Basilisk
Basilisk is a level 49 members monster found in the Fremennik Province and the Kharidian Desert, with 4,800 life points. It needs 40 Slayer to damage and is weak to air spells. It is the top source of Basilisk bone, Basilisk boots and Basilisk head.
“The eyes of evil.”
Level 49MembersSlayer 40Attacks with melee
Updated . Stats and drops from the RuneScape Wiki's monster and drop data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Wiki page. Item sprites © Jagex.
Combat stats
- Combat level
- 49
- Life points
- 4,800
- Combat XP per kill
- 240
- Max hit
- 840
- Armour
- 454
- Attack style
- Melee
- Weakness
- Air
- Aggressive
- No
- Poisonous
- No
Slayer
- Slayer level
- 40
- Slayer XP per kill
- 79.6
- Task
- Basilisks
- Assigned by
- Mazchna, Chaeldar, Sumona
Where
Fremennik, Desert
Ironman notes
- You need 40 Slayer to damage it, so plan the Slayer levels before the trip.
- Counts as a Slayer task from Mazchna, Chaeldar and Sumona (task: basilisks). Killing it on task earns Slayer XP and points.
- Weak to air spells: bring that style for faster kills.
- A herb source: it drops 11 kinds of grimy herb, useful for Herblore without farming runs.
- Drops green charm, gold charm, crimson charm and blue charms for Summoning pouches.
- Always drops Bones: Prayer XP as you go.
- It can also roll the shared rare drop table (gems, key halves and bulk supplies); luck items improve those odds.
Best for
Only from this monster
No other monster drops these.
- Basilisk bone1/4
- Basilisk boots1/512
- Basilisk head1/2,000
Best drop rate anywhere
Of every monster that drops these, this one gives the most per kill.
- Staff of water8/128
- Light mystic hat1/512
Easiest monster for
The lowest-level monster that drops these, if the best one is out of reach.
- Tiny spiky rune salvage2/128
- Water orb2/128
Drops (36)
| Item | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Coins | 800–960 | 20/128 |
| Water rune | 20 | 12/128 |
| Bones#2 rate | 1 | Always |
| Teak wood spirit#2 rate | 3 | 14/128 |
| Basilisk boneOnly source | 1 | 1/4 |
| Green charm | 1 | 193/1,000 |
| Acadia wood spirit | 3 | 8/128 |
| Gold charm | 1 | 64.4/1,000 |
| Medium plated mithril salvage#3 rate | 1 | 8/128 |
| Staff of waterBest rate | 1 | 8/128 |
| Crimson charm | 1 | 48.3/1,000 |
| Mithril stone spirit | 1 | 6/128 |
| Small plated adamant salvage | 1 | 6/128 |
| Grimy guam | 1 | 1/32 |
| Tiny spiky mithril salvage | 1 | 4/128 |
| Grimy marrentill | 1 | 1/42.7 |
| Grimy tarromin | 1 | 1/56.9 |
| Tiny spiky rune salvageEasiest | 1 | 2/128 |
| Water orbEasiest | 1 | 2/128 |
| Grimy harralander | 1 | 1/73.1 |
| Grimy ranarr | 1 | 1/93.1 |
| Blue charm | 1 | 9.66/1,000 |
| Grimy irit | 1 | 1/128 |
| Grimy avantoe | 1 | 1/170.7 |
| Grimy kwuarm | 1 | 1/204.8 |
| Grimy cadantine | 1 | 1/256 |
| Grimy dwarf weed | 1 | 1/341.3 |
| Grimy lantadyme | 1 | 1/341.3 |
| Spirit sapphire#2 rate | 1 | 5/2,000 |
| Basilisk bootsOnly source | 1 | 1/512 |
| Light mystic hatBest rate | 1 | 1/512 |
| Spirit emerald#2 rate | 1 | 3/2,000 |
| Spirit ruby#2 rate | 1 | 2/2,000 |
| Basilisk headOnly source | 1 | 1/2,000 |
| Mimic kill token | 1 | 1/9,951 |
| Starved ancient effigy | 1 | 1/78,125 |
Most common first. “Best rate” and “#2/#3 rate” compare expected drops per kill with every other monster that drops the item. Rare drop table items are not repeated here.