View source for Slayer task/Basilisks

{{Infobox Slayer
|name = Basilisks
|icon = [[File:Basilisk icon.png|center]]
|skillreq = {{SCP|Slayer|40}}, {{SCP|Defence|20}}
|combatreq = {{SCP|Combat|40}}
|otherreq = None
|vannaka = 40-90 (200-250)
|chaeldar = 70-130 (200-250)
|konar = 110-170 (200-250)
|nieve = 120-185 (200-250)
|duradel = 130-200 (200-250)
|id = 4139
}}
[[Basilisk]]s can be assigned as a [[Slayer task]] at level 40 [[Slayer]], level 40 [[Combat level|combat]], and level 20 [[Defence]] by medium-level [[Slayer Master]]s. In order for higher-leveled masters to assign them, the player must pay 80 points for the ''Basilocked'' perk. 

When fighting any basilisk, the player '''must''' bring a [[mirror shield]] or [[V's shield]], or the basilisk's gaze will deal immense damage and massively drain the player's stats. 

Basilisks have a very poor drop table and have unusually high Defence for their level, so these are not worth killing, even though they have a superior, the [[Monstrous basilisk]].

After completion of The [[Fremennik Exiles]], the player will have access to the stronger [[Basilisk Knight]] at [[Jormungand's Prison]], who also have their own superior, the [[Basilisk Sentinel]]. These high-level variants are the primary reason to be assigned them from a higher-leveled Slayer Master, as they have much better drops, including the sought-after [[basilisk jaw]], used to create the [[Neitiznot faceguard]]. Both the knights and sentinels can also use magic alongside melee, though the prison does allow for several ranged safespots at the cost of much slower kills. They also have a special attack that launches a projectile at the player, encasing them in stone; if they do not break free in a short time, the stone will shatter, dealing high damage.

==Slayer unlocks==
{{Main|Slayer Rewards}}
{|class="wikitable sortable lighttable align-center-1 align-center-3"
! colspan="2" | Unlock
! Points cost
! Notes
|-
|[[File:Bigger and Badder.png|link=]]
|Bigger and Badder
|150
|Increase the risk against certain slayer monsters with the chance of a [[Superior slayer monster|superior version]] spawning whilst on a slayer task.
|-
|[[File:Basilisk icon.png|link=]]
|Basilocked
|80
|Konar, Duradel and Nieve will be able to assign [[Basilisk]]s as your task.
|-
|[[File:Basilisk icon.png|link=]]
|Basilonger
|100
|Number of [[Basilisk]]s assigned is increased to 200-250.
|}

==Monster variants==
{|class = "wikitable sortable"
!Monster
!Combat level
!Slayer XP
!Locations
!Notes
|-
|[[Basilisk]]
|61
|75
|
*[[Fremennik Slayer Dungeon]]
*[[Jormungand's Prison]]
|
* Standard Basilisks.
|-
|[[Monstrous basilisk]]
|135
|1,700
|
*[[Fremennik Slayer Dungeon]]
*[[Jormungand's Prison]]
|
* [[Superior slayer monster]] variant, which has a chance of spawning on a Basilisk's death after purchasing the ''Bigger and Badder'' unlock for 150 [[Slayer reward point]]s from any [[Slayer master]].
|-
|[[Basilisk Knight]]
|204
|300
|
*[[Jormungand's Prison]]
|
*More difficult version of Basilisks available to fight after completion of [[The Fremennik Exiles]].
*For more information on fighting [[Basilisk Knight]]s, see [[Basilisk Knight/Strategies]].
|-
|[[Basilisk Sentinel]]
|358
|5,590
|
*[[Jormungand's Prison]]
|
* [[Superior slayer monster]] variant, which has a chance of spawning on a Basilisk Knight's death after purchasing the ''Bigger and Badder'' unlock for 150 [[Slayer reward point]]s from any [[Slayer master]].
|-
|{{nowrap|[[The Jormungand]]}}
|363
|600
|
*[[Jormungand's Prison]]
|
*Fought during [[The Fremennik Exiles]], can only be fought once.
|}

==Location comparison==
{|class = "wikitable sortable align-center-3"
!Location
!Map
!Amount
!Multicombat
!Cannonable
!Safespotable
!Notes
|-
|[[Fremennik Slayer Dungeon]]
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|8 Basilisks
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|[[Jormungand's Prison]]
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|
12 Basilisks<br/>20 Knights
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}<ref group="n">Basilisk knights will still retaliate with [[magic]], but it is possible to prevent their melee attacks using a safespot.</ref>
|
* Contains both [[Basilisk]]s and [[Basilisk Knight]]s.
* Only accessible after completion of [[The Fremennik Exiles]].
|}
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