Ancient Basilisk
A petrifying serpent lurking in the Bloodmarsh swamps. Spawns every 6 hours server-wide.
| Zone | Bloodmarsh |
| Type | World Boss |
| Level | 55 |
| HP | 1,200,000 |
Abilities
- Petrifying Gaze (frontal cone, stun 5s)
- Venom Spit (DoT, -50% heal)
- Tremor Tail (AoE knockback)
Drops
- Beast Core ×4-8 (Ancient Beast Set mat)
- Basilisk Eye (crafting)
- Bloodmarsh Rune
Strategy
Never face the basilisk toward your party. Off-tank should break petrify with dispel. Healers must pre-HoT before Venom Spit phases.
Lore & Strategy Notes
Every Bloodmarsh regular knows Ancient Basilisk by reputation long before their first pull — a world boss of this size doesn't stay a rumor for long once a guild finally downs it. World bosses like this spawn on a fixed timer and are contested server-wide, which means the fight is as much about tagging damage in time as it is about surviving the mechanics.
Strategy tip: Assign a dedicated caller for phase transitions; groups that call cooldowns out loud consistently clear this fight faster than groups that don't.