Difference between revisions of "Familiar"

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Familiar is a Wizard skill unlocked at level 29, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.

This skill is known only from the hover text, which describes an offensive minion assistant who can not tank, just add to the Wizard's already impressive damage.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]

Familiar
Used by:	Wizard
Enabled at:	Clvl 29
Skill Description
Creates a companion that accompanies the Wizard, attacking enemies for x-y damage. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies.
Type:	Summon
Resource Use:	Costs Arcane Power
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

Familiar assists in the killing, but does not distract monsters from their own attacks. Nothing is known about the spells the familiar will use, but it could be a valuable defensive tool as well as a damage dealer, if it casts skills like Frost Nova.

Skill Rank Table

Nothing is known of the statistics of damage for this skill.

Synergies

No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

No rune effects for Familiar are known.

Development

Familiar was added in BlizzCon 2010, presumably responding to some need of the Wizard. To add more potential damage, or to give the Wizard a way to attack while running or dodging?

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Familiar became a level 29 skill.

Media

Familiar can be seen in action on video here:

No videos yet.

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References

JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Wizard (Translated by Zediono)

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-'''Familiar''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 7 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 26, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
+'''Familiar''' is a [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 29, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
 This skill is known only from the hover text, which describes an offensive minion assistant who can not [[tank]], just add to the Wizard's already impressive damage.
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 |name= Familiar
 |user= Wizard
-|tier= 7
+|clvl= 29
-|clvl= 26
 |description= Creates a companion that accompanies the Wizard, attacking enemies for x-y damage. This companion cannot be targeted or damaged by enemies.
 |type= [[Summon]]
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 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[trait]]s are yet known.
+* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
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 ==Development==
 '''Familiar''' was added in [[BlizzCon 2010]], presumably responding to some need of the Wizard. To add more potential damage, or to give the Wizard a way to attack while running or dodging?
+Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Familiar became a level 29 skill.
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 ==References==
-* None yet.
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7962606#post7962606 JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Wizard (Translated by Zediono)]
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