Beginners' Guide | Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds Best Familiars You Should Know 2022

May 25 witnessed the launch of the long-awaited game Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds developed by Netmarble. Originally released in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan last year, the game's global server is out. A brief introduction to the best familiars in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds can be found as followed:

Best Water Familiars

Suiryu

As an attack type familiar in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds, Suiryu utilizes its passive ability to advance water elemental damage by 1%. Its Bubble Bubble skill has an influence on enemies with the Frostbite debuff. Due to the damage-over-time effect brought by Frostbite, the skill can deal damage to enemies in a continuous manner. 

Splisher

Splisher is a support-type familiar in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds because its passive ability reduces the skill cooldowns and this effect is closely related to the number of water familiars equipped. Besides, Tiny Prayer can remove all burn debuffs and heals.

Hippocampus

Similar to Suiryu, Hippocampus is an attack type familiar. It's highly recommended that Hippocampus is an ideal choice for players seeking to choose a water familiar in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds. Its active ability Torrent also brings the enemies which are hit by this skill to the center. Hippocampus's passive ability increases water element damage by 1%.

Best Fire Familiars

Molten Lion

Molten Lion – a defense type familiar with 17828 Combat Power – serves as a tank in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds. Not only can it reduce incoming elemental damage with its passive ability, but it also exerts great damage on enemies while its HP reaches no more than 20%. Eternal Flame – its active skills, allows it to boast an immortality buff lasting for 2.5 seconds as well as reproducing 7.5% of HP. 

Mite

As an attack type familiar with 16133 Combat Power in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds, Mite boasts the best Fire element DPS, exerting a great impact on a certain range combined with its active skill, and terrible slashing while fighting against the enemies. In addition, fire element damage can be enhanced by 1%.

Shrimpaler

Acting as a support type familiar with 16133 Combat Power, Shrimpaler is an ideal choice for players in that it can enhance the attack speed of all familiars equipped. In addition to this fact, it can also help lower the skill cooldowns of Fire elemental familiars in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds. Shrimpaler's Blessing skill removes all poison debuffs on the player and restores 10% of the user's MAX HP. 

Best Earth Familiars

Oroboros

Oroboros is an attack type familiar and its passive ability enhances earth damage. His active skill, Oroborospin, is an AOE damaging skill to fight against enemies in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds. 

Disbeleaf

As a support type familiar in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds, Disbeleaf can employ passive skills to lower the skill cooldowns and the basic attack cooldowns. Aromatherapy is the active skill to remove any Frostbite debuff and recover 35% in HP.

Stagthorn

Stagthorn - a defense type familiar – boasts splendid base stats. Its passive skill aims to reduce the impending damage by 1%. In addition, the change of reduction value is closely associated with the equipment of each familiar. Stagthorn's active skill - Nature's Revenge - is used to pull the enemies.

Best Light Element Familiars

Bunnybot

It should be noted that light elemental familiars are considered superior among all element familiars. Bunnybot - a support type familiar in Ni no Kuni Cross Worlds - can use its passive skill to advance the damage dealt by all elemental familiars of the attack type. Meanwhile, the duration of crowd control effects can be mitigated. Bunnybot's active skill, Rearm, grants a shield buff lasting for 7 seconds, and the shield strength is equal to 10% of Bunnybot's max HP.

Crab O'Lantern

Crab O'Lantern is a defense type familiar. Its passive skill not only mitigates the upcoming damage but also increases the Critical Hit Resistance of the player. Acting as an active skill, Golden Pumpkin morphs 2 random enemies into Pumpkins for 5 seconds, rendering them useless for the duration.

Sparkee

As an attack type familiar, Sparkee passive skill can be a helper in increasing 1% in damage dealt among light element familiars. Zip Zap – its active skill - inflicts Flash debuff on the targets lasting for a few minutes. 

Best Dark Element Familiars

Arachnes

Arachnes is an attack type familiar with 17942 Combat Power. Arachnes's passive skill states that all damage targeted towards the enemy player gets increased by 3%. Its active skill, Shadow Thorn, is an AOE damaging skill that also states that enemies hit by this skill will take 20% more damage.

Dinoceros

Dinoceros is an Attack-type familiar with 16133 Combat Power. Dinoceros's passive skill increases Dark elemental damage for all familiars. Dinoceros's active skill, Wild Roar, is an AOE damaging skill that deals more damage to enemies that are under Corrupt debuff. 

Ebon Taurex

Ebon Taurex is a defense type familiar with 16031 Combat Power. Its passive help take 1% less damage from Light element familiars and 4% less damage from enemies. His active skill – Unyielding – allow players to shield for 7 seconds. When this shield is active, players will take 15% less damage from boss monsters and also gain 25% resistance.