Basilisk

Jack-of-all-trades Mount

The Basilisk has incredibly high in (and while it's Weight is lower in , it is still very good), and is faster than all but a few animals, and it is the strongest animal on Aberration short of a or bred , so it can be used as a travel mount, a heavy items transport, and a battle mount all at once, while meeting or exceeding the creatures generally used for just any one of those tasks. It even lacks an stat, allowing it to remain underwater or underground indefinitely.…

Dino Tamer

The Basilisk's primary attack inflicts equal to 3x the damage dealt applied over a period of 10 seconds, similar to the . This effect does not stack, so to inflict maximum torpor and minimum damage, space your attacks at least 10 seconds apart. As the Basilisk is quite large and can bury or sprint when in trouble, almost anything medium-to-large can be reliably tamed.

Long Distance Transport

In , the Basilisk has one of the highest base carrying capacities of all non- creatures, being only beaten by the which has a base carry weight of 3000 and the which can level its weight to ridiculous amounts. While the Basilisk's base is on par with the the Basilisk's carrying capacity is more than 3x the Giga's making it the best in long distance transport, its is decent to good, and if levels are pumped into speed, the Basilisk can become faster than most creatures…

Warrior

Alongside the many powerful Aberration creatures, the Basilisk makes for a great fighter in hunting down and destroying enemies. Packed in its humongous snake body are great capabilities in its strong venomous jaws and poisonous spit, great , good , immense , and the ability to burrow under the ground. While most of its attributes are nothing special compared to other combatant mounts, what gives the Basilisk an edge are its poison breath, speed, and digging. Because it has a long turn…

Nameless Hunter

The Basilisk, while its wide turn radius can present a problem when being swarmed by from all sides, has a heavy advantage in its favor when killing these vermin: its poison breath. The Basilisk's poisonous spit is the only attack that can hit directly through Nameless armor, even without chargelight weakening them; whole packs can be taken out in a single blast, depending on the snake's stats. This makes Basilisks extremely effective in harvesting .

Solo Element Vein Salvager

Element Vein solo runners on Extinction are likely familiar with the nuisance of having to bring an and in a ; long before you're ready to deploy the Argentavis, the Mantis has already been encumbered by the massive amounts of , wasting time and leaving you unable to do anything or defense yourself until the cryo-cooldown wears off. A great way to remove this dilemma is to bring a Basilisk instead of an Argentavis and simply deploy and bury it between enemy waves.…

Note

Be sure the Basilisk is set to passive. Otherwise, the Basilisk will emerge and attempt to attack, which will usually result in it getting itself killed.

Genesis mission brute hunter

The Basilisk is highly useful as a hunter mount for Genesis hunt missions. Its high hp, decent speed and high damage allow it to take on most of the brute creatures that the missions require you to kill. Given the proper terrain, you can position yourself at a spot where you can be reached, but still within range to spit poison at enemies. This works exceptionally well considering the Basilisk's poison spit does not receive a damage reduction on alpha level missions

Ambush

The Basilisk is an excellent ambusher due to its ability to borrow underground; only explosives can hit you on your Basilisk. The ambush will work on any creature as long as you time it perfectly.