Familiar
| Familiar | |
|---|---|
| Mechanic | |
| Introduced | Mystery Booster 2 |
| Last used | Mystery Booster 2 |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Familiar is a form of batching introduced on the Mystery Booster 2 test card Chea, Friend to Maybe Too Many. It is a form of Typal coupling.
Description
Bats, Birds, Cats, Dragons, Faeries, Foxes, Frogs, Imps, Lizards, and Spiders are familiars, as well as any creature with “Familiar” in its name.
In general, Familars are animals, spirits, or other beings that works with or guard those who practice magic like wizards or witches.
Example
Example
Chea, Friend to Maybe Too Many 
Legendary Creature — Human Wizards
2/4
Familiar spells you cast have flash. (Bats, Birds, Cats, Dragons, Faeries, Foxes, Frogs, Imps, Lizards, and Spiders are familiars, as well as any creature with “Familiar” in its name.)
: Add X and each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of familiars you control.
Notable Familiars
Notable Familiars include Tomorrow from Kamigawa and Anara, Esior, Falthis, and Keleth from unknown planes. Lazav technically becomes a familiar due to his epithet of "Familiar Stranger".
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Cauldron Familiar
- Anara, Wolvid Familiar
- Pseudodragon Familiar
- Armguard Familiar
- Biomancer's Familiar
- Bramble Familiar
- Cauldron Familiar
- Drake Familiar
- Druid's Familiar
- Ertai's Familiar
- Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- Etched Familiar
- Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
- Fangkeeper's Familiar
- Filigree Familiar
- Forum Familiar
- Foul Familiar
- Frolicking Familiar
- Jackal Familiar
- Jhoira's Familiar
- Judge's Familiar
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familia
- Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
- Lazav, Familiar Stranger
- Lullmage's Familiar
- Malakir Familiar
- Mystic Familiar
- Necromancer's Familiar
- Neurok Familiar
- Nightscape Familiar
- Nine-Lives Familiar
- Obstinate Familiar
- Owl Familiar
- Palace Familiar
- Plaguecrafter's Familiar
- Pseudodragon Familiar
- Raven Familiar
- Refurbished Familiar
- Sagrada Familiar
- Skirge Familiar
- Stonebinder's Familiar
- Stormscape Familiar
- Sunscape Familiar
- Thaumaturge's Familiar
- Thornscape Familiar
- Thunderscape Familiar
- Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
- Tyrant's Familiar
- Witch's Familiar
Trivia
- Chea is an anagram for "Each".
- Chea seems to refer to Disney princesses who always befriend animals.