Basilisk and Greater Basilisk

Fortress creatures
Level 1
Gnoll
Gnoll Marauder
Level 2
Lizardman
Lizard Warrior
Level 3
Serpent Fly
Dragon Fly
Level 4
Basilisk
Greater Basilisk
Level 5
Gorgon
Mighty Gorgon
Level 6
Wyvern
Wyvern Monarch
Level 7
Hydra
Chaos Hydra
Towns

Statistics
Basilisk
Cost per troop  325
	Attack 11 Defense 11 Damage 6–10 Health 35 Speed 5 Movement Ground Size 2 Growth 4 AI Value 552
Special abilities:
• Petrifying attack 20%
Greater Basilisk
Cost per troop  400
	Attack 12 Defense 12 Damage 6–10 Health 40 Speed 7 Movement Ground Size 2 Growth 4 AI Value 714
Special abilities:
• Petrifying attack 20%
Portraits

Basilisks and Greater Basilisks are level 4 creatures of Fortress town. They are recruited from the Basilisk Pit.

"The basilisk and greater basilisk have developed the ability to petrify their prey for three rounds. Their attacks have a 20% chance of making this occur. Petrified creatures take 50% damage from attacks and are unfrozen when struck." ^{RoE manual}

Heroes with a specialty

• Bron the Beastmaster has basilisks as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any basilisks or greater basilisks for each level attained after 4th level, and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

Overall Tactics

Unlike most Fortress units, basilisks have pretty high stats for their level. As the other Fortress creatures, they have an excellent special ability. Upgrading them right away is recommended due to the significant increase in speed.

See also:

• List of creatures