Best Underrated Followers In Skyrim

[@Dreadneight]

Illia is always bugged in my game sadly. If you recruit and dismiss her, you cannot recruit her again. Think mods can fix it but I rarely use them :/

[@wafteers7080]

Same 😢

[@Mayhap34]

I had that issue too, but what I always do now is make her a Steward of one of my homesteads and with that I'm able to get her as a follower indefinitely.

[@AZbyNite]

She’s my fav follower without mods

[@james739123]

I always build the house in Falkreath, then do the mission to make her a follower, then make her the Stewart of the house because 1) she deserves a more normal like 2) it's an honest living and 3) it's close to Cyrodiil her home land so she'll feel more comfortable.

[@AnotherOne-ny5ls]

Yeah unfortunately most people had that bug, it was on all systems. If you make Illia a Steward at one of the 3 houses you can build she will at least defend your property. Some have claimed it fixed the dismiss glitch but others said it didn't, but at least you can still have her around that way.

[@video-luver769]

Erandur is definitely my favorite follower, by far. I love hearing what he has to say about our current location, or his past. Such a dynamic character.

[@AnotherOne-ny5ls]

Glad they fixed his level cap, in original vanilla it was 25

[@Bad6litch]

Unfortunately I always chose the staff over him, even though I never used it.😂 Was always working on collecting all the artifacts

[@rps215]

I hardly use magic so it matters not. If you played New Vegas, you know he has the voice of Joshua Graham

[@HavenBriar]

MURDERER ​@@Bad6litch

[@Bad6litch]

@@HavenBriar Ikr...so bad! But he wasn't the only one... I also joined the Dark Brotherhood, the Thieves Guild, did all the Daedric quests, and killed Parrthurnax... Why does Bethesda make me do these things??!!😭😭

[@SlayingSasha]

Illia is also a fave of mine. BUT IT MAKES ME SO MAD TO THINK HOW GOOD SKYRIM COMPANIONS COULD HAVE BEEN. Imagine a storyline where after the tower incident in an attempt to cope, she decides she wants to either join a new coven or visit the college. and you influence what direction she goes down.

[@Deadletter6]

Mralki turns Latino mod lol

[@The_True_]

Brelyna, the Telvanni mage from the College of Winterhold, is my favorite for conjuration builds. She's always excited about exploring various sites, but can still have those "I don't like where this is going" moments once inside that add to the feel of a good creepy dungeon crawl. She also uses destruction magic with her flame or frost atronachs, loves a good staff or two, and makes a dry joke of being a mage, not a pawnbroker when trading items. Moreover you can marry her, which is rare for Dunmer. Give her some proper gear and try her out, she's a good one, and who doesn't like one more summoning to add to your forces!

[@GR8Trollio]

I’m playing a Dunmer and wanted her as a follower but she’s stuck saying she needs more help, and my quest is stuck with her saying “wait for the effects of her spell to wear off” but it’s been months in game

[@The_True_]

@@GR8Trollio That's happened to me before too. It's permanent, and only a reload before her experiment or a restart will fix it. It really is annoying. If you do it again, be absolutely sure there is no way for her spell to be obstructed by a wall, doorway, or npc. Even then, save before doing that quest because of glitchy behaviors. Sorry that happened to you.

[@Помста]

Not many talk about Uthgred the Unbroken. Easy to get in Whiterun, just beat her in a brawl. Starts off in full Steel Plate minus the helm with heavy armor as her top skill followed by one handed and block. The reason why she sucks at first is because she comes with a greatsword but she actually fights much better with sword and board. Her one handed is literally twice as good as her two handed. Her max two handed is 44 whereas one handed gets to 81 in skill. She is also a good shield user. So simply take her greatsword and give her an one handed weapon and shield and she instantly goes from mediocre to amazing. She will fight with a bow until the enemy comes close and switch to one hand and shield which is where you see how efficient of a tank she is. She gets 50+11.7x pc-1 level for health. Her level cap is 30 but at level 30 she has 387 health and she reaches 79 in heavy armor, 81 in one handed, and 62 in block. Those are amazing stats for a tank. And I noticed she tends to be very good at timing shield bashing.

[@azertytores]

My first follower ever 🥰

[@JustinNelson-kx7qy]

@@azertytores i think shes everyones first follower

[@azertytores]

​@@JustinNelson-kx7qy I mean, it depends, if you've spent quite a lot of time in Riverwood, you could end up picking Faendal ( or Sven by accident, who would prefer singing you a ballad during a fight rather than actually assisting you 💀), others directly heading up to the Drunken Huntsman as soon as they enter Whiterun decide to go on an adventure with Jenassa, some focussing on the main quest discover the concept of followers with Lydia, finally I've seen a few getting sidetracked with the Companion quest line, and thay have a shitton of followers, sooo... ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ But Uthgerd is still a pretty common and worthy option ^^ Proud of my first follower ever

[@GR8Trollio]

She’s no good for me, she refuses to pick up anything the game marks “stolen” even when I didn’t steal it (like a fish I caught); this makes her unusable for doing the duplication glitch which is all I need a follower for anyway

[@mistress_of_the_dark380]

My problem is loving my modded companions too. 😂 Inigo is my favorite, and he talks to almost everyone! For non-modded though, this is a great list. ❤ 4:11

[@Zarlos01]

I love traveling with Inigo and Vilja, the nostalgia is strong with this one, since the times of Oblivion.

[@kingrama521]

@@Zarlos01 I just couldn't get into Vilja, the voice was just very grating to me. Remiel turned out to be a sleeper hit for me

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

That's why dialogue expansions are a must if you want to also have vanilla followers.

[@migzy4704]

Inigo pairs very good with Lucien. Both of them have fun together, sing together, and even have meaningful conversation’s together. Inigo even helps train Lucien.

[@mistress_of_the_dark380]

@@migzy4704 one of the many reasons I adore them! I usually have Sophia, Inigo, Lucien, Kaidan and Auri, if I can.

[@igavinwood]

Jenassa is one of my favourites, also a duel wielder and decent with a bow. Easy to get as a hired sword. Make sure she has some decent, enchanted (but fix the bug that stops enchantments working first) light armor/armour and give her the best daggers you can get, then stand back as she creates her art for you. She's terrifyingly efficient. PS - New subscriber. Wishing you a happy new year.

[@majorbloodnok6659]

I second Janessa

[@AnotherOne-ny5ls]

Janessa was one of my favourites, I took her on Dark Brotherhood missions.

[@JustinNelson-kx7qy]

Equip her with both Dawn Breakers and watch her go to town on some draugr

[@melma2753]

Shes my fav too. I give her 2x enchanted sword and just watch her go ham!

[@troyjohnson1186]

I favor all hunters so yeah she is the real deal. Level 40 level cap isn’t bad to me, no matter what level I am

[@inuwooddog3027]

I like that Crag-jumper lady. She's an archer and she acts like one. Always staying far behind, shoot arrows, no charging the enemies and she doesn't stand in my way.

[@audrey_dawn]

Erandur! My guy! For lore reasons hes absolutely fascinating. He has so many connections. I love how Sylgia in Shors Stone mentions a priest of mara passing through the dawnstar healed her. Amazing dialouge

[@Nikolaj11]

It's just a pity he doesn't really function as intended, he's classified as a healder which would be really cool if he actually knew to reserve magica for healing the Dragonborn at certain points of health-loss. At least he's essential after his quest, so if nothing else you don't have to worry about hitting him or getting him into traps.

[@tylersaintwood7661]

Illia had always been one of my favorites, along with Erik the Slayer. And as a new viewer, finding you through this video, you deserve way more subs man! This is high quality You earned a new subscriber right here man

[@josiahgraham1765]

I do love Illia, but without mods you can only recruit her as your follower once.

[@mistress_of_the_dark380]

Do you know the story behind Erik the Slayer? It's awesome 😊 so is he 5:09

[@Marinanor]

Yeh. I HATE THAT! It shouldn't be that way, but they never fixed that bug. She's supposed to be there forever.@@josiahgraham1765

[@hbnet309]

Illia is not an underrated follower at all. She has a better background story than for example Lydia. Speaking of level cap is quite subjective and we can level cap any follower to any level with some mouse clicks in the creation kit. While I'm thinking about it I'm going to give an extension to "Benkum, Hjalfar, Liesl, and Palevius Lex" sailors you find working at the "Water Stone" in Solstheim. The idea is to make them multi-sandbox and cast anchors in some Skyrim coasts (Windhelm, Solitude, Dawnstar ... etc). None has thought of this? I thought of it and its technically doable.

[@troyjohnson1186]

Ilia is my favorite sorceress but once I dismiss her she won’t fight with me no more smh

[@9130fan]

Eola is the most underrated. She is great well beyond her level cap of 30. She has an easy early level quest and she comes with the Ring of Namira (very useful at early levels or in survival mode). Eola is a Breton nightblade with a wide array spells and perks. Her AI coding is top notch and she does a near perfect job of using the right spell or weapon for each situation (no chasing a flying dragon around with a two handed sword like half the other followers). She is probably the best at detecting enemies from long distance and not getting lost/stuck. At the first hint of danger (usually before you see it), she summons a flame atronach and starts spamming destruction spells at an enemy. During lengthy combat, she will raise dead enemies for you. The only negative is that she tries to keep her distance from enemies so that doesn't work well if you need a companion to distract enemies and absorb damage. Her voice lines are respectful and limited which keeps her from becoming annoying or repetitive.

[@AnotherOne-ny5ls]

Eola is also one of my favourites.

[@letsplayskyrimle9391]

I was going to say the same, but you got there first! Eola is my favorite follower.

[@CaTalysT-pu6vi]

Meh. She won't heal herself. I've no time for that.

[@unicyclepeon]

I always get a bug with Eola where she stands around and won't fight.

[@JuhiSRK]

I don't do followers, but I like Erik. For a "newbie ", with the right equipment, he's strong in a fight.

[@colbyrackler3915]

I also like Borgakh the Steel Heart, because she's an Orcish Princess that is about to be sold as a Wife to another Orc Chief when you can pay her dowery and have her as an adventurer with you

[@ZephrusPrime]

Illia is awesome. Her ice spells are like a cannon. With Tragedian's Fabulous Followers SSE, she gets the light foot perk so she's great for us sneak archers.

[@unicyclepeon]

I like Ralis Sedarys. He is such a smarmy but charming character.

[@JarvisBaileyVA]

I've always liked Illia. With only one slightly vague quest I was able to come up with a litany of backstory for her. Maybe she was sneaking around one night as a child and ran into a hagraven for the first time who turns out to be her nanny or aunt. Maybe she kept a skeever or frostbite spider as a pet only to see it get sacrificed for some sick ritual. Maybe she didn't start there at all and found herself sucked in by a charming traveler. The possibilities are pretty high.

[@ShirleyCurryTheOlderGamer]

I have only now found you. I enjoyed this video enormously!! I wish you had more videos on your channel.. I watched the ones that are here. I love your voice and your insight to the followers you featured. I saw qualities in them I had not seen before. It's made me ready to pick some and start new game stories! Thank you!!

[@lunavarion]

In my current playthrough, Erandur was my first companion while I tried to understand my new build. Sadly, he died in Wolfskull Cave. My current companion is Erik, which was always my favorite in the whole game, even considering mod companions like Inigo and Lucien. I absolutely love Erik's personality!

[@l1teralcanc3r78]

Me: Sees video title You: lists all my favorite followers in the game I see you are a man of culture as well. Erik and Kharjo have always been my favorites in the game and I'm glad someone else recognizes their quality.

[@Phantasm57]

The Unofficial patch corrects the issues with Illia. I remember the first few years skyrim was out before console modding was possible and being severely dissapointed that Illia was bugged . Luckily with console modding and the unofficial patch that's not an issue. Aside from Illia I've enjoyed having Erandur as a follower after completing Waking Nightmare and letting him dispell the Skull of corruption back to oblivion.

[@alessiodaniotti264]

Serana, Jzargo and Marcurio are the best spell user followers, but Erandur and Illia are close ones! They don't have the same damage oytput of the 3 i mentioned before, but Erandur is the spellcaster follower that can take more damage, and Illia uses a nice AoE effect (Ice Storm).... I agree on those picks! I disagree on Deerketus: despite i think is a nice pick in terms of "racial diversity" and on a lore point of view, there are better choiches as archers, because of his skill in 1-handed weapons (making him unusable if the opponent close the distance), and his low level cap of 30 (making him weak on mid game). Jenassa is a better choice Some followers that are rarely used from most players (for what i know) and are good picks for me are: - Iona (Housecarl of Riften), one of the best tank followers in terms of stats, very similar to Vilkas (but he can be recruited only after the Companions questline, she can be recruited with less effort). Gregor (Housecarl of Dawnstar) is a close one. - Celann (Dawnguard warrior), in term of stat and level cap maybe the best warrior follower, that can be used in many ways: as a tank, an archer or melee warrior - Valdimar (Housecarl of Morthal) and Belrand (mercenary in Solitude): they are similar to the most used Teldryn (mercenary of Raven Rock, Solstheim), so warrior-mage hybrid (i don't know if they fall under the spellsword or the battlemage class) so their combat style is unique and flexible, and very fun! Maybe he is not underrated, but i must remember how Cicero (the Dark Brotherhood Jester) is strong and fun! If someone never used him, do it!!

[@TaiWind]

i feel like Ralis Sedarys is pretty underrated for how strong he is, people either hate him because his quest is annoying and eats money, or they pass him over for Teldryn Sero, but Ralis is really strong in his own right - he has a level cap of 60 (!!!), he can dual wield just like Rayya (with perks that let him get the most out of practically any 1H weapon type you choose to give him), and interestingly enough some magic perks too, so if you give him Ahzidal's ring, he can make better use of its spells than most non-magical followers would. Valdimar is also an interesting housecarl, but unlike Rayya who can dual wield, Valdimar is the only Housecarl that is a spellcaster, which is neat :)

[@unicyclepeon]

Ralis is in my top 3. He is fantastic. I don't mind the cost to get him, but I wish you could get him sooner.

[@Red1Arc]

Rayya has 1 job and 1 job only, to protect my house and kids when I'm not there. I wouldn't trust anyone else.

[@DFireWind008]

Rayya is the best of them: redguard beauty warrior maiden that fights with two curved swords... CURVED. SWORDS.

[@prussianpolydactyl836]

Heavy armour + dual wielding = unstoppable killing machine. She's probably my favourite housecarl, Jordis being the other.

[@darthmadara7984]

I did not know these guys were underrated. I tend to hear a lot of praise for Erandur, Karjho is was a favorite in the early years and Erik has a spot in all our heart. The argonian is just bad (low level , no perks and a confidence set to average) but I get he is the only Argonian. I guess I agree with you on Ilia. We get her via a good quest, she has perks, she's a skyrim fox and she is not a Nord

[@canisjay]

When playing as an Elf I always go with Faendal first, then Erandur, then Teldryn and finally Serana. She's just too good, overshadows every other followers. But my elven bros always make their cut.

[@kabedondon]

Ironically, I like to recruit Erik to be my steward for Godenhill Plantation. "I need you to be a farmer again Erik"

[@jeremiahhardinofthebattlew5968]

I have used all five of them at least once in a playthrough

[@davidr7813]

I have been using Erander a bit since I tried him as a follower a while ago, highly recommended.

[@Leon-mk1wn]

I convinced Eric's father to let him be an adventurer then just hired him as my Goldenhills Plantation 😂😂😂

[@treybrzezowski3259]

Illia is a personal favorite of mine. Once I reach her level cap, I recruit her as the Steward for Goldenhills Plantation, or one of my other homesteads. Also a shoutout to the only CC follower; Rulnik Wind-Strider. Added by the Bittercup creation and met by choosing the "Path of Nothing" during the quest "A Dying Wish" Started in the Falkreath Tavern by reading the note "Mysterious Alter." Dude's no joke, with a level cap of 75, his health being 50+(Player Character-1)*8.3, Magicka of 100+(PC-1)*5, and a mastery of multiple schools of Magic. Augmented shock boosts his Chain Lightning, Lightning, and Thunderbolt spells. Mage Armor makes his Stoneflesh spell stronger (assuming you don't give him armor), and he knows Close Wounds to heal a ton of health if he gets damaged. He's also available to be a Steward if you want someone with a very high level cap defending your homestead.

[@CappyCorning]

Love that you have Rayya here. She's been a personal favorite for quite a while. The bold warrior heart of Lydia minus the offputting snark. Alongside all the benefits you benefitted. Also really like Erik as a character. An ideal tribute to a loyal fan. And if one is the type of player to use character builds from KZbin, I highly recommend pairing him with the Arcane Archer build from FudgeMuppet. The roleplaying mixture of the two characters has the makings of a very compelling subplot for your playthrough if you can get in her headspace.

[@TrollCapAmerica]

I never used to think much about any Housecarls until I set up in Falkreath and Rayya kept running out and cutting down giants for me with her scimatars. She was brutal and it was great love the damageoutput with those things

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

Erik is my boy, through and through. Regardless of playstyle and questline, always have the boy in tow. Regardless when or where TES6 is set, I hope they have a book or someone that knows Erik the Slayer. Hell, they could even put him in the game once more, if the game's set date is close enough to Skyrim's.

[@Animus5134]

I love kharjo. He's been my favorite companion for years.

[@SageKasuto]

Wow! You picked some great ones! Derkeethus is iconic! The followers I would add are: Annekke Crag-Jumper, the adventurous mother of Sylgja (one of the prettiest marriage prospects in the game). Annekke is lethal with a bow. She will use a staff to summon, then attack with one-handed weapons or a bow. Breanna Maryon is a powerful summoner and good against other magic users. And Benor is surprisingly good in melee combat. Much more reliable than Vilkas.

[@razrv3lc]

Between Inigo and Kaidan, I’ve pretty much stopped using vanilla followers. But back when I did, I used to use Ilia and Vilkas regularly

[@orguksilverbeard7658]

In my longest play through Erik the Slayer was my favorite follower

[@jankfoots]

Mine as well. I love his eagerness and passion. My characters I role play usually adventure with him and see him as a son

[@The_Endless_Now]

P sure that's a mod, but whenever I'm in Riften and he says "Trees... they're beautiful here" I'm like "d'awww"

[@americandragonist]

is just happy enough for the skyrim content

[@bobking9212]

I agree with your view on Lydia, Eola had it out in cave with Serana (both my followers) it was long and brutal, Serana had enough of Eola and simply sat down in a chair by a table in the cave and loudly sighed! Not modded! Eola's famous last words of victory came out! "Not pretty enough?" etc. Khajaro keeps dying by Dragon attack , dont forget the old witch hag (you free from a cage) as follower if your quick enough to kill the hag who caged her and not mix them up !

[@bacd-nn2lg]

I honesty think that Marcurio is really underated follower. He is always my top tier companion to put in Goldenhills Plantation for passive money making.

[@itachi_xiix3168]

honestly love the voice u used in the video gives me some nice vibes tho! great video!

[@janpaulgarde8639]

Rayya is my favorite wifu

[@Tobiasu]

Illia and Erik are my favorites companions, Ryya still haunts me , in my early days I mistakenly asked to marry her and the game glitched to her saying "IT'S SETTLED THEN" and I was , wait, no I like you as a companion. I never recovered from that 😅

[@krystofantonin29]

Just a few days ago I inducted Erandur and Erick into the Blades (together with Marcurio). It felt like a right choice for the three of them, they ruin the dragons with the spells and Eric likes his katana finishing moves a bit too much :D

[@calluxdoaron1903]

Interesting fact about argonian follower is that he's basically immortal due to vanilla bug - he's set as essential during his rescue quest and this status is never removed after quest end. He's not a lizard-wizard, but still a great pick if you're afraid for your follower randomly die.

[@Yami234]

My favorite companion is Eola, give her good armor and she lasts a very long time on top of having a high level cap with a lot of good spells and the ability to duel wield.

[@finnthecoach16]

Everyone who watched Scatsbury is well aware of Kharjo😂

[@PinkSoldier2009]

Erandur and Cicero are definitely my favs!!!!

[@benjaminhoover6427]

Marry Janessa, put J'zargo in heavy armor 😂

[@rons3634]

Love Ilia. She's the first follower I ever had that killed a dragon by herself for me. I find her prettier than Serana. Much less annoying than Serana too. The most underrated, in my opinion, is also the earliest follower you can get. Faendal. Give him good armor and weapons and he does a fine job tanking for you. He's a scrawny elf so he gets overlooked.

[@Scotttjt]

Liking your content thus far. You've earned a sub. Keep it up. Ever consider character build videos?

[@SuperGamefreak18]

Erik is a follower I recruit ALOT in my playthroughs

[@mikecobalt7005]

:) Thats very touching about Erik, I always thought he was special and here's the reason; add that to TES's very own " would be hero" from another galaxy :). I always wished somebody would flesh out Erandurs character, he's definitely one of my favorite Skyrim people. Very good video.

[@theexplorer066.]

I sacrifaced Erik to boetiah , so much for immortalizing.

[@RenaPainter]

Illia is the BEST! But the 1st 2 games I played, she disappeared with most of my gear after sending her to (1st play) back to where she was found & also (2nd play) to my own home.

[@MikeMozzaro]

*sigh* Derkeethus... I can only ever refer to him as "lizzie" thanks to the first ever Skyrim playthrough I ever saw... I miss being young...

[@CrowandTalbot]

I love playing with Erik, but I do have to admit his traveling dialogue feels limited after a while and I have to take a break from the kid. He does feel so lively for a while whenever I go back and recruit him again. As someone who normally dismisses Lidia so I can adventure alone, I don't really understand why Bethesda coded so many companions if they weren't willing to code them with more personality. There's so many in game and yet only a few who feel like something more than bait that carries your stuff....that also likes to ruin all your stealth plays.

[@lyrianmaximus4561]

i hope we get a mitten squad follower❤

[@zachhawn8720]

F for our fallen brother

[@angora6881]

I love Erandur! If only I could marry him in the game he would be the perfect follower 😢

[@CaptainLongbeardTuds]

Why does no one talk about Jordis? She is every bit as awesome as Lydia, but blond. Never ever mentioned.

[@GR8Trollio]

I found Illiya by accident and her quest is to kill her mom…why is nobody talking about that? Yes her mom was evil and hagraven obsessed, but come on…not a great backstory imo so I left her to rot in her tower. For any mage follower, the best I’ve found is the Khajiit from the college who’s name I can’t spell. J-something. J-kitteh. He summons Seekers and it’s intense in battle. That cat scared the hell out of me because I’d never seen a Seeker before and I had no idea it was my follower’s monster 😂😂😂 After that, he became one of my OP faves but I still “main” Jenassa from Whiterun’s The Drunken Huntsman pub. It’s all about the duplication glitch (and I married Lydia, then she died in battle because she got in front of me while mid swing, serves her right): Jenassa has no problem picking up anything I say, and apart from Housecarls it’s hard to find a follower willing to be a ride or die like Janessa. For practical reasons my top 3 are Jenassa, Lydia and J-Kitteh

[@hondsdollekat]

This narrator sounds like a professional voice actor I've heard before...strange

[@hannariel]

AI.

[@troyjohnson1186]

Faendal is a top 5 follower of mines. I can get him at level one, he is a capable archer, and trainer. He is the homie

[@ryanmcpherson1997]

I’m good with Serana.

[@Skarrz72]

What about the NPC at the statue of Azura? I've never had Rayya as a follower, need to though.

[@franciscoribeiro5329]

Aranea i think shes called

[@Dragoonofdeath]

I play with Nethers Follower Framework, my usual team is Erik, Erandur, Jenassa, Ilia, and Derkethus. Its a fun party. I do wish the followers in this game had more personality though.

[@armandolarade7861]

Stenvar is my favorite and always by my side, with the multiple followers mod I also bring Mjoll and a mage Erandur. Serana rounds out the group...

[@bazyl_ia6425]

Erik my beloved

[@Jerk7891]

I use illia until it's time to recruit her, Erik and uthgurd into the blades

[@justhwsky]

Illia and frea are goated

[@mhamad3ntar26]

The problem i had from here is when i dismissed her I can't make her follow me again

[@spacecake3503]

I made her to a steward for one of the hearthfire homes and the dialog option to follow is permanent.

[@nonso3396]

Bro turned Illya to scarlet witch there

[@MonkeyGone2Heaven650]

Kharjo is one of my favorites

[@dmr14wizkid14]

I just want to point out one thing. There is one problem with your main pick at number If you pick him you are forever locked out of the achievement for getting all deadric weapons for that playthrough. Yeah, the quest he's introduced and requires you to kill him to get all daedric weapons and items.

[@lw3918]

Followers just get in the way.

[@bobking9212]

Players easily forget to upgrade the followers armor, and weapons! I gave both Eola and Serana potions to heal with etc works beyond great! Eola is now one of house carls killing everything onsite! Not modded!

[@michaelocoileain6824]

Teldryn Sero ))) out of competition

[@KlTT_Rider]

Well done, new sub.

[@rps215]

Illia is my favorite for early game because her magic destroys things easily, she only has problems with frost-immune enemies. I make her a steward so she don't bug out.

[@shiningpoultry4745]

People who forget you can use followers

[@sonofthecreator5753]

I was pleasantly surprised by your soothing voice. Made listening to the whole list of followers far more enjoyable hahahaha! Keep up the good work! Would love to see more

[@j.c.d.3399]

i think the voice is ai lol

[@ryanwatt6706]

*665* So close to the spooky number, but i loved the video

[@jasonscarborough94]

I find Vorstag the mercenary you can hire at the Silver blood inn to be a fun companion, I also Like to recruit Sven early on and travel with him till I recruit my first Housecarl. I just wish their was a player house that let you group all your followers in one place like the Lucky 38 in NewVegas. I guess the Blades kinda fill that roll, but, I absolutely despise Delphine and refuse to keep working with her after the peace conference.

[@SuperLumianaire]

Mjole, Teerkesis and the young Dunmer woman from the college, I turn them into Blades. And then Delphine gets pissy but they do as I say any way.

[@IcepickEddie]

maybe it's just me but i lose followers so i don't use them, they seem to always get stuck somewhere and i have to either go back for them or reload a save, not to mention the doorway problem, blocking shots or bumping you as you take a shot alerting everyone there, conjuration is easier you just lose the mule.

[@Rusty.Shacklford951]

Followers ate wierd like that, try picking ingredirediants or exploring for a quick save point. But probobly just forget about em if you got a recent save so they dont die permanantly 100 miles from you

[@TheRealKingDedede]

Yeah, that’s why I prefer permanently essential followers like Mjoll

[@frankienichols5135]

Illia uses attacks that harm the player or any non-hostiles in the vicinity making her an absolute pain in the arse. I usually put her in Breezehome so she can live a somewhat nicer life

[@paragon1172000]

You named most of my favorites. In fact the only one on the list I have never used is the Argonian. I only like two of the popular ones. Mjoll and Serena. Uthgar is another one I like. Not one of my favorites but one that I like to use early game.

[@zanthe_]

My personal top Follower list: * = Essential | ^ = levels to you | ° = 0 Morality --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Freaᴰᴮ*^ (Dual Wielder, & essential to boot.) 2. Ralis Sedarys (Dual Wielder, and damn good at it.) 3. Seranaᴰᴳ* (Personality, Necromancy, Essential...y) 4. Teldryn Sero° (Best hireling on Solstheim...wait...) 5. Mjoll the Lioness*° (Pure of Heart) 6. Cicero*° (Oh joy oh joy! Dear Cicero!) 7. Erandur (Weak caster, but talkative.) 8. Aela the Huntress (Archer; Wolf? Where?) 9. Borgakh the Steel Heart (Orc-Wiaf) 10. Erik the Slayer° (Young & Spirited) 11. Jenassa° (Prideful Dark Elf Mercenary) 12. Kharjo (Khajiit caravan guard, ex-criminal.) 13. J'zargo° / Omund° / Brelyna° (Wizards) 14. Vilkas (Eh...) 15. Ingjardᴰᴳ^ / Celannᴰᴳ^ / Durakᴰᴳ^ (vampire slayers) 16. Dark Brotherhood Initiate*^° 17. Derkeethus (*Unpatched)

[@crueheadone6977]

Illia is my homegirl once i tried her out

[@mrcolin]

There’s an argonian follower in fort dawnguard. It seems like nobody knows about him, unless he was added by a mod. Name was something like Bertrand Dreamweaver. I used him for a whole playthrough. He used magic and was awesome.

[@alessiodaniotti264]

in Vanilla skyrim Deerkeetus is the only argonian follower. This one is 100% from a mod. Also any argonian NPC in the vanilla game is named with some exotic name, an argonian named "Bertrand" is 100% from some modders that don't follow the TES language theme for naming his follower

[@mrcolin]

⁠You’re right, found the answer. Bernard the Dreamer is from a mod called wico. I forgot that it also adds a few npcs.

[@samuelsun3560]

is that illa replacer's Glam Illia? she looks good without her custom skin version im guessing this is bijin

[@TheMetalAllfather]

If you give Kjharo Spellbreaker and a powerful sword like Chilrend, he's near invincible.

[@alessiodaniotti264]

Oh come on!!! Any follower with Chillrend and Spellbreaker is superstrong!! The equips are the reason However there are many better melee follower than Kharjo, expecially after his level cap (30)

[@admiralalyssa]

I just started playing Skyrim this year and the only one I've even met is Kharjo. This game is so freaking massive comparred to Starfield. For now Lydia has been hard carrying my Warrior Tank as she 2 shots most enemies with the Ebony Battleaxe I gave her. My 2nd character is a sneaky dagger user so companions are a no go but I'm going to have to try out some of these ones once I find'em.

[@kamath234]

Whats the mod you using for Illia look?

[@thelrproject257]

I never understood the j'zargo hype back in the day. yeah he scales to you but he constantly uses sparks on everything. on the other hand my favourite followers are Illia Mjoll Marcurio Erik the slayer Sero Valdimar

[@ChaotiX1]

We all know Benor is the real GOAT follower

[@TaiWind]

many a true nerd fan spotted?

[@ChaotiX1]

@@TaiWind is that the guy who said "Link the Boner"?

[@TaiWind]

@@ChaotiX1 nah, he's a let's player who used Benor for most of his Skyrim series. first as a regular follower, then he married him, then killed him, and later resurrected him as a zombie. it was a whole thing

[@ChaotiX1]

@@TaiWind ah. Then sadly no, I dont know him.

[@lewangillard9701]

I always use Marcurio - lots of health and damage

[@hatsjer]

2:41- Which mod gives j'zargo those robes? I thought that mod was deleted.

[@SashaKennedy-k5t]

Which mods are you using? Looks awesome

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Wow, coincidence! I just saved Derkeethus a couple hours ago!