Familiars are a particular kind of summoned ally in , most typically conjured by the spell of the same name. They typically resemble small or tiny beasts; in, they are more useful outside combat than in it.
However, they work differently in the video game format, whereeach kind of familiar has unique attacks and abilities, making them helpful in a fight. The differences in familiar stats and features make some of them better than others.
There are twelve creatures that are classified as familiars in , using ten different stat blocks.
Six are summonable via the spell Find Familiar, while the others require more work to discover or unlock. These rankings will determine which are worth conjuring, considering that a player character can only have one familiar at a time.
First up is the spider, one of the six basic models of familiar that the first-level spell provides. It's a tiny creature with slightly more health than other options and a bite attack that has a chance to inflict poison damage.