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Basilisk
HP	NG: 270 NG+: 450 NG+7: 850
Weakness	Magic
Resistance	-
Respawns	Yes

Basilisk is an enemy in Dark Souls 2. 

Basilisk Information

Frog-like creatures that cast the petrify effect on players by using a fog-breath attack, otherwise offer very little danger. A giant, and much more formidable, version will attack the player more directly. Unlike in Dark Souls, these enemies can inflict physical damage with a leaping attack.

In Shaded Woods and Aldia's Keep, default Basilisk can be found in caves and trapped inside carriages.

In Brightstone Cove Tseldora there is a subspecies of Basilisk (a.k.a. Sand Basilisk) whose bulbous false eyes have completely atrophied as an adaptation to living in desert environments. This variant still attacks with petrifying breath but has also learned to burrow under the sand, enabling it to ambush its prey and travel undetected.

In Shaded Woods and Aldia's Keep, there is a subspecies of Basilisk (a.k.a. Great Basilisk) whose the size is five times larger than normal basilisk and green skin tone whick makes them look like an enlarged treefrog, the range of the mist is much wider, and the melee attack can even break the cages.

See also: Great Basilisk

Location

• Things Betwixt
• Shaded Woods
• Brightstone Cove Tseldora
• Aldia's Keep

Drops

• Faintstone
• Boltstone
• Firedrake Stone
• Darknight Stone
• Poison Stone
• Bleed Stone
• Raw Stone
• Magic Stone
• Old Mundane Stone
• Souls: NG: 200 NG+: 400 NG+7: 800

Strategy Tips

• Wear Ash Knuckle Ring or use Triclops Snake Troches to raise petrification resistance
• Wear Ring of Life Protection to eliminate the need of Fragrant Branch of Yore even after being petrified.
• Or wear Ring of Soul Protection to be completely immune to petrification

Move Set

• Petrification Mist - it emits a mist which can petrify the target
• Melee attack - unlike their Dark Souls 1 counterpart, they can actually use melee attack
• Digging - the variant with smaller eyes can dig into the ground for dodging attack or hiding, approach them to lure them out

Notes

• Basilisks are a great way to farm infusion stones, since they can drop each of them (except for Palestones, which removes an infusion)
• Defeated Basilisks will subtract 9 or 12 seconds from the duration of a co-op session. See Online for more detailed information about Multiplayer Time Limits.

Brightstone Cove Tseldora Variant

Location

• Brightstone Cove Tseldora

Move Set

• Petrification Mist - it emits a mist which can petrify the target
• Melee attack - unlike their Dark Souls 1 counterpart, they can actually use melee attack
• Digging - the variant with smaller eyes can dig into the ground for dodging attack or hiding, approach them to lure them out

Drops

• Faintstone
• Boltstone
• Firedrake Stone
• Darknight Stone
• Poison Stone
• Bleed Stone
• Raw Stone
• Magic Stone
• Old Mundane Stone
• Souls: NG: 160 NG+: 400 NG+7: 800

Aldia's Keep

Location

• Aldia's Keep

Move Set

• Petrification Mist - it emits a mist which can petrify the target
• Melee attack - unlike their Dark Souls 1 counterpart, they can actually use melee attack
• Digging - the variant with smaller eyes can dig into the ground for dodging attack or hiding, approach them to lure them out

Drops

• Faintstone
• Boltstone
• Firedrake Stone
• Darknight Stone
• Poison Stone
• Bleed Stone
• Raw Stone
• Magic Stone
• Old Mundane Stone
• Souls: NG: 300 NG+: 600 NG+7: 1,200