Familiars are powerful magical companions!

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One of the many new features coming with The Sims 4 Realm of Magic is the option for your Sim to have a Familiar. The easiest way for your Sim to obtain familiars in The Sims 4 is by visiting Juan’s Wonderful One-Stop Wand Warehouse in Caster Alley where you will find a selection of familiars that you can buy there and then. You will usually find three different ones in stock and they can vary from day to day as to which ones are available, so keep checking back to find your perfect magical companion.

There are also a couple of other ways that you can obtain a magical companion. This can be done by searching for Tomes or by winning certain Duels as well.

Binding Familiars

Once you locate your desired Familiar in your Sims’ inventory, you will simply be able to click on it and chose the option ‘Bind Familiar’. Once you have done this you will be asked to name the Sims 4 familiars. You can either keep the default name that it is given or chose your own name.

If you are unhappy with your Sims 4 Familiars’ names once you have initially named them or just fancy something different, you can change their names simply by going into the Familiar menu and selecting ‘Rename Familiar.’

Summoning Your New Magical Companion

Of course, summoning Sims 4 familiars is incredibly easy! Simply click on your Sim, select the Magic sub-menu followed by the Familiar menu. You will then be presented with a pop-up box allowing you to select any of the Familiars your Sim has bound to them.

If for whatever reason you wish to unbind from your Sims 4 familiars, you can simply go to the Familiar menu and select unbind. That Familiar will then return to your Sims inventory where you can bind with the familiar again or place it in the world.

Types of Sims 4 Familiars

In total there are eleven different types of magical companion that your Sim can have but you can have more than one of the same kind too.

Common Familiars

The following familiars in The Sims 4 are common finds in The Magic Realm.

• Fairy – $100
• Raven – $100
• Sixam Owl – $100
• Bunnerfly – $250

Uncommon Familiars

The following Sims 4 familiars are uncommon finds in The Magic Realm.

• Dragon – $250
• Glowfrog – $250
• Snub-Nosed Leaf Bat – $250
• Hex Doll – $250

Rare Familiars

The following familiars in The Sims 4 are rare finds in The Magic Realm.

• Pheonix – $500
• Skull – $500
• Velid – $777

Familiars & The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs

Also, if you happen to own The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs, you are able to bind your Cat or Dog as Sims 4 familiars too! Of course, all you have to do is click on your pet, head to the Magic menu and you will be given the option to ‘Bind Pet as Familiar.’

Once you have done that, you can summon your cat or dog the same way you would with any other magical companion. You will notice that your Cat or Dog will have a slight sparkle/glow to them now and you will also be able to send them on special forages to help gather magical items which, is something you can’t do normally. What a helpful magical companion!

When you send your cat and dog Sims 4 familiars out on a foraging adventure they will leave your home lot for several hours before returning with what they have discovered.

Of course, being able to be bound to your own Cat or Dog as a magical companion means there are numerous possibilities of the kinds of familiars you can have. Also, if you are stuck for ideas, why not take some inspiration from some other well-known magical creatures!

Magical Companion Facts!

• Your magical companion in The Sims 4 can protect your Sims from Death although don’t expect them to do it all the time. Indeed, there is a little bit of a cooldown in between.
• Child Sims can have a Familiar bound to them although their magical companion are only able to protect that Sim.
• Also, every Familiar has its own personality and will sometimes talk to your Spellcaster Sim. You’ll see these as a notifications from your magical companion in the top right of your screen.
• If your Sim gets too far away from their magical companion, the Familiar will simply teleport to where they are especially if your Sim needs protecting.
• Familiars won’t help your Sims gain Spellcaster Talent Points but they will help you gain extra Spellcaster XP.

That’s it for Familiars in The Sims 4 Realm of Magic. Let us know who your favorite Familiar is! Are thinking of creating your own using The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs?

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This article was edited by SnarkyWitch!