Best Familiars in Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

[@Certified402]

Thank you for the lagoon naiad recommendation. I am in need of a healer due to the way younger me built my team.

[@robbyg1232]

i got the dlc griffy and he pretty much has carried me through out 90% of the game so far.

[@Ryukoreed]

Trying to figure out which way to evolve him 🤔 not sure which is best

[@SWOTHDRA]

Griffy is a beast, my oliver got him and dinoceros , OP

[@onza1317]

@@SWOTHDRA gave him to ester because she prefers his kind gave him a 10 percent bonus and for the first time she wasn't the first one dead

[@SWOTHDRA]

@@onza1317 hahaha thats true as well, might have to give it to her

[@OmegaYoshi13]

Some of my favourites were definitely: -Catastroceros, Najapatra and Sapdragon on Oliver -Griffrigerator, Umberwood and Grimray on Ester -Bone Baron, Monolith and Girlfiend on Swaine Then again these were the final teams I had, Sapdragon is a post game one but it's so good, can't really remember the last familiar I had on Oliver's team before Sapdragon

[@Lynrowen]

While I have the plat, know this information already, and have beaten the game twice, I love watching these ni no kuni videos :)

[@dogelove9967]

Twice? Beginner numbers

[@itsuchi-kuntewori5778]

How could you have patience to beat the Zodiarchy for the second time? It's a terrifying nightmare of a boss.

[@Lynrowen]

@@itsuchi-kuntewori5778 honestly I’ve fought her twice at max level. Also once you have a dinoceros, the game becomes easy-mode. There’s also incredible defense familiars

[@itsuchi-kuntewori5778]

@@Lynrowen I beat her in level 60, with no dinoceros, and with 20 cappuccinos. I knew I could grind a little more and it would be easier, but I wanted to finish the game with these conditions. I took 40 hours to finish it, and just after more than 100 tries to beat Zodiarchy, I did it.

[@emeraldo]

If you manage to tame a Toko, best healer ever.

[@Bluuzell]

I have a tokotoko and I can’t decide which final form I want it to be :(( any suggestions?

[@emeraldo]

@@Bluuzell Tokocold can be captured in the wild so if you're going for completion go for Docotoko. Function-wise Tokocold has a strong single target heal while Docotoko has revive.

[@heickelrrx]

it's better than the FAKE one on mobile

[@Shuuupafruto]

it's not actually a fake 🤣 just different gameplay and company who brought the game, but well yea it is the worst imo.

[@brandomilana]

I agree nino kuni mobile is the worst because of super auto pilot gameplay that you are almost not playing.

[@jzblue345]

Yeah way way better. I like the second one to anything is better than mobile gaming.

[@kiersstyn]

It’s a completely different, online game. It’s really fun, but I don’t consider it part of the NNK series

[@Gunslingerian]

i played it and it was terrible, the fact you dont even need to play to play it makes it a bad afk game

[@duplollamaree1250]

my personal favourites are thumbelemur, griffy, little bighorn, buncher and hurly. although I do have a soft spot for boggly boo, potty, shonky honker, eggroll and toko. I like the way they all act in battle, I like their movesets, but I especially love the way they look. so cute!! (fuddy daddies creep me out. get them away from me.) edit: my goodness, I had no idea tokotokos' friend rate was so low. I caught one of those before I got a normal toko (which has not happened yet), and pretty quickly at that. I must be lucky haha

[@Amalgamingle]

fuddy daddys are quite creepy... most people find the Higgledies in Ni No Kuni Revenant Kingdom cute but I find them super creepy haha - Heather

[@megasean3000]

I got Dinoceros and he blasted through the last dungeons. Best attack, solid defence, access to Earsplitter and Haymaker? What’s not to love?

[@Maeshalanadae]

The griffon is definitely the best familiar I had. It was serendipitously ironic, what I had named him. XD Carrey. Well, he did wind up doing just that the whole damn game for me. XD

[@Jagahina]

Thank you for continuing to produce these videos. Your "Things I Wish I Knew..." videos inspired me to give this game a shot. Playing through in Japanese now and having a blast. Keep up the great work! :)

[@あゆ-t6w9f]

Same here! Found this channel through the "Things I wish I knew.." vid and also playing the Japanese version. A lot of new vocab for me but the original voice acting is so beautiful 😍 the dialects though 🙉

[@Jagahina]

@@あゆ-t6w9fAgreed, the VA'ing is superb! Glad to hear you're picking up a lot of new vocabulary from it. Are you making flashcards with Anki? Drippy (Shizuku) and the rest of the fey in the Fairygrounds speaking Kansai-ben was absolutely brutal. Couldn't leave that place fast enough haha

[@larrymcmorris8731]

I'd say that auroralynx is one of my favorites because it's a pretty good healer + it can get nice healing moves on it's first stage of It's form, Also because I like cats :D

[@SWOTHDRA]

Exactly, most people who play the remaster forget about it, but back in 2013 , it was the essential healer needed in your team

[@Suhadisgood]

The best familiars are only in the Japanese version on PS3 it’s sad they didn’t include them to the PS4 Japanese version they kicked ass really good

[@Lei1911]

yes!!!! i was looking forward to a new video from you!!!

[@lonestargamerdad]

I keep thinking of trying out this game every time I see it but never get around to buying it. Familiars look cool. New sub here dropping a big like on this

[@redhairspray8073]

You should def buy it

[@Goosecifer]

Game is on sale in steam for like 10 bucks right now.

[@Varunic219]

$10 on switch, RN!

[@aarong3340]

It's absolutely worth it.

[@SoullessWiki]

Buy it now

[@starhobbitfay7160]

I accidentally tamed a TokoToko once. it was the same battle I got 3 TokoTokos' in. Congrats on 500 subscribers! keep going strong

[@Amalgamingle]

3 tokotokos at once? wow, that's never happened to me before, the most I've ever gotten in a single battle is 2 :D and thanks! x

[@spencerbowden2979]

Whoa hold up we can tame familiars I literally just unlocked Esther before I put the game down for the day.

[@Amalgamingle]

Yeah 👍 familiar taming is a big part of the game 😁

[@bryancook6345]

The best familiars are only in the PS3 Japanese all in one version it’s sad to see Japan not have them in the PS4 since their in Japanese words can’t tell you their names but the very best one is pink he’s exclusive to the PS3

[@hollowvolocaloid6062]

What are the best familiars for each character? Just so i know what to work towards?

[@Amalgamingle]

Party members do have natural affinities with different familiar types but to be very honest I just make sure that Oliver has the familiars with the strongest physical attack to support his magic, Esther has the best healers, and Swaine has the best defence familiars in case the other two fall or suffer status effects and he is needed to use items/phoenix feathers. This set up seems to work well :)

[@hollowvolocaloid6062]

@@Amalgamingle k

[@hollowvolocaloid6062]

Thank you for answering

[@kilambrown4302]

@@hollowvolocaloid6062 everyone really has 2 main stand out Familiars. Oliver likes the Purrloiner familiars, and eventually, after Sky Pirates the broken #1 Dynocerous. Esther gets the Lumber tree Familiar, only found on the Mine island as the bes tank, and Griffy, the best early/Mid familiar, that can stay on her team for the whole game from the Temple. Swaine gets the Monolith, one of the best tanks that also gets Upsy Daisy, and Bone Familiars, which are one of the best Familiars outside of Dynocerous, and Griffy, as soon as you get Swaine, so before even getting on the boat.

[@hollowvolocaloid6062]

@@kilambrown4302 thank for the awanser have a nice day

[@Caprisun-GamingYT]

personally i think the best familliars include little bighorn (being a tank and is capable of a wide range of abilities and heals) also purrloiner having great physical attack and high attack speed sparkee is a great sp attacker and great thunder moves sleapeafowl is underrated with some of the highest so attack in game i think fightingale is a good attacker for esther as well monolith is an insane tank along with lumberwood clinketyclank is good for swaine with good atk napcap is a GOOD allrounder for esther sillymander has devastating magical attacks and physical attacks naja has insane physical attack shonky honker also gets pretty good And bone head is best for swaine Hope that helps!

[@Amalgamingle]

That's a great line up! I probably could have made several videos doing top 5 tanks, top 5 healers etc and broke it down further for each character haha i might still do that :D

[@Kuodo79]

While Catastroceros has better stats, Demoliceros has faster cooldowns and also additional 'Slash and Burn' which deals fire damage based on his attack power. This allowed him to circle through 3 damaging tricks without having to wait for cooldowns when fighting bosses, especially useful during Guardian of the Worlds farming. Also, give both Evil Idler and Bone Baron Leech and you won't ever need to bother about healing them again. At max level, they heal for 200+ per leech. Triumphants are beast tanks with decent damage. They can face-tank even the strongest magical attack 'Great Divide' with minimal damage. Acee, Greater Naiad and Turban Legends has the highest magic attack, exceeding 500 magic attack points and with useful spells. But AI still only prefers using melee attackers. Madcap is the only exception as 'Towering Inferno' gets used a lot and deals over 600 damage. Making it the 2nd strongest magical trick after 'Parp'. Also, contrary to popular beliefs that Nightcap has better stats than Madcap, that isn't true. I have brought up 3 different Napcaps of the same initial stats, all max leveled before metamophosis. My first Madcap has significantly more overall stats than the other 2. My 2nd Madcap has around 58 less stats while my Nightcap has 50 less. It is all RNG. That said, Nightcap is the worst of them since he does not have a powerful trick at all and has 1 less movement speed. As for the RNG, late bloomers with even stats like Napcaps and Inphants will have distinct differences in stats if you level up another. My first Triumphant has high defense and only 225 magic attack. My 2nd one has 336 magic attack with 25 less defense but higher magic defense. My final farming team after trying every familiar for speed-killing Guardian of the Worlds [Tank, Attacker, Healer]: Oliver [Scrapdragon, Demoliceros, Tundragorer] Marcassin [Angelixx or Eldritch Empress, Evil Idler, Docotoko or Greater Naiad] Swaine [Triumphant, Bone Baron, Phantasma] Esther [Wildwood, Madcap, Lotus Budbud] I only control Oliver, and swap between 'All-Out Attack" and well-timed 'All-Out Defend' when boss is casting spell. The 3rd familiars will never be used by AI in this formation.

[@maximumeffort7836]

Great tips thank you 👏 Having a trouble getting Dinoceros, killed 30 of them but still no drop, will try levelling some more as I think the Nice attacks increase chance of taming beasties 🤔

[@venaamoris5019]

Ironically, I was able to get Dinoceros fairly easy. The hardest familiar for me to get is the green buncher. Accidentally killed the one that fall in love with me the first time, then finally found one that love me 100 over kills later… my algorithm broke for that one lol.

[@maximumeffort7836]

@@venaamoris5019 Nicely done 🎂 I ended up with 3 Dinoceros in the end level 3 and unsurprisingly had 0 trouble in Solosseum S Rank 😂 Lovely game though postgame Grundy, merry Christmas 🤗

[@cosygoose1813]

Where can you find the dinoceros? I can't find it where it says in the video.

[@maximumeffort7836]

@@cosygoose1813 Hya they appear rarely on the mountain flat areas North of the large desert

[@cosygoose1813]

@@maximumeffort7836 Thanks

[@FloorFourteen]

Tamed a Toko on my second encounter when I just got the boat. It had 2 Mites with it which proceeded to both Cut Loose and wiped my party. Took everything to not scream at the top of my lungs.

[@bullyborg]

I love Firefry! He looks like Jack-Jack from the Incredibles

[@Myoldusernamewasgood]

Nice video, it be worth showing what your 9 or 12 familiars you ended up with for your team.

[@KevenPirritano]

Playing this on my Ni No Kuni PS3.

[@Jayhawker2000]

Where in the game does it show me that Mite is vulnerable to confusion and resistant to poisons and curses? Thank you for the very helpful video!

[@Amalgamingle]

There's lots of information in the wizards companion and online about strengths and weaknesses of familiars based on their signs :)

[@franciscofernandezmedrano9613]

huh,the nostalgia of ninokuni,also I am surprised certain mon didnt appear since its the most game changing mon there ever was,I played the game in Spanish so I am not sure if I have the correct name but I think it is Mandrake,the only nobility mon there is,having the most spell slots and a set of unique habilities,althought I understant its quite posible very few people actually got the mon

[@maximumeffort7836]

Finally got a Dinoceros, took 45 of them to drop, 2nd one after only 5 attempts (!) Used the Gateway trick to speed it up, awesome beasty with Ear Splitter AoE attack a game changer, used to think Mite's Cut Loose was good 🤗

[@tokocold1497]

great video🤙🏽

[@nellyjon423]

Very helpful, thanks ☺️

[@spy3s938]

Bro why did i catch a toko and right after it a tokotoko when i can't get the dinoceros.....

[@ahmedalaaattia5023]

Im here for your narration and accent. Also great content.

[@shinsoelite]

I might get this game August or September only probably is i'll have to download it off eshop and since i have limited internet it'll take forever.

[@taelrmade]

get better internet?

[@youssefbabkrani2587]

one of my favorite was a ballon very tanky i always change to it when i feel danger when i use it i take only few dmg

[@ieatcrayons3322]

Nice! Thankyou!

[@nezkeys79]

The one thing is a negative about this game for me is the catch rate. I started grinding on tokotokos at level 30. At level 99 I still hadn't caught a single one. Also resetting for planet star signs sucks. I probably should have paid more attention here because all my familiars ended up being star sign which made certain post game boss fights annoying when they're all doing purple damage. Anyway I did kill everything the game offered including the S rank and the guardian of world's and I gave up with the master alchemist quest and the 250 tame trophy. By the way griffins gets a genus bonus on Esther so its a waste on Oliver. Here was my party endgame... Oliver: Castaceros(dps) Claptrap(tank) GreaterNaiad(healer) Esther: Griffin(dps) Wildwood(tank) LotusBubbard(healer) Swaine: BoneBaron(dps) Paleolith(tank) SugarPlum(healer) SugarPlum/Naiad are better on the 4th character for the genus bonus but I never found the 4th character useful at all since I was never going to give up steal and tame and their dps and tank options for the genus bonus are pretty average (hoggle boggle / trumpet guy were the ones id probably use though plus a second paleolith/wildwood) Again I found the familiar tickets postgame useless because there was nothing left to kill

[@Amalgamingle]

I completely agree! The catch rate is quite stingy and its the same with item drop rates...farming kaleidostones and scrolls of truth for the alchemist trophy to get the platinum was a nightmare! That's a really strong set up :) I never use the 4th character either. Its nice to have a second wizard but the tame and steal perks are better to have since Oliver is a strong wizard in his own right anyway :)

[@nezkeys79]

@@Amalgamingle I decided not to go for the platinum I purposefully ignored the alchemist errand and the 250 familiars tamed Absolutely awesome game though

[@Amalgamingle]

@@nezkeys79 I don't blame you to be honest, its not easy and can take a long time!

[@SWOTHDRA]

Auroalynx , you keep forgetting

[@あゆ-t6w9f]

I love your videos! I am at the middle game right now, I wish I had chosen the healing fairy at the Temple of trials xD

[@Amalgamingle]

Thanks! That's okay, Esther's Drongo is a good healer too and phoenix feathers can be bought to restore party members from unconsciousness (there's also one in a hidden chest at the foot of old smoky) :)

[@jamestravers6665]

Phoenix Feathers are easily farmed or crafted too :)

[@mastergerry123]

How do you metamorph Greater Griffy to it's third form? I'm struggling to find out.

[@Amalgamingle]

You need to feed it a jumbo drop in the creature cage :)

[@masterdreamer7848]

I just encountered 2 second form Tokos in the same battle and got 16,000 xp.

[@28_Spokes]

Congrats on hitting 500 subs! Wish I saw this before I finished the game :P

[@Amalgamingle]

Thank you! Its not easy getting subscribers...its taken a year to get to the 500 milestone but we are really pleased :D

[@28_Spokes]

@@Amalgamingle well deserved!

[@bryansnaylor]

Your video caused me to do what I hate doing which is grinding. But that dinoceros ended up winning the game for me essentially. Thanks!

[@pabbqmgv]

Your awesome, thanks 😊

[@drewolf8378]

In your experience better tokotocold or docotoko?

[@Amalgamingle]

I would choose the Docotoko because it has the 'Upsy Daisy' trick that can restore party members consciousness

[@jamestravers6665]

100%'d the game just by using the main 3 Familiars. It took quite a while to do the Solosseum S Rank though but it was worth it :) My favourite familiar that I got out of the 250 are the Naja line and the Tokos, even though they're really prone to running away.

[@YHVH666]

I have the Niad but I don't use it.. I prefer the Fairy with the staff

[@dinanars2857]

The best ones were only in the Japanese PS3 version you can only play them on the PS3 version not PS4 Japanese version kind of makes me upset

[@Johnny_nzt]

Which one are you referring to? The remastered version contains every single familiar, even the ones that were pre-order exclusive on the PS3. (You get free tickets, which you can redeem at Solomon)

[@dinanars2857]

@@Johnny_nzt I wish I can tell you them but their names are in Japanese Oliver has it on the PS3 version only I’m upset the Japanese PS4 doesn’t have them I guess that’s why it’s got a different name all in one if you don’t own that version then you won’t get them but they are exclusive to the Japanese PS3 version only

[@dinanars2857]

@@Johnny_nzt well I found the trailer for it all in one edition just go search it on KZbin you’ll see the 3 best ones one is pink one looks like a rabbit one is wearing a witches hat this trailer is also available to watch on PS3 in the Japanese PS3 PSN store once you find the game you can download the trailer and download it to your console or usb the names are in Japanese so there is no way I can give you the names

[@dinanars2857]

@@Johnny_nzt if you really want them that bad go buy the Japanese PS3 all in one on ebay I’m sure the price doesn’t cost a lot anymore

[@emadstarns291]

I know what your talking about Dina exclusives do suck sometimes these should of been carried to PS4 but didn’t I wasted my money in the trash

[@zdspider6778]

I was enticed by the "Girlfiend" familiar. Then I found out (the hard way) that it has dog shit accuracy, missing 8/10 attacks. 😐 Wasted so much food on her... just like irl girfriends, I guess.

[@SWOTHDRA]

😂😂😂

[@FreeAndSay]

Lovely guide! And I had a question, I got the red dinoceros (Demolicero) in the ivory tower and I was wondering if I can use that in the tower and I would still get the S rank or do I have to get dinoceros?

[@Amalgamingle]

I've always used the Catastroceros but I can't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to get S rank in the Solosseum Series using the Demoliceros. He still has strong physical attack, high defence, and great tricks like Earsplitter :)

[@AdWid89]

I hope there'll be Ni No Kuni 3, based on the first one with additional breeding system and more monsters 😍😍

[@Amalgamingle]

That would have been amazing! Unfortunately NetMarble now owns the Ni No Kuni IP and instead of amazing console games like Wrath of the White Witch and Revenant Kingdom, we got Cross Worlds...an atrocious blockchain mobile/pc exclusive MMORPG with autoplay and major server/botting issues :/ such a shame :(

[@metalgearbill8827]

I not sure this is true. Level-5 still published the game on mobile, NetMarble just developed it I believe. That’s according to Wikipedia anyway

[@Amalgamingle]

@@metalgearbill8827 Oh yeah, I just checked and it looks like you are right. I'm sure I read somewhere that Level 5 went bankrupt!

[@metalgearbill8827]

If I remember right, they did have some money issues so made the decision to release most of their games in Japan only. Shame really because I love their game. If you check the Switch Japanese store, there is some cool Japanese Level-5 exclusives on there

[@SWOTHDRA]

​@@metalgearbill8827I wish sony would buy them instead of Bungie

[@maxmax-zl2hq]

Can u get the griffy and the draggy on nintendo switch?

[@Amalgamingle]

I think so 🤔 I only have the PS4/Xbox versions so I'm not sure. The switch version looks like its a direct port of the remaster but the best way to tell would be to check if familiar tickets are in the bottomless bag in the switch version. If so, then yes 😁

[@Kopio01]

How do you get the earsplitter one?

[@Amalgamingle]

You can tame the Dinoceros familiar once you get Tengri and can reach the Genie's Footsteps in the Shimmering Sands area. The Earsplitter ability is gained at level 7 of his second form Destroceros :)

[@Kopio01]

@@Amalgamingle Ty i just got tengri aswell so this will help :]

[@drewolf8378]

Which is the best way to taming them?

[@Amalgamingle]

Taming familiars is based on a percentage chance. You just have to beat them in battle and tame them when hearts appear around them. There is no way to increase the chance of taming a familiar, you just have to keep trying :)

[@alajndress]

It's Mite, not Mi-tee. It's extremely obvious, almost all of the games creative sense is based on puns. The pun is might. The genus is Milite, same pronunciation. Even the possible 4 default names include Mitey, which is not Mite. Finally, it's a very poor familiar even mid game

[@Amalgamingle]

Can I watch your video? You clearly know MUCH more about this game than me and I look forward to hearing how you pronounce things :)

[@EdgarBC1991]

Does anyone know how to make stones to get them to Metamorphabel ? I’ve tried to mix and match stones at the Cauldron But have fail Or is there a place in the game to buy Thank you P.s what a beautiful game 🥺🙏🏽

[@Amalgamingle]

Good question! Drops to metamorphose familiars into their second form can be found around the world or dropped/stolen from creatures. To metamorph familiars into their final forms you can alchemise Jumbo Drops in the game by mixing together the corresponding crystals and drops based on the familiars sign. For example 1x Moondrop + 3x Moon Crystals = 1x Jumbo Moon Drop for a Moon-sign familiar :) Hope this helps!

[@MockingCat]

I'm the best familiar...

[@Elin-csal-arts]

That game looks like is Ghibli style

[@annacarlsson1280]

I didnt like any of the "mons".... Uggly xD So I didnt play the whole game xD Many just looked like "blobs" or oddly colored..... Grafics and charcter design is important to me T.T I usualy like ghibli style but not in a monster taming game xD The next game was a fave!!

[@eddyviera199]

This is supposed to be a video of THE BEST familiars yet you only named 2 somewhat good ones you missing a lot

[@Amalgamingle]

There's a lot of familiars I wanted to include but I wanted to keep the offering diverse (1x healer, 1x tank etc) and I didn't want the video to be too long :)

[@L4ch74n]

@@Amalgamingle please do another one expanded. There's really a lot of samiliars and deep dive would be appreciated

[@Amalgamingle]

@@L4ch74n I was planning on doing other videos that go into more detail :)

[@eddyviera199]

@@Amalgamingle ohhh Okk I enjoyed the videos anyway keep it up!

[@jhonadavid]

mite pronounced MIGHT

[@Amalgamingle]

I know but for some reason I always say Mitey! lol I think its because Mitey is one of the default names you can give it

[@A.P.03]

It's pronounced Toe Koe not taco.

[@KonglomeratYT]

It's called an accent.