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[[File:Familiar2.jpg|Familiar with a female Wizard]].'''Familiar''' is a Conjuration [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 22, summoning a companion that fights for along beside the caster.
<br><br><br>__TOC__==Background==This skill creates a small glowing object that hovers beside the character, like a shoulder-mounted [[File:Diablo_III_Logoaura]].jpg|thumb|200px|Familiar in actionThe familiar is not a creature or a fairy or anything with personality or identity.]]A Familiar assists in It's more like a tool or a gun that hovers along beside the killingWizard, but does fires projectiles at enemies, and provides some additional buff. It's not distract monsters from their own attacksan interesting or pretty spell; just a useful one.
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* [[:File:Familiar2==Background==A Familiar assists in the killing, but does not distract monsters from their own attacks.jpg|Familiar with It's merely a female Wizard]]visual representation of the buff it provides.
==Skill Rune Effects==
The following is a very quick summary. See Refer to the [[Familiar rune effects]] page article for a more thorough description descriptions of all five rune effectsin this skill, or any of the individual rune pages for numbersincluding screenshots, screenshotsvideos, blue quotesstrategy tips, and much moreother related information.
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Familiar was moved to level 24 early in the beta. With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Conjuration skill and moved back up to level 27. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Familiar was dropped to level 22.
Familiar has always been too high level to play, so there are no pre-release gameplay reports of it.
