Basilisk
King of serpents. Its gaze turns blood to stone, and the stone remembers being blood.
The Basilisk is one of 17 reptiles in Vampire Genesis, creatures of sun-baked stone and cold vaults. It roams the wilds 15+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.
Base stats
- Attack11
- Defense3
- HP23
- Crit3%
- Dodge1%
- Lifesteal0.5%
Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.
Battle moves
- StrikeA reliable basic attack.
- Stone Gaze · 3-turn cooldown60% chance to Stun.
- Bask · 4-turn cooldownRestores 30% max HP.
- Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.
Type matchups
Every familiar fights with its family's type. A reptile deals 1.5× damage to:
and only 0.67× damage to:
How to get a Basilisk
It roams the wilds 15+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.
Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.
About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:
Questions
How do you get a Basilisk in Vampire Genesis?
It roams the wilds 15+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.
What is Basilisk strong and weak against?
As a reptile, it deals 1.5x damage to Dragon and Parasite familiars and only 0.67x to Aberrant and Construct familiars.
What moves does Basilisk know?
Strike, Stone Gaze, Bask, Guard.