Talk:Familiar

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"Enhances your pet's powers and lengthens the duration of charm."

Familiar strengthens pets?

I'm new to this job so I don't quite understand the effects of the Familiar ability. I was ~20tnl so I charmed a nearby DC lizard and had it attack another DC lizard. I used Familiar immediately and my pet still lost. >.< In what way does this make a pet stronger?--Alamond 21:21, 19 November 2006 (EST)

I guess the 10% HP boost to your pet? I'm not sure. Petco 03:17, 12 June 2007 (CDT)

--- it boosts your pets stats all over imo, after the snarl update possibly before, the pet you familiar seems to incur the exp penalty, i'm using my anniversary ring atm and am getting 136 a kill from T mobs, i 2hred a VT raven and killed and got 76 exp consecutively with 2 kills before it died. Familiar seems to be an ability that gets stronger as you level up and you're able to charm higher level mobs, thats probrably why at low levels it may not seem like it does much.--K.Ishitar 01:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

25% Haste?

Well I'm just wondering how this was tested and if anyone else also notices the attack speed increase? I know testing can be easy(just get two BSTs with pets to attack at target. One with a Familiar Pet, one without) but I'm just want a bit of confirmation on the Haste effect. Petco 22:45, 24 March 2009 (UTC)