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Flux at 09:56, 12 June 2012

2012-06-12T09:56:24Z

Flux at 07:43, 10 June 2012

2012-06-10T07:43:50Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T15:48:19Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:38:52Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-23T19:24:24Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye at 19:56, 11 March 2012

2012-03-11T19:56:07Z

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-11T19:54:24Z

beta patch 14 update

Maurish at 11:12, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T11:12:27Z

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 <skill class="Wizard">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Sparkflint">Familiar</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Vigoron">Familiar</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Icicle">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Ancient Guardian">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcanot">Familiar</skill>

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 <skill class="Wizard">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Sparkflint">Familiar</skill>
-<skill class="Wizard" rune="Dartling">Familiar</skill>
+<skill class="Wizard" rune="Vigoron">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Ancient Guardian">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Arcanot">Familiar</skill>
 <skill class="Wizard" rune="Cannoneer">Familiar</skill>
 ==Skill Design==

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 [[File:IconFamiliar.png|left]]
-[[File:Familiar2.jpg|Familiar with a female Wizard]].
+[[File:Familiar2.jpg|thumb|250px|Familiar with a female Wizard]].
 '''Familiar''' is a Conjuration [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 22, summoning a companion that fights along beside the caster.

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 [[File:IconFamiliar.png|left]]
-'''Familiar''' is a Conjuration [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 22, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
+[[File:Familiar2.jpg|Familiar with a female Wizard]].
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
+This skill creates a small glowing object that hovers beside the character, like a shoulder-mounted [[aura]]. The familiar is not a creature or a fairy or anything with personality or identity. It's more like a tool or a gun that hovers along beside the Wizard, fires projectiles at enemies, and provides some additional buff.
-==Background==
-[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|Familiar in action.]]
+It's not an interesting or pretty spell; just a useful one.
-* [[:File:Familiar2.jpg|Familiar with a female Wizard]].
+==Background==
 ==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 description header}}
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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 gameplay reports of it.
+Familiar has always been too high level to play, so there are no pre-release gameplay reports of it.

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Familiar, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|conjuration}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 [[File:IconFamiliar.png|left]]
-'''Familiar''' is a Conjuration [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 24, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
+'''Familiar''' is a Conjuration [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 22, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
 <br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Familiar in action.]]
+[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|Familiar in action.]]
 A Familiar assists in the killing, but does not distract monsters from their own attacks.
 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.
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-==Skillrune Effects==
+==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.
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 ==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.
 ==Synergies==
-Familiar benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Familiar, runed or not:
 ==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.
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Familiar became a level 27 skill. It was moved to level 24 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Familiar was classified as a Conjuration skill and moved back to level 27. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Familiar was dropped to level 22.
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 Familiar has always been too high level to play, so there are no gameplay reports of it.
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 Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Skill use 4
 </gallery>
 -->
 ==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=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://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
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Conjuration}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:56, 11 March 2012
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	Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Familiar became a level 27 skill. It was moved to level 24 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Familiar was classified as a Conjuration skill and moved back to level 27. For March's [[Beta Patch 14]], Familiar was dropped to level 22.		Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Familiar became a level 27 skill. It was moved to level 24 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Familiar was classified as a Conjuration skill and moved back 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 ~~videos~~ of it.	+	Familiar has always been too high level to play, so there are no gameplay reports of it.

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 [[File:IconFamiliar.png|left]]
-'''Familiar''' is a Utility [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 27, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
+'''Familiar''' is a Utility [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 24, summoning a companion that fights for the caster.
 <br><br><br>__TOC__
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 * [[:File:Familiar2.jpg|Familiar with a female Wizard]].
 ==Skill Effects==
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 {{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
+<!--
 ==Skill Design==
 Unknown.
+-->
 ==Synergies==
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 '''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 27 skill.
+Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Familiar became a level 27 skill.<br>