Stray Cur

Beast type

A mangy street dog that followed a vampire home and refused to leave.

The Stray Cur is one of 13 beasts in Vampire Genesis, creatures of fang and fur of the deep woods. It roams the wilds 4+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Among its family it has the lowest attack.

Base stats

  • Attack3
  • Defense5
  • HP42
  • Crit1%
  • Dodge1%
  • Lifesteal0.5%

Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.

Battle moves

  • StrikeA reliable basic attack.
  • Maul · 2-turn cooldownA savage, heavy blow.
  • Blood Howl · 4-turn cooldownAttack +35% for 3 turns.
  • Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.

Type matchups

Every familiar fights with its family's type. A beast deals 1.5× damage to:

and only 0.67× damage to:

How to get a Stray Cur

It roams the wilds 4+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.

Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.

About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:

Questions

How do you get a Stray Cur in Vampire Genesis?

It roams the wilds 4+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.

What is Stray Cur strong and weak against?

As a beast, it deals 1.5x damage to Vermin and Amphibian familiars and only 0.67x to Arachnid and Parasite familiars.

What moves does Stray Cur know?

Strike, Maul, Blood Howl, Guard.

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