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For the Dark Souls variant, see Basilisk.
For the Dark Souls II variant, see Basilisk (Dark Souls II).

Basilisks are enemies in Dark Souls III.

Description[]

Basilisks are slim lizards with a large head and seemingly large eyes. Upon sensing the player, the basilisk will charge them before leaping in the air to either spew a gray mist that inflicts curse or leaping behind the player in an attempt to block off an escape route. They move quickly in a forward direction but turn slowly.

The bulbous appendages that appear on the basilisk are not its actual eyes. The basilisks eyes are the small yellow beads that appear right over its mouth.

Basilisks are often found guarding something; the Golden Scroll, the Dark Clutch Ring and the Old Cell Key, and just before Tsorig's encounter.

Locations[]

Basilisks are found in the Farron Keep, near the Golden Scroll and the Antiquated Set.

Further into the game, the player will find a sewer in the Irithyll Dungeon with two chests, one being a Mimic; the normal chest contains the Old Cell Key. After obtaining the item, the player will be ambushed by several basilisks.

The final place that basilisks reside in is down in the lower levels of Smouldering Lake, just before being attacked by Knight Slayer Tsorig near a large pool of lava.

Strategy[]

Basilisks are very slippery foes that can be hard to kill due to their evasiveness. Because they only possess breath attacks, they are incapable of damaging the player in any way short of inflicting the status effect.

Ideally, Basilisks should be engaged in a situation where the player has mobility options. Simply attack and kill a Basilisk while attempting to stay outside of the mist, and retreat as needed if Curse buildup becomes too high. Large weapons with high impact and stagger can lock down Basilisks long enough to finish them off. While weapons with horizontal sweep can allow the player to hit multiple targets at once, vertically attacking weapons can sometimes knock them out of the air as they perform pouncing attacks or jumping retreats.

As they are rarely encountered in situations where they are mixed alongside other enemy types, it is best to be patient and slowly but methodically clear out Basilisk nests before moving on. So long as attention is paid to Curse buildup and no additional enemies join the fray, Basilisks can be safely dispatched.

Drops[]

Item Mossfruit
Mossfruit
Drop Rate ???
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