ground and brings its open hand forwards in a strong push.

When using its magic ability, Skull Mages plant their feet on the ground, settling their magic staff in the middle in front of them, and generate an initially green magical orb at the top of the staff, which is brought above the monster's head by both hands, before flinging it forwards, where the orb changes into a light blue magical bolt.

Special Drops

Skull Mage Family Monsters have a chance to drop a Skull Staff upon defeat. This item will not be dropped if the monster has previously had Gitan or an Item stolen from them by a Thief-type monster^{[Citation needed]}.

Monster Ability

Skull Mage Family Monsters can cast magic bolts with various abilities depending on the monster's level:

Skull Mage
Magic	Effect
Double Speed	The target's Speed will increase by 1, as long as they are not already at level 4, Double Speed:Double Attack. They can perform more movements and actions during their turn than before
Switching Staff	The target will switch places with the caster of the magic
Knockback Staff	The target will fly a maximum of 10 squares in the opposite direction that the magic bolt came from. When they land, or if they hit a wall, they will take 5 fixed damage. If they hit another entity, both the target and the entity will take 5 fixed damage. If they land on terrains that they cannot traverse, such as water or a chasm, they will warp away to a random location on the floor.
Warp	The target will warp to a random location on the current floor

Skull Wizard
Magic	Effect
Staff of Postpone	The target will be warped on top of the stairs or entrance of the floor and will be Paralyzed indefinitely
Confusion	The target will become confused, and will move and attack in random directions, regardless of intent, for ~6 - 10 [Data needed] turns
25 Damage	25 fixed damage will be dealt to the target. This damage is not reducible by equipping Shields
Transform	The target will be transformed into a type of Monster indefinitely. The type of monster will be the level and family of those that would naturally spawn on the current floor.

Skull Wraith
Magic	Effect
Bufu	Shiren: Will be given the Riceball (status) for 10 turns. Items, and Shiren's 'Underfoot' cannot be accessed during this time, and the power of equipped Weapons and Shields will not apply. Monsters: Will be instantly transformed into their respective Monster Meat
Sealing	Shiren:Will not be able talk to anyone, consume any edible items, or fire magic bolts from Staves, or read Scrolls for 35 turns. Monsters + Monster-Shiren: Will not be able to use any special abilities for 35 turns. Any Speed that is naturally not 'Normal' will be set to 'Normal'. Floating-type monsters can no longer move over water and chasms. Monsters that can normally move through walls, are unable
Slow	The target's Speed level will decrease by 1, as long as it is not 'Slow' already. Other entities will be able to perform more actions per turn than Shiren. Shiren can only act once every two normal turns.
Paralyzed	The target will unable to move or interact indefinitely, and turns will pass until they are no longer immobilized. They will be able to act if they are interacted with
Confusion	The target will become confused and will move and attack in random directions, regardless of intent, for ~6 - 10 [Data needed] turns
Level -1	The target's level will decrease by 1 and they will take the form of a lower monster in their family, as long as they are at a level higher than 1. They will also lose their turn after the effect is applied. For Shiren, it will take 1 Experience Point to reach the previous level

Skull Demon
Magic	Effect
Bufu	Shiren: Will be given the Riceball (status) for 10 turns. Items, and Shiren's 'Underfoot' cannot be accessed during this time, and the power of equipped Weapons and Shields will not apply. Monsters: Will be instantly transformed into their respective Monster Meat
40 damage	40 fixed damage will be dealt to the target. This damage is not reducible by equipping Shields
Level -3	The target's level will decrease by 3 and they will take the form of a lower monster in their family, as long as they are at a level higher than 1. A monster of a level lower than 4 will decrease down to their level 1 form. They will also lose their turn after the effect is applied. For Shiren, it will take 1 Experience Point to reach the next level
Sleep	The target will fall asleep for ~5 turns and will not be able to act
Blind	Shiren: The screen will go black and Shiren will be unable to see the floor plan. Attacks dealt to Shiren while blind will appear to be from 'someone'. Monsters: Will move in a single direction until they hit a wall or an entity, which they will melee attack blindly.

Effect when Sealed

When Sealed, Skull Mage Family Monsters can no longer cast magic, and will always physically attack.

Meat Strategy

Monster Meat Description

1. Skull Mage meat: Eat this to change into a Skull Mage. You can wield a staff with various effects.
2. Skull Wizard meat: Eat this to change into a Skull Wizard. You can wield a staff with various effects.
3. Skull Wraith meat: Eat this to change into a Skull Wraith. You can wield a staff with various effects.
4. Skull Demon meat: Eat this to change into a Skull Demon. You can wield a staff with various effects.

Spawn Locations

Monster Name	Locations	Road to the Hamlet	Table Mountain	Tainted Path	Ceremonial Cave	Ravine of the Dead	Kitchen God	Scroll Cave	Final Puzzle
Skull Mage	Floor(s)	✗	7 - 9	✗	✗	✗	7 - 9	7 - 9	6 - 8
Skull Wizard		✗	✗	✗	3 - 4	✗	15 - 18	15 - 17	14 - 16
Skull Wraith		✗	26 - 27 Boss Room	31 - 35	19 - 23	9 - 12	26 - 30	✗	26 - 30
Skull Demon		✗	✗	63 - 70	✗	31 - 38	61 - 70	66 - 75	61 - 75

Gallery

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  Level 1: Skull Mage

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  Level 2: Skull Wizard

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  Level 3: Skull Wraith

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  Level 4: Skull Demon

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Skull Mage
Japanese		ガイコツまどう

Language		Name
English		Skull Wizard
Japanese		ガイコツまじん

Language		Name
English		Skull Wraith
Japanese		ガイコツまおう

Language		Name
English		Skull Demon
Japanese		ガイコツまてん