User blog comment:Razorgirl/Skyrim Follower Reviews/@comment-1746153-20160505075052

I intend to try (and marry) Jenassa with my Dunmer vampire assassin thief. Though, I've never found followers to be good sneaks, even those with the high level in it. The don't have the concept of staying out of sight and hiding in the shadows.

Oddly enough, one of my mostly-stealthy characters went well with Erik the Slayer (after I gave him good gear). I would get as many sneak kills as I could while he was, well, slaying and tanking.

I tried Erandur and J'zargo as mage followers, but they weren't quite as effective as Serana. For me, Serana is the best when it comes to not getting in my way, and since I'm a Breton most often, her friendly fire doesn't bother me.