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Basilisk

Release date	26 January 2005 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Combat level	61
XP per kill	Unknown edit
Slayer level	40
Slayer XP	75
Assigned by	Chaeldar, Sumona, Vannaka
Always drops	Bones
Examine text	The eyes of evil.
Combat stats LP Max hit 750 59, 120 (without mirror shield) Attack Defence Ranged Magic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Other Immune to Poison? Immune to Stun? No Unknown edit Attack Speed Speed 6 (Interval: 2.4 seconds) Aggressive? Poisonous? No No Attack style Weaknesses Melee Crush

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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 when fighting these monsters. Players without 20 defence would not be assigned these as 20 defence is required to wield the shield.

Without the shield the player's stats are dangerously reduced by the Basilisk's stare. In addition to stats being drained, they will hit fairly often. The only way they hit constantly is if you are not wearing a mirror shield. Basilisks attack with melee, so wearing good melee armour will ensure that the player takes minimal damage. If set as a slayer assignment, besides the good melee armour, players are recommended strength boosts for quicker kills. Basilisks have a poor crush defence, and have a high slash defence. At lower levels it is recommended that the player does not use slash style and uses instead a weapon with crush style, such as a Dragon mace or a Dragon battleaxe. If the player's Attack level is high enough, however, the abyssal whip works very well on them, but is still not as effective as a crush weapon. Shortly after the release of Summoning, the Fremennik Slayer Dungeon was almost always inundated with people seeking charms from the Basilisks. This area is not nearly as crowded these days, but it can still get quite busy at peak times. It should be noted that the fastest way to complete a Basilisk slayer task is to kill them in the Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon with a Dwarf Multicannon.

Players with level 70 defence or above will not get hit very often, so less food is recommended to make room for drops. The spell Bones to peaches is highly recommended for lower levels or mage "pures". 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 if you hug the eastern wall near the south entrance. (NOTE: You still need a mirror shield even if you kill Basilisks from a safe spot.) 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.

Locations

• Fremennik Slayer Dungeon (Single-combat area; Players can not use 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 Dungeon

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Drops

100% drop

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Bones	1	1 Always	90

Runes

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Water rune	75, 150, 175	2 Common	975–2,275
	Nature rune	15, 30, 37	3 Uncommon	1,680–4,144
	Chaos rune	12	3 Uncommon	492
	Law rune	3	3 Uncommon	537
	Blood rune	50	4 Rare	8,300

Weapons and armour

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Steel battleaxe	1	2 Common	266
	Mithril spear	1	3 Uncommon	373
	Mithril hatchet	1	3 Uncommon	195
	Mithril kiteshield	1	3 Uncommon	964
	Rune dagger	1	3 Uncommon	4,357
	Adamant full helm	1	3 Uncommon	1,826
	Mystic hat (light)	1	4 Rare	8,706
	Mystic boots (light)	1	5 Very rare	6,131

Herbs

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Grimy guam	1	3 Uncommon	516
	Grimy marrentill	1	3 Uncommon	43
	Grimy tarromin	1	3 Uncommon	225
	Grimy harralander	1	3 Uncommon	612
	Grimy ranarr	1	4 Rare	2,169
	Grimy irit	1	4 Rare	1,772
	Grimy lantadyme	1	4 Rare	7,733
	Grimy avantoe	1	4 Rare	4,171
	Grimy cadantine	1	4 Rare	2,538
	Grimy kwuarm	1	4 Rare	2,557
	Grimy dwarf weed	1	4 Rare	8,069

Charms

Charm drop percentages

No charms
67%	7%	19–20%	5%	1%

Represents 90% confidence range, based on a sample of 78,263 kills.
1 charm is dropped at a time.

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

Other

Item		Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	11–495	2 Common	Not sold
	Basilisk bone	1	2 Common [1]	Not sold
	Earth talisman	1	3 Uncommon	785
	Chaos talisman	1	3 Uncommon	251
	Adamantite ore	1	3 Uncommon	1,459
	Lobster	1	4 Rare	88
	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

Rare drop table

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.

1. ^ Only dropped during the Rag and Bone Man wish list quest.

Trivia

• The name "Basilisk" comes from the Greek word "basilískos", which means "Little crown".
• 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.
• When attacking, there is a glitch in which all of the Basilisk's right rear feet pivoted into the ground unrealistically. It has not been fixed.
• Basilisks are occasionally aggressive towards the player. It is unknown if this is a glitch.
• Basilisks appear to have the same moving and dying animation as the cockroaches in the Stronghold of Player Safety.

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