Myrrh, Frankincense, and Steel: Kurald Galain's Guide to the Magus

[Kurald Galain]

You said a familiar is good for flanking, are you retracting that or something?

No, I said:

Yes; the main problem here is that a familiar is rather vulnerable (having low hit points and no particular defenses to speak of). Flanking with a figment is good since it's essentially immortal, but using a valet to outflank is just asking for trouble.