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NPC Studio released the fourth Fields of Mistria major update on February 23, 2026, and it confirmed the monster pet skin present in it is only the first of multiple cosmetics for those animals. Currently, we can only make a pet cat or dog look like a Sapling.
To start, the pet monster skins in Fields of Mistria are locked behind the new Combat perk called Friend-Shaped. This is a Tier 5 option, and you need to fight in the mines to work your way up to the level five passive. Once you unlock it, you can change how the cat or dog looks. However, you only can do so after that skin appears as a random drop after defeating that type of enemy in the mine. NPC Studio didn’t offer any idea of how many different types we can expect to see, only promising there will be more.
Here’s the official teaser trailer showing how the Fields of Mistria Sapling pet skin looks in-game.
As a reminder, a number of big additions came up in this patch. In addition to the secret bachelorette finally being available to romance, we can set up auto-feeders in barns and collect honey from bee apiaries.
Fields of Mistria is in early access for PCs, and the 1.0 launch is set for 2026.
