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Familiar

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'''Familiar''' is a Conjuration [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 2422, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.

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==Background==

[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px~~|right~~|Familiar in action.]]

A Familiar assists in the killing, but does not distract monsters from their own attacks.

SPOILER WARNING

The following screenshot of the Familiar is not embedded since many fans feel that high level skill visuals are spoilers. Click through to see it.

==~~Skillrune~~ Skill Rune Effects==

The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Familiar rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.

==Skill Design==

The Familiar assists the Wizard in battle, attacking enemies at range for 2 minutes. The monsters, on the other hand, ignore the Familiar and can not hurt it.

~~===Appearance===~~

~~Unknown.~~

==Synergies==

~~Familiar benefits from the~~ The following [[Wizard passives]]provide a benefit to Familiar, runed or not: ~~None added yet.~~{{Passive skills header}}{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}

==Development==

'''Familiar''' was added in [[BlizzCon 2010]] as a Tier 7 skill, presumably responding to some need of the Wizard. Unfortunately, it was at too high a level to play.

Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30. Consequently, all skill levels were adjusted and Familiar became a level 27 skill.

===Beta===

~~Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and~~ {{Beta skill notes}} Familiar ~~became a level 27 skill. It~~ was moved to level 24 ~~during~~ early in the [[beta~~]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for~~ . With the ~~[[Beta~~ Patch 13~~]] in February 2012~~changes, ~~Familiar~~ 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 gameplay reports of it.

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==References==

* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

[[category:Wizard skills]]

[[category:Active skills]]

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