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Comment by Rainec

I named mine Blair, any other name is just wrong.

Soul Eater's Blair

Comment by 787695

Ride with the moon (and this furry, whiskered witch) in the dead of night!

Is a reference to the song This is Halloween from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. It's a great movie and I know the entire song by heart.

Comment by Aliandrin

This is just a great pokemon. The magic-type attack Onyx Bite (making it actually strong against flying-types) makes it even a little on the overpowered side. The normal Cat moveset's only weakness is that it only has beast-type attacks, making it essentially weak to birds.

(One huge and very significant difference between pet battles and pokemon is that you don't get essentially penalised for using an off-type move, so you have one weakness - the type that does more damage to your type - and not two, provided you have at least one off-type move. The Cat-type is the exception because of its beast-only moveset, so that makes this little sweetie very special, turning what would otherwise be a weakness into a strength.)

...And it still has Devour! Any self-heals are very, very, very valuable. I actually don't have one of these yet, but I do use a lot of Cat-types because of Devour. If she's only uncommon, I don't care. She'll be the first one to get a battle-stone when 5.1 hits, and well worth it.

As a little side wonderment, since the battle-stones are going to be a reward out of the sack of pet supplies in 5.1, can I just hoard them, open them when the patch hits, and get a ton of them right away? Feels like cheating if so. (But I'll still do it.)

Comment by Netherspark

Does this pet naturally have low HP? At level 25 mine has only 1100 health, when most of my other lv25 pets have around 1600.

It's kinda hard to win battles when it dies in 3 hits.

Comment by 1053833

This pet is one of my favorites! I love how it rides next to me on its little broom :)

Comment by mek002

This is my 'partner in crime" on my main he hits hard for a little guy mines 16 . I think the reason so many people like him is that fact hes a black cat and when you mount up he gets on hes little broom .. and rides along when you get on a flying mount he gets on hes broom and flys around on hes broom the little witch hat is a plus .

Comment by adashiel

I like to use mine to power level in the Valley of the Four Winds. With Pounce, Stoneskin, and Devour, battles go quickly and you'll almost never have to make a trip to the stable master. Bring along two lowbies for the ride if you wish, since it can solo pretty much everything there. Stoneskin will shrug off Poison Fang, Spiked Skin, and Swarm, while Devour will recover most of your health, especially against critters. I recommend getting a Rare upgrade for it, though, since it doesn't have much health.

The one thing it can't do is shield very low level pets, so you may want to bring along a Darkmoon Zeppelin or a Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling, both of which have Decoy.

Comment by argogruelin

Great pet to use in conjunction with the pandaren monk. Especially against dragonkin. Call Darkness along with Fury of 1000 Fists will flatline almost dragon you come across.

Comment by 223389

It is a lot of fun running this trio for PvP:

Mr. Bigglesworth
Fluxfire Feline
Feline Familiar

MEOW

Comment by 913874

Prowls speed reduction counter-acts pounces sequence benefit. To use this combo as an absolute critter imploder I first use a snakes Hiss ability. Hiss's slow effect has a four-round duration giving enough time to swap, prowl, and pounce for devastating one-shot kills.

I realize that all more than one shot of course.

Comment by 223389

The best pet to aid in leveling your pets against Critters in Valley of the Four Winds. Start with your low level with one attack, then use Feline Familiar's Pounce then his self-heal/damage ability Devour. You will wind up ending the battle at near full health so you can continue grinding!

Comment by 613411

This guy is easily my best battle pet. He just hits like a truck and (almost) never dies, and on the off-chance he does die, then you best believe he is taking out a gigantic chunk of health with him. He is like my one man army. of.. pet battlers. xD

I keep waiting for Devour to get nerfed, but thank god it hasn't yet, haha.

Comment by Spring

Upgraded this pet to rare with a battle stone.

At level 25, prowl + call darkness = one-shot Aki the Chosen's dragonkin with a 2178 non-crit.

This guy is absolutely amazing against dragonkin.

Comment by Whiterock

Feline (beasts) battle pet familyNormal abilites: Lurking Owl Kitten abilites:
Claw Rake Devour Claw Rake Feathered Frenzy
Pounce Screech Prowl Quills Screech Prowl

Feline Familiar abilites: Xu-Fu, Cub of Xuen abilites:
Onyx Bite Stoneskin Devour Spirit Claws Feed Vengeance
Pounce Call Darkness Prowl Bite Moonfire Prowl

Ash'ana abilites: Ban-Fu, Cub of Ban-Lu abilites:
Claw Rake Moonfire Spirit Claws Moon Tears Prowl
Pounce Screech Starfall Jade Claw Feed Vengeance

Mischief(Store) abilites:
Bite Fel Immolate Forboding Curse
Pounce Crouch Chaos Nova Base stats at rare 25 level: 1400 260 260
Name\Breed: H/H P/P S/S H/P P/S H/S H/B P/B S/B B/B HiPo PWR SPD
Cheetah Cub @ -325 +65
Black Tabby Cat @ -244 +33 +16
Sand Kitten @ @ -162 +33
Orange Tabby Cat @ -162 +33
Cornish Rex Cat @ -162 +16 +16
Cat + + + + -162 +16 +16
Siamese Cat @ -162 +16 +16
Nightsaber Cub @ -162 +16 +16
Darkmoon Cub + + -162 +16 +16
Bombay Cat @ -162 +16 +16
Calico Cat @ -162 +16 +16
Panther Cub @ -162 +16 +16
Winterspring Cub @ -162 +16 +16
Silver Tabby Cat @ -162 +16 +16
White Kitten @ -81 -16 +33
Snow Cub @ + +
Savage Cub @

Feline Familiar @ -244 +33 +16
Ash'ana @ +16 -16
Lurking Owl Kitten @ -41 +8
Xu-Fu, Cub of Xuen @ +8 -8
Ban-Fu, Cub of Ban-Lu @ +8 -8
Mischief @ -41 +8

@ - mandatory, + - recommended. For shared ones get at least one of a kind.

Comment by Anudalah

I named mine Salem. :D

Comment by Zawodowiec1532

I named mine Katty Potter. Dont ask why. XD

Comment by Thrope

This little guy deserves a comment, so without further ado...

My LONGEST-running go-to pet for random pet battles. After more than a year, I'm still leaning heavily on this guy. (Coupled with Lil' Tarecgosa to handle fliers. For those whose guilds don't have it, Chrominius is an excellent "poor man's Tarecgosa", and stronger in his own right for many other strats.)

His low HP may appear to be a weakness. #1: Stoneskin makes this quite moot. His Stoneskin is so huge, he almost doesn't need HP, so more on Stoneskin later. #2: His Beast type syncs excellently with his low health; the harder they hit, the faster you burst. #3: Devour tops off his health with nearly every kill. Due to Devour's interaction with this pet's attack stat, this is also huge, so more on that mechanic, as well. When Devour doesn't top off your health, #2 (the Beast racial) only kicks in that much faster. #4: This pet makes up for its low HP with high stats elsewhere, which is why its Stoneskin & Devour (and even Pounce) are so amazing. Ergo, low HP is less a weakness, more a price to pay for this pet's amazing strengths.

STONESKIN: This pet is just a few points shy of the BEST STONESKIN ATTAINABLE! Why? Stoneskin's efficacy is based on attack power, and this pet has AMAZING attack power. Sure, there are pets with more attack power, but not with these moves, and not with this speed. Feline Familiar's Stoneskin makes it virtually immune to DoTs, swarm attacks, a great many multi-hit attacks, and weak hits with side effects (like Hiss, which relies on hit/damage to apply the side effect; i.e. if they're "blocked", they do nothing at all). Also worthy of note: The only pets who beat this pet's Stoneskin do have life drain, but are strongest against humanoid pets, which are rare in the wild. This pet has the strongest Stoneskin + heal combination in the game (as of current patch) and is strongest against critters, which are EVERYWHERE! This pet is a tank, low HP or no.

DEVOUR: Again, not only is its damage based on this pet's attack power, but the heal from Devour is ALSO based on attack power. A kill with Devour will restore this pet to 100% from nearly half HP. That's right, getting under 50% HP & proc'ing Beast racial can still result in nearly 100% HP after a well-made kill, which did 50% more damage from the racial. Double dipping ftw. Keep in mind, the Beast racial does not boost the actual attack power, merely the damage, so going under 50% HP will NOT boost your heal from Devour. Nor will crits.

POUNCE: Yes, this pet has Onyx Bite. That is not its strength, so don't use it. (If you want magic abilities, use a pet with better magic abilities.) While not amazing, this pet's speed is nothing to sniff at. It will usually attack first. Only fliers and the occasional rare/uncommon pet will be faster. His 289 speed can be nerfed to 219 by many attacks, IF the damage they deal is strong enough to get through his Stoneskin, so watch for combinations of high attack pets with Hiss et al, followed by pets with a speed of 219 or more. Furthermore, Pounce's tooltip is incorrect: it DOES NOT always strike twice if the user strikes first! It only strikes twice if the user is FASTER than the enemy. In cases where both pets have equal speed, Pounce will only strike once, even if it goes first. Cutting Feline Familiar's speed is a huge hit to its DPS, so be very wary of this. Pounce was recently buffed to 100% hit chance (from 90%) making it your go-to attack for DPS, whereas Devour USED TO BE your reliable finisher. So Pounce is now an acceptable finisher if your HP is near or at full, though this is always dependant on your speed.

For the record, for those who don't have a Feline Familiar, have a long wait until Hallowe'en, and don't wish to shell out the gold at the AH... My go-to pet for random pet battles prior to this was the Corefire Imp, which is still amazing for random pet battles. I keep one handy to this day, and he sees use once in a while.

Approve of the pronouns or not... I'm a punk, but I've always had a soft spot for the Stray Cats & their "Stray Cat Strut". My Feline Familiar is duly named "Feline Cassanova". Furthermore, fun choice or not, Feline Familiar is NOT a top PvP pet. If you think his great stats will help you in PvP, think again. DO NOT PVP WITH THIS PET! There will always be the, "I won once with it" crowd, but no one consistently wins with this pet in their lineup. No one. PvP with this pet at your own risk.

Comment by GreatSword

I named mine "Itybitywtchykity" :D

Comment by jjanchan

I've listed below all of the halloween pets that are currently available. Note that only cageable pets can be traded or sold on the Auction House.

Pet	Source	Type	Cageable
Sinister Squashling (Sinister Squashling)	1) Can be found in Loot-Filled Pumpkin, received once per day from killing the Headless Horseman 2) Purchased from Chub (Undercity)/Dorothy (Elwynn Forest) Cost: 150 Tricky Treat	Elemental	Yes
Cursed Birman (Cursed Birman)	Purchased from Chub (Undercity)/Dorothy (Elwynn Forest) Cost: 150 Tricky Treat per pet	Undead	Yes
Feline Familiar (Feline Familiar)	Beast	Yes
Widget the Departed (Widget the Departed)	Undead	Yes
Creepy Crate (Creepy Crate)	Reward from the quest The Creepy Crate (H)/The Creepy Crate (A). This quest spawns after completing the Hallow's Eve quest line that starts with Missing Heirlooms (H)/Missing Heirlooms (A) and culminates in What Now? (H)/What Now? (A).	Undead	No
Ghastly Rat	Capturable in the Frostwall/Lunarfall garrison after using the garrison decoration Creepy Crawlers	Undead	No
Ghost Maggot	Undead	No
Spectral Spinner	Undead	No

Comment by Joejr82

One of the best battle pets to have in your arsenal, its very useful!

Comment by thekaizi

If you use Narcissa's Mirror with this guy your mini-you has a broom mount =D

Comment by GinnyH

Dorothy no longer sells these. The Pet Vendor next to her does. I think her name is Pippi.

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Feline Familiar

This NPC can be found in Elwynn Forest and Undercity .

World Event: Hallow's End
Vendor: Woim
Zone: Tirisfal Glades
Cost: 150

Vendor: Pippi
Zone: Stormwind City
Cost: 150

Ride with the moon (and this furry, whiskered witch) in the dead of night!

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