Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch Familiars Guide: Genuses

In getting to know better about the Familiar mechanics in Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch we have already analyzed the Celestial Signs, which is the first thing that determines some of the familiars characteristics. Together with the Star Sign there’s another way to make the best out of your available familiars: Genuses. Genuses can be considered as the overal family type of the familiar, influencing ther own abilities and skills and how they will behave during battle. There are 14 total Genuses and the human party members all have a certain compatibility with certain Genuses, granting a 10% bonus for all their abilities. Oliver has best compatibility with Milites, Vermes, Dracones; Esther with Acquatica, Aves and Flora; Swaine with Automata, Mortui and Bestiae and Marcassin with Minima, Nymphae and Daemonia.

Here’s the full list of Genuses and all their features.

• MILITES

Primary Abilities: Attack, Evasion, Accuracy
Susceptible to: Unconsciousness, Confusion
Resistant to: Poison, Curse
Favourite Treat: Chocolate (Atk.)
Compatible With: Oliver

• BESTIAE

Primary Abilities: Evasion, Accuracy, Attack, Defence
Susceptible to: Sleep
Resistant to: Blindness
Favourite Treat: Ice cream (Eva.)
Compatible With: Swaine

• AQUATICA

Primary Abilities: None
Susceptible to: Poison
Resistant to: Petrification
Favourite Treat: Pie (Acc,)
Compatible With: Esther

• AVES

Primary Abilities: Evasion, Accuracy, Magic Defence
Susceptible to: Blindness
Resistant to: Sleep
Favourite Treat: Ice cream (Eva.)
Compatible With: Esther

• MINIMA

Primary Abilities: Accuracy, Attack, Magic Defence, Evasion
Susceptible to: Sleep
Resistant to: Confusion
Favourite Treat: Pie (Acc.)
Compatible With: Marcassin

• AUTOMATA

Primary Abilities: Attack, Defence, Magic Attack
Susceptible to: Stun, Nix, Storm
Resistant to: Sleep, Confusion, Poison
Favourite Treat: Flan (Def.)
Compatible With: Swaine

• FLORA

Primary Abilities: Defence, Magic Attack, Magic Defence
Susceptible to: Curse
Resistant to: Stun
Favourite Treat: Flan (Def.)
Compatible With: Esther

• VERMES

Primary Abilities: Magic Attack, Evasion, Magic Defence
Susceptible to: Unconsciousness
Resistant to: Poison
Favourite Treat: Sundae (Mag. Def.)
Compatible With: Oliver

• NYMPHAE

Primary Abilities: Magic Defence, Evasion, Accuracy
Susceptible to: Curse
Resistant to: Nix
Favourite Treat: Cake (Mag. Atk.)
Compatible With: Marcassin

• DRACONES

Primary Abilities: Attack, Defence
Susceptible to: Poison
Resistant to: Unconsciousness
Favourite Treat: Chocolate (Atk.)
Compatible With:Oliver

• ARCANA

Primary Abilities: Magic Defence, Defence, Magic Attack, Evasion, Accuracy
Susceptible to: None
Resistant to: None
Favourite Treat: Cake (Mag. Atk.)
Compatible With: No preference

• DAEMONIA

Primary Abilities: Magic Attack, Magic Defence, Attack, Evasion
Susceptible to: Petrification, Confusion
Resistant to: Unconsciousness, Curse
Favourite Treat: Sundae (Mag. Def.)
Compatible With: Marcassin

• MORTUI

Primary Abilities: Magic Defence, Evasion, Attack, Defence
Susceptible to: Petrification, Nix
Resistant to: Unconsciousness, Blindness
Favourite Treat: Cake (Mag. Atk.)
Compatible With: Swaine

• NOBILIA

Primary Abilities: None
Susceptible to: None
Resistant to: None
Favourite Treat: Pie (Acc.)
Compatible With: No preference