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Mythic Cat icon
Basil is a Mythic Anniversary Purchase Hero who is not currently available for recruitment.
Anniversary Icon
Basil is available annually in the Anniversary Events, offered originally in 2019 for $4.99 USD and from 2020 onward for 300 gems and as a possible reward in the Event Box.
Gems
Basil was a Timewalker for 300 gems on February 11, 2020; on March 9, 2021; on February 25, 2022; March 1, 2023; and on March 4, 2024.
Anniversary 2019 Story Book
Buying Basil unlocks the Anniversary 2019 Story Book.

Description[]

Basil
Silhouette when Locked Basil Locked
Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 4
Basil Rank 1 Basil Rank 2 Basil Rank 4
Description
King Basil I, was the founder and first king of Catania. He was crowned by the other cat clans once he united them and help[sic] defeat the warlock wolf Romulus the Vile.
Skills
Rank 1 Rank 3 Rank 5
Skill:
Heroic

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Trait - Warlord
Does not fight in battle, but has a small chance of making other heroes use their Attack Skill.

Warlord icon
Skill:
Charismatic

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Rarity
Mythic
Mythic Cat icon
Anniversary Event
Anniversary Icon

Upgrades[]

Rank 2 2 Blue Rare Ember 2000 Coin icon
Rank 3 4 Blue Rare Ember 4000 Coin icon
Rank 4 6 Blue Rare Ember 6000 Coin icon
Rank 5 8 Blue Rare Ember 10000 Coin icon

Lines[]

  • "Hatred has no place in my Catania."
  • "United we are stronger!"
  • "I don't really like fighting."
  • "I'm Basil of the Iron Clan."

Trivia[]

  • Basil is a former king of Catania, the first, whose history is told by Conan in the Anniversary 2019 Quest.
  • Basil might have been inspired by the legendary figure of King Arthur.
    • Basil united the clans of Catania and vanquished the forces of Romulus the Vile, as King Arthur was said to have united Britain and driven off the Saxons.
    • Basil appears to have some sort of magical sword, and King Arthur had two: the Sword in the Stone and Excalibur.
      • Basil's glowing orb looks like a blue version of Romulus' green glowing orb.
    • King Arthur was said to have been a benevolent king, and King Basil is similarly depicted.
  • Conan is a great admirer of the former king, and after hearing him tell the story, Curio and Bob make for his birthday a statue of Basil, a sentry to stand guard over his beloved history book.

Gallery[]

Story Sprites[]

Sprites used for Basil in story quest cutscenes.

Attack Skill Animation[]

The special attack performed by Basil during battle.
Special-Attack-Basil

Fanart[]

Fan created art featuring Basil. If you would like to post your art here, just follow these simple instructions. Please keep it PG; offensive content is subject to removal and might result in a block or ban of your account.

Official Images[]

Promotional or teaser images featuring Basil, as posted on official Castle Cats social media.

References[]


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