Monster Familiar
Monster Familiar is an import originating from Japan Maplestory, which was given to Global Maplestory within the Rise of the Fellowship update. This system allows the player to possess the monsters they battle against and use them to fight alongside each other. To gain a Familiar, you must hunt down special cards from monsters. That card will be recorded inside the Crusader Codex, within the Familiar tab. They will follow you by your side and can even be named.
While Familiars in Japan Maplestory will last permanently, Familiars in Global only have a 30 day expiration and can be extended.
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Familiars or Pets
While a Familiar will follow you around like how a pet does, they are not pets themselves. There are many things that makes Familiars different from pets:
- Familiars cannot wear pet equipment.
- There is no item that can buff the Familiar.
- Familiars do no have any commands and does not talk.
- Pets can level up, while Familiar cannot.
- You cannot have more than one Familiar at a time unlike pets.
How do they Fight?
Familiars are meant for combat, as they are able to fight enemies alongside you. However, it will only fight if you attack or are attacked, once you stop attacking, the Familiar will stop as well. Their attacks are based on their own attack instead of your own.
Their accuracy in fighting is based upon your level. If the monster you're fighting is a lower level than you or is 5 levels higher, the Familiar will attack it with no miss rate. Once it takes on a higher level enemy, the miss rate will continue to increase.
- 0-5 levels= 0% Miss Rate
- 6-10 levels= 10% Miss Rate
- 11-15 levels= 20% Miss Rate
- 16-20 levels= 40% Miss Rate
- 21-25 levels= 80% Miss Rate
- 26+ levels= 100% Miss Rate
Vitality
Vitality is the life force of the Familiar, which is represented by a red orb above of its head. Familiars do not possess HP and is does not affect your HP. Instead, they have a set number of Vitality. Familiars use up Vitality whenever they attack or use a skill. The stronger the attack, the higher the Vitality loss. Once all vitality is spent, the Familiar will disappear and will not return until its Vitality is restored. The only way to extend its Vitality is to gain is to collect another card and use it, granting another orb. You can get up to 3 orbs at a time.
Special Skills
Besides the fact that they will fight with you, Familiars also possess a unique skill that can aid either you or your party. Their abilities can range from providing a simple stat bonus to granting you speed to even greatly increasing your drop rate. Some skills can alter your character's appearance, like turning you pitch black.
You can also get a free set of Familiars from buying a Starter Pack or a Booster Pack from the Cash Shop.
 
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