Familiar Guide

Every familiar in Vampire Genesis

169 creatures you can catch, breed and battle: 144 wild familiars across 12 families, plus seasonal and Communion-born forms. Pick one for its stats, moves and where to find it.

By Lestat, creator of Vampire Genesis · Updated October 15, 2026

How familiars work

Familiars are the creatures a vampire keeps. You meet them on hunting expeditions, win them in capture battles, raise them through levels and loyalty, and send them into the Familiar Arena in turn-based battles.

Every familiar belongs to one of 12 families, and each family is a type. Each type deals 1.5× damage to two others and 0.67× to two more, so a balanced team beats a team of favourites. Each family's section below lists its strengths. Rare forms are bred at the Blood Communion under the right moon or weather, and seasonal events bring limited familiars that never appear in the wild.

Beasts

Fang and fur of the deep woods · strong vs Vermin, Amphibians, weak vs Arachnids, Parasites

BarghestCommunion-born Dusk Jackal2+ steps Grave Hound3+ steps Stray Cur4+ steps Grave Piglet6+ steps Iron Boar8+ steps Phantom Wolf8+ steps Wraith Cat8+ steps Shade Panther15+ steps Moonhide Werewolf21+ steps Grave Ogre23+ steps Doom Hellhound24+ steps Nightmare25+ steps

Avians

Wings over the bell towers · strong vs Insects, Vermin, weak vs Spirits, Parasites

Carrion GobblerSeasonal Equinox PhoenixCommunion-born Bone Raven1+ steps Dusk Bat1+ steps Rookling2+ steps Belfry Bat5+ steps Storm Hawk9+ steps Bloodmoon Owl10+ steps Ghost Owl12+ steps Firehawk16+ steps Tempest Roc21+ steps Crimson Phoenix22+ steps Frost Phoenix23+ steps Gloom Roc25+ steps

Vermin

The sewers and the plague pits · strong vs Spirits, Parasites, weak vs Beasts, Avians

Ossuary Rat QueenCommunion-born RuskinSeasonal Shadow Rat1+ steps Sewer Rat2+ steps Chapel Mouse3+ steps Charnel Rat5+ steps Pox Rat10+ steps Cinder Rat12+ steps Rime Rat15+ steps Plague Rat King18+ steps Grave Rat King20+ steps Shadow Rat King21+ steps Void Gnawer23+ steps Crimson Gnawer25+ steps

Insects

Hives and tombs · strong vs Amphibians, Constructs, weak vs Avians, Arachnids

Death's-Head MonarchCommunion-born Ash Moth1+ steps Tomb Beetle1+ steps Coffin Beetle3+ steps Candle Moth6+ steps Gravewing Moth9+ steps Death's-Head Moth10+ steps Ironshell Scarab13+ steps Bloodhorn Beetle15+ steps Hive Queen20+ steps Plague Hive Queen21+ steps Hive Tyrant23+ steps Emperor Scarab25+ steps

Spirits

Where the dead will not rest · strong vs Avians, Constructs, weak vs Vermin, Dragons

Bell WraithCommunion-born Clover ImpSeasonal Frost WraithSeasonal Corpse Candle2+ steps Wailing Wisp3+ steps Haunted Doll4+ steps Ghost Pup6+ steps Cinder Skull12+ steps Frost Revenant15+ steps Soul Raven16+ steps Spectral Wolf16+ steps Grave Lich22+ steps Lilim24+ steps Elder Lich Shade25+ steps Sacred Hatchling50+ steps

Dragons

The ash peaks and the old barrows · strong vs Spirits, Aberrants, weak vs Reptiles, Amphibians

Sanguine DragonCommunion-born Storm Whelp2+ steps Ember Whelp4+ steps Bone Whelp6+ steps Frost Whelp6+ steps Ash Drake12+ steps Thunder Drake14+ steps Blight Wyrm16+ steps Rime Drake17+ steps Nightfall Dragon20+ steps Carrion Wyrm22+ steps Crimson Wyrm24+ steps Abyssal Dragon25+ steps

Aberrants

Things from between the stars · strong vs Arachnids, Reptiles, weak vs Dragons, Constructs

Moon-EaterCommunion-born Pumpkin SeedlingSeasonal Mandrake2+ steps Gloom Polyp3+ steps Void Mote5+ steps Deviling6+ steps Fungal Crawler8+ steps Nether Fox10+ steps Coffin Mimic12+ steps Abyssal Stalker15+ steps Dread Chimera21+ steps Void Hydra22+ steps Eclipse Hydra24+ steps Hollow Behemoth26+ steps

Arachnids

Webbed crypts and dry bones · strong vs Beasts, Insects, weak vs Aberrants, Amphibians

Shroud WeaverCommunion-born Gloomweaver2+ steps Corpse Spider3+ steps Rot Scorpion4+ steps Mossback Scorpion6+ steps Redback Lurker9+ steps Widow Lurker10+ steps Ash Scorpion15+ steps Crypt Stinger16+ steps Bloodsilk Matriarch22+ steps Venom Matriarch23+ steps Ossuary Scorpion24+ steps Emperor Scorpion25+ steps

Reptiles

Sun-baked stone and cold vaults · strong vs Dragons, Parasites, weak vs Aberrants, Constructs

CockatriceCommunion-born Millais, the GentlemanSeasonal Rossetti, the OssuarySeasonal Turner, the ShroudSeasonal Waterhouse, the LamplighterSeasonal Ash Adder2+ steps Yew Viper3+ steps Crypt Viper4+ steps Bloodfang Adder6+ steps Ember Serpent8+ steps Frost Serpent11+ steps Basilisk15+ steps Mire Basilisk17+ steps Obsidian Basilisk21+ steps Thunder Serpent22+ steps Sunscale Serpent24+ steps Bone Basilisk25+ steps

Amphibians

The drowned marsh · strong vs Dragons, Arachnids, weak vs Beasts, Insects

Moonpool ToadCommunion-born Gloomtoad2+ steps Plague Toad3+ steps Blister Toad5+ steps Cinderback Toad6+ steps Peat Angler9+ steps Bog Horror11+ steps Marsh Lurker14+ steps Bilebelly16+ steps Drowned Horror20+ steps Bloodmire Angler22+ steps Pestilent Toadlord23+ steps Gravemound Toad25+ steps

Parasites

In the blood of other things · strong vs Beasts, Avians, weak vs Vermin, Reptiles

Chalice LeechCommunion-born Moonbloat TickSeasonal Blood Leech1+ steps Fever Tick2+ steps Mire Tick3+ steps Ink Leech5+ steps Gut Lamprey9+ steps Plague Ooze10+ steps Vein Wurm14+ steps Ghost Tick16+ steps Marrow Leech21+ steps Night Lamprey22+ steps Abyssal Tick23+ steps Void Wurm25+ steps

Constructs

Bone, brass and rusted iron · strong vs Aberrants, Reptiles, weak vs Insects, Spirits

Galvanic GolemCommunion-born Grimfrost SnowmanSeasonal Hollow ScarecrowSeasonal Rusted SentinelSeasonal Brass Ratling2+ steps Homunculus3+ steps Ossuary Sentry4+ steps Tallow Bones6+ steps Scrap Drone11+ steps Gargoyle12+ steps Marrow Golem15+ steps Gallows Treant16+ steps Iron Colossus22+ steps Gilded Colossus23+ steps Blood Titan25+ steps Elder Treant25+ steps

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