The Magician's Tower

Familiars are something I know next to nothing about. I realize they follow you around in game and most of them have some benefit such as increasing stats, etc. I do remember something about them interfering with pets. Is this still the case? If not, as a mage, what familiar(s) would I receive the most benefit from?

You can't have the familiar and pet out at the same time, but you CAN have the familiar's buff on with the pet. You summon the familiar, do a /pet get lost, and then summon the pet...or you can summon the pet and then the familiar. Either work.

As for what familiar to use there are so many now it would be next to impossible to say which is best...I use a naggy one from LoN which boosts HP, but you can get some that boost other stats or dmg or whatever. It all depends on what you need and your preferences.

So the buff stays even after you dismiss the familiar? What is the duration?

Depends on the buff extenders you have on your gear and from AA's...mine stays up several hours.

Several hours makes it worthwhile then, if the buff is good. Thanks.

i use the Rallosian battle figure one thru tosk quests,etc. Adds like 425 hp,mana. its real nice. then i also use the Path of fire nimbus thru LoN granted i believe it doesnt add much i still use it. so those 2 you can use/have buffs and gain ability from same time.

Emerald Sokokar is claimable iirc and 350 H/M/E. I use kobald king from LoN which is 450 H/M/E. There are several that can shrink, % chance to reflect spells, boost resists. There are also ones that "just look cool" or so SOE wants you to think while you pay for them.

I use the Kobold king one myself. It stays up for a little over 9 hours. Once you summon and dismiss, the buff stays up and won't interfere with your regular pets, but it does prevent you from summoning other familiars and vet reward familiars like the Resupply agent or banker. Of course you can just click it off, summon and re-click it hen you're done.

btw you can summon familiar (for the buff only) while your pet is up now