Targeting Companions

Parent page Familiar Abilities

Some spells and abilities can affect your companion. When “companion” is used in a stat block, it refers to animal companions, familiars, and types of companions appearing in other books—such as elemental companions. Some spells are even more specific. For example, if the spell says, “Targets your familiar,” you could cast it only on a familiar, not other kinds of companions. If you Cast a Spell that can benefit only a type of creature you don't have, such as Casting a Spell that can target only a familiar when you don't have a familiar, the spell does nothing.

If the spell would affect an ability the creature doesn't have, the spell doesn't give the creature that ability unless the spell says it does.