Basilisk

Release date	26 January 2005 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	110
XP per kill	221.7 (and 73.2 experience)
Slayer level	40
Slayer XP	84
Assigned by	Chaeldar, Sumona, Vannaka
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	The eyes of evil.
Combat stats LP Max hit 4000 220 Attack Defence Ranged Magic 55 55 1 1 Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No No Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Air spells Bane ammo

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A Basilisk is a Slayer monster that requires a Slayer level of 40 to kill. Like cockatrices, players must equip a Mirror shield, Mask of Reflection or Helm of Little Kings when fighting these monsters. Players require 25 defence in order to receive basilisks as a Slayer assignment, as 25 defence is required to wield the shield. 

Basilisks are a good source of runes and have somewhat similar drops to Green dragons.

Without the shield or mask, the player's stats will be greatly reduced, and the player will take damage frequently, even if a safe spot is used. Protect from Melee/Deflect melee can reduce damage from the attack, as it is still a melee attack, but the stats will still be lowered.

Basilisks are weak to air spells, so it is advisable to bring some air runes, a good wand, and decent magic armour. Players with level 70 defence or above will not get hit very often, so less food is recommended to make room for drops. However, you may get hit a somewhat large amount, particularly if you are not using magic. A suggestion is that if you bring Guthan the Infested's equipment, you can go to the next door chamber to fight and heal. The spell Bones to peaches is highly recommended for lower levels. The Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon has many safe spots created by rocks in the floor. It is also possible to safe spot them from the south in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon the eastern wall near the south entrance. (NOTE: You still need a mirror shield or mask of reflection even if you kill Basilisks from a safe spot.)

Players that have access to the Mask of Reflection or its helmet counterpart can forgo use of the mirror shield in favor of a better shield, an off-hand weapon, or a two-handed weapon, although it is a fairly rare prize from the Squeal of Fortune, and requires 30 Defence instead of 25.

A player can obtain a baby basilisk as a pet, by taking a rare Basilisk head (stuffed or unstuffed) to Nomad or Zimberfizz (after Nomad's Requiem) in the Soul Wars lobby. Turning the head into the pet costs 40 zeal points.

LocationsEdit

• Fremennik Slayer Dungeon (Multi-combat area. Players cannot use the Dwarf Multicannon in this dungeon.)
• Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon, after defeating the Basilisk boss (Multi-combat area; Players can use Dwarf Multicannon in this dungeon.)

Safe spots in the Fremennik Slayer DungeonEdit

The Eyes of Evil!

Basilisks in the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon.

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DropsEdit

100% dropEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Bones	1	1 Always	88

RunesEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Water rune	75–175	2 Common	975–2,275
	Nature rune	15–45	3 Uncommon	1,665–4,995
	Chaos rune	12	3 Uncommon	492
	Law rune	3	3 Uncommon	525

Weapons and armourEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Steel battleaxe	1	2 Common	267
	Mithril spear	1	3 Uncommon	362
	Mithril hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	190
	Mithril kiteshield	1	3 Uncommon	1,024
	Rune dagger	1	3 Uncommon	4,423
	Adamant full helm	1	3 Uncommon	1,802
	Mystic hat (light)	1	4 Rare	8,574
	Mystic boots (light)	1	5 Very rare	5,938

HerbsEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1	2 Common	568
	Grimy marrentill	1	2 Common	44
	Grimy tarromin	1	2 Common	258
	Grimy harralander	1	2 Common	684
	Grimy ranarr	1–2	4 Rare	2,322–4,644
	Grimy irit	1	4 Rare	1,750
	Grimy lantadyme	1	4 Rare	8,349
	Grimy avantoe	1–2	4 Rare	4,033–8,066
	Grimy cadantine	1	4 Rare	2,563
	Grimy kwuarm	1	4 Rare	2,518
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	4 Rare	7,998

CharmsEdit

Charm drop percentages

No charms
67%	7%	19%	5%	1%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 77,458 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.

Please add to the log (only if 50 or more creatures killed).

OtherEdit

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	11–495	2 Common	Not sold
	Basilisk bone	1	2 Common [1]	Not sold
	Anagogic ort	20	2 Common [2]	Not sold
	Chaos talisman	1	3 Uncommon	218
	Earth talisman	1	3 Uncommon	817
	Adamantite ore	1	3 Uncommon	1,581
	Lobster	1	4 Rare	90
	Basilisk head	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Clue scroll (medium)	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold
	Spin ticket	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

1. ^ Only dropped during the Rag and Bone Man wish list quest.
2. ^ Only with drops from the Rare Drop Table, herbs and seeds.

Rare drop tableEdit

This monster drops items from the rare drop table.
The ring of wealth improves the chances if equipped but is not required to access the table.

TriviaEdit

• The name "Basilisk" comes from the Greek word "basilískos" (βασιλίσκος), which means "Little King".
• The fact that a player needs a Mirror shield to fight Basilisks derives from the European legend of Basilisks, which had the power to cause death with just a single glance and were reputed to cause an unwanted death to themselves if they saw their reflection.

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