Summoning - Familiars

Introduction

Every Summoning familiar has different advantages: some are excellent fighters, but of no use when you're working on your skills, while others are great help when you're simply wandering about, but cannot fight at all.

To help you figure out what each familiar is best at, the column labelled 'Skill Focus' tells you what each familiar is best at.

To keep things simple, we've defined a number of broad categories that familiars' other abilities fall into. In order to understand what your familiar can do, you should familiarise yourself with the following explanations.

	Fights	This familiar will fight with you when you attack something, the level in brackets indicates the familiar's Combat level. Note that you must choose to attack for it to come to your aid. The pack yak, unicorn stallion, bunyip and void spinner will only fight to defend themselves, and then only if you have auto-retaliate turned on. Every familiar that can fight will also note the style. You will receive experience in that skill (or spread evenly in the case of 'Controlled' attacks) as well as Constitution as if you had inflicted the damage yourself.
	Light enhancer	Some familiars - notably bats - can see well in the dark and will make any light source you have with you brighter.
	Right-click	A small number of familiars have a special ability that they can use (normally in combat). To trigger one of these, right-click your familiar and select the name of the ability.
	Skill boost	Some familiars can temporarily raise your level in a given skill, while some other familiars provide an 'invisible' boost that is always active. The number in brackets indicates the size of the boost, and the term 'invisible' indicates that is always active as long as your familiar is close by. 'Invisible' skill boosts will not allow you to do anything above your normal level, they will only improve how successful or how quickly you can perform skill-based activities.
	Remote view	These familiars can fly into the air and allow you to see through their eyes, giving you the ability to see things much further away.
	Beast of burden	A beast of burden can carry a number of items equal to the number in brackets. In some cases, it will only be able to carry certain items, in which case they will be listed.
	Forager	A forager will find certain items from time to time, and can carry up to 30. You are only able to 'Withdraw' items from these familiars.

Familiar	Summoning Level Required	Time (Minutes)	Experience for Summoning	Skill Focus	Other Abilities
Spirit wolf	1	6	0.1	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 26) Howl
Dreadfowl	4	4	0.1	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 26) Farming boost (1) Dreadfowl Strike
Spirit spider	10	15	0.2	Forager - Produces red spiders' eggs	Fights (Level 25 - Controlled) Egg Spawn
Thorny snail	13	16	0.2	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 26) Beast of burden (3) Slime Spray
Granite crab	16	18	0.2	Forager - Produces fish while summoner is Fishing	Fights (Level 26 - Defence) Fishing boost (1) - invisible Stony Shell
Mosquito	17	12	0.5	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 32) Pester
Desert wyrm	18	19	0.4	Forager - Right-click to gather ores	Fights (Level 31 - Strength) Mining boost (1) - invisible Electric Lash
Spirit scorpion	19	17	0.9	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 51) Venom Shot
Spirit Tz-Kih	22	18	1.1	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 36) Despair - when fighting other players, the Tz-Kih will drain your opponent's Prayer instead of inflicting damage Fireball Assault
Albino rat	23	22	2.3	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 37) Forager - stores cheese after scroll use Cheese Feast
Spirit kalphite	25	22	2.5	Beast of burden - 6 slots	Fights (Level 39 - Defence) Sandstorm
Compost mound	28	24	0.6	Forager - Compost and seeds	Fights (Level 37 - Strength) Farming boost (1 + 2% of your level) Use a bucket on your compost mound to get compost - deals 20 damage to your familiar Generate Compost
Giant chinchompa	29	31	2.9	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 42) Explode - chance of exploding in combat, damaging nearby targets Explode
Vampire bat	31	33	1.5	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 44) Can heal itself slightly when it damages an enemy Light enhancer Vampire Touch
Honey badger	32	25	1.6	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 45) Ferocious - chance of attacking again without delay Insane Ferocity
Beaver	33	27	0.7	Forager - Logs and planks	Woodcutting boost (2) - invisible Fletcher - counts as a knife for Fletching purposes Multichop
Void ravager	34	27	0.7	Forager - Ores	Fights (Level 46 - Strength) Mining boost (1) Mining boost (1) - invisible Call to Arms
Void spinner	34	27	0.7	Healer - Heals summoner for 10 life points regularly	Fights (Level 40 - Defence) Call to Arms
Void shifter	34	94	0.7	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 46) Teleporter - if you are in combat and have less than 10% of your life points, it will teleport you to the Void Knight Outpost Call to Arms
Void torcher	34	94	0.7	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 46) Right-click Strike - inflicts 10 extra damage with this attack Call to Arms
Bronze minotaur	36	30	3.6	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 50) Bronze Bull Rush
Bull ant	40	30	0.6	Beast of burden - 9 slots	Fights (Level 58 - Controlled) Unburden
Macaw	41	31	0.8	Forager - Herbs	Remote view Improved herb drops Herbcall
Evil turnip	42	30	2.1	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 62) Forager - evil turnip slices Can heal itself slightly when using Ranged attacks Evil Flames
Spirit cockatrice (and variants)	43	36	0.9	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 64) Right-click Drain - inflicts damage and drains a combat stat (varies according to type) Forager - cockatrice eggs Petrifying Gaze
Iron minotaur	46	37	4.6	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 70) Iron Bull Rush
Pyrelord	46	32	2.3	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 70) Firemaking boost (3) - invisible Counts as a tinderbox, with 10xp bonus Immense Heat
Magpie	47	34	0.9	Forager - Jewellery	Thieving Fingers
Bloated leech	49	34	2.4	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 76) Blood Drain
Spirit terrorbird	52	36	0.8	Beast of burden - 12 slots	Fights (Level 62 - Controlled) Tireless Run
Abyssal parasite	54	30	1.1	Beast of burden - 7 slots for unnoted rune/pure essence	Fights (Level 86 - Magic) Slowed abyssal Prayer drain Abyssal Drain
Spirit jelly	55	43	5.5	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 88) Dissolve
Ibis	56	38	1.1	Forager - Gathers fish while summoner is Fishing	Fishing boost (3) - invisible Fish Rain
Steel minotaur	56	46	5.6	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 90) Steel Bull Rush
Spirit graahk	57	49	5.7	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 93) Hunter boost (5) - invisible Trample - if the graahk has to move to get into combat, it will strike twice Can teleport you to the horned graahk area Goad
Spirit kyatt	57	49	5.7	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 93) Hunter boost (5) - invisible Pounce - if summoned or called directly into combat, its first attack can deal up to triple normal damage Can teleport you to the Piscatoris Hunter area Ambush
Spirit larupia	57	49	5.7	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 93) Hunter boost (5) - invisible Can teleport you to the Feldip Hunter area Rending
Karamthulhu overlord	58	44	5.8	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 95) Right-click Drown - hits opponent with a water spell Doomsphere Device
Smoke devil	61	48	3	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 101) Right-click Flames - hits opponent with a fire spell Dust Cloud
Abyssal lurker	62	41	1.2	Beast of burden - 7 slots for unnoted rune/pure essence	Fights (Level 93 - Controlled) Abyssal Stealth
Spirit cobra	63	56	3.1	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 105) Ophidian Incubation
Stranger plant	64	49	3.2	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 107) Farming boost (1 + 4% of your level) Forager - strange fruit Poisonous Blast
Barker toad	66	8	1	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 112) Right-click Cannon - must be 'loaded' with a cannonball Toad Bark
Mithril minotaur	66	55	6.6	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 112) Mithril Bull Rush
War tortoise	67	43	0.7	Beast of burden - 18 slots	Fights (Level 86 - Defence) Testudo
Bunyip	68	44	1.4	Healer - Heals summoner for 20 life points regularly	Fights (Level 70 - Attack) Use raw fish on the bunyip to turn them into water runes Swallow Whole
Fruit bat	69	45	1.4	Forager - Fruit and seeds	Light enhancer Fly - gathers fruit in Karamja Fruitfall
Ravenous locust	70	24	1.5	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 120) Can eat your opponent's food Remote view Famine
Arctic bear	71	28	1.1	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 122) Hunter boost (7) - invisible Counts as two pieces of arctic camouflage Can teleport you to the Trollweiss and Rellekka Hunter area Arctic Blast
Phoenix	72	30	7	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 124) Right-click Ash Blast - blinds opponents for a few seconds, reducing their chance to hit Rise from the Ashes
Obsidian golem	73	55	7.3	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 126) Mining boost (7) - invisible Volcanic Strength
Granite lobster	74	47	3.7	Forager - Gathers fish while summoner is Fishing	Fights (Level 129 - Defence) Fishing boost (4) - invisible Crushing Claw
Praying mantis	75	69	3.7	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 131) Mantis Strike
Adamant minotaur	76	66	7.6	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 133) Adamant Bull Rush
Forge regent	76	45	1.5	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 133) Counts as a tinderbox, with 10xp bonus Right-click Fireball - flaming attack that hits up to 6 enemies for up to 50 damage each Inferno
Talon beast	77	49	3.8	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 135) Deadly Claw
Giant ent	78	49	1.6	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 137) Increased yield when harvesting Farming fruit trees, belladonna and cacti Forager - produces oak logs Nature link - can convert pure essence into nature or earth runes Acorn Missile
Fire titan	79	62	7.9	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 139) Titan's Constitution
Ice titan	79	64	7.9	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 139) Titan's Constitution
Moss titan	79	58	7.9	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 139) Titan's Constitution
Hydra	80	49	1.6	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 141) Regrowth
Spirit dagannoth	83	57	4.1	Combat - Controlled	Fights (Level 148) Ferocious - chance of attacking again without delay Spike Shot
Lava titan	83	61	8.3	Combat - Strength	Fights (Level 148) Chance of inflicting 50 extra damage with every attack Firemaking boost (10) - invisible Mining boost (10) - invisible Can teleport you to the Lava Maze Ebon Thunder
Swamp titan	85	56	4.2	Combat - Attack	Fights (Level 152) Swamp Plague
Rune minotaur	86	151	8.6	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 154) Rune Bull Rush
Unicorn stallion	88	54	1.8	Healer - Use scroll to heal	Fights (Level 70 - Controlled) Right-click Cure - cures poison and disease Healing Aura
Geyser titan	89	69	8.9	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 200) Ranged Boost (1 + 3% of your level) Use bowls on the geyser titan to get bowls of hot water Use amulets of glory on the geyser titan to recharge them Boil
Wolpertinger	92	62	4.6	Combat - Magic	Fights (Level 210) Hunter boost (5) - invisible Grants you a 5% Defence bonus against Magic Double experience and yield when harvesting berries Magic Focus
Abyssal titan	93	32	1.9	Beast of burden - 7 slots for unnoted rune/pure essence	Fights (Level 215 - Attack) Essence Shipment
Iron titan	95	60	4.7	Combat - Defence	Fights (Level 220) Defence boost (10% bonus to your stab, slash and crush Defence) - invisible Iron Within
Pack yak	96	58	4.8	Beast of burden - 30 slots	Fights (Level 175 - Strength) Winter Storage
Steel titan	99	64	4.9	Combat - Ranged	Fights (Level 230) Defence boost (15% bonus to your stab, slash and crush Defence) - invisible Steel of Legends

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