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Basilisk

Basilisk

75751 2020020 000
Weak to Magic Slayer Weak to earth +40%
Use the gear I own Everything below is best in slot at 99s. This finds your best setup from your own bank.
Gear

Best in slot

The best setup using every item in the game, at 99s with potions and the best prayer.

Ranged

Best here
Masori mask (f)
Blessed dizana's quiver
Necklace of rupture
Dragon dart
Toxic blowpipe
Masori body (f)
Masori chaps (f)
Zaryte vambraces
Avernic treads (max)
Venator ring
12.76DPS 6s
Max hit33
Accuracy92.6%
Speed2t / 1.2s
StyleRapid

Toxic blowpipe · Dragon dart

Melee

Torva full helm
Infernal cape
Amulet of rancour
Holy blessing
Soulreaper axe
Torva platebody
Oathplate legs
Ferocious gloves
Avernic treads (max)
Ultor ring
11.67DPS 6s
Max hit77
Accuracy90.9%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleSlash

Soulreaper axe · Holy blessing

Magic

Ancestral hat
Imbued saradomin cape
Occult necklace
Holy blessing
Tumeken's shadow
Ancestral robe top
Ancestral robe bottom
Confliction gauntlets
Avernic treads (max)
Magus ring
11.62DPS 6s
Max hit70
Accuracy99.5%
Speed5t / 3.0s
StyleMagic

Tumeken's shadow · Holy blessing

Alternatives

Other options by slot

The best ranged pick for each slot and the next best options. Each percentage is the DPS you lose by swapping in just that item against Basilisk.

head Masori mask9.2M 12.76
Masori mask (f) 18.5M −0.0% Armadyl helmet 9.0M −3.1% Crystal helm untradeable −3.1%
cape Blessed dizana's quiveruntradeable 12.76
Dizana's quiver untradeable −0.0% Ava's assembler untradeable −0.3% Mixed hide cape 21K −3.4%
neck Necklace of rupture139.7M 12.76
Necklace of anguish 20.2M −3.2% Necklace of anguish (or) 20.3M −3.2% Necklace of fangs 72K −6.3%
ammo Dragon dart990 12.76
Rune dart 241 −6.0% Amethyst dart 178 −6.0% Ruby dragon bolts (e) 3K −24.1%
weapon Toxic blowpipe9.6M 12.76
Webweaver bow untradeable −28.3% Bow of faerdhinen (c) 107.2M −31.9% Eclipse atlatl 669K −46.7%
body Masori body44.3M 12.76
Masori body (f) 80.5M −0.0% Armadyl chestplate 36.0M −3.3% Crystal body untradeable −3.4%
legs Masori chaps29.9M 12.76
Masori chaps (f) 57.3M −0.0% Armadyl chainskirt 26.6M −3.2% Crystal legs untradeable −3.3%
hands Zaryte vambraces72.7M 12.76
Barrows gloves untradeable −3.2% Black d'hide vambraces 3K −3.2% Ranger gloves 270K −3.2%
feet Avernic treads142.8M 12.76
Avernic treads (max) 205.0M −0.0% Avernic treads (pr) untradeable −0.0% Avernic treads (pe) untradeable −0.0%
ring Venator ring46.9M 12.76
Archers ring (i) 2.5M −3.1% Brimstone ring 1.9M −3.2% Archers ring 2.5M −3.2%
The fight

Mechanics

Without a mirror shield or V's shield, each hit drains your combat stats.

Protect from Melee cuts the damage but not the drain. Their own attack is a slash for up to 5 every 4 ticks.

Which style: Crush weapons like the zombie axe or dragon mace. Earth spells do 40% extra.

From the OSRS Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

What to bring

Inventory

At 6s a kill with the best-in-slot melee setup, a trip is more than 40 kills. Our suggestion: the OSRS Wiki publishes no inventory for Basilisk.

Super combat potion(4) Boosts Attack, Strength and Defence by 19
Prayer potion(4)×4 Restores prayer, to keep your protection prayer up
Shark×22 Heals 20
Teleport to house (tablet) Takes you home when the trip is done
Also in the wiki's strategy guide
Zombie axeDragon mace
Loot

What it drops

44 drops, with rates from the OSRS Wiki. Open this boss in the planner for what a kill is worth at today's prices.

Bones Always
Reward casket (elite) Always
Basilisk bone 1/4
Coins×44 1/4
Coins×200 1/8
Grimy guam leaf 1/15
Water rune×75 1/16
Grimy marrentill 1/19
Nature rune×15 1/26
Coins×132 1/26
Coins×11 1/26
Grimy tarromin 1/26
Grimy harralander 1/33
Grimy ranarr weed 1/43
Mithril axe 1/43
Steel battleaxe 1/43
Law rune×3 1/43
Adamantite ore 1/43
Grimy irit leaf 1/59
Mithril spear 1/64
Grimy avantoe 1/78
Grimy kwuarm 1/94
Uncut sapphire 1/102
Grimy cadantine 1/117
Adamant full helm 1/128
Mithril kiteshield 1/128
Rune dagger 1/128
Nature rune×37 1/128
Coins×440 1/128
Grimy lantadyme 1/156
Grimy dwarf weed 1/156
Uncut emerald 1/205
Brimstone key 1/323
Uncut ruby 1/410
Mystic hat (light) 1/512
Chaos talisman 1/1,092
Uncut diamond 1/1,638
Basilisk head 1/2,000
Rune javelin×5 1/3,277
Loop half of key 1/3,277
Tooth half of key 1/3,277
Rune spear 1/52,356
Shield left half 1/105,263
Dragon spear 1/138,889
Defence

What it defends with

The monster
Hitpoints75
Defence level75
Magic level1
Size 2×2
Melee defence
Stab +20
Slash +20
Crush 0
Ranged and magic defence
Magic +20
Light 0
Standard 0
Heavy 0